
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Montcalm 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 | 25,900 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,079 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 19,184 | 74.1 | 1.00 or less | 21,473 | 97.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 239 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 401 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 544 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 205 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 413 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 478 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,989 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 257 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 431 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 1,570 | 14.3 | |
| Mobile home | 4,300 | 16.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,885 | 53.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 54 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,456 | 22.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 693 | 6.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 320 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 708 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 45 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,236 | 8.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 10 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,856 | 7.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 10 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,283 | 12.7 | Median (dollars) | 84,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,546 | 17.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,217 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,418 | 17.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,636 | 21.8 | With a mortgage | 7,297 | 66.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 76 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 722 | 6.6 | |||
| 1 room | 116 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,972 | 17.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 552 | 2.1 | $700 to $999 | 2,812 | 25.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,557 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,385 | 12.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,277 | 16.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 280 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,223 | 24.0 | $2,000 or more | 50 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,553 | 21.4 | Median (dollars) | 778 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,493 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 3,692 | 33.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,177 | 8.4 | Median (dollars) | 239 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,952 | 7.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,079 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,541 | 41.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,513 | 15.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,020 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,156 | 27.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,506 | 13.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,795 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 818 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,950 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 693 | 6.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,350 | 10.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,352 | 12.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,315 | 10.5 | Not computed | 59 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,802 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,193 | 5.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,709 | 30.4 | Less than $200 | 419 | 11.0 | |
| 2 | 9,588 | 43.4 | $200 to $299 | 277 | 7.3 | |
| 3 or more | 4,589 | 20.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,399 | 36.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,178 | 31.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 168 | 4.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,762 | 48.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 7,531 | 34.1 | $1,500 or more | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 855 | 3.9 | No cash rent | 332 | 8.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,695 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 455 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,045 | 4.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 109 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 775 | 20.4 | |
| No fuel used | 71 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 594 | 15.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 548 | 14.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 334 | 8.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 137 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 255 | 6.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 118 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 888 | 23.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,192 | 5.4 | Not computed | 408 | 10.7 | |
| 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)

