
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sharp 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 | 9,342 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,211 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,250 | 77.6 | 1.00 or less | 7,009 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 245 | 2.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 145 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 54 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 57 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 162 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 39 | 0.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,646 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 28 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 69 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,701 | 46.7 | |
| Mobile home | 1,363 | 14.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,480 | 40.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 132 | 1.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 333 | 9.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 81 | 2.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 41 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 206 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 668 | 7.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 660 | 7.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,772 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 51,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,016 | 32.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,829 | 19.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 828 | 8.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 363 | 3.9 | With a mortgage | 1,910 | 52.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 79 | 2.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 673 | 18.5 | |||
| 1 room | 168 | 1.8 | $500 to $699 | 658 | 18.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 219 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 380 | 10.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 643 | 6.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 97 | 2.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,288 | 24.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 21 | 0.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,142 | 33.6 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,591 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 548 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 715 | 7.7 | Not mortgaged | 1,736 | 47.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 362 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 198 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 214 | 2.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,211 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,492 | 40.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,317 | 18.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 696 | 19.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,121 | 29.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 338 | 9.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,360 | 18.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 306 | 8.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,231 | 17.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 177 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 743 | 10.3 | 35 percent or more | 583 | 16.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 439 | 6.1 | Not computed | 54 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,362 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 411 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,612 | 36.2 | Less than $200 | 154 | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 3,086 | 42.8 | $200 to $299 | 174 | 12.8 | |
| 3 or more | 1,102 | 15.3 | $300 to $499 | 608 | 44.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 164 | 12.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 18 | 1.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 650 | 9.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,317 | 46.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,217 | 30.7 | No cash rent | 233 | 17.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 379 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 999 | 13.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 14 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 256 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 3 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 180 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 139 | 10.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 115 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 70 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 103 | 7.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 54 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 310 | 22.8 | |
| No telephone service | 364 | 5.0 | Not computed | 259 | 19.0 | |
| 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)

