
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Covington 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 | 18,578 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,640 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,194 | 71.0 | 1.00 or less | 15,288 | 97.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 216 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 267 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 445 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 85 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 246 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 258 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,546 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 60 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 169 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 3,236 | 42.9 | |
| Mobile home | 3,930 | 21.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,023 | 40.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 60 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 766 | 10.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 274 | 3.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 156 | 2.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 298 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 54 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,535 | 8.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 27 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,374 | 7.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 10 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,836 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 56,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,441 | 18.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,811 | 15.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,224 | 22.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,059 | 11.1 | With a mortgage | 3,865 | 51.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 197 | 2.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,094 | 14.5 | |||
| 1 room | 103 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,168 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 372 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 817 | 10.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,205 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 457 | 6.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,234 | 17.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 72 | 1.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,203 | 28.0 | $2,000 or more | 60 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,076 | 21.9 | Median (dollars) | 608 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,263 | 12.2 | Not mortgaged | 3,681 | 48.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,210 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 201 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 912 | 4.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,640 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,669 | 48.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,336 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,062 | 14.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,840 | 24.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 757 | 10.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,616 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 496 | 6.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,504 | 16.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 368 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,833 | 11.7 | 35 percent or more | 997 | 13.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,511 | 16.1 | Not computed | 197 | 2.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,285 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,372 | 8.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,994 | 31.9 | Less than $200 | 486 | 14.8 | |
| 2 | 5,909 | 37.8 | $200 to $299 | 566 | 17.2 | |
| 3 or more | 3,365 | 21.5 | $300 to $499 | 1,253 | 38.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 298 | 9.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9 | 0.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,566 | 29.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,332 | 21.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 7,421 | 47.4 | No cash rent | 643 | 19.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 33 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 340 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 221 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 15 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 625 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 51 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 382 | 11.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 376 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 194 | 5.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 110 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 201 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 48 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 767 | 23.3 | |
| No telephone service | 1,018 | 6.5 | Not computed | 740 | 22.5 | |
| 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)

