
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Douglas 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 | 12,944 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,726 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,047 | 62.2 | 1.00 or less | 10,816 | 92.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 317 | 2.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 441 | 3.8 | |
| 2 units | 522 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 469 | 4.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 627 | 4.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 276 | 2.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,630 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 133 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 258 | 2.0 | Less than $50,000 | 194 | 3.4 | |
| Mobile home | 2,621 | 20.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,033 | 18.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 143 | 1.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,432 | 43.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,097 | 19.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 652 | 11.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 356 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 206 | 3.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,311 | 10.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 16 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,317 | 10.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,743 | 13.5 | Median (dollars) | 134,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,337 | 25.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,430 | 11.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,289 | 17.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,161 | 9.0 | With a mortgage | 3,978 | 70.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 21 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 194 | 3.4 | |||
| 1 room | 218 | 1.7 | $500 to $699 | 539 | 9.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 595 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,174 | 20.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,010 | 7.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,409 | 25.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,851 | 14.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 477 | 8.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,690 | 20.8 | $2,000 or more | 164 | 2.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,336 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,018 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,751 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,652 | 29.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,148 | 8.9 | Median (dollars) | 260 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,345 | 10.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,726 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,835 | 32.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,473 | 21.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,058 | 18.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,252 | 27.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 798 | 14.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,080 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 591 | 10.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,017 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 362 | 6.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,104 | 9.4 | 35 percent or more | 964 | 17.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 800 | 6.8 | Not computed | 22 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,242 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 526 | 4.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,270 | 27.9 | Less than $200 | 120 | 3.7 | |
| 2 | 4,851 | 41.4 | $200 to $299 | 152 | 4.7 | |
| 3 or more | 3,079 | 26.3 | $300 to $499 | 799 | 24.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,206 | 37.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 410 | 12.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 181 | 1.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 81 | 2.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 59 | 0.5 | $1,500 or more | 8 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 11,055 | 94.3 | No cash rent | 466 | 14.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 182 | 1.6 | Median (dollars) | 545 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 197 | 1.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 6 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 607 | 18.7 | |
| No fuel used | 38 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 478 | 14.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 337 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 263 | 8.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 105 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 240 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 53 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 823 | 25.4 | |
| No telephone service | 259 | 2.2 | Not computed | 494 | 15.2 | |
| 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)

