
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Kauai 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 | 25,331 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,183 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,826 | 70.4 | 1.00 or less | 17,687 | 87.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,563 | 6.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,411 | 7.0 | |
| 2 units | 910 | 3.6 | 1.51 or more | 1,085 | 5.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 943 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,311 | 5.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,839 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 951 | 3.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,758 | 6.9 | Less than $50,000 | 114 | 1.1 | |
| Mobile home | 59 | 0.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 465 | 4.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 10 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,391 | 12.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,861 | 26.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,347 | 30.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 244 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 1,942 | 17.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,868 | 7.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 542 | 5.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,315 | 21.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 177 | 1.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,171 | 24.4 | Median (dollars) | 216,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,430 | 21.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,293 | 9.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,677 | 10.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,333 | 5.3 | With a mortgage | 7,224 | 66.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 44 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 314 | 2.9 | |||
| 1 room | 899 | 3.5 | $500 to $699 | 440 | 4.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,840 | 7.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,112 | 10.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,899 | 19.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,323 | 21.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,378 | 17.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,841 | 17.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,095 | 24.1 | $2,000 or more | 1,150 | 10.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,690 | 14.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,375 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,874 | 7.4 | Not mortgaged | 3,615 | 33.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 941 | 3.7 | Median (dollars) | 269 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 715 | 2.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,183 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,847 | 35.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,577 | 17.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,489 | 13.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,063 | 25.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,321 | 12.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,102 | 20.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 954 | 8.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,060 | 15.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 727 | 6.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,214 | 11.0 | 35 percent or more | 2,435 | 22.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,167 | 10.7 | Not computed | 66 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,735 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,221 | 6.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,770 | 33.5 | Less than $200 | 473 | 6.1 | |
| 2 | 8,229 | 40.8 | $200 to $299 | 353 | 4.6 | |
| 3 or more | 3,963 | 19.6 | $300 to $499 | 851 | 11.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,916 | 24.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,093 | 27.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 466 | 2.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,033 | 13.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,820 | 9.0 | $1,500 or more | 247 | 3.2 | |
| Electricity | 7,078 | 35.1 | No cash rent | 769 | 9.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 18 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 739 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 146 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 664 | 3.3 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 12 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,592 | 20.6 | |
| No fuel used | 9,979 | 49.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 837 | 10.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 879 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 684 | 8.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 178 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 533 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 314 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,320 | 30.0 | |
| No telephone service | 439 | 2.2 | Not computed | 890 | 11.5 | |
| 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)

