
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Macon 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 | 8,894 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,916 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,896 | 66.3 | 1.00 or less | 7,655 | 96.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 60 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 179 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 112 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 82 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 219 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 102 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,275 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 31 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 51 | 0.6 | Less than $50,000 | 986 | 30.1 | |
| Mobile home | 2,406 | 27.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,700 | 51.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 454 | 13.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 88 | 2.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 31 | 0.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 365 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,178 | 13.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 851 | 9.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 16 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,559 | 17.5 | Median (dollars) | 67,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,848 | 20.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,250 | 14.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,197 | 13.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 646 | 7.3 | With a mortgage | 1,762 | 53.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 64 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 406 | 12.4 | |||
| 1 room | 69 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 508 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 166 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 567 | 17.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 429 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 152 | 4.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,683 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 60 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,747 | 30.9 | $2,000 or more | 5 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,905 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 662 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 899 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 1,513 | 46.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 599 | 6.7 | Median (dollars) | 209 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 397 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,916 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,540 | 47.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,407 | 17.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 513 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,201 | 27.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 386 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,371 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 283 | 8.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,260 | 15.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 111 | 3.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 902 | 11.4 | 35 percent or more | 379 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 775 | 9.8 | Not computed | 63 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,524 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 547 | 6.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,168 | 27.4 | Less than $200 | 200 | 13.1 | |
| 2 | 3,150 | 39.8 | $200 to $299 | 226 | 14.8 | |
| 3 or more | 2,051 | 25.9 | $300 to $499 | 717 | 47.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 195 | 12.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,542 | 19.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 16 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,465 | 18.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,139 | 52.3 | No cash rent | 170 | 11.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 132 | 1.7 | Median (dollars) | 364 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 620 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 296 | 19.4 | |
| No fuel used | 2 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 221 | 14.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 152 | 10.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 184 | 12.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 134 | 1.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 98 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 122 | 1.5 | 35 percent or more | 382 | 25.1 | |
| No telephone service | 410 | 5.2 | Not computed | 191 | 12.5 | |
| 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)

