
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Morris 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 | 6,017 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,215 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,721 | 78.5 | 1.00 or less | 5,033 | 96.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 79 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 110 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 215 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 72 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 65 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 27 | 0.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,987 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 22 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 76 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,663 | 55.7 | |
| Mobile home | 804 | 13.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,055 | 35.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 8 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 244 | 8.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 17 | 0.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 130 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 316 | 5.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 258 | 4.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 918 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 45,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,298 | 21.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,126 | 18.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,624 | 27.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 347 | 5.8 | With a mortgage | 1,359 | 45.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 57 | 1.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 409 | 13.7 | |||
| 1 room | 28 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 425 | 14.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 162 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 313 | 10.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 355 | 5.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 103 | 3.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,175 | 19.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 50 | 1.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,943 | 32.3 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,312 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 581 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 669 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 1,628 | 54.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 241 | 4.0 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 132 | 2.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,215 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,485 | 49.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 935 | 17.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 436 | 14.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,253 | 24.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 258 | 8.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 720 | 13.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 207 | 6.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 805 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 121 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 707 | 13.6 | 35 percent or more | 424 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 795 | 15.2 | Not computed | 56 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,099 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 392 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,869 | 35.8 | Less than $200 | 140 | 12.7 | |
| 2 | 2,037 | 39.1 | $200 to $299 | 180 | 16.4 | |
| 3 or more | 917 | 17.6 | $300 to $499 | 469 | 42.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 141 | 12.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,436 | 46.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 522 | 10.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,127 | 40.8 | No cash rent | 165 | 15.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 364 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 105 | 2.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 306 | 27.8 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 86 | 7.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 93 | 8.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 74 | 6.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 63 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 68 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 48 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 286 | 26.0 | |
| No telephone service | 228 | 4.4 | Not computed | 186 | 16.9 | |
| 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)

