
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Huntington 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 | 15,269 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,242 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,001 | 78.6 | 1.00 or less | 14,059 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 184 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 140 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 771 | 5.0 | 1.51 or more | 43 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 494 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 305 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,695 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 201 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 191 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,036 | 11.9 | |
| Mobile home | 1,122 | 7.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,914 | 56.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,850 | 21.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 572 | 6.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 272 | 3.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 274 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 44 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 906 | 5.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 985 | 6.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,286 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 81,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,894 | 12.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,293 | 8.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,505 | 16.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,126 | 40.1 | With a mortgage | 6,124 | 70.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 27 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 698 | 8.0 | |||
| 1 room | 67 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,651 | 19.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 214 | 1.4 | $700 to $999 | 2,269 | 26.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 697 | 4.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,107 | 12.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,659 | 10.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 279 | 3.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,286 | 21.5 | $2,000 or more | 93 | 1.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,693 | 24.2 | Median (dollars) | 775 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,585 | 16.9 | Not mortgaged | 2,571 | 29.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,668 | 10.9 | Median (dollars) | 243 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,400 | 9.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,242 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,801 | 43.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,499 | 17.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,784 | 20.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,705 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,127 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,357 | 16.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 696 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,425 | 17.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 414 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,574 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 840 | 9.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,682 | 11.8 | Not computed | 33 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,191 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 723 | 5.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,153 | 29.2 | Less than $200 | 161 | 5.0 | |
| 2 | 6,117 | 43.0 | $200 to $299 | 192 | 6.0 | |
| 3 or more | 3,249 | 22.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,254 | 39.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,222 | 38.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 116 | 3.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,614 | 53.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 41 | 1.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,245 | 15.8 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 3,223 | 22.6 | No cash rent | 198 | 6.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 786 | 5.5 | Median (dollars) | 488 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 14 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 152 | 1.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 111 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 767 | 24.0 | |
| No fuel used | 87 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 528 | 16.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 540 | 16.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 319 | 10.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 15 | 0.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 224 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 32 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 587 | 18.4 | |
| No telephone service | 453 | 3.2 | Not computed | 226 | 7.1 | |
| 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)

