
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dale 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 | 21,779 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,878 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,789 | 58.7 | 1.00 or less | 18,288 | 96.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,575 | 7.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 427 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 726 | 3.3 | 1.51 or more | 163 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,076 | 4.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 536 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,328 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 123 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 314 | 1.4 | Less than $50,000 | 2,184 | 26.2 | |
| Mobile home | 4,589 | 21.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,489 | 53.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 51 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 917 | 11.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 453 | 5.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 194 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 462 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 62 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,726 | 7.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 18 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,659 | 7.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 11 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,962 | 22.8 | Median (dollars) | 69,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,880 | 22.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,943 | 18.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,077 | 14.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,070 | 4.9 | With a mortgage | 5,367 | 64.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 147 | 1.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,010 | 12.1 | |||
| 1 room | 154 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,617 | 19.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 521 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 1,720 | 20.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,793 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 588 | 7.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,861 | 17.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 172 | 2.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,636 | 25.9 | $2,000 or more | 113 | 1.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,235 | 24.0 | Median (dollars) | 689 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,332 | 10.7 | Not mortgaged | 2,961 | 35.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,229 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 202 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,018 | 4.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,878 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,892 | 46.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,383 | 23.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,487 | 17.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,222 | 27.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 862 | 10.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,404 | 12.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 504 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,977 | 15.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 391 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,881 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,079 | 13.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,011 | 10.7 | Not computed | 113 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,676 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,198 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,426 | 34.0 | Less than $200 | 650 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 7,260 | 38.5 | $200 to $299 | 891 | 13.3 | |
| 3 or more | 3,994 | 21.2 | $300 to $499 | 2,193 | 32.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,266 | 19.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 158 | 2.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,499 | 18.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8 | 0.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,898 | 10.1 | $1,500 or more | 19 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 13,058 | 69.2 | No cash rent | 1,491 | 22.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 82 | 0.4 | Median (dollars) | 398 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 147 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 13 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,251 | 18.7 | |
| No fuel used | 181 | 1.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 934 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 609 | 9.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 561 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 92 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 353 | 5.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 62 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 1,304 | 19.5 | |
| No telephone service | 917 | 4.9 | Not computed | 1,664 | 24.9 | |
| 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)

