
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Knott 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 | 7,579 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,717 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,540 | 59.9 | 1.00 or less | 6,566 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 43 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 124 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 88 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 27 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 125 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 70 | 0.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,534 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 46 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 26 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,353 | 53.4 | |
| Mobile home | 2,636 | 34.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 942 | 37.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 167 | 6.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 54 | 2.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 127 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 777 | 10.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 742 | 9.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,654 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 46,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,893 | 25.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 743 | 9.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,124 | 14.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 519 | 6.8 | With a mortgage | 910 | 35.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 79 | 3.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 227 | 9.0 | |||
| 1 room | 26 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 309 | 12.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 110 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 147 | 5.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 459 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 111 | 4.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,585 | 20.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 27 | 1.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,245 | 29.6 | $2,000 or more | 10 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,371 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 587 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 831 | 11.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,624 | 64.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 427 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 153 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 525 | 6.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,717 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,277 | 50.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 789 | 11.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 378 | 14.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,478 | 22.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 209 | 8.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,083 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 105 | 4.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,425 | 21.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 71 | 2.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,062 | 15.8 | 35 percent or more | 401 | 15.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 880 | 13.1 | Not computed | 93 | 3.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,274 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 849 | 12.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,491 | 37.1 | Less than $200 | 187 | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 2,263 | 33.7 | $200 to $299 | 250 | 19.6 | |
| 3 or more | 1,114 | 16.6 | $300 to $499 | 340 | 26.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 58 | 4.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,539 | 37.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 130 | 1.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,489 | 51.9 | No cash rent | 439 | 34.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 187 | 2.8 | Median (dollars) | 293 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 307 | 4.6 | ||||
| Wood | 57 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 6 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 177 | 13.9 | |
| No fuel used | 2 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 108 | 8.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 103 | 8.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 70 | 5.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 165 | 2.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 61 | 4.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 68 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 285 | 22.4 | |
| No telephone service | 527 | 7.8 | Not computed | 470 | 36.9 | |
| 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)

