
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Montgomery 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 | 334,632 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 324,565 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 171,277 | 51.2 | 1.00 or less | 306,932 | 94.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 59,951 | 17.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 9,083 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 1,254 | 0.4 | 1.51 or more | 8,550 | 2.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,129 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 18,062 | 5.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 191,551 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 29,880 | 8.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 48,454 | 14.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,308 | 0.7 | |
| Mobile home | 618 | 0.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,972 | 3.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 32,427 | 16.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 43,330 | 22.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 50,872 | 26.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,863 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 39,668 | 20.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,274 | 5.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 15,547 | 8.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 24,790 | 7.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 2,427 | 1.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 77,758 | 23.2 | Median (dollars) | 221,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 62,152 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 61,402 | 18.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 67,803 | 20.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,590 | 5.0 | With a mortgage | 158,344 | 82.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 134 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,231 | 0.6 | |||
| 1 room | 7,443 | 2.2 | $500 to $699 | 3,402 | 1.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 16,944 | 5.1 | $700 to $999 | 13,594 | 7.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 30,533 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 48,195 | 25.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 33,865 | 10.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 41,017 | 21.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 40,036 | 12.0 | $2,000 or more | 50,771 | 26.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 39,926 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,634 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 41,072 | 12.3 | Not mortgaged | 33,207 | 17.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 45,692 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 448 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 79,121 | 23.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 324,565 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 64,317 | 33.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 61,494 | 18.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 34,504 | 18.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 95,148 | 29.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 29,543 | 15.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 56,221 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 20,993 | 11.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 60,135 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,967 | 6.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 27,143 | 8.4 | 35 percent or more | 28,648 | 15.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 24,424 | 7.5 | Not computed | 579 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 101,221 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 24,313 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 111,320 | 34.3 | Less than $200 | 2,393 | 2.4 | |
| 2 | 134,752 | 41.5 | $200 to $299 | 1,613 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or more | 54,180 | 16.7 | $300 to $499 | 3,689 | 3.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 16,869 | 16.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 37,319 | 36.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 196,104 | 60.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 26,905 | 26.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,083 | 0.9 | $1,500 or more | 9,862 | 9.7 | |
| Electricity | 103,042 | 31.7 | No cash rent | 2,571 | 2.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 20,562 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 914 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 47 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 378 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 18 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 705 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 17,974 | 17.8 | |
| No fuel used | 626 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 16,626 | 16.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 15,279 | 15.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 11,620 | 11.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,122 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,738 | 8.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,203 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 27,070 | 26.7 | |
| No telephone service | 1,319 | 0.4 | Not computed | 3,914 | 3.9 | |
| 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)

