DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Androscoggin 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 | 45,960 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 42,028 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 24,011 | 52.2 | 1.00 or less | 41,424 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 666 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 494 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 4,033 | 8.8 | 1.51 or more | 110 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,296 | 9.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 4,516 | 9.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 17,914 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,386 | 3.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,129 | 4.6 | Less than $50,000 | 906 | 5.1 | |
| Mobile home | 4,888 | 10.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,688 | 59.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 35 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,450 | 24.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,270 | 7.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 523 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 688 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 68 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,801 | 3.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,678 | 5.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,167 | 13.4 | Median (dollars) | 89,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,431 | 14.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,630 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,959 | 17.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 15,606 | 34.0 | With a mortgage | 12,665 | 70.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 55 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 574 | 3.2 | |||
| 1 room | 467 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 1,784 | 10.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,581 | 3.4 | $700 to $999 | 5,084 | 28.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,986 | 8.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,181 | 23.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,723 | 21.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 759 | 4.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,287 | 24.6 | $2,000 or more | 228 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,800 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 936 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,101 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 5,249 | 29.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,274 | 7.1 | Median (dollars) | 319 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,741 | 6.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 42,028 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,828 | 32.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,938 | 18.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,752 | 20.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,153 | 26.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,964 | 16.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,263 | 14.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,832 | 10.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,253 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,026 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,430 | 10.5 | 35 percent or more | 2,465 | 13.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,991 | 11.9 | Not computed | 47 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,244 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,653 | 11.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 14,938 | 35.5 | Less than $200 | 1,654 | 10.9 | |
| 2 | 16,349 | 38.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,261 | 8.3 | |
| 3 or more | 6,088 | 14.5 | $300 to $499 | 6,713 | 44.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,070 | 26.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 618 | 4.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,161 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 236 | 1.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,566 | 3.7 | $1,500 or more | 146 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,362 | 3.2 | No cash rent | 546 | 3.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 34,009 | 80.9 | Median (dollars) | 433 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 52 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,660 | 3.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 161 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 3,079 | 20.2 | |
| No fuel used | 48 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,405 | 15.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,133 | 14.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,920 | 12.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 228 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,218 | 8.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 334 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,707 | 24.3 | |
| No telephone service | 723 | 1.7 | Not computed | 782 | 5.1 | |
| 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)
