
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Meriwether 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 | 9,211 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 8,248 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,455 | 70.1 | 1.00 or less | 7,883 | 95.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 71 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 195 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 252 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 170 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 108 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 107 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,745 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 15 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 88 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,198 | 32.0 | |
| Mobile home | 2,097 | 22.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,750 | 46.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 18 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 514 | 13.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 205 | 5.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 54 | 1.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 258 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 812 | 8.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 13 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 804 | 8.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,731 | 18.8 | Median (dollars) | 66,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,641 | 17.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,252 | 13.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,323 | 14.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,390 | 15.1 | With a mortgage | 2,068 | 55.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 63 | 1.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 251 | 6.7 | |||
| 1 room | 33 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 576 | 15.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 180 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 720 | 19.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 618 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 345 | 9.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,533 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 92 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,330 | 25.3 | $2,000 or more | 21 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,010 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 749 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,295 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 1,677 | 44.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 724 | 7.9 | Median (dollars) | 238 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 488 | 5.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 8,248 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,664 | 44.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,370 | 16.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 666 | 17.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,841 | 22.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 297 | 7.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,261 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 240 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,487 | 18.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 202 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,126 | 13.7 | 35 percent or more | 617 | 16.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,163 | 14.1 | Not computed | 59 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,060 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 903 | 10.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,656 | 32.2 | Less than $200 | 179 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 2,860 | 34.7 | $200 to $299 | 198 | 9.6 | |
| 3 or more | 1,829 | 22.2 | $300 to $499 | 801 | 38.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 479 | 23.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 56 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,727 | 20.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 24 | 1.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,726 | 45.2 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 2,499 | 30.3 | No cash rent | 319 | 15.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 58 | 0.7 | Median (dollars) | 427 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 232 | 2.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 392 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 6 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 230 | 11.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 200 | 9.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 159 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 112 | 1.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 120 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 98 | 1.2 | 35 percent or more | 564 | 27.4 | |
| No telephone service | 585 | 7.1 | Not computed | 395 | 19.2 | |
| 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)

