
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Abbeville 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 | 11,656 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 10,131 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,509 | 64.4 | 1.00 or less | 9,835 | 97.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 14 | 0.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 222 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 210 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 74 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 337 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 211 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,570 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 23 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 139 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,236 | 27.0 | |
| Mobile home | 3,191 | 27.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,260 | 49.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 22 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 700 | 15.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 316 | 6.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 53 | 1.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 352 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,098 | 9.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,085 | 9.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,867 | 16.0 | Median (dollars) | 70,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,008 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,571 | 13.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,326 | 20.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,349 | 11.6 | With a mortgage | 2,590 | 56.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 55 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 422 | 9.2 | |||
| 1 room | 44 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 753 | 16.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 157 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 766 | 16.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 827 | 7.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 478 | 10.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,153 | 18.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 97 | 2.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,090 | 26.5 | $2,000 or more | 19 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,665 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 722 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,547 | 13.3 | Not mortgaged | 1,980 | 43.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 681 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 208 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 492 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 10,131 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,080 | 45.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,487 | 14.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 790 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,555 | 25.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 512 | 11.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,516 | 15.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 302 | 6.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,638 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 182 | 4.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,406 | 13.9 | 35 percent or more | 653 | 14.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,529 | 15.1 | Not computed | 51 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,909 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 854 | 8.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,052 | 30.1 | Less than $200 | 208 | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 3,708 | 36.6 | $200 to $299 | 351 | 18.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,517 | 24.8 | $300 to $499 | 706 | 37.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 286 | 15.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 26 | 1.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,088 | 30.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,654 | 16.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,275 | 42.2 | No cash rent | 329 | 17.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 674 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 367 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 383 | 3.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 13 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 386 | 20.2 | |
| No fuel used | 36 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 211 | 11.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 162 | 8.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 179 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 99 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 62 | 3.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 60 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 533 | 27.9 | |
| No telephone service | 476 | 4.7 | Not computed | 376 | 19.7 | |
| 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)

