
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ware 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 | 15,831 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,475 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,139 | 64.0 | 1.00 or less | 12,928 | 95.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 222 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 346 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 714 | 4.5 | 1.51 or more | 201 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 574 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 437 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,503 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 66 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 289 | 1.8 | Less than $50,000 | 2,672 | 41.1 | |
| Mobile home | 3,373 | 21.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,759 | 42.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 686 | 10.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 227 | 3.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 94 | 1.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 406 | 2.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 31 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,258 | 7.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 24 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,157 | 7.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 10 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,291 | 14.5 | Median (dollars) | 56,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,838 | 17.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,580 | 16.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,687 | 23.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,614 | 10.2 | With a mortgage | 3,278 | 50.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 72 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 544 | 8.4 | |||
| 1 room | 234 | 1.5 | $500 to $699 | 970 | 14.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 431 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,036 | 15.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,273 | 8.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 490 | 7.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,501 | 15.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 116 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,687 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 50 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,992 | 25.2 | Median (dollars) | 713 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,995 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 3,225 | 49.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 936 | 5.9 | Median (dollars) | 222 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 782 | 4.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,475 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,080 | 47.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,714 | 20.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,109 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,518 | 26.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 622 | 9.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,878 | 13.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 417 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,927 | 14.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 288 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,461 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 913 | 14.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,977 | 14.7 | Not computed | 74 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,896 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,411 | 10.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,948 | 36.7 | Less than $200 | 369 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 5,058 | 37.5 | $200 to $299 | 418 | 10.7 | |
| 3 or more | 2,058 | 15.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,641 | 42.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 718 | 18.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 178 | 4.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,742 | 27.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 127 | 3.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,611 | 12.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 7,817 | 58.0 | No cash rent | 445 | 11.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 70 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 401 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 184 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 791 | 20.3 | |
| No fuel used | 51 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 530 | 13.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 393 | 10.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 282 | 7.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 51 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 205 | 5.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 84 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,182 | 30.3 | |
| No telephone service | 951 | 7.1 | Not computed | 513 | 13.2 | |
| 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)

