
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Tift 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 | 15,411 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,919 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 8,832 | 57.3 | 1.00 or less | 13,133 | 94.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 250 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 485 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 430 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 301 | 2.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 574 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 552 | 3.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,809 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 68 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 458 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,125 | 19.4 | |
| Mobile home | 4,241 | 27.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,559 | 44.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 6 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,132 | 19.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 457 | 7.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 399 | 6.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 409 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 122 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,804 | 11.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 9 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,445 | 9.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,995 | 19.4 | Median (dollars) | 82,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,232 | 21.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,986 | 12.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,566 | 16.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 974 | 6.3 | With a mortgage | 3,750 | 64.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 70 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 455 | 7.8 | |||
| 1 room | 98 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 814 | 14.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 411 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,160 | 20.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,288 | 8.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 832 | 14.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,852 | 18.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 239 | 4.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,672 | 23.8 | $2,000 or more | 180 | 3.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,549 | 23.0 | Median (dollars) | 818 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,742 | 11.3 | Not mortgaged | 2,059 | 35.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,021 | 6.6 | Median (dollars) | 237 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 778 | 5.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,919 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,640 | 45.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,903 | 20.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 975 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,049 | 29.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 775 | 13.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,134 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 445 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,197 | 15.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 190 | 3.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,428 | 10.3 | 35 percent or more | 721 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,208 | 8.7 | Not computed | 63 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,530 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,333 | 9.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,084 | 36.5 | Less than $200 | 357 | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 4,960 | 35.6 | $200 to $299 | 505 | 11.1 | |
| 3 or more | 2,542 | 18.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,962 | 43.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,071 | 23.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 249 | 5.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,917 | 13.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 37 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,669 | 19.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 8,909 | 64.0 | No cash rent | 349 | 7.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 140 | 1.0 | Median (dollars) | 431 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 135 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 24 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,190 | 26.3 | |
| No fuel used | 117 | 0.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 507 | 11.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 590 | 13.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 352 | 7.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 64 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 245 | 5.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 25 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,217 | 26.9 | |
| No telephone service | 1,033 | 7.4 | Not computed | 429 | 9.5 | |
| 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)

