
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Caroline 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 | 12,028 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,097 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,352 | 77.8 | 1.00 or less | 10,825 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 208 | 1.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 178 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 341 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 94 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 406 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 304 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 6,098 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 119 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 58 | 0.5 | Less than $50,000 | 312 | 5.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,237 | 10.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,657 | 43.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 3 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,020 | 33.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 811 | 13.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 234 | 3.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 311 | 2.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 52 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 971 | 8.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 12 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,264 | 10.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,015 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 101,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,893 | 15.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 975 | 8.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,976 | 16.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,623 | 21.8 | With a mortgage | 4,221 | 69.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 25 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 230 | 3.8 | |||
| 1 room | 24 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 649 | 10.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 161 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,475 | 24.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 682 | 5.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,440 | 23.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,693 | 14.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 307 | 5.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,650 | 22.0 | $2,000 or more | 95 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,961 | 24.6 | Median (dollars) | 948 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,744 | 14.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,877 | 30.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,102 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 275 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,011 | 8.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,097 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,974 | 32.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,769 | 15.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 978 | 16.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,716 | 24.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 950 | 15.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,921 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 702 | 11.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,041 | 18.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 429 | 7.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,323 | 11.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,036 | 17.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,327 | 12.0 | Not computed | 29 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,693 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 723 | 6.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,484 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 305 | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4,206 | 37.9 | $200 to $299 | 159 | 5.9 | |
| 3 or more | 2,684 | 24.2 | $300 to $499 | 845 | 31.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 913 | 33.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 195 | 7.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 144 | 1.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,988 | 17.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,222 | 38.0 | No cash rent | 259 | 9.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 4,091 | 36.9 | Median (dollars) | 482 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 12 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 550 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 75 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 561 | 20.8 | |
| No fuel used | 15 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 385 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 413 | 15.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 254 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 96 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 221 | 8.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 59 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 577 | 21.4 | |
| No telephone service | 403 | 3.6 | Not computed | 282 | 10.5 | |
| 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)

