
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: O'Brien 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 | 6,509 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,001 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,619 | 86.3 | 1.00 or less | 5,927 | 98.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 124 | 1.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 58 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 99 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 16 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 145 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 186 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,844 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 66 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 140 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,540 | 40.1 | |
| Mobile home | 130 | 2.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,634 | 42.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 413 | 10.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 175 | 4.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 61 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 64 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 18 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 133 | 2.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 185 | 2.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 378 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 58,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,012 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 647 | 9.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,453 | 22.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,637 | 40.5 | With a mortgage | 1,806 | 47.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 73 | 1.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 446 | 11.6 | |||
| 1 room | 13 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 581 | 15.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 120 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 426 | 11.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 315 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 182 | 4.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 905 | 13.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 52 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,208 | 18.6 | $2,000 or more | 46 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,349 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 618 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 964 | 14.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,038 | 53.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 810 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 825 | 12.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,001 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,193 | 57.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 806 | 13.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 706 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,304 | 21.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 410 | 10.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,052 | 17.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 145 | 3.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,117 | 18.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 81 | 2.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 884 | 14.7 | 35 percent or more | 287 | 7.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 838 | 14.0 | Not computed | 22 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,250 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 416 | 6.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,673 | 27.9 | Less than $200 | 151 | 12.1 | |
| 2 | 2,533 | 42.2 | $200 to $299 | 220 | 17.6 | |
| 3 or more | 1,379 | 23.0 | $300 to $499 | 502 | 40.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 171 | 13.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 14 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,735 | 62.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 25 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 894 | 14.9 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 1,203 | 20.0 | No cash rent | 163 | 13.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 99 | 1.6 | Median (dollars) | 373 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 33 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 20 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 354 | 28.3 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 178 | 14.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 161 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 104 | 8.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 23 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 81 | 6.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 45 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 194 | 15.5 | |
| No telephone service | 89 | 1.5 | Not computed | 178 | 14.2 | |
| 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)

