
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Carson 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 | 2,815 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,470 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,300 | 81.7 | 1.00 or less | 2,395 | 97.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 17 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 61 | 2.5 | |
| 2 units | 4 | 0.1 | 1.51 or more | 14 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 20 | 0.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2 | 0.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,561 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4 | 0.1 | Less than $50,000 | 739 | 47.3 | |
| Mobile home | 451 | 16.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 652 | 41.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 97 | 6.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 58 | 3.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 31 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 123 | 4.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 63 | 2.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 447 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 52,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 444 | 15.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 488 | 17.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 792 | 28.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 427 | 15.2 | With a mortgage | 706 | 45.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 16 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 160 | 10.2 | |||
| 1 room | 19 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 223 | 14.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 42 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 216 | 13.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 106 | 3.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 77 | 4.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 375 | 13.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 14 | 0.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 867 | 30.8 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 687 | 24.4 | Median (dollars) | 661 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 358 | 12.7 | Not mortgaged | 855 | 54.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 196 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 165 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,470 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 959 | 61.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 348 | 14.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 198 | 12.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 568 | 23.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 160 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 417 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 41 | 2.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 500 | 20.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 46 | 2.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 294 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 128 | 8.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 343 | 13.9 | Not computed | 29 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 368 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 80 | 3.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 672 | 27.2 | Less than $200 | 11 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | 1,031 | 41.7 | $200 to $299 | 69 | 18.8 | |
| 3 or more | 687 | 27.8 | $300 to $499 | 143 | 38.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 67 | 18.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11 | 3.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,809 | 73.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 174 | 7.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 471 | 19.1 | No cash rent | 63 | 17.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 398 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 6 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 125 | 34.0 | |
| No fuel used | 8 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 82 | 22.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 18 | 4.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 14 | 3.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 7 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 20 | 5.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 6 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 41 | 11.1 | |
| No telephone service | 66 | 2.7 | Not computed | 68 | 18.5 | |
| 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)

