
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Caroline 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 | 8,889 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 8,021 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,439 | 83.7 | 1.00 or less | 7,737 | 96.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 94 | 1.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 222 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 45 | 0.5 | 1.51 or more | 62 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 111 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 42 | 0.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,735 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 42 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 280 | 5.9 | |
| Mobile home | 1,088 | 12.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,637 | 55.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 26 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,148 | 24.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 467 | 9.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 175 | 3.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 283 | 3.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 800 | 9.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 12 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,233 | 13.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 10 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,632 | 18.4 | Median (dollars) | 88,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,006 | 22.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 998 | 11.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,106 | 12.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 831 | 9.3 | With a mortgage | 3,502 | 74.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 64 | 1.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 193 | 4.1 | |||
| 1 room | 30 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 635 | 13.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 84 | 0.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,367 | 28.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 465 | 5.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 996 | 21.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 783 | 8.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 204 | 4.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,612 | 29.4 | $2,000 or more | 43 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,141 | 24.1 | Median (dollars) | 875 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,265 | 14.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,233 | 26.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 683 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 241 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 826 | 9.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 8,021 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,732 | 36.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,028 | 12.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 811 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,692 | 21.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 610 | 12.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,457 | 18.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 493 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,459 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 298 | 6.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,244 | 15.5 | 35 percent or more | 763 | 16.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,141 | 14.2 | Not computed | 28 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,230 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 543 | 6.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,038 | 25.4 | Less than $200 | 57 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 2,970 | 37.0 | $200 to $299 | 40 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or more | 2,470 | 30.8 | $300 to $499 | 228 | 18.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 430 | 35.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 231 | 18.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 50 | 0.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 32 | 2.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 813 | 10.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,437 | 55.3 | No cash rent | 212 | 17.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,051 | 25.6 | Median (dollars) | 587 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 627 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 18 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 133 | 10.8 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 218 | 17.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 193 | 15.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 114 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 197 | 2.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 81 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 124 | 1.5 | 35 percent or more | 266 | 21.6 | |
| No telephone service | 245 | 3.1 | Not computed | 225 | 18.3 | |
| 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)

