
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Broward 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 | 741,043 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 654,445 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 303,357 | 40.9 | 1.00 or less | 606,108 | 92.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 57,407 | 7.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 25,581 | 3.9 | |
| 2 units | 20,225 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 22,756 | 3.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 33,347 | 4.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 41,120 | 5.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 298,725 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 53,717 | 7.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 203,940 | 27.5 | Less than $50,000 | 5,428 | 1.8 | |
| Mobile home | 26,834 | 3.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 90,604 | 30.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 1,096 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 90,622 | 30.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 54,293 | 18.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 34,833 | 11.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 19,130 | 2.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15,769 | 5.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 60,852 | 8.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 5,596 | 1.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 64,154 | 8.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,580 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 157,319 | 21.2 | Median (dollars) | 128,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 220,745 | 29.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 127,699 | 17.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 83,382 | 11.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 7,762 | 1.0 | With a mortgage | 243,814 | 81.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 552 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 3,942 | 1.3 | |||
| 1 room | 18,591 | 2.5 | $500 to $699 | 14,323 | 4.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 57,142 | 7.7 | $700 to $999 | 53,572 | 17.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 113,356 | 15.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 91,265 | 30.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 171,110 | 23.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 45,215 | 15.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 145,625 | 19.7 | $2,000 or more | 34,945 | 11.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 99,010 | 13.4 | Median (dollars) | 1,246 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 66,384 | 9.0 | Not mortgaged | 54,911 | 18.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 43,327 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 399 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 26,498 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 654,445 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 70,943 | 23.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 150,349 | 23.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 49,937 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 215,722 | 33.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 47,012 | 15.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 113,497 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 34,596 | 11.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 100,798 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 23,143 | 7.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 53,598 | 8.2 | 35 percent or more | 69,818 | 23.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 20,481 | 3.1 | Not computed | 3,276 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 199,565 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 61,191 | 9.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 286,159 | 43.7 | Less than $200 | 3,892 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | 239,085 | 36.5 | $200 to $299 | 3,515 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or more | 68,010 | 10.4 | $300 to $499 | 17,640 | 8.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 69,173 | 34.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 62,862 | 31.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 18,715 | 2.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 28,298 | 14.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,799 | 0.7 | $1,500 or more | 7,376 | 3.7 | |
| Electricity | 609,215 | 93.1 | No cash rent | 6,809 | 3.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,038 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 757 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 177 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 292 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 248 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 25,538 | 12.8 | |
| No fuel used | 19,952 | 3.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 25,648 | 12.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 26,370 | 13.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 21,821 | 10.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 2,617 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 16,105 | 8.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 3,342 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 70,862 | 35.5 | |
| No telephone service | 10,480 | 1.6 | Not computed | 13,221 | 6.6 | |
| 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)

