DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Skagit 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 | 42,681 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 38,852 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 29,654 | 69.5 | 1.00 or less | 36,604 | 94.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,077 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,150 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 1,195 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 1,098 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,395 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 974 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 20,503 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,023 | 2.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,068 | 4.8 | Less than $50,000 | 303 | 1.5 | |
| Mobile home | 5,022 | 11.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,034 | 9.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 273 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 6,866 | 33.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 5,426 | 26.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,753 | 18.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,247 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,651 | 8.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,260 | 10.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 402 | 2.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,497 | 12.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 68 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,656 | 15.6 | Median (dollars) | 158,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,139 | 19.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,813 | 8.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,976 | 16.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,093 | 14.3 | With a mortgage | 14,130 | 68.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 24 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 385 | 1.9 | |||
| 1 room | 1,013 | 2.4 | $500 to $699 | 975 | 4.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,225 | 5.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,355 | 16.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,069 | 9.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,768 | 28.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,287 | 14.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,305 | 11.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,583 | 20.1 | $2,000 or more | 1,318 | 6.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,653 | 20.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,192 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,393 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 6,373 | 31.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,490 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 337 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,968 | 7.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 38,852 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 6,220 | 30.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,469 | 21.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,250 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,331 | 29.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,068 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,019 | 18.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,318 | 11.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,207 | 16.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,669 | 8.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,247 | 8.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,814 | 18.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,579 | 6.6 | Not computed | 164 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 11,473 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,249 | 5.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,776 | 27.7 | Less than $200 | 566 | 4.9 | |
| 2 | 15,389 | 39.6 | $200 to $299 | 480 | 4.2 | |
| 3 or more | 10,438 | 26.9 | $300 to $499 | 1,421 | 12.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,416 | 38.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,640 | 23.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16,521 | 42.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 941 | 8.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,416 | 11.4 | $1,500 or more | 384 | 3.3 | |
| Electricity | 12,998 | 33.5 | No cash rent | 625 | 5.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,530 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 668 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 2,976 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 29 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 254 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 1,560 | 13.6 | |
| No fuel used | 128 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,578 | 13.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,395 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,403 | 12.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 299 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,074 | 9.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 294 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,699 | 32.2 | |
| No telephone service | 577 | 1.5 | Not computed | 764 | 6.7 | |
| 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)
