
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wayne 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 | 9,789 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,913 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,553 | 66.9 | 1.00 or less | 7,725 | 97.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 54 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 145 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 161 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 43 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 170 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 147 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,380 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 72 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 65 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,482 | 43.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,431 | 24.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,366 | 40.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 136 | 1.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 297 | 8.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 182 | 5.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 53 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 286 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 973 | 9.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 943 | 9.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,648 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 55,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,432 | 24.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,261 | 12.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,286 | 13.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 960 | 9.8 | With a mortgage | 1,786 | 52.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 113 | 3.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 569 | 16.8 | |||
| 1 room | 134 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 588 | 17.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 217 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 334 | 9.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 754 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 122 | 3.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,249 | 23.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 60 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,991 | 30.6 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,743 | 17.8 | Median (dollars) | 562 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 899 | 9.2 | Not mortgaged | 1,594 | 47.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 420 | 4.3 | Median (dollars) | 183 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 382 | 3.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,913 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,447 | 42.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,231 | 15.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 620 | 18.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,218 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 305 | 9.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,262 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 264 | 7.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,424 | 18.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 159 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 995 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 516 | 15.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 783 | 9.9 | Not computed | 69 | 2.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,721 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 880 | 11.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,498 | 31.6 | Less than $200 | 304 | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 3,009 | 38.0 | $200 to $299 | 368 | 21.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,526 | 19.3 | $300 to $499 | 643 | 37.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 111 | 6.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 83 | 1.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 925 | 11.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,370 | 55.2 | No cash rent | 278 | 16.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 834 | 10.5 | Median (dollars) | 313 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 159 | 2.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,465 | 18.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 33 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 308 | 17.9 | |
| No fuel used | 44 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 182 | 10.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 180 | 10.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 165 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 262 | 3.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 78 | 4.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 161 | 2.0 | 35 percent or more | 494 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 830 | 10.5 | Not computed | 314 | 18.2 | |
| 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)

