
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mason 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 | 7,033 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,389 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,879 | 83.6 | 1.00 or less | 6,288 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 39 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 69 | 1.1 | |
| 2 units | 133 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 32 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 120 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 98 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,002 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 39 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 8 | 0.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,401 | 35.0 | |
| Mobile home | 712 | 10.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,132 | 53.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 301 | 7.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 94 | 2.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 63 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 76 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 159 | 2.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 174 | 2.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 292 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 61,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,490 | 21.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 875 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,436 | 20.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,531 | 36.0 | With a mortgage | 2,055 | 51.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 22 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 348 | 8.7 | |||
| 1 room | 19 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 693 | 17.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 88 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 689 | 17.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 349 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 240 | 6.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,154 | 16.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 41 | 1.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,838 | 26.1 | $2,000 or more | 22 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,464 | 20.8 | Median (dollars) | 690 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 926 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,947 | 48.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 660 | 9.4 | Median (dollars) | 275 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 535 | 7.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,389 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,992 | 49.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 759 | 11.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 727 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,485 | 23.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 405 | 10.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,040 | 16.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 255 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,154 | 18.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 201 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 987 | 15.4 | 35 percent or more | 404 | 10.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 964 | 15.1 | Not computed | 18 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,421 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 362 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,965 | 30.8 | Less than $200 | 50 | 3.5 | |
| 2 | 2,571 | 40.2 | $200 to $299 | 196 | 13.8 | |
| 3 or more | 1,491 | 23.3 | $300 to $499 | 648 | 45.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 292 | 20.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 20 | 1.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,880 | 60.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,569 | 24.6 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 724 | 11.3 | No cash rent | 208 | 14.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 69 | 1.1 | Median (dollars) | 390 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 107 | 1.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 19 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 364 | 25.6 | |
| No fuel used | 9 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 203 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 152 | 10.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 109 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 37 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 82 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 25 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 290 | 20.4 | |
| No telephone service | 244 | 3.8 | Not computed | 221 | 15.6 | |
| 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)

