
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Shelby 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 | 17,633 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,561 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,954 | 79.1 | 1.00 or less | 16,351 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 260 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 204 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 705 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 442 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 698 | 4.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,077 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 337 | 1.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 382 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 482 | 4.8 | |
| Mobile home | 855 | 4.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,697 | 46.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,130 | 31.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 981 | 9.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 560 | 5.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 502 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 188 | 1.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,304 | 7.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,093 | 6.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 36 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,563 | 8.9 | Median (dollars) | 98,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,471 | 14.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,181 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,319 | 18.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,200 | 29.5 | With a mortgage | 7,198 | 71.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 65 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 580 | 5.8 | |||
| 1 room | 122 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,435 | 14.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 211 | 1.2 | $700 to $999 | 2,566 | 25.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,181 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,015 | 20.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,395 | 13.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 375 | 3.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,452 | 25.2 | $2,000 or more | 162 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,983 | 22.6 | Median (dollars) | 865 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,484 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,879 | 28.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,476 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 237 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,329 | 7.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,561 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,658 | 46.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,269 | 19.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,830 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,136 | 25.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,296 | 12.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,603 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 727 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,873 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 507 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,885 | 11.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,012 | 10.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,795 | 10.8 | Not computed | 47 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,181 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 701 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,015 | 30.3 | Less than $200 | 179 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 6,547 | 39.5 | $200 to $299 | 187 | 4.5 | |
| 3 or more | 4,298 | 26.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,391 | 33.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,982 | 47.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 181 | 4.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,580 | 45.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 37 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,635 | 21.9 | $1,500 or more | 14 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 3,759 | 22.7 | No cash rent | 210 | 5.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,170 | 7.1 | Median (dollars) | 528 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 204 | 1.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 167 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,162 | 27.8 | |
| No fuel used | 46 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 714 | 17.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 645 | 15.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 258 | 6.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 76 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 270 | 6.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 67 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 873 | 20.9 | |
| No telephone service | 610 | 3.7 | Not computed | 259 | 6.2 | |
| 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)

