
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Goshen 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 | 5,881 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,061 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,421 | 75.2 | 1.00 or less | 4,951 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 132 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 95 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 167 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 15 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 134 | 2.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 76 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,479 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 24 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 94 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 458 | 18.5 | |
| Mobile home | 814 | 13.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,355 | 54.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 19 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 463 | 18.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 153 | 6.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 78 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 29 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 260 | 4.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 130 | 2.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 721 | 12.3 | Median (dollars) | 77,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,153 | 19.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 592 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,572 | 26.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,375 | 23.4 | With a mortgage | 1,428 | 57.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 8 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 297 | 12.0 | |||
| 1 room | 37 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 462 | 18.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 160 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 435 | 17.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 380 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 175 | 7.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,077 | 18.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 48 | 1.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,186 | 20.2 | $2,000 or more | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 978 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 672 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 805 | 13.7 | Not mortgaged | 1,051 | 42.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 565 | 9.6 | Median (dollars) | 199 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 693 | 11.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,061 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,054 | 42.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,007 | 19.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 459 | 18.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,285 | 25.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 338 | 13.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 850 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 205 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 849 | 16.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 112 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 575 | 11.4 | 35 percent or more | 305 | 12.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 495 | 9.8 | Not computed | 6 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,316 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 229 | 4.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,578 | 31.2 | Less than $200 | 126 | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 1,903 | 37.6 | $200 to $299 | 216 | 16.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,351 | 26.7 | $300 to $499 | 617 | 46.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 138 | 10.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 6 | 0.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,470 | 68.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 994 | 19.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 416 | 8.2 | No cash rent | 208 | 15.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 38 | 0.8 | Median (dollars) | 368 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 11 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 131 | 2.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 301 | 22.9 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 182 | 13.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 154 | 11.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 105 | 8.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 0 | 0.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 57 | 4.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 8 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 301 | 22.9 | |
| No telephone service | 208 | 4.1 | Not computed | 216 | 16.4 | |
| 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)

