
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mason 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 | 7,754 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,847 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,239 | 67.6 | 1.00 or less | 6,734 | 98.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 343 | 4.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 81 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 396 | 5.1 | 1.51 or more | 32 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 260 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 164 | 2.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,310 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 256 | 3.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 235 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 860 | 26.0 | |
| Mobile home | 850 | 11.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,478 | 44.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 573 | 17.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 196 | 5.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 160 | 4.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 189 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 33 | 1.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 550 | 7.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 556 | 7.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 10 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 856 | 11.0 | Median (dollars) | 71,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,044 | 13.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 911 | 11.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,391 | 17.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,257 | 29.1 | With a mortgage | 2,009 | 60.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 17 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 349 | 10.5 | |||
| 1 room | 105 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 501 | 15.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 116 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 630 | 19.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 604 | 7.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 324 | 9.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,429 | 18.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 107 | 3.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,659 | 21.4 | $2,000 or more | 81 | 2.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,516 | 19.6 | Median (dollars) | 749 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 943 | 12.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,301 | 39.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 649 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 189 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 733 | 9.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,847 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,518 | 45.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,243 | 18.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 523 | 15.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,868 | 27.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 395 | 11.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,093 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 314 | 9.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,124 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 112 | 3.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 683 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 421 | 12.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 836 | 12.2 | Not computed | 27 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,085 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 638 | 9.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,293 | 33.5 | Less than $200 | 247 | 11.8 | |
| 2 | 2,756 | 40.3 | $200 to $299 | 312 | 15.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,160 | 16.9 | $300 to $499 | 1,004 | 48.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 245 | 11.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 22 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,469 | 50.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 890 | 13.0 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 2,066 | 30.2 | No cash rent | 237 | 11.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 143 | 2.1 | Median (dollars) | 369 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 14 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 226 | 3.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 20 | 0.3 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 6 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 460 | 22.1 | |
| No fuel used | 13 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 279 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 221 | 10.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 212 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 78 | 1.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 107 | 5.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 93 | 1.4 | 35 percent or more | 516 | 24.7 | |
| No telephone service | 520 | 7.6 | Not computed | 290 | 13.9 | |
| 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)

