
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Deschutes County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 54,583 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 45,595 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 38,263 | 70.1 | 1.00 or less | 44,130 | 96.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,611 | 3.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 939 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 1,016 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 526 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,553 | 2.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,559 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 23,860 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 760 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,740 | 3.2 | Less than $50,000 | 175 | 0.7 | |
| Mobile home | 7,546 | 13.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,583 | 15.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 535 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,380 | 35.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,958 | 20.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,931 | 16.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,999 | 5.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,196 | 9.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,548 | 17.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 475 | 2.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,435 | 15.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 162 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9,398 | 17.2 | Median (dollars) | 148,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,427 | 26.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,521 | 6.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,735 | 6.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,520 | 4.6 | With a mortgage | 17,832 | 74.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 70 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 488 | 2.0 | |||
| 1 room | 1,019 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,741 | 7.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,031 | 3.7 | $700 to $999 | 5,074 | 21.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,846 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,568 | 27.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,463 | 15.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,485 | 10.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,515 | 22.9 | $2,000 or more | 1,406 | 5.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 12,532 | 23.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,093 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,592 | 13.9 | Not mortgaged | 6,028 | 25.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,821 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 308 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,764 | 5.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 45,595 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,424 | 31.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 12,448 | 27.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,070 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 15,936 | 35.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,685 | 15.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,650 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,314 | 9.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,815 | 12.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,890 | 7.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,714 | 6.0 | 35 percent or more | 4,268 | 17.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,032 | 2.3 | Not computed | 209 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 12,374 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,916 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 12,178 | 26.7 | Less than $200 | 334 | 2.7 | |
| 2 | 19,967 | 43.8 | $200 to $299 | 263 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or more | 11,534 | 25.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,888 | 15.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 5,333 | 43.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,122 | 25.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 12,703 | 27.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 734 | 5.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,372 | 3.0 | $1,500 or more | 293 | 2.4 | |
| Electricity | 22,089 | 48.4 | No cash rent | 407 | 3.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,523 | 3.3 | Median (dollars) | 644 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 7,338 | 16.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 42 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 457 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,570 | 12.7 | |
| No fuel used | 61 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,820 | 14.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,819 | 14.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,515 | 12.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 179 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 984 | 8.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 254 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 4,162 | 33.6 | |
| No telephone service | 494 | 1.1 | Not computed | 504 | 4.1 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

