
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 288,162 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 263,265 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 195,437 | 67.8 | 1.00 or less | 255,870 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,466 | 2.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,988 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 5,631 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 2,407 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 10,555 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 18,333 | 6.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 157,369 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17,833 | 6.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 20,844 | 7.2 | Less than $50,000 | 28,038 | 17.8 | |
| Mobile home | 10,891 | 3.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 60,745 | 38.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 172 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 30,976 | 19.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 17,085 | 10.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 11,474 | 7.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,141 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6,239 | 4.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 16,614 | 5.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,266 | 1.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 17,008 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 546 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 36,391 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 90,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 57,997 | 20.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 52,109 | 18.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 74,363 | 25.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 28,539 | 9.9 | With a mortgage | 105,604 | 67.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 1,133 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 9,903 | 6.3 | |||
| 1 room | 3,026 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 20,886 | 13.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 8,101 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 32,983 | 21.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 21,593 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 25,719 | 16.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 45,532 | 15.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 8,377 | 5.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 59,784 | 20.7 | $2,000 or more | 6,603 | 4.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 61,281 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 876 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 40,844 | 14.2 | Not mortgaged | 51,765 | 32.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 23,756 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 251 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 24,245 | 8.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 263,265 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 64,658 | 41.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 50,816 | 19.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 26,863 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 73,931 | 28.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 19,411 | 12.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 40,967 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 12,136 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 36,901 | 14.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,867 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 27,309 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 24,217 | 15.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 33,341 | 12.7 | Not computed | 2,217 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 87,911 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 26,148 | 9.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 95,036 | 36.1 | Less than $200 | 6,584 | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 92,832 | 35.3 | $200 to $299 | 7,394 | 8.4 | |
| 3 or more | 49,249 | 18.7 | $300 to $499 | 27,335 | 31.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 29,152 | 33.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9,124 | 10.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 171,989 | 65.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,198 | 2.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,542 | 2.5 | $1,500 or more | 704 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 83,096 | 31.6 | No cash rent | 5,420 | 6.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 407 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 500 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 42 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 419 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 15 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 269 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 17,608 | 20.0 | |
| No fuel used | 486 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 12,573 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 10,484 | 11.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,853 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,132 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,814 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,207 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 24,938 | 28.4 | |
| No telephone service | 6,096 | 2.3 | Not computed | 8,641 | 9.8 | |
| 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)

