
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Snohomish 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 | 236,205 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 224,852 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 146,865 | 62.2 | 1.00 or less | 214,323 | 95.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,313 | 3.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 6,284 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 6,479 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 4,245 | 1.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 8,824 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 11,454 | 4.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 122,703 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 16,060 | 6.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 19,845 | 8.4 | Less than $50,000 | 611 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 17,172 | 7.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,474 | 2.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 1,193 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 19,070 | 15.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 42,144 | 34.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 41,058 | 33.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,138 | 4.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 14,491 | 11.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 27,358 | 11.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,553 | 2.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 29,596 | 12.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 302 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 51,653 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 196,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 44,215 | 18.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 30,830 | 13.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 26,209 | 11.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,206 | 6.9 | With a mortgage | 100,907 | 82.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 189 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,255 | 1.0 | |||
| 1 room | 4,510 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 2,970 | 2.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 12,107 | 5.1 | $700 to $999 | 11,214 | 9.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 20,832 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 41,793 | 34.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 35,637 | 15.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 28,715 | 23.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 41,159 | 17.4 | $2,000 or more | 14,771 | 12.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 40,667 | 17.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,425 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 33,204 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 21,796 | 17.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 23,781 | 10.1 | Median (dollars) | 363 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 24,308 | 10.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 224,852 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 29,103 | 23.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 52,534 | 23.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 20,341 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 76,066 | 33.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 21,189 | 17.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 37,648 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 16,682 | 13.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 32,621 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 11,072 | 9.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15,216 | 6.8 | 35 percent or more | 23,796 | 19.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 10,767 | 4.8 | Not computed | 520 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 72,015 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 11,098 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 64,938 | 28.9 | Less than $200 | 2,128 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | 93,969 | 41.8 | $200 to $299 | 1,439 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or more | 54,847 | 24.4 | $300 to $499 | 5,140 | 7.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 24,252 | 33.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 23,320 | 32.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 73,566 | 32.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11,887 | 16.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,807 | 3.5 | $1,500 or more | 2,043 | 2.8 | |
| Electricity | 125,397 | 55.8 | No cash rent | 1,806 | 2.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,970 | 2.7 | Median (dollars) | 766 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 16 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 10,718 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 21 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,092 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 10,305 | 14.3 | |
| No fuel used | 265 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 10,794 | 15.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 11,634 | 16.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 9,120 | 12.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 854 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,730 | 9.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,040 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 20,752 | 28.8 | |
| No telephone service | 2,526 | 1.1 | Not computed | 2,680 | 3.7 | |
| 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)

