
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Columbia 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 | 23,579 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,925 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,059 | 51.1 | 1.00 or less | 20,064 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 219 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 614 | 2.9 | |
| 2 units | 630 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 247 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 400 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 289 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,170 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 92 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 440 | 1.9 | Less than $50,000 | 1,882 | 23.0 | |
| Mobile home | 9,273 | 39.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,050 | 49.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 177 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,429 | 17.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 441 | 5.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 258 | 3.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 969 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 103 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,356 | 14.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,121 | 13.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,740 | 24.3 | Median (dollars) | 73,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,624 | 19.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,429 | 10.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,496 | 10.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 844 | 3.6 | With a mortgage | 4,987 | 61.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 163 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 765 | 9.4 | |||
| 1 room | 295 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,393 | 17.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 757 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,424 | 17.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,434 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 879 | 10.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,922 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 287 | 3.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,445 | 27.3 | $2,000 or more | 76 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,385 | 22.8 | Median (dollars) | 729 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,143 | 13.3 | Not mortgaged | 3,183 | 39.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,353 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 238 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 845 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,925 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,520 | 43.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,273 | 20.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,369 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,526 | 31.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,011 | 12.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,495 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 522 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,422 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 353 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,759 | 8.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,276 | 15.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,450 | 6.9 | Not computed | 119 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,700 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,541 | 7.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,662 | 36.6 | Less than $200 | 207 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 8,464 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 453 | 9.6 | |
| 3 or more | 3,258 | 15.6 | $300 to $499 | 2,097 | 44.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,217 | 25.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 179 | 3.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,325 | 11.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 67 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,755 | 17.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 13,726 | 65.6 | No cash rent | 480 | 10.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 574 | 2.7 | Median (dollars) | 448 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 402 | 1.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 15 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 874 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 128 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 755 | 16.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 611 | 13.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 446 | 9.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 55 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 296 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 76 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,196 | 25.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,086 | 5.2 | Not computed | 522 | 11.1 | |
| 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)

