
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wayne 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 | 30,593 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,350 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 23,985 | 78.4 | 1.00 or less | 18,134 | 98.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 392 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 155 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 908 | 3.0 | 1.51 or more | 61 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 672 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 250 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,008 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 69 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 255 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 530 | 5.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,603 | 11.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,328 | 43.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 459 | 1.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,066 | 30.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,339 | 13.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 553 | 5.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 536 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 154 | 1.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,973 | 6.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 29 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,653 | 11.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,805 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 102,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,212 | 17.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,482 | 8.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,505 | 11.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,427 | 21.0 | With a mortgage | 5,572 | 55.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 22 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 350 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 room | 383 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,043 | 10.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 451 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 2,270 | 22.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,462 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,421 | 14.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,208 | 13.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 352 | 3.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,670 | 21.8 | $2,000 or more | 114 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,419 | 24.3 | Median (dollars) | 876 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,462 | 14.6 | Not mortgaged | 4,436 | 44.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,070 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 290 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,468 | 8.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,350 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,696 | 36.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,167 | 11.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,501 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,194 | 22.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,311 | 13.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,254 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 951 | 9.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,972 | 21.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 587 | 5.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,181 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,864 | 18.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,582 | 14.1 | Not computed | 98 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,304 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,181 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,063 | 33.0 | Less than $200 | 207 | 6.3 | |
| 2 | 7,634 | 41.6 | $200 to $299 | 181 | 5.5 | |
| 3 or more | 3,472 | 18.9 | $300 to $499 | 1,174 | 35.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,069 | 32.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 233 | 7.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,830 | 10.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,394 | 13.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,381 | 18.4 | No cash rent | 406 | 12.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 8,674 | 47.3 | Median (dollars) | 481 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 532 | 2.9 | ||||
| Wood | 1,468 | 8.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 11 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 43 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 543 | 16.4 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 399 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 402 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 358 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 68 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 226 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 68 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 946 | 28.6 | |
| No telephone service | 118 | 0.6 | Not computed | 430 | 13.0 | |
| 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)

