
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mason 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 | 25,515 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,912 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,854 | 70.0 | 1.00 or less | 18,015 | 95.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 247 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 511 | 2.7 | |
| 2 units | 328 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 386 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 205 | 0.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 241 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,844 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 93 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 284 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 251 | 2.5 | |
| Mobile home | 5,447 | 21.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,634 | 26.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 816 | 3.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,059 | 31.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,712 | 17.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,405 | 14.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 603 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 654 | 6.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,164 | 12.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 121 | 1.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,456 | 13.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,857 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 132,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,214 | 24.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,984 | 11.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,902 | 11.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,335 | 5.2 | With a mortgage | 6,537 | 66.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 49 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 403 | 4.1 | |||
| 1 room | 842 | 3.3 | $500 to $699 | 971 | 9.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,186 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 2,073 | 21.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,562 | 10.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,060 | 20.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,592 | 18.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 678 | 6.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,663 | 22.2 | $2,000 or more | 303 | 3.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,107 | 20.0 | Median (dollars) | 967 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,007 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 3,307 | 33.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,448 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 280 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,108 | 4.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,912 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,528 | 35.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,378 | 17.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,586 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,439 | 28.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,385 | 14.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,921 | 20.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 901 | 9.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,505 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 681 | 6.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,716 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,646 | 16.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 953 | 5.0 | Not computed | 117 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,882 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 834 | 4.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,088 | 26.9 | Less than $200 | 209 | 5.4 | |
| 2 | 8,122 | 42.9 | $200 to $299 | 156 | 4.0 | |
| 3 or more | 4,868 | 25.7 | $300 to $499 | 848 | 21.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,513 | 39.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 669 | 17.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,363 | 7.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 96 | 2.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,684 | 8.9 | $1,500 or more | 48 | 1.2 | |
| Electricity | 12,038 | 63.7 | No cash rent | 343 | 8.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 558 | 3.0 | Median (dollars) | 579 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2,998 | 15.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 227 | 1.2 | Less than 15 percent | 827 | 21.3 | |
| No fuel used | 37 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 523 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 441 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 293 | 7.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 125 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 227 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 120 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,143 | 29.4 | |
| No telephone service | 381 | 2.0 | Not computed | 428 | 11.0 | |
| 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)

