
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cowley 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 | 15,673 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,039 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,163 | 77.6 | 1.00 or less | 13,687 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 195 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 243 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 330 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 109 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 515 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 139 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,524 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 85 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 523 | 3.3 | Less than $50,000 | 3,415 | 45.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,697 | 10.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,001 | 39.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 26 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 721 | 9.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 295 | 3.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 69 | 0.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 101 | 0.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 17 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 572 | 3.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 500 | 3.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,565 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 54,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,117 | 13.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,438 | 9.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,348 | 27.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,032 | 32.1 | With a mortgage | 4,304 | 57.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 68 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 763 | 10.1 | |||
| 1 room | 184 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,368 | 18.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 287 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 1,187 | 15.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,240 | 7.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 728 | 9.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,395 | 15.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 139 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,974 | 25.4 | $2,000 or more | 51 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,244 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 693 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,902 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,220 | 42.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,369 | 8.7 | Median (dollars) | 270 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,078 | 6.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,039 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,445 | 45.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,501 | 17.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,427 | 19.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,797 | 27.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 926 | 12.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,416 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 583 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,412 | 17.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 325 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,292 | 9.2 | 35 percent or more | 755 | 10.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,621 | 11.5 | Not computed | 63 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,925 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 849 | 6.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,549 | 32.4 | Less than $200 | 296 | 7.5 | |
| 2 | 5,362 | 38.2 | $200 to $299 | 533 | 13.6 | |
| 3 or more | 3,279 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,634 | 41.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 906 | 23.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 113 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,570 | 68.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 60 | 1.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,894 | 13.5 | $1,500 or more | 74 | 1.9 | |
| Electricity | 2,267 | 16.1 | No cash rent | 309 | 7.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 417 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 229 | 1.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 39 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 823 | 21.0 | |
| No fuel used | 25 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 681 | 17.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 507 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 249 | 6.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 69 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 246 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 76 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 978 | 24.9 | |
| No telephone service | 602 | 4.3 | Not computed | 441 | 11.2 | |
| 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)

