
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mills 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 | 2,691 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,001 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,198 | 81.7 | 1.00 or less | 1,935 | 96.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 31 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 55 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 33 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 11 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 31 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2 | 0.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 895 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 0 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 457 | 51.1 | |
| Mobile home | 379 | 14.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 304 | 34.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 71 | 7.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 44 | 4.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 17 | 1.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 74 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 156 | 5.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 99 | 3.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 454 | 16.9 | Median (dollars) | 48,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 487 | 18.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 319 | 11.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 568 | 21.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 534 | 19.8 | With a mortgage | 300 | 33.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 19 | 2.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 100 | 11.2 | |||
| 1 room | 39 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 80 | 8.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 83 | 3.1 | $700 to $999 | 62 | 6.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 219 | 8.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 29 | 3.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 508 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 10 | 1.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 740 | 27.5 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 585 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 567 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 273 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 595 | 66.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 122 | 4.5 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 122 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,001 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 488 | 54.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 292 | 14.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 123 | 13.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 442 | 22.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 81 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 281 | 14.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 54 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 435 | 21.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 28 | 3.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 235 | 11.7 | 35 percent or more | 111 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 316 | 15.8 | Not computed | 10 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 303 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 82 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 666 | 33.3 | Less than $200 | 44 | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 847 | 42.3 | $200 to $299 | 35 | 11.6 | |
| 3 or more | 406 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 104 | 34.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 45 | 14.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3 | 1.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 592 | 29.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 807 | 40.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 506 | 25.3 | No cash rent | 72 | 23.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 369 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 82 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 5 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 52 | 17.2 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 42 | 13.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 24 | 7.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 30 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 28 | 1.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 14 | 4.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 27 | 1.3 | 35 percent or more | 61 | 20.1 | |
| No telephone service | 93 | 4.6 | Not computed | 80 | 26.4 | |
| 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)

