
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wasco 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 | 10,651 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,401 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,659 | 62.5 | 1.00 or less | 8,982 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 196 | 1.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 264 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 361 | 3.4 | 1.51 or more | 155 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 280 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 307 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,205 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 241 | 2.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 279 | 2.6 | Less than $50,000 | 153 | 3.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,221 | 20.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,770 | 42.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 107 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,361 | 32.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 549 | 13.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 296 | 7.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 174 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 52 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 775 | 7.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 20 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 531 | 5.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,152 | 10.8 | Median (dollars) | 105,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,990 | 18.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,318 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,709 | 25.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,002 | 18.8 | With a mortgage | 2,794 | 66.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 195 | 4.6 | |||
| 1 room | 213 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 620 | 14.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 480 | 4.5 | $700 to $999 | 933 | 22.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 795 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 817 | 19.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,706 | 16.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 144 | 3.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,185 | 20.5 | $2,000 or more | 79 | 1.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,968 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 872 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,439 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,411 | 33.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,047 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 277 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 818 | 7.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,401 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,663 | 39.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,913 | 20.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 663 | 15.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,791 | 29.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 526 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,474 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 375 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,478 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 287 | 6.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,025 | 10.9 | 35 percent or more | 660 | 15.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 720 | 7.7 | Not computed | 31 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,783 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 657 | 7.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,753 | 29.3 | Less than $200 | 211 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 3,805 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 181 | 6.5 | |
| 3 or more | 2,186 | 23.3 | $300 to $499 | 961 | 34.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 922 | 33.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 228 | 8.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,034 | 11.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 52 | 1.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 169 | 1.8 | $1,500 or more | 22 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 6,514 | 69.3 | No cash rent | 206 | 7.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 484 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 488 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,065 | 11.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 99 | 1.1 | Less than 15 percent | 499 | 17.9 | |
| No fuel used | 33 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 389 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 265 | 9.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 304 | 10.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 50 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 245 | 8.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 62 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 818 | 29.4 | |
| No telephone service | 272 | 2.9 | Not computed | 263 | 9.5 | |
| 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)

