
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Brown 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 | 17,889 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,306 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,316 | 68.8 | 1.00 or less | 13,748 | 96.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 212 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 383 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 458 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 175 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 256 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 312 | 1.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,059 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 229 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 518 | 2.9 | Less than $50,000 | 3,733 | 52.9 | |
| Mobile home | 3,168 | 17.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,414 | 34.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 420 | 2.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 610 | 8.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 145 | 2.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 117 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 323 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 38 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,192 | 6.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 796 | 4.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,193 | 17.8 | Median (dollars) | 47,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,200 | 23.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,331 | 13.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,908 | 21.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,946 | 10.9 | With a mortgage | 3,461 | 49.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 56 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 801 | 11.3 | |||
| 1 room | 293 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,078 | 15.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 729 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 916 | 13.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,447 | 8.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 412 | 5.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,968 | 22.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 150 | 2.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,231 | 29.2 | $2,000 or more | 48 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,562 | 19.9 | Median (dollars) | 652 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,528 | 8.5 | Not mortgaged | 3,598 | 51.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 615 | 3.4 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 516 | 2.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,306 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,348 | 47.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,084 | 21.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,286 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,931 | 27.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 797 | 11.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,421 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 358 | 5.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,317 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 370 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,505 | 10.5 | 35 percent or more | 844 | 12.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,048 | 7.3 | Not computed | 56 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,871 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 815 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,219 | 36.5 | Less than $200 | 422 | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 5,874 | 41.1 | $200 to $299 | 271 | 7.0 | |
| 3 or more | 2,398 | 16.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,478 | 38.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,020 | 26.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 149 | 3.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,740 | 40.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,040 | 14.3 | $1,500 or more | 38 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 6,227 | 43.5 | No cash rent | 475 | 12.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 441 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 182 | 1.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 68 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 674 | 17.4 | |
| No fuel used | 37 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 408 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 554 | 14.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 347 | 9.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 87 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 212 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 99 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,112 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 620 | 4.3 | Not computed | 564 | 14.6 | |
| 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)

