
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Kenai Peninsula Borough
[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 | 24,871 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,438 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 18,405 | 74.0 | 1.00 or less | 17,057 | 92.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 362 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 735 | 4.0 | |
| 2 units | 695 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 646 | 3.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,206 | 4.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 486 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,298 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 448 | 1.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 471 | 1.9 | Less than $50,000 | 876 | 8.5 | |
| Mobile home | 2,181 | 8.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,987 | 29.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 617 | 2.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,366 | 32.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,878 | 18.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 933 | 9.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,013 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 223 | 2.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,202 | 12.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 31 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,586 | 10.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,231 | 33.1 | Median (dollars) | 118,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,902 | 23.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,385 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,294 | 5.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 258 | 1.0 | With a mortgage | 7,024 | 68.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 71 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 357 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 room | 2,806 | 11.3 | $500 to $699 | 690 | 6.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,709 | 10.9 | $700 to $999 | 2,032 | 19.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,023 | 12.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,639 | 25.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,049 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 950 | 9.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,174 | 16.8 | $2,000 or more | 285 | 2.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,028 | 12.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,054 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,010 | 8.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,274 | 31.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,486 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 325 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,586 | 6.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,438 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,022 | 39.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,955 | 21.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,823 | 17.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,678 | 30.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,214 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,380 | 18.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 878 | 8.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,722 | 20.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 529 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,321 | 7.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,761 | 17.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 382 | 2.1 | Not computed | 71 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,659 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,111 | 6.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,048 | 32.8 | Less than $200 | 172 | 3.7 | |
| 2 | 7,421 | 40.2 | $200 to $299 | 193 | 4.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,858 | 20.9 | $300 to $499 | 895 | 19.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,751 | 37.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 782 | 16.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,828 | 42.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 282 | 6.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,240 | 6.7 | $1,500 or more | 17 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 1,267 | 6.9 | No cash rent | 567 | 12.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6,525 | 35.4 | Median (dollars) | 609 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 69 | 0.4 | ||||
| Wood | 1,361 | 7.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 6 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 98 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 973 | 20.9 | |
| No fuel used | 44 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 621 | 13.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 544 | 11.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 392 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,336 | 7.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 342 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,083 | 5.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,199 | 25.7 | |
| No telephone service | 713 | 3.9 | Not computed | 588 | 12.6 | |
| 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)

