
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Seward 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 | 8,027 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,419 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,086 | 63.4 | 1.00 or less | 6,415 | 86.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 195 | 2.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 488 | 6.6 | |
| 2 units | 329 | 4.1 | 1.51 or more | 516 | 7.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 278 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 293 | 3.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,519 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 160 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 195 | 2.4 | Less than $50,000 | 753 | 21.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,471 | 18.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,836 | 52.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 20 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 614 | 17.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 198 | 5.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 70 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 330 | 4.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 31 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 373 | 4.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 276 | 3.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 9 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,155 | 14.4 | Median (dollars) | 72,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,613 | 20.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,496 | 18.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,132 | 26.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 652 | 8.1 | With a mortgage | 2,332 | 66.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 25 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 197 | 5.6 | |||
| 1 room | 83 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 668 | 19.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 485 | 6.0 | $700 to $999 | 752 | 21.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,044 | 13.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 503 | 14.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,311 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 129 | 3.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,871 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 58 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,224 | 15.2 | Median (dollars) | 793 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 741 | 9.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,187 | 33.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 658 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 279 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 610 | 7.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,419 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,541 | 43.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,091 | 28.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 642 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,194 | 29.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 519 | 14.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,170 | 15.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 300 | 8.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 900 | 12.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 185 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 586 | 7.9 | 35 percent or more | 284 | 8.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 478 | 6.4 | Not computed | 48 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,643 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 519 | 7.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,779 | 37.5 | Less than $200 | 154 | 5.8 | |
| 2 | 2,811 | 37.9 | $200 to $299 | 107 | 4.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,310 | 17.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,262 | 47.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 779 | 29.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 115 | 4.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,094 | 82.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 27 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 381 | 5.1 | $1,500 or more | 48 | 1.8 | |
| Electricity | 902 | 12.2 | No cash rent | 151 | 5.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 467 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 8 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 22 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 634 | 24.0 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 388 | 14.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 325 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 262 | 9.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 23 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 139 | 5.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 28 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 640 | 24.2 | |
| No telephone service | 517 | 7.0 | Not computed | 255 | 9.6 | |
| 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)

