
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New Haven 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 | 340,732 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 319,040 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 182,141 | 53.5 | 1.00 or less | 310,643 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 17,763 | 5.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 5,816 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 33,390 | 9.8 | 1.51 or more | 2,581 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 39,746 | 11.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 19,162 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 167,540 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 14,293 | 4.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 32,220 | 9.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,737 | 1.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,956 | 0.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 24,648 | 14.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 61 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 55,592 | 33.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 40,122 | 23.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 30,230 | 18.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,466 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 12,121 | 7.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,518 | 3.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,634 | 1.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 13,813 | 4.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 456 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 44,080 | 12.9 | Median (dollars) | 151,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 50,100 | 14.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 49,468 | 14.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 88,388 | 25.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 80,899 | 23.7 | With a mortgage | 118,158 | 70.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 85 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 877 | 0.5 | |||
| 1 room | 6,754 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 4,286 | 2.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 13,836 | 4.1 | $700 to $999 | 17,588 | 10.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 30,092 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 49,771 | 29.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 54,803 | 16.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 28,300 | 16.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 74,404 | 21.8 | $2,000 or more | 17,251 | 10.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 63,543 | 18.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,365 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 44,008 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 49,382 | 29.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 28,197 | 8.3 | Median (dollars) | 475 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 25,095 | 7.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 319,040 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 51,129 | 30.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 54,946 | 17.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 28,937 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 88,375 | 27.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 25,221 | 15.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 45,493 | 14.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 18,867 | 11.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 53,243 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,399 | 7.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 32,352 | 10.1 | 35 percent or more | 30,075 | 18.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 44,631 | 14.0 | Not computed | 912 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 117,206 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 39,084 | 12.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 113,726 | 35.6 | Less than $200 | 6,659 | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 120,296 | 37.7 | $200 to $299 | 5,286 | 4.5 | |
| 3 or more | 45,934 | 14.4 | $300 to $499 | 15,088 | 12.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 45,422 | 38.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 27,404 | 23.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 103,904 | 32.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 10,760 | 9.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,450 | 2.0 | $1,500 or more | 2,156 | 1.8 | |
| Electricity | 48,401 | 15.2 | No cash rent | 4,431 | 3.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 157,016 | 49.2 | Median (dollars) | 666 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 253 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,524 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 75 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 860 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 19,899 | 17.0 | |
| No fuel used | 557 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 16,986 | 14.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 14,378 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 12,604 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,862 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,850 | 7.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,665 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 36,898 | 31.5 | |
| No telephone service | 4,055 | 1.3 | Not computed | 7,591 | 6.5 | |
| 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)

