
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Obion 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 | 14,489 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,182 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,229 | 70.6 | 1.00 or less | 12,851 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 179 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 265 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 744 | 5.1 | 1.51 or more | 66 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 560 | 3.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 463 | 3.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,822 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 37 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 95 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,850 | 27.1 | |
| Mobile home | 2,178 | 15.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,432 | 50.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 4 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,022 | 15.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 301 | 4.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 122 | 1.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 302 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 75 | 1.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,259 | 8.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 866 | 6.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,766 | 12.2 | Median (dollars) | 67,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,112 | 21.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,514 | 17.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,113 | 21.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,557 | 10.7 | With a mortgage | 3,975 | 58.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 54 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 681 | 10.0 | |||
| 1 room | 34 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,241 | 18.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 332 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,316 | 19.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 734 | 5.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 529 | 7.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,686 | 18.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 89 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,021 | 27.8 | $2,000 or more | 65 | 1.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,342 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 702 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,611 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,847 | 41.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 940 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 224 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 789 | 5.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,182 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,122 | 45.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,221 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,165 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,553 | 27.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 848 | 12.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,854 | 14.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 500 | 7.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,226 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 365 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,739 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 754 | 11.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,589 | 12.1 | Not computed | 68 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,679 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 835 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,236 | 32.1 | Less than $200 | 472 | 12.8 | |
| 2 | 5,763 | 43.7 | $200 to $299 | 419 | 11.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,348 | 17.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,680 | 45.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 584 | 15.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 119 | 3.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,342 | 48.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,380 | 10.5 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 5,217 | 39.6 | No cash rent | 392 | 10.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 49 | 0.4 | Median (dollars) | 393 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 161 | 1.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 14 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 924 | 25.1 | |
| No fuel used | 19 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 525 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 427 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 338 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 70 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 224 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 48 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 773 | 21.0 | |
| No telephone service | 518 | 3.9 | Not computed | 468 | 12.7 | |
| 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)

