
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gilmer 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 | 11,924 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,071 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,159 | 68.4 | 1.00 or less | 8,657 | 95.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 118 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 251 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 188 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 163 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 107 | 0.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 124 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,380 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 67 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 80 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 575 | 13.1 | |
| Mobile home | 2,705 | 22.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,781 | 40.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 376 | 3.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,177 | 26.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 485 | 11.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 275 | 6.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 719 | 6.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 87 | 2.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,570 | 21.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,952 | 16.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,880 | 24.2 | Median (dollars) | 95,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,727 | 14.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 682 | 5.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 951 | 8.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 443 | 3.7 | With a mortgage | 2,679 | 61.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 51 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 172 | 3.9 | |||
| 1 room | 119 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 644 | 14.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 478 | 4.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,037 | 23.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 829 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 578 | 13.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,732 | 22.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 116 | 2.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,042 | 25.5 | $2,000 or more | 81 | 1.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,404 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 826 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,241 | 10.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,701 | 38.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 597 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 205 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 482 | 4.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,071 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,867 | 42.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,991 | 21.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 605 | 13.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,671 | 29.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 469 | 10.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,489 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 359 | 8.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,476 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 304 | 6.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 731 | 8.1 | 35 percent or more | 726 | 16.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 713 | 7.9 | Not computed | 50 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,930 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 459 | 5.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,669 | 29.4 | Less than $200 | 128 | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 3,716 | 41.0 | $200 to $299 | 116 | 6.0 | |
| 3 or more | 2,227 | 24.6 | $300 to $499 | 654 | 33.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 616 | 31.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 130 | 6.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,149 | 12.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,864 | 53.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,031 | 22.4 | No cash rent | 279 | 14.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 574 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 482 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 431 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 9 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 440 | 22.8 | |
| No fuel used | 3 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 293 | 15.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 155 | 8.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 167 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 57 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 185 | 9.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 28 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 353 | 18.3 | |
| No telephone service | 388 | 4.3 | Not computed | 337 | 17.5 | |
| 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)

