
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wichita 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 | 53,304 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 48,441 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 38,392 | 72.0 | 1.00 or less | 46,667 | 96.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,791 | 3.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,193 | 2.5 | |
| 2 units | 1,731 | 3.2 | 1.51 or more | 581 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,846 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,756 | 5.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 26,611 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,090 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,742 | 5.1 | Less than $50,000 | 9,806 | 36.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,835 | 5.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 11,795 | 44.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 121 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,132 | 11.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,009 | 3.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 509 | 1.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 539 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 286 | 1.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,551 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 48 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,686 | 3.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 26 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,627 | 14.3 | Median (dollars) | 61,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 10,786 | 20.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,189 | 17.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 14,605 | 27.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,321 | 11.9 | With a mortgage | 15,228 | 57.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 168 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,117 | 8.0 | |||
| 1 room | 726 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 3,930 | 14.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,049 | 3.8 | $700 to $999 | 5,126 | 19.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,133 | 9.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,697 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,688 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 774 | 2.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 15,017 | 28.2 | $2,000 or more | 416 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 11,752 | 22.0 | Median (dollars) | 766 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,552 | 10.4 | Not mortgaged | 11,383 | 42.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,504 | 4.7 | Median (dollars) | 289 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,883 | 3.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 48,441 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,540 | 43.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 12,380 | 25.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,861 | 18.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 13,380 | 27.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,423 | 12.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,427 | 13.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,035 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,776 | 14.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,279 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,831 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 3,144 | 11.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,647 | 9.6 | Not computed | 329 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 18,167 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,262 | 6.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 17,647 | 36.4 | Less than $200 | 954 | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 19,777 | 40.8 | $200 to $299 | 1,227 | 6.8 | |
| 3 or more | 7,755 | 16.0 | $300 to $499 | 6,283 | 34.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 5,386 | 29.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,361 | 7.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 27,792 | 57.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 501 | 2.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,216 | 2.5 | $1,500 or more | 306 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 19,163 | 39.6 | No cash rent | 2,149 | 11.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 23 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 486 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 56 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 12 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 75 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 3,025 | 16.7 | |
| No fuel used | 97 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,719 | 15.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,341 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,842 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 118 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,140 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 346 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 4,657 | 25.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,570 | 3.2 | Not computed | 2,443 | 13.4 | |
| 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)

