
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Laurel 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 | 22,317 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,353 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,306 | 59.6 | 1.00 or less | 19,935 | 97.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 186 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 355 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 329 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 63 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 535 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 844 | 3.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,320 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 275 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 154 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,924 | 20.6 | |
| Mobile home | 6,669 | 29.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,790 | 51.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 19 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,683 | 18.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 490 | 5.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 333 | 3.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,176 | 5.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 71 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,368 | 15.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 13 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,872 | 12.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 16 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,825 | 21.6 | Median (dollars) | 77,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,946 | 22.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,900 | 8.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,270 | 10.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 960 | 4.3 | With a mortgage | 5,369 | 57.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 123 | 1.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 929 | 10.0 | |||
| 1 room | 119 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 1,655 | 17.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 268 | 1.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,502 | 16.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,214 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 814 | 8.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,527 | 20.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 211 | 2.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,692 | 30.0 | $2,000 or more | 135 | 1.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,518 | 20.2 | Median (dollars) | 697 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,248 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,951 | 42.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,443 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 191 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,288 | 5.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,353 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,984 | 42.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,866 | 19.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,403 | 15.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,001 | 29.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,255 | 13.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,370 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 784 | 8.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,418 | 16.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 464 | 5.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,085 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,362 | 14.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,613 | 7.9 | Not computed | 68 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,561 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,845 | 9.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,548 | 32.2 | Less than $200 | 425 | 9.3 | |
| 2 | 8,247 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 601 | 13.2 | |
| 3 or more | 3,713 | 18.2 | $300 to $499 | 2,294 | 50.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 502 | 11.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 88 | 1.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,234 | 15.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,308 | 6.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 13,601 | 66.8 | No cash rent | 634 | 13.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,284 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 377 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 224 | 1.1 | ||||
| Wood | 592 | 2.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 50 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 928 | 20.3 | |
| No fuel used | 60 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 597 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 498 | 10.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 431 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 182 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 237 | 5.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 117 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,186 | 26.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,420 | 7.0 | Not computed | 684 | 15.0 | |
| 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)

