
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sherman 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 | 935 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 797 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 593 | 63.4 | 1.00 or less | 770 | 96.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2 | 0.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 14 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 12 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 13 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 12 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 6 | 0.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 275 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 6 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 6 | 0.6 | Less than $50,000 | 59 | 21.5 | |
| Mobile home | 282 | 30.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 151 | 54.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 16 | 1.7 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 46 | 16.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 13 | 4.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6 | 2.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 36 | 3.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 38 | 4.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 80 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 77,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 185 | 19.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 103 | 11.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 155 | 16.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 328 | 35.1 | With a mortgage | 130 | 47.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 18 | 6.5 | |||
| 1 room | 24 | 2.6 | $500 to $699 | 54 | 19.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 27 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 36 | 13.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 68 | 7.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 22 | 8.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 138 | 14.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 193 | 20.6 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 181 | 19.4 | Median (dollars) | 675 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 107 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 145 | 52.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 85 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 254 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 112 | 12.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 797 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 142 | 51.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 109 | 13.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 45 | 16.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 165 | 20.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 22 | 8.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 157 | 19.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 6 | 2.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 165 | 20.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 22 | 8.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 94 | 11.8 | 35 percent or more | 29 | 10.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 107 | 13.4 | Not computed | 9 | 3.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 174 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 47 | 5.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 197 | 24.7 | Less than $200 | 8 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 348 | 43.7 | $200 to $299 | 28 | 16.1 | |
| 3 or more | 205 | 25.7 | $300 to $499 | 60 | 34.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 37 | 21.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4 | 2.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4 | 0.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 39 | 4.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 441 | 55.3 | No cash rent | 37 | 21.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 230 | 28.9 | Median (dollars) | 390 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 66 | 8.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.3 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 15 | 1.9 | Less than 15 percent | 36 | 20.7 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 25 | 14.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 11 | 6.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 8 | 4.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 3 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 5 | 2.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 6 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 50 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 51 | 6.4 | Not computed | 39 | 22.4 | |
| 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)

