
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bedford 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 | 23,529 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,768 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,110 | 72.7 | 1.00 or less | 19,535 | 98.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 278 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 202 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 615 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 31 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 551 | 2.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 228 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,941 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 382 | 1.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 195 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,621 | 16.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,936 | 16.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,501 | 55.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 234 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,992 | 20.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 496 | 5.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 240 | 2.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 432 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 72 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,328 | 5.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 15 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,511 | 6.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,653 | 11.3 | Median (dollars) | 80,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,967 | 16.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,675 | 11.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,782 | 16.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 7,181 | 30.5 | With a mortgage | 5,233 | 52.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 38 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 675 | 6.8 | |||
| 1 room | 201 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,424 | 14.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 377 | 1.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,846 | 18.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,172 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 985 | 9.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,430 | 14.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 197 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,663 | 24.1 | $2,000 or more | 68 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,299 | 22.5 | Median (dollars) | 758 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,434 | 14.6 | Not mortgaged | 4,708 | 47.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,198 | 9.3 | Median (dollars) | 251 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,755 | 7.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,768 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,399 | 44.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,245 | 11.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,585 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,332 | 21.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,156 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,166 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 815 | 8.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,543 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 558 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,838 | 14.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,363 | 13.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,644 | 18.4 | Not computed | 65 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,537 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,216 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,620 | 28.4 | Less than $200 | 200 | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 8,281 | 41.9 | $200 to $299 | 446 | 12.6 | |
| 3 or more | 4,651 | 23.5 | $300 to $499 | 1,596 | 45.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 621 | 17.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 62 | 1.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 598 | 3.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 428 | 2.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,793 | 14.1 | No cash rent | 612 | 17.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 12,903 | 65.3 | Median (dollars) | 401 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 759 | 3.8 | ||||
| Wood | 2,162 | 10.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 86 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 782 | 22.1 | |
| No fuel used | 29 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 500 | 14.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 366 | 10.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 295 | 8.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 171 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 170 | 4.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 128 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 755 | 21.3 | |
| No telephone service | 438 | 2.2 | Not computed | 669 | 18.9 | |
| 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)

