
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 | 2,660 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,142 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,421 | 53.4 | 1.00 or less | 2,011 | 93.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8 | 0.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 84 | 3.9 | |
| 2 units | 15 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 47 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 44 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3 | 0.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 658 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3 | 0.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 10 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 198 | 30.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,072 | 40.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 317 | 48.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 84 | 3.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 102 | 15.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 14 | 2.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 15 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 73 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 254 | 9.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 237 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 1.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 564 | 21.2 | Median (dollars) | 67,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 786 | 29.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 285 | 10.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 322 | 12.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 139 | 5.2 | With a mortgage | 318 | 48.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 80 | 12.2 | |||
| 1 room | 42 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 93 | 14.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 119 | 4.5 | $700 to $999 | 87 | 13.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 206 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 42 | 6.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 473 | 17.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 5 | 0.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 512 | 19.2 | $2,000 or more | 11 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 725 | 27.3 | Median (dollars) | 644 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 356 | 13.4 | Not mortgaged | 340 | 51.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 133 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 233 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 94 | 3.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,142 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 350 | 53.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 383 | 17.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 86 | 13.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 532 | 24.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 82 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 354 | 16.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 28 | 4.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 406 | 19.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 14 | 2.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 251 | 11.7 | 35 percent or more | 89 | 13.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 216 | 10.1 | Not computed | 9 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 390 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 133 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 748 | 34.9 | Less than $200 | 27 | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 824 | 38.5 | $200 to $299 | 37 | 9.5 | |
| 3 or more | 437 | 20.4 | $300 to $499 | 186 | 47.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 59 | 15.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 17 | 4.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 39 | 1.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 765 | 35.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,199 | 56.0 | No cash rent | 64 | 16.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 420 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 83 | 3.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 87 | 22.3 | |
| No fuel used | 35 | 1.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 65 | 16.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 31 | 7.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 21 | 5.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 12 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 19 | 4.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 0 | 0.0 | 35 percent or more | 103 | 26.4 | |
| No telephone service | 146 | 6.8 | Not computed | 64 | 16.4 | |
| 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)

