
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 16,990 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,374 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,820 | 69.6 | 1.00 or less | 15,030 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 163 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 290 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 256 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 54 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 518 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 395 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,015 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 393 | 2.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 431 | 2.5 | Less than $50,000 | 2,481 | 35.4 | |
| Mobile home | 2,988 | 17.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,203 | 45.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 26 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 834 | 11.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 299 | 4.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 151 | 2.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 360 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 21 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,086 | 6.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 26 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 956 | 5.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,217 | 13.0 | Median (dollars) | 63,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,610 | 21.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,916 | 11.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,841 | 22.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,004 | 17.7 | With a mortgage | 4,072 | 58.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 107 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 571 | 8.1 | |||
| 1 room | 127 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,098 | 15.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 320 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 1,133 | 16.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,308 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 855 | 12.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,032 | 17.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 217 | 3.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,767 | 28.1 | $2,000 or more | 91 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,644 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 751 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,897 | 11.2 | Not mortgaged | 2,943 | 42.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 960 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 286 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 935 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,374 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,979 | 42.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,747 | 17.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,380 | 19.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,103 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 830 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,539 | 16.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 539 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,264 | 14.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 355 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,850 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 893 | 12.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,871 | 12.2 | Not computed | 39 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,801 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,372 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,020 | 32.7 | Less than $200 | 550 | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 6,008 | 39.1 | $200 to $299 | 580 | 15.3 | |
| 3 or more | 2,974 | 19.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,414 | 37.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 785 | 20.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 107 | 2.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,001 | 45.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 31 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,812 | 24.8 | $1,500 or more | 10 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 3,819 | 24.8 | No cash rent | 324 | 8.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 114 | 0.7 | Median (dollars) | 392 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 557 | 3.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 52 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 817 | 21.5 | |
| No fuel used | 13 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 577 | 15.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 490 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 366 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 107 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 244 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 93 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 870 | 22.9 | |
| No telephone service | 876 | 5.7 | Not computed | 437 | 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)

