
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dickenson 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 | 7,684 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,732 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,732 | 61.6 | 1.00 or less | 6,649 | 98.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 79 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 74 | 1.1 | |
| 2 units | 35 | 0.5 | 1.51 or more | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 20 | 0.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 87 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,909 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 64 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 42 | 0.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,243 | 42.7 | |
| Mobile home | 2,618 | 34.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,308 | 45.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 269 | 9.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 39 | 1.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 34 | 1.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 116 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 619 | 8.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 724 | 9.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,265 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 55,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,896 | 24.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 816 | 10.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,317 | 17.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 931 | 12.1 | With a mortgage | 982 | 33.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 54 | 1.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 289 | 9.9 | |||
| 1 room | 47 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 284 | 9.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 61 | 0.8 | $700 to $999 | 228 | 7.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 274 | 3.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 104 | 3.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,586 | 20.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 23 | 0.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,589 | 33.7 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,624 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 605 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 774 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 1,927 | 66.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 390 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 189 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 339 | 4.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,732 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,533 | 52.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 713 | 10.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 422 | 14.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,397 | 20.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 265 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,159 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 187 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,176 | 17.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 94 | 3.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,203 | 17.9 | 35 percent or more | 361 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,084 | 16.1 | Not computed | 47 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,162 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 721 | 10.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,215 | 32.9 | Less than $200 | 110 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 2,568 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 183 | 15.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,228 | 18.2 | $300 to $499 | 460 | 39.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 85 | 7.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 10 | 0.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 23 | 0.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 257 | 3.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,133 | 61.4 | No cash rent | 314 | 27.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,565 | 23.2 | Median (dollars) | 347 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 320 | 4.8 | ||||
| Wood | 375 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 30 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 175 | 15.1 | |
| No fuel used | 29 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 122 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 90 | 7.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 58 | 5.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 135 | 2.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 55 | 4.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 105 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 334 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 389 | 5.8 | Not computed | 328 | 28.2 | |
| 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)

