
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Upshur 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 | 14,930 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,290 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,309 | 69.0 | 1.00 or less | 12,700 | 95.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 147 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 452 | 3.4 | |
| 2 units | 349 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 138 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 195 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 72 | 0.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,163 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 51 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 80 | 0.5 | Less than $50,000 | 2,327 | 37.8 | |
| Mobile home | 3,641 | 24.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,990 | 48.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 86 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 520 | 8.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 138 | 2.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 141 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 501 | 3.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 45 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,333 | 8.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,165 | 7.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,456 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 59,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,262 | 21.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,904 | 12.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,400 | 16.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 909 | 6.1 | With a mortgage | 2,894 | 47.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 43 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 463 | 7.5 | |||
| 1 room | 123 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,036 | 16.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 337 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 863 | 14.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 932 | 6.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 382 | 6.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,882 | 19.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 82 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,808 | 32.2 | $2,000 or more | 25 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,239 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 681 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,586 | 10.6 | Not mortgaged | 3,269 | 53.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 624 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 247 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 399 | 2.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,290 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,983 | 48.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,177 | 16.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,033 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,647 | 27.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 716 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,269 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 422 | 6.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,470 | 18.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 233 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,508 | 11.3 | 35 percent or more | 687 | 11.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,219 | 9.2 | Not computed | 89 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,264 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 786 | 5.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,088 | 30.8 | Less than $200 | 217 | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 5,730 | 43.1 | $200 to $299 | 269 | 11.9 | |
| 3 or more | 2,686 | 20.2 | $300 to $499 | 799 | 35.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 442 | 19.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 61 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,476 | 26.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,759 | 13.2 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 7,656 | 57.6 | No cash rent | 453 | 20.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 13 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 415 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 322 | 2.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 39 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 491 | 21.7 | |
| No fuel used | 23 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 306 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 186 | 8.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 180 | 8.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 119 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 95 | 4.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 120 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 503 | 22.2 | |
| No telephone service | 550 | 4.1 | Not computed | 503 | 22.2 | |
| 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)

