
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Meade 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 | 10,149 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 8,805 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,498 | 54.2 | 1.00 or less | 8,582 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,237 | 12.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 180 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 361 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 43 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 536 | 5.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 144 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,384 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 72 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 243 | 2.4 | Less than $50,000 | 401 | 11.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,036 | 20.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,078 | 61.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 22 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 593 | 17.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 207 | 6.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 83 | 2.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 248 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 22 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 981 | 9.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,587 | 15.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,398 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 82,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,715 | 26.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 897 | 8.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,372 | 13.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 951 | 9.4 | With a mortgage | 2,376 | 70.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 12 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 170 | 5.0 | |||
| 1 room | 87 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 526 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 284 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 1,011 | 29.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 671 | 6.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 536 | 15.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,488 | 14.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 82 | 2.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,440 | 24.0 | $2,000 or more | 39 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,849 | 18.2 | Median (dollars) | 822 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,666 | 16.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,008 | 29.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 973 | 9.6 | Median (dollars) | 319 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 691 | 6.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 8,805 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,172 | 34.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,753 | 19.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 767 | 22.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,918 | 33.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 439 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,522 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 303 | 9.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,316 | 14.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 210 | 6.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 748 | 8.5 | 35 percent or more | 486 | 14.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 548 | 6.2 | Not computed | 7 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,702 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 367 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,217 | 25.2 | Less than $200 | 215 | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 3,535 | 40.1 | $200 to $299 | 145 | 5.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,686 | 30.5 | $300 to $499 | 627 | 23.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 559 | 20.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 136 | 5.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,608 | 52.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 26 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,473 | 16.7 | $1,500 or more | 25 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 1,994 | 22.6 | No cash rent | 969 | 35.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 120 | 1.4 | Median (dollars) | 468 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 24 | 0.3 | ||||
| Wood | 523 | 5.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 55 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 452 | 16.7 | |
| No fuel used | 8 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 285 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 262 | 9.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 190 | 7.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 61 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 102 | 3.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 40 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 397 | 14.7 | |
| No telephone service | 185 | 2.1 | Not computed | 1,014 | 37.5 | |
| 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)

