
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Spokane 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 | 175,005 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 163,611 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 115,420 | 66.0 | 1.00 or less | 158,501 | 96.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 5,100 | 2.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,096 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 6,351 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 2,014 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 6,099 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 5,975 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 86,930 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7,123 | 4.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 16,651 | 9.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,856 | 2.1 | |
| Mobile home | 12,095 | 6.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 32,567 | 37.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 191 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 30,353 | 34.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 12,787 | 14.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6,731 | 7.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,892 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,164 | 2.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 13,826 | 7.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 385 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13,532 | 7.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 87 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 18,907 | 10.8 | Median (dollars) | 113,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 37,257 | 21.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 16,409 | 9.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 40,556 | 23.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 31,626 | 18.1 | With a mortgage | 64,179 | 73.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 275 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 3,148 | 3.6 | |||
| 1 room | 4,407 | 2.5 | $500 to $699 | 9,067 | 10.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 8,757 | 5.0 | $700 to $999 | 21,618 | 24.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 15,881 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 21,066 | 24.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 28,520 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,224 | 7.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 29,106 | 16.6 | $2,000 or more | 2,781 | 3.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 24,390 | 13.9 | Median (dollars) | 971 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 20,834 | 11.9 | Not mortgaged | 22,751 | 26.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 17,914 | 10.2 | Median (dollars) | 285 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 25,196 | 14.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 163,611 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 28,377 | 32.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 37,441 | 22.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,171 | 17.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 46,498 | 28.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 12,975 | 14.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 29,066 | 17.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 9,271 | 10.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 23,100 | 14.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,047 | 7.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,520 | 8.9 | 35 percent or more | 14,583 | 16.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 12,986 | 7.9 | Not computed | 506 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 55,919 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 14,353 | 8.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 53,455 | 32.7 | Less than $200 | 2,752 | 4.9 | |
| 2 | 63,205 | 38.6 | $200 to $299 | 3,028 | 5.4 | |
| 3 or more | 32,598 | 19.9 | $300 to $499 | 17,540 | 31.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 21,502 | 38.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 5,894 | 10.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 85,777 | 52.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,944 | 3.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,471 | 1.5 | $1,500 or more | 720 | 1.3 | |
| Electricity | 56,192 | 34.3 | No cash rent | 2,539 | 4.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 12,128 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 532 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 111 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 5,054 | 3.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 26 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,473 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 8,031 | 14.4 | |
| No fuel used | 379 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,608 | 13.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 7,270 | 13.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 6,581 | 11.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 829 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,292 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,363 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 18,572 | 33.2 | |
| No telephone service | 2,411 | 1.5 | Not computed | 3,565 | 6.4 | |
| 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)

