
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Baldwin 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 | 74,285 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 55,336 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 44,984 | 60.6 | 1.00 or less | 54,003 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,451 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 911 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 1,006 | 1.4 | 1.51 or more | 422 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,834 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,998 | 2.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 31,082 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,315 | 1.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 7,882 | 10.6 | Less than $50,000 | 1,974 | 6.4 | |
| Mobile home | 13,127 | 17.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,412 | 30.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 688 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 8,615 | 27.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,668 | 15.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,573 | 11.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,271 | 5.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,039 | 6.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,397 | 19.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 613 | 2.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,152 | 15.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 188 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 17,250 | 23.2 | Median (dollars) | 122,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,393 | 16.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,972 | 8.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,963 | 8.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,887 | 3.9 | With a mortgage | 20,282 | 65.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 269 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,481 | 4.8 | |||
| 1 room | 819 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 3,304 | 10.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,962 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 6,222 | 20.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,008 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,845 | 18.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 14,375 | 19.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,906 | 6.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 19,253 | 25.9 | $2,000 or more | 1,255 | 4.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 14,869 | 20.0 | Median (dollars) | 936 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 8,704 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 10,800 | 34.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 5,118 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 243 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,177 | 5.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 55,336 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 13,089 | 42.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 11,805 | 21.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,173 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,672 | 31.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,887 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 10,146 | 18.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,557 | 8.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,373 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,755 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,548 | 8.2 | 35 percent or more | 4,387 | 14.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,792 | 6.9 | Not computed | 234 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 11,065 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,340 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 17,460 | 31.6 | Less than $200 | 525 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 24,977 | 45.1 | $200 to $299 | 541 | 4.9 | |
| 3 or more | 10,559 | 19.1 | $300 to $499 | 2,709 | 24.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,707 | 33.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,607 | 14.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,927 | 16.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 584 | 5.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,569 | 8.3 | $1,500 or more | 184 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 40,881 | 73.9 | No cash rent | 1,208 | 10.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 98 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 566 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 658 | 1.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 22 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 40 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,127 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 141 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,411 | 12.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,448 | 13.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 968 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 264 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 806 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 286 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 2,898 | 26.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,802 | 3.3 | Not computed | 1,407 | 12.7 | |
| 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)

