
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hood River 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 | 7,818 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,248 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,375 | 68.8 | 1.00 or less | 6,660 | 91.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 100 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 249 | 3.4 | |
| 2 units | 265 | 3.4 | 1.51 or more | 339 | 4.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 232 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 228 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,198 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 159 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 339 | 4.3 | Less than $50,000 | 37 | 1.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,109 | 14.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 423 | 13.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,090 | 34.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 781 | 24.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 573 | 17.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 157 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 230 | 7.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 586 | 7.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 33 | 1.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 635 | 8.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 31 | 1.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,065 | 13.6 | Median (dollars) | 152,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,643 | 21.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 673 | 8.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,482 | 19.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,577 | 20.2 | With a mortgage | 2,179 | 68.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 148 | 4.6 | |||
| 1 room | 215 | 2.8 | $500 to $699 | 274 | 8.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 380 | 4.9 | $700 to $999 | 736 | 23.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 673 | 8.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 649 | 20.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,147 | 14.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 272 | 8.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,698 | 21.7 | $2,000 or more | 100 | 3.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,374 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 975 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 921 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 1,019 | 31.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 714 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 274 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 696 | 8.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,248 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,270 | 39.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,311 | 18.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 426 | 13.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,225 | 30.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 345 | 10.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,294 | 17.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 324 | 10.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,246 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 273 | 8.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 656 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 542 | 16.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 516 | 7.1 | Not computed | 18 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,400 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 498 | 6.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,995 | 27.5 | Less than $200 | 125 | 5.2 | |
| 2 | 2,928 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 108 | 4.5 | |
| 3 or more | 1,827 | 25.2 | $300 to $499 | 598 | 24.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 742 | 30.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 307 | 12.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,362 | 18.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 106 | 4.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 168 | 2.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,854 | 53.2 | No cash rent | 414 | 17.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 710 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 538 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,045 | 14.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 11 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 62 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 347 | 14.5 | |
| No fuel used | 36 | 0.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 358 | 14.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 304 | 12.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 248 | 10.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 75 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 139 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 133 | 1.8 | 35 percent or more | 587 | 24.5 | |
| No telephone service | 159 | 2.2 | Not computed | 417 | 17.4 | |
| 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)

