
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chattooga 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 | 10,677 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,577 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,394 | 69.3 | 1.00 or less | 9,249 | 96.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 161 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 271 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 268 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 57 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 111 | 1.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 165 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,474 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 36 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 125 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,699 | 38.0 | |
| Mobile home | 2,396 | 22.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,068 | 46.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 490 | 11.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 134 | 3.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 49 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 311 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 13 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 770 | 7.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 857 | 8.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 11 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,581 | 14.8 | Median (dollars) | 59,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,908 | 17.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,556 | 14.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,231 | 20.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,463 | 13.7 | With a mortgage | 2,059 | 46.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 41 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 461 | 10.3 | |||
| 1 room | 19 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 663 | 14.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 163 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 514 | 11.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 603 | 5.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 286 | 6.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,307 | 21.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 76 | 1.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,146 | 29.5 | $2,000 or more | 18 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,528 | 23.7 | Median (dollars) | 645 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,117 | 10.5 | Not mortgaged | 2,415 | 54.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 505 | 4.7 | Median (dollars) | 207 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 289 | 2.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,577 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,239 | 50.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,736 | 18.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 747 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,131 | 22.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 392 | 8.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,315 | 13.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 294 | 6.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,579 | 16.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 153 | 3.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,146 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 581 | 13.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,670 | 17.4 | Not computed | 68 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,289 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 754 | 7.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,153 | 32.9 | Less than $200 | 267 | 11.7 | |
| 2 | 3,649 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 232 | 10.1 | |
| 3 or more | 2,021 | 21.1 | $300 to $499 | 1,097 | 47.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 273 | 11.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 55 | 2.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,463 | 46.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 20 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,227 | 23.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,290 | 23.9 | No cash rent | 345 | 15.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 191 | 2.0 | Median (dollars) | 380 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 353 | 3.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 23 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 624 | 27.3 | |
| No fuel used | 30 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 322 | 14.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 302 | 13.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 146 | 6.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 38 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 109 | 4.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 61 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 388 | 17.0 | |
| No telephone service | 920 | 9.6 | Not computed | 398 | 17.4 | |
| 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)

