
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
[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 | 3,284 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,587 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,122 | 64.6 | 1.00 or less | 2,454 | 94.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 95 | 2.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 72 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 126 | 3.8 | 1.51 or more | 61 | 2.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 138 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 184 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,245 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 24 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 52 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 46 | 3.7 | |
| Mobile home | 484 | 14.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 235 | 18.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 59 | 1.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 303 | 24.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 290 | 23.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 311 | 25.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 71 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 53 | 4.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 328 | 10.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 264 | 8.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 607 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 156,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 845 | 25.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 433 | 13.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 286 | 8.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 450 | 13.7 | With a mortgage | 704 | 56.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 9 | 0.7 | |||
| 1 room | 250 | 7.6 | $500 to $699 | 64 | 5.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 352 | 10.7 | $700 to $999 | 108 | 8.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 441 | 13.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 331 | 26.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 499 | 15.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 162 | 13.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 556 | 16.9 | $2,000 or more | 28 | 2.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 502 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,224 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 367 | 11.2 | Not mortgaged | 541 | 43.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 172 | 5.2 | Median (dollars) | 428 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 145 | 4.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,587 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 392 | 31.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 486 | 18.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 229 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 785 | 30.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 162 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 398 | 15.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 145 | 11.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 435 | 16.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 58 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 285 | 11.0 | 35 percent or more | 255 | 20.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 198 | 7.7 | Not computed | 4 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 764 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 377 | 14.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 999 | 38.6 | Less than $200 | 36 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 941 | 36.4 | $200 to $299 | 42 | 5.5 | |
| 3 or more | 270 | 10.4 | $300 to $499 | 137 | 17.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 213 | 27.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 186 | 24.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8 | 0.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 68 | 8.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 74 | 2.9 | $1,500 or more | 10 | 1.3 | |
| Electricity | 156 | 6.0 | No cash rent | 72 | 9.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,152 | 83.2 | Median (dollars) | 648 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 177 | 6.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 174 | 22.8 | |
| No fuel used | 4 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 136 | 17.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 61 | 8.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 63 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 124 | 4.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 67 | 8.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 107 | 4.1 | 35 percent or more | 191 | 25.0 | |
| No telephone service | 135 | 5.2 | Not computed | 72 | 9.4 | |
| 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)

