
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lafayette 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 | 4,560 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,434 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,128 | 68.6 | 1.00 or less | 3,301 | 96.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 48 | 1.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 87 | 2.5 | |
| 2 units | 28 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 46 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 93 | 2.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 33 | 0.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,581 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 7 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 36 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,072 | 67.8 | |
| Mobile home | 1,084 | 23.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 393 | 24.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 103 | 2.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 69 | 4.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 30 | 1.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 67 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 403 | 8.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 238 | 5.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 777 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 33,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 974 | 21.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 632 | 13.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,084 | 23.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 385 | 8.4 | With a mortgage | 640 | 40.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 63 | 4.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 210 | 13.3 | |||
| 1 room | 41 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 193 | 12.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 192 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 122 | 7.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 296 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 46 | 2.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 999 | 21.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,335 | 29.3 | $2,000 or more | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 964 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 547 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 435 | 9.5 | Not mortgaged | 941 | 59.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 201 | 4.4 | Median (dollars) | 222 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 97 | 2.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,434 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 798 | 50.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 457 | 13.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 221 | 14.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 750 | 21.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 151 | 9.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 464 | 13.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 106 | 6.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 696 | 20.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 65 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 538 | 15.7 | 35 percent or more | 212 | 13.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 529 | 15.4 | Not computed | 28 | 1.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 681 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 447 | 13.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,254 | 36.5 | Less than $200 | 98 | 14.4 | |
| 2 | 1,172 | 34.1 | $200 to $299 | 111 | 16.3 | |
| 3 or more | 561 | 16.3 | $300 to $499 | 235 | 34.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 39 | 5.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3 | 0.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,878 | 54.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 456 | 13.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 966 | 28.1 | No cash rent | 195 | 28.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 319 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 112 | 3.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 9 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 96 | 14.1 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 65 | 9.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 59 | 8.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 61 | 9.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 56 | 1.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 24 | 3.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 34 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 166 | 24.4 | |
| No telephone service | 336 | 9.8 | Not computed | 210 | 30.8 | |
| 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)

