
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Plymouth 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 | 181,524 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 168,361 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 130,157 | 71.7 | 1.00 or less | 165,106 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 4,838 | 2.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,501 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 11,069 | 6.1 | 1.51 or more | 754 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 11,604 | 6.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 7,023 | 3.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 110,224 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 5,109 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 6,838 | 3.8 | Less than $50,000 | 423 | 0.4 | |
| Mobile home | 4,855 | 2.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,160 | 5.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 31 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 29,094 | 26.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 30,412 | 27.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 26,133 | 23.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,231 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 13,792 | 12.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,163 | 4.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3,707 | 3.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 9,242 | 5.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 503 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 22,913 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 179,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 31,170 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 24,554 | 13.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 37,421 | 20.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 45,830 | 25.2 | With a mortgage | 85,553 | 77.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 40 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,248 | 1.1 | |||
| 1 room | 1,328 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 4,017 | 3.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 5,030 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 13,575 | 12.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 12,268 | 6.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34,425 | 31.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 23,083 | 12.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 20,158 | 18.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 34,235 | 18.9 | $2,000 or more | 12,090 | 11.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 36,384 | 20.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,343 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 28,968 | 16.0 | Not mortgaged | 24,671 | 22.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 21,692 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 427 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 18,536 | 10.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 168,361 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 32,439 | 29.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 21,873 | 13.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 19,940 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 44,900 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 17,450 | 15.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 28,398 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 12,374 | 11.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 30,652 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,923 | 7.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 22,440 | 13.3 | 35 percent or more | 19,547 | 17.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 20,098 | 11.9 | Not computed | 551 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 40,941 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 11,772 | 7.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 51,703 | 30.7 | Less than $200 | 3,127 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 75,899 | 45.1 | $200 to $299 | 2,516 | 6.1 | |
| 3 or more | 28,987 | 17.2 | $300 to $499 | 4,602 | 11.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 13,742 | 33.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 10,456 | 25.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 66,251 | 39.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,018 | 9.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,107 | 4.2 | $1,500 or more | 587 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 12,471 | 7.4 | No cash rent | 1,893 | 4.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 80,248 | 47.7 | Median (dollars) | 679 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 313 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 1,179 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 598 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 7,129 | 17.4 | |
| No fuel used | 167 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,614 | 13.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 5,553 | 13.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 4,906 | 12.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 704 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,153 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 502 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 11,773 | 28.8 | |
| No telephone service | 1,114 | 0.7 | Not computed | 2,813 | 6.9 | |
| 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)

