DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Polk 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 | 15,059 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,012 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,246 | 74.7 | 1.00 or less | 13,265 | 94.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 188 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 489 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 538 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 258 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 515 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 377 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,325 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 87 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 173 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,740 | 23.8 | |
| Mobile home | 1,922 | 12.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,906 | 53.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 13 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,143 | 15.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 372 | 5.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 101 | 1.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 497 | 3.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 52 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,288 | 8.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 11 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 989 | 6.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,478 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 73,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,859 | 19.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,979 | 13.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,859 | 19.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,110 | 14.0 | With a mortgage | 4,225 | 57.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 110 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 675 | 9.2 | |||
| 1 room | 118 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,194 | 16.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 301 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,358 | 18.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 924 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 642 | 8.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,652 | 17.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 230 | 3.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,679 | 31.1 | $2,000 or more | 16 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,459 | 23.0 | Median (dollars) | 727 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,757 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 3,100 | 42.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 618 | 4.1 | Median (dollars) | 225 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 551 | 3.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,012 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,343 | 45.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,461 | 17.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,114 | 15.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,555 | 25.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 685 | 9.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,043 | 14.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 648 | 8.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,216 | 15.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 390 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,850 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,021 | 13.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,887 | 13.5 | Not computed | 124 | 1.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,968 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,474 | 10.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,066 | 29.0 | Less than $200 | 375 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 5,333 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 366 | 9.2 | |
| 3 or more | 3,139 | 22.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,812 | 45.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 912 | 23.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 122 | 3.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,707 | 47.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,952 | 28.2 | $1,500 or more | 15 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 2,913 | 20.8 | No cash rent | 353 | 8.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 16 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 425 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 306 | 2.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 64 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 878 | 22.1 | |
| No fuel used | 44 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 539 | 13.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 415 | 10.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 441 | 11.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 104 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 231 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 105 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 999 | 25.2 | |
| No telephone service | 571 | 4.1 | Not computed | 465 | 11.7 | |
| 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)
