
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Allegan 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 | 43,292 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 38,165 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 31,645 | 73.1 | 1.00 or less | 37,209 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,253 | 2.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 720 | 1.9 | |
| 2 units | 1,025 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 236 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 940 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,141 | 2.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 21,009 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 607 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 451 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,025 | 4.9 | |
| Mobile home | 6,171 | 14.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,019 | 33.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 59 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 7,202 | 34.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 3,240 | 15.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,778 | 8.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,388 | 3.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 551 | 2.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,658 | 10.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 153 | 0.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,244 | 9.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 41 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,219 | 14.4 | Median (dollars) | 115,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,869 | 15.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,192 | 9.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,295 | 14.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,427 | 21.8 | With a mortgage | 14,826 | 70.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 82 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 703 | 3.3 | |||
| 1 room | 207 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 2,290 | 10.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 810 | 1.9 | $700 to $999 | 5,082 | 24.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,378 | 5.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,926 | 23.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,487 | 15.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,216 | 5.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,420 | 21.8 | $2,000 or more | 527 | 2.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,861 | 20.5 | Median (dollars) | 956 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,155 | 14.2 | Not mortgaged | 6,183 | 29.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,737 | 10.9 | Median (dollars) | 282 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,237 | 9.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 38,165 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,373 | 39.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,018 | 15.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,997 | 19.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,018 | 28.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,052 | 14.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,698 | 17.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,920 | 9.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,823 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,196 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,776 | 9.9 | 35 percent or more | 2,386 | 11.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,832 | 10.0 | Not computed | 85 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,073 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,611 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,395 | 27.2 | Less than $200 | 406 | 6.7 | |
| 2 | 17,286 | 45.3 | $200 to $299 | 277 | 4.6 | |
| 3 or more | 8,873 | 23.2 | $300 to $499 | 1,875 | 30.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,453 | 40.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 486 | 8.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 21,764 | 57.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 83 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 9,536 | 25.0 | $1,500 or more | 15 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 1,627 | 4.3 | No cash rent | 478 | 7.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,856 | 10.1 | Median (dollars) | 515 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,079 | 2.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 161 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,371 | 22.6 | |
| No fuel used | 140 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,000 | 16.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 797 | 13.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 628 | 10.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 157 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 431 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 74 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,286 | 21.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,208 | 3.2 | Not computed | 560 | 9.2 | |
| 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)

