
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Benton 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 | 55,963 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 52,866 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 33,327 | 59.6 | 1.00 or less | 49,642 | 93.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,036 | 3.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,611 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 1,957 | 3.5 | 1.51 or more | 1,613 | 3.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,251 | 4.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,997 | 3.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 27,865 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,111 | 3.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4,330 | 7.7 | Less than $50,000 | 656 | 2.4 | |
| Mobile home | 7,665 | 13.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,900 | 31.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 289 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,380 | 37.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,609 | 16.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,714 | 9.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,054 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 506 | 1.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,605 | 10.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 96 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,628 | 10.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,945 | 10.6 | Median (dollars) | 119,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 18,099 | 32.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,069 | 9.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 12,970 | 23.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,593 | 2.8 | With a mortgage | 20,541 | 73.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 101 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 564 | 2.0 | |||
| 1 room | 1,008 | 1.8 | $500 to $699 | 2,179 | 7.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,744 | 4.9 | $700 to $999 | 6,488 | 23.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,192 | 9.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7,624 | 27.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 7,650 | 13.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,560 | 9.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,703 | 17.3 | $2,000 or more | 1,025 | 3.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,276 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,053 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,918 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 7,324 | 26.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,226 | 11.1 | Median (dollars) | 304 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 6,246 | 11.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 52,866 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,299 | 40.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 12,281 | 23.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,440 | 19.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 15,096 | 28.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,200 | 15.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,256 | 19.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,326 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,248 | 13.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,207 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,641 | 8.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,246 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,344 | 6.3 | Not computed | 147 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 16,328 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,839 | 5.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 15,032 | 28.4 | Less than $200 | 639 | 3.9 | |
| 2 | 20,923 | 39.6 | $200 to $299 | 476 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or more | 14,072 | 26.6 | $300 to $499 | 4,360 | 26.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,016 | 43.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,070 | 12.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,469 | 8.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 616 | 3.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 470 | 0.9 | $1,500 or more | 462 | 2.8 | |
| Electricity | 45,844 | 86.7 | No cash rent | 689 | 4.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 821 | 1.6 | Median (dollars) | 566 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 993 | 1.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 6 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 168 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 3,432 | 21.0 | |
| No fuel used | 95 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,563 | 15.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,212 | 13.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,748 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 200 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,125 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 317 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 4,327 | 26.5 | |
| No telephone service | 669 | 1.3 | Not computed | 921 | 5.6 | |
| 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)

