
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 | 14,990 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,905 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,196 | 74.7 | 1.00 or less | 13,244 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 316 | 2.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 430 | 3.1 | |
| 2 units | 501 | 3.3 | 1.51 or more | 231 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 204 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 193 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,701 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 185 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 61 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 955 | 14.3 | |
| Mobile home | 2,307 | 15.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,915 | 58.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 27 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,139 | 17.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 455 | 6.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 161 | 2.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 577 | 3.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 31 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,540 | 10.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 33 | 0.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,577 | 10.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,410 | 16.1 | Median (dollars) | 79,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,656 | 17.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,296 | 15.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,545 | 17.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,389 | 9.3 | With a mortgage | 4,300 | 64.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 35 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 457 | 6.8 | |||
| 1 room | 119 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,131 | 16.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 365 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 1,686 | 25.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 816 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 850 | 12.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,253 | 15.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 127 | 1.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,245 | 28.3 | $2,000 or more | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,243 | 21.6 | Median (dollars) | 770 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,063 | 13.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,401 | 35.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,008 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 245 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 878 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,905 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,685 | 40.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,794 | 20.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,177 | 17.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,053 | 29.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 978 | 14.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,314 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 589 | 8.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,096 | 15.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 247 | 3.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,293 | 9.3 | 35 percent or more | 972 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,355 | 9.7 | Not computed | 53 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,456 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 889 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,853 | 27.7 | Less than $200 | 293 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 5,681 | 40.9 | $200 to $299 | 303 | 8.8 | |
| 3 or more | 3,482 | 25.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,025 | 29.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,287 | 37.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 142 | 4.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,460 | 24.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 35 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,232 | 16.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 7,686 | 55.3 | No cash rent | 371 | 10.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 86 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 488 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 428 | 3.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 6 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 706 | 20.4 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 505 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 373 | 10.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 308 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 116 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 265 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 79 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 823 | 23.8 | |
| No telephone service | 631 | 4.5 | Not computed | 476 | 13.8 | |
| 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)

