
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gibson 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 | 14,125 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 12,847 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,724 | 75.9 | 1.00 or less | 12,597 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 79 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 231 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 233 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 19 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 250 | 1.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 408 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,765 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 157 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 353 | 2.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,877 | 24.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,890 | 13.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,807 | 49.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 31 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,444 | 18.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 397 | 5.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 205 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 407 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 35 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 854 | 6.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 634 | 4.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,794 | 12.7 | Median (dollars) | 74,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,317 | 16.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,544 | 10.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,105 | 22.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,470 | 24.6 | With a mortgage | 4,604 | 59.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 115 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 664 | 8.6 | |||
| 1 room | 97 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,200 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 200 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 1,518 | 19.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 888 | 6.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 911 | 11.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,746 | 19.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 163 | 2.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,945 | 27.9 | $2,000 or more | 33 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,833 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 757 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,705 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,161 | 40.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 882 | 6.2 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 829 | 5.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 12,847 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,721 | 47.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,980 | 15.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,470 | 18.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,066 | 23.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 894 | 11.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,941 | 15.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 617 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,417 | 18.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 255 | 3.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,528 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 757 | 9.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,915 | 14.9 | Not computed | 51 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,744 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 780 | 6.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,784 | 29.5 | Less than $200 | 296 | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 5,164 | 40.2 | $200 to $299 | 223 | 8.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,119 | 24.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,200 | 43.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 634 | 23.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 46 | 1.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,373 | 57.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 46 | 1.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,529 | 11.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,341 | 26.0 | No cash rent | 299 | 10.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 367 | 2.9 | Median (dollars) | 427 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 189 | 1.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 712 | 25.9 | |
| No fuel used | 23 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 361 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 317 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 163 | 5.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 33 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 173 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 66 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 669 | 24.4 | |
| No telephone service | 439 | 3.4 | Not computed | 349 | 12.7 | |
| 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)

