
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Allegany 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 | 32,984 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 29,322 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 22,553 | 68.4 | 1.00 or less | 29,089 | 99.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,329 | 7.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 187 | 0.6 | |
| 2 units | 2,121 | 6.4 | 1.51 or more | 46 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,357 | 4.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,315 | 4.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 17,872 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 526 | 1.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,088 | 3.3 | Less than $50,000 | 4,760 | 26.6 | |
| Mobile home | 1,624 | 4.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,950 | 50.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 71 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,938 | 16.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 778 | 4.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 324 | 1.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 197 | 0.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 104 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 830 | 2.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 15 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,144 | 3.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,276 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 71,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,538 | 10.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,194 | 12.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,099 | 24.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 12,706 | 38.5 | With a mortgage | 9,348 | 52.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 152 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,533 | 8.6 | |||
| 1 room | 255 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 2,673 | 15.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 738 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,026 | 16.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,266 | 6.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,494 | 8.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,639 | 14.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 324 | 1.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,666 | 20.2 | $2,000 or more | 146 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,632 | 26.2 | Median (dollars) | 728 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,214 | 12.8 | Not mortgaged | 8,524 | 47.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,899 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,675 | 8.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 29,322 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,242 | 46.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,394 | 15.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,112 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,027 | 20.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,206 | 12.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,154 | 14.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,299 | 7.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,831 | 16.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 802 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,705 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,048 | 11.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,211 | 21.2 | Not computed | 163 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,650 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,188 | 10.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,107 | 34.5 | Less than $200 | 922 | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 10,531 | 35.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,405 | 16.2 | |
| 3 or more | 5,496 | 18.7 | $300 to $499 | 3,639 | 42.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,638 | 18.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 162 | 1.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16,425 | 56.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 62 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 583 | 2.0 | $1,500 or more | 45 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 5,334 | 18.2 | No cash rent | 777 | 9.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,626 | 15.8 | Median (dollars) | 381 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 952 | 3.2 | ||||
| Wood | 1,219 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 137 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 1,834 | 21.2 | |
| No fuel used | 46 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,148 | 13.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 754 | 8.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 812 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 162 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 564 | 6.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 173 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,520 | 29.1 | |
| No telephone service | 733 | 2.5 | Not computed | 1,018 | 11.8 | |
| 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)

