
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson 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 | 305,835 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 287,012 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 202,956 | 66.4 | 1.00 or less | 280,475 | 97.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 7,956 | 2.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,498 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 7,456 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 2,039 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 21,208 | 6.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 23,053 | 7.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 169,285 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 18,355 | 6.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 20,008 | 6.5 | Less than $50,000 | 11,889 | 7.0 | |
| Mobile home | 4,770 | 1.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 69,663 | 41.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 73 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 45,266 | 26.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 20,030 | 11.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 14,262 | 8.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,218 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6,099 | 3.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,067 | 5.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,726 | 1.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 16,052 | 5.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 350 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 26,369 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 103,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 53,928 | 17.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 56,326 | 18.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 83,205 | 27.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 46,670 | 15.3 | With a mortgage | 117,464 | 69.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 1,316 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 9,561 | 5.6 | |||
| 1 room | 4,264 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 20,975 | 12.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,338 | 3.1 | $700 to $999 | 36,190 | 21.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 28,842 | 9.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 32,442 | 19.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 51,358 | 16.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 10,521 | 6.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 68,548 | 22.4 | $2,000 or more | 6,459 | 3.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 55,470 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 913 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 36,755 | 12.0 | Not mortgaged | 51,821 | 30.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 25,224 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 246 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 26,036 | 8.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 287,012 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 72,678 | 42.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 59,948 | 20.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 29,950 | 17.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 81,497 | 28.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 22,240 | 13.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 43,683 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 13,349 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 39,061 | 13.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,178 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 27,997 | 9.8 | 35 percent or more | 21,464 | 12.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 34,826 | 12.1 | Not computed | 1,426 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 100,365 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 32,402 | 11.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 107,646 | 37.5 | Less than $200 | 8,080 | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 108,170 | 37.7 | $200 to $299 | 5,979 | 6.0 | |
| 3 or more | 38,794 | 13.5 | $300 to $499 | 35,762 | 35.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 33,966 | 33.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9,823 | 9.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 212,265 | 74.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,486 | 2.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,704 | 1.3 | $1,500 or more | 757 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 67,210 | 23.4 | No cash rent | 3,512 | 3.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,399 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 494 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 63 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 245 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 12 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,249 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 21,381 | 21.3 | |
| No fuel used | 865 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,746 | 15.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 12,806 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 10,103 | 10.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,086 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,692 | 6.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,244 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 27,312 | 27.2 | |
| No telephone service | 6,842 | 2.4 | Not computed | 6,325 | 6.3 | |
| 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)

