
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Potter 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 | 44,598 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 40,760 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 30,491 | 68.4 | 1.00 or less | 37,255 | 91.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,537 | 3.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,094 | 5.1 | |
| 2 units | 2,004 | 4.5 | 1.51 or more | 1,411 | 3.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,152 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,113 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 20,688 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,222 | 2.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 3,188 | 7.1 | Less than $50,000 | 9,301 | 45.0 | |
| Mobile home | 3,743 | 8.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,635 | 36.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 148 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,005 | 9.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 920 | 4.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 549 | 2.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 357 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 174 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,570 | 3.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 89 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,123 | 2.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 15 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,698 | 10.5 | Median (dollars) | 54,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,728 | 15.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,214 | 16.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 17,366 | 38.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,542 | 12.4 | With a mortgage | 11,468 | 55.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 301 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,308 | 11.2 | |||
| 1 room | 763 | 1.7 | $500 to $699 | 3,628 | 17.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,651 | 5.9 | $700 to $999 | 2,853 | 13.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,638 | 12.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,594 | 7.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,750 | 21.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 460 | 2.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,858 | 26.6 | $2,000 or more | 324 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,588 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 670 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,493 | 7.8 | Not mortgaged | 9,220 | 44.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,728 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 236 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,129 | 2.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 40,760 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 9,522 | 46.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,683 | 26.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,158 | 15.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,351 | 27.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,522 | 12.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,466 | 13.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,610 | 7.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,184 | 12.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 940 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,604 | 8.8 | 35 percent or more | 2,633 | 12.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,472 | 11.0 | Not computed | 303 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 16,183 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,567 | 8.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,125 | 39.6 | Less than $200 | 535 | 3.3 | |
| 2 | 15,515 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,409 | 8.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,553 | 13.6 | $300 to $499 | 7,539 | 46.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,691 | 29.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 757 | 4.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 32,151 | 78.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 258 | 1.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 789 | 1.9 | $1,500 or more | 154 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 7,570 | 18.6 | No cash rent | 840 | 5.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 31 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 451 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 20 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 63 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 3,078 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 128 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,459 | 15.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,931 | 11.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,435 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 283 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,136 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 228 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 4,939 | 30.5 | |
| No telephone service | 2,038 | 5.0 | Not computed | 1,205 | 7.4 | |
| 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)

