
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Swisher 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 | 3,315 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,925 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,922 | 88.1 | 1.00 or less | 2,734 | 93.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 21 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 130 | 4.4 | |
| 2 units | 82 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 61 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 54 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 0 | 0.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,657 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 6 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 37 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,015 | 61.3 | |
| Mobile home | 191 | 5.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 457 | 27.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 2 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 127 | 7.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 43 | 2.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 13 | 0.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 27 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 52 | 1.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 41 | 1.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 232 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 38,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 457 | 13.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 923 | 27.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,274 | 38.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 309 | 9.3 | With a mortgage | 598 | 36.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 32 | 1.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 228 | 13.8 | |||
| 1 room | 24 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 148 | 8.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 128 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 136 | 8.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 297 | 9.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 42 | 2.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 520 | 15.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 928 | 28.0 | $2,000 or more | 9 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 720 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 548 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 380 | 11.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,059 | 63.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 170 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 241 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 148 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,925 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 903 | 54.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 519 | 17.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 292 | 17.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 701 | 24.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 179 | 10.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 370 | 12.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 54 | 3.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 503 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 33 | 2.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 361 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 179 | 10.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 471 | 16.1 | Not computed | 17 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 795 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 213 | 7.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,036 | 35.4 | Less than $200 | 113 | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 1,155 | 39.5 | $200 to $299 | 93 | 11.7 | |
| 3 or more | 521 | 17.8 | $300 to $499 | 299 | 37.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 123 | 15.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11 | 1.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,335 | 79.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15 | 1.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 269 | 9.2 | $1,500 or more | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 298 | 10.2 | No cash rent | 140 | 17.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 387 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 0 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 23 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 222 | 27.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 105 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 84 | 10.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 69 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 26 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 25 | 3.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 41 | 1.4 | 35 percent or more | 142 | 17.9 | |
| No telephone service | 117 | 4.0 | Not computed | 148 | 18.6 | |
| 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)

