
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Island 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 | 32,378 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 27,784 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 24,213 | 74.8 | 1.00 or less | 26,929 | 96.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 804 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 631 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 523 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 224 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,087 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 990 | 3.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 15,278 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 473 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 649 | 2.0 | Less than $50,000 | 39 | 0.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,526 | 10.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 645 | 4.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 113 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,173 | 27.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,594 | 30.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,462 | 22.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 914 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,780 | 11.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,922 | 12.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 556 | 3.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,316 | 13.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 29 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,201 | 19.2 | Median (dollars) | 174,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,014 | 24.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,510 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,987 | 12.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,514 | 4.7 | With a mortgage | 10,606 | 69.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 9 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 203 | 1.3 | |||
| 1 room | 358 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 692 | 4.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,034 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 2,125 | 13.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,746 | 8.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,498 | 29.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,467 | 16.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,152 | 14.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,912 | 21.3 | $2,000 or more | 927 | 6.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,049 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,235 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,165 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,672 | 30.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,494 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 331 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,153 | 6.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 27,784 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,824 | 31.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,672 | 24.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,379 | 15.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,623 | 31.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,253 | 14.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,076 | 18.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,591 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,425 | 15.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,184 | 7.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,084 | 7.5 | 35 percent or more | 2,991 | 19.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 904 | 3.3 | Not computed | 56 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,194 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,013 | 3.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,841 | 28.2 | Less than $200 | 235 | 2.9 | |
| 2 | 12,286 | 44.2 | $200 to $299 | 184 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or more | 6,644 | 23.9 | $300 to $499 | 906 | 11.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,585 | 31.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,505 | 18.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,277 | 11.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,079 | 13.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,140 | 18.5 | $1,500 or more | 139 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 14,853 | 53.5 | No cash rent | 1,561 | 19.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,366 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 684 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2,967 | 10.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 153 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 839 | 10.2 | |
| No fuel used | 19 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,073 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 988 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 853 | 10.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 136 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 759 | 9.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 99 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 2,054 | 25.1 | |
| No telephone service | 245 | 0.9 | Not computed | 1,628 | 19.9 | |
| 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)

