
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northwest Arctic 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 | 2,540 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,780 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,956 | 77.0 | 1.00 or less | 1,114 | 62.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 62 | 2.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 303 | 17.0 | |
| 2 units | 106 | 4.2 | 1.51 or more | 363 | 20.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 136 | 5.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 98 | 3.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 892 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 35 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 83 | 3.3 | Less than $50,000 | 167 | 18.7 | |
| Mobile home | 52 | 2.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 317 | 35.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 192 | 21.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 147 | 16.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 55 | 6.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 39 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 11 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 230 | 9.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 216 | 8.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 776 | 30.6 | Median (dollars) | 89,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 750 | 29.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 238 | 9.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 224 | 8.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 67 | 2.6 | With a mortgage | 329 | 36.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 18 | 2.0 | |||
| 1 room | 237 | 9.3 | $500 to $699 | 59 | 6.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 405 | 15.9 | $700 to $999 | 82 | 9.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 598 | 23.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 95 | 10.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 524 | 20.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 39 | 4.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 464 | 18.3 | $2,000 or more | 36 | 4.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 207 | 8.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,031 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 56 | 2.2 | Not mortgaged | 563 | 63.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 14 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 482 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 35 | 1.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 3.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,780 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 319 | 35.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 453 | 25.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 142 | 15.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 490 | 27.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 91 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 257 | 14.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 68 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 336 | 18.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 57 | 6.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 193 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 213 | 23.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 51 | 2.9 | Not computed | 2 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 775 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,275 | 71.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 373 | 21.0 | Less than $200 | 18 | 2.3 | |
| 2 | 98 | 5.5 | $200 to $299 | 10 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or more | 34 | 1.9 | $300 to $499 | 68 | 8.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 167 | 21.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 138 | 17.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2 | 0.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 166 | 21.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 26 | 1.5 | $1,500 or more | 61 | 7.9 | |
| Electricity | 28 | 1.6 | No cash rent | 147 | 19.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,583 | 88.9 | Median (dollars) | 842 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.4 | ||||
| Wood | 113 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 21 | 1.2 | Less than 15 percent | 203 | 26.2 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 81 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 93 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 69 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 399 | 22.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 53 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 369 | 20.7 | 35 percent or more | 124 | 16.0 | |
| No telephone service | 205 | 11.5 | Not computed | 152 | 19.6 | |
| 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)

