
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wise 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 | 19,242 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,178 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,117 | 63.0 | 1.00 or less | 16,260 | 94.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 132 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 611 | 3.6 | |
| 2 units | 152 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 307 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 162 | 0.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 198 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,680 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 52 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 181 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 1,241 | 18.6 | |
| Mobile home | 6,098 | 31.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,663 | 39.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 150 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,418 | 21.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 814 | 12.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 409 | 6.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,331 | 6.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 87 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,052 | 15.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 19 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,757 | 9.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 29 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,345 | 22.6 | Median (dollars) | 89,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,348 | 17.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,850 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,320 | 12.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,239 | 6.4 | With a mortgage | 3,778 | 56.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 317 | 4.7 | |||
| 1 room | 155 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 767 | 11.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 613 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,026 | 15.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,249 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,168 | 17.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,133 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 334 | 5.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,602 | 29.1 | $2,000 or more | 140 | 2.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,310 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 938 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,194 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 2,902 | 43.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,048 | 5.4 | Median (dollars) | 308 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 938 | 4.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,178 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,906 | 43.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,560 | 20.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,156 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,617 | 32.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 810 | 12.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,740 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 496 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,871 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 302 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,372 | 8.0 | 35 percent or more | 968 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,018 | 5.9 | Not computed | 42 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,016 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 732 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,361 | 25.4 | Less than $200 | 170 | 5.6 | |
| 2 | 7,891 | 45.9 | $200 to $299 | 201 | 6.7 | |
| 3 or more | 4,194 | 24.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,011 | 33.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 857 | 28.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 230 | 7.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,157 | 18.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 114 | 3.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,509 | 26.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 9,217 | 53.7 | No cash rent | 433 | 14.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 26 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 484 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 169 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 50 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 710 | 23.5 | |
| No fuel used | 50 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 369 | 12.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 341 | 11.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 350 | 11.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 96 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 143 | 4.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 121 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 648 | 21.5 | |
| No telephone service | 757 | 4.4 | Not computed | 455 | 15.1 | |
| 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)

