
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Tuscaloosa 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 | 71,429 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 64,517 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 41,772 | 58.5 | 1.00 or less | 62,565 | 97.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,568 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,424 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 1,561 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 528 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,926 | 5.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,688 | 5.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 30,790 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3,184 | 4.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,462 | 7.6 | Less than $50,000 | 2,626 | 8.5 | |
| Mobile home | 10,237 | 14.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 11,310 | 36.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 31 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 9,662 | 31.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 3,716 | 12.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,322 | 7.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,893 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 777 | 2.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,957 | 12.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 293 | 1.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,060 | 11.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 84 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 12,824 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 106,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15,197 | 21.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,737 | 13.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 11,494 | 16.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,267 | 4.6 | With a mortgage | 21,329 | 69.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 326 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,547 | 5.0 | |||
| 1 room | 766 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 3,811 | 12.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,912 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 7,144 | 23.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 6,600 | 9.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,879 | 19.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 12,240 | 17.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,668 | 5.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 17,148 | 24.0 | $2,000 or more | 954 | 3.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 13,574 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 902 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 8,377 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 9,461 | 30.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 5,144 | 7.2 | Median (dollars) | 243 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,668 | 6.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 64,517 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 12,496 | 40.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 15,453 | 24.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,239 | 17.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 19,247 | 29.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,325 | 14.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 9,937 | 15.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,385 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,138 | 12.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,742 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,789 | 9.0 | 35 percent or more | 4,188 | 13.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,953 | 9.2 | Not computed | 415 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 23,285 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,405 | 8.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 22,268 | 34.5 | Less than $200 | 1,660 | 7.1 | |
| 2 | 23,583 | 36.6 | $200 to $299 | 2,020 | 8.7 | |
| 3 or more | 13,261 | 20.6 | $300 to $499 | 7,826 | 33.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,685 | 33.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,706 | 7.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 26,002 | 40.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 744 | 3.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,387 | 6.8 | $1,500 or more | 179 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 33,232 | 51.5 | No cash rent | 1,465 | 6.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 174 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 487 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 21 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 533 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 74 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 3,727 | 16.0 | |
| No fuel used | 94 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,793 | 12.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,255 | 9.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,912 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 284 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,629 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 278 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 8,422 | 36.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,716 | 2.7 | Not computed | 2,547 | 10.9 | |
| 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)

