
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Colbert 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 | 24,980 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,461 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 18,793 | 75.2 | 1.00 or less | 22,084 | 98.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 290 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 309 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,043 | 4.2 | 1.51 or more | 68 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 865 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 482 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 13,384 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 176 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 322 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 3,058 | 22.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,956 | 11.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,591 | 49.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 53 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,079 | 15.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 832 | 6.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 504 | 3.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 382 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 269 | 2.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,485 | 9.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 51 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,179 | 8.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,422 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 72,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,676 | 18.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,029 | 16.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,791 | 23.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,016 | 8.1 | With a mortgage | 7,829 | 58.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 123 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,216 | 9.1 | |||
| 1 room | 95 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 2,248 | 16.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 484 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 2,223 | 16.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,252 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,415 | 10.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,660 | 14.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 415 | 3.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,019 | 24.1 | $2,000 or more | 189 | 1.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,324 | 25.3 | Median (dollars) | 732 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,380 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 5,555 | 41.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,714 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 243 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,052 | 8.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,461 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,925 | 44.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,393 | 15.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,209 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,132 | 27.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,520 | 11.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,487 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 948 | 7.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,181 | 14.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 561 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,896 | 12.9 | 35 percent or more | 2,022 | 15.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,372 | 15.0 | Not computed | 199 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,381 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,441 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,673 | 29.7 | Less than $200 | 654 | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 9,094 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 578 | 10.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,253 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,076 | 38.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 949 | 17.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 319 | 5.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,242 | 41.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 80 | 1.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,429 | 15.3 | $1,500 or more | 20 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 9,156 | 40.8 | No cash rent | 705 | 13.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 243 | 1.1 | Median (dollars) | 414 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 319 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 36 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,046 | 19.4 | |
| No fuel used | 33 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 638 | 11.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 515 | 9.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 384 | 7.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 93 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 378 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 77 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 1,499 | 27.9 | |
| No telephone service | 659 | 2.9 | Not computed | 921 | 17.1 | |
| 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)

