
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dearborn 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 | 17,791 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,832 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,764 | 77.4 | 1.00 or less | 16,610 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 266 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 174 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 757 | 4.3 | 1.51 or more | 48 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 524 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 509 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,072 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 391 | 2.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 396 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 423 | 4.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,163 | 6.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,029 | 30.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,634 | 36.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,979 | 19.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 890 | 8.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 642 | 3.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 91 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,021 | 11.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 26 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,922 | 10.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,526 | 14.2 | Median (dollars) | 120,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,040 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,413 | 7.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,955 | 16.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,272 | 18.4 | With a mortgage | 7,584 | 75.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 38 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 442 | 4.4 | |||
| 1 room | 65 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,097 | 10.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 297 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,363 | 23.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 968 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,833 | 28.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,154 | 12.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 622 | 6.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,986 | 22.4 | $2,000 or more | 189 | 1.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,180 | 23.5 | Median (dollars) | 979 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,772 | 15.6 | Not mortgaged | 2,488 | 24.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,985 | 11.2 | Median (dollars) | 271 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,384 | 7.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,832 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,026 | 40.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,833 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,938 | 19.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,289 | 25.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,531 | 15.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,043 | 18.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 941 | 9.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,909 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 502 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,884 | 11.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,103 | 11.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,874 | 11.1 | Not computed | 31 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,412 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 940 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,887 | 23.1 | Less than $200 | 259 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 6,743 | 40.1 | $200 to $299 | 264 | 7.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,262 | 31.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,048 | 30.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,328 | 38.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 236 | 6.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,693 | 39.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 73 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,452 | 14.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 5,498 | 32.7 | No cash rent | 204 | 6.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,548 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 504 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 532 | 3.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 43 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 682 | 20.0 | |
| No fuel used | 36 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 565 | 16.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 438 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 347 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 59 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 236 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 76 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 865 | 25.4 | |
| No telephone service | 391 | 2.3 | Not computed | 279 | 8.2 | |
| 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)

