
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Talbot 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 | 16,500 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,307 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,710 | 77.0 | 1.00 or less | 14,159 | 99.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 853 | 5.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 96 | 0.7 | |
| 2 units | 709 | 4.3 | 1.51 or more | 52 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 574 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 567 | 3.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,591 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 161 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 346 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 253 | 2.9 | |
| Mobile home | 565 | 3.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,793 | 20.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 15 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,283 | 26.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,366 | 15.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,106 | 12.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 492 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 969 | 11.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,545 | 9.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 640 | 7.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,385 | 8.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 181 | 2.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,909 | 17.6 | Median (dollars) | 149,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,565 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,709 | 10.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,714 | 16.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,181 | 19.3 | With a mortgage | 5,467 | 63.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 95 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 261 | 3.0 | |||
| 1 room | 130 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 638 | 7.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 376 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,490 | 17.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 881 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,699 | 19.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,097 | 12.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 562 | 6.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,893 | 17.5 | $2,000 or more | 722 | 8.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,499 | 21.2 | Median (dollars) | 1,063 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,626 | 15.9 | Not mortgaged | 3,124 | 36.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,908 | 11.6 | Median (dollars) | 302 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,090 | 12.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,307 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,482 | 40.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,480 | 17.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,340 | 15.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,040 | 28.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,043 | 12.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,449 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 764 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,543 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 456 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,308 | 9.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,445 | 16.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,487 | 10.4 | Not computed | 61 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,806 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,075 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,562 | 31.9 | Less than $200 | 169 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 6,007 | 42.0 | $200 to $299 | 190 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or more | 2,663 | 18.6 | $300 to $499 | 1,113 | 29.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,221 | 32.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 531 | 14.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,838 | 12.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 178 | 4.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,426 | 10.0 | $1,500 or more | 76 | 2.0 | |
| Electricity | 6,852 | 47.9 | No cash rent | 328 | 8.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,697 | 25.8 | Median (dollars) | 552 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 18 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 349 | 2.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 80 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 609 | 16.0 | |
| No fuel used | 20 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 468 | 12.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 588 | 15.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 456 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 93 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 301 | 7.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 113 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 982 | 25.8 | |
| No telephone service | 275 | 1.9 | Not computed | 402 | 10.6 | |
| 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)

