
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Milwaukee 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 | 400,093 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 377,729 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 182,862 | 45.7 | 1.00 or less | 361,907 | 95.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 20,979 | 5.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 9,904 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 72,856 | 18.2 | 1.51 or more | 5,918 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 26,382 | 6.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 24,566 | 6.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 164,162 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17,695 | 4.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 52,566 | 13.1 | Less than $50,000 | 16,203 | 9.9 | |
| Mobile home | 2,075 | 0.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 61,792 | 37.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 112 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 52,685 | 32.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 20,296 | 12.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 9,042 | 5.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,165 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,785 | 1.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,171 | 2.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,052 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,580 | 2.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 307 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 22,970 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 103,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 46,427 | 11.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 55,315 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 135,416 | 33.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 116,049 | 29.0 | With a mortgage | 111,909 | 68.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 354 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 5,018 | 3.1 | |||
| 1 room | 9,781 | 2.4 | $500 to $699 | 14,571 | 8.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 18,745 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 34,771 | 21.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 42,357 | 10.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 38,320 | 23.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 73,043 | 18.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12,594 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 106,419 | 26.6 | $2,000 or more | 6,281 | 3.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 71,843 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,013 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 38,869 | 9.7 | Not mortgaged | 52,253 | 31.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 21,190 | 5.3 | Median (dollars) | 377 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 17,846 | 4.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 377,729 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 58,054 | 35.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 81,209 | 21.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 31,491 | 19.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 110,629 | 29.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 24,711 | 15.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 57,602 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 16,587 | 10.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 50,598 | 13.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 9,572 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 34,024 | 9.0 | 35 percent or more | 22,744 | 13.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 43,667 | 11.6 | Not computed | 1,003 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 178,654 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 61,631 | 16.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 156,663 | 41.5 | Less than $200 | 8,287 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | 122,283 | 32.4 | $200 to $299 | 8,151 | 4.6 | |
| 3 or more | 37,152 | 9.8 | $300 to $499 | 49,943 | 28.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 77,580 | 43.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 22,434 | 12.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 315,604 | 83.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,947 | 3.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,302 | 1.1 | $1,500 or more | 1,705 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 35,779 | 9.5 | No cash rent | 3,607 | 2.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 16,215 | 4.3 | Median (dollars) | 555 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 76 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 228 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 66 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 3,821 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 34,075 | 19.1 | |
| No fuel used | 1,638 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 28,371 | 15.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 24,078 | 13.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 18,355 | 10.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 2,683 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,638 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 3,807 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 53,436 | 29.9 | |
| No telephone service | 11,473 | 3.0 | Not computed | 7,701 | 4.3 | |
| 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)

