
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Murray 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 | 4,357 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,722 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,837 | 88.1 | 1.00 or less | 3,662 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 43 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 43 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 45 | 1.0 | 1.51 or more | 17 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 39 | 0.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 44 | 1.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,166 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 55 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 129 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,063 | 49.1 | |
| Mobile home | 157 | 3.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 787 | 36.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 8 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 202 | 9.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 54 | 2.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 56 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 25 | 0.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 178 | 4.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 214 | 4.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 264 | 6.1 | Median (dollars) | 50,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 583 | 13.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 410 | 9.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,050 | 24.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,633 | 37.5 | With a mortgage | 1,079 | 49.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 52 | 2.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 279 | 12.9 | |||
| 1 room | 9 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 335 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 139 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 245 | 11.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 300 | 6.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 144 | 6.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 440 | 10.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 24 | 1.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 782 | 17.9 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 901 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 627 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 768 | 17.6 | Not mortgaged | 1,087 | 50.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 515 | 11.8 | Median (dollars) | 219 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 503 | 11.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,722 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,154 | 53.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 385 | 10.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 359 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 740 | 19.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 198 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 639 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 108 | 5.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 720 | 19.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 93 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 549 | 14.8 | 35 percent or more | 236 | 10.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 689 | 18.5 | Not computed | 18 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 480 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 156 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,014 | 27.2 | Less than $200 | 74 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 1,629 | 43.8 | $200 to $299 | 62 | 12.9 | |
| 3 or more | 923 | 24.8 | $300 to $499 | 163 | 34.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 34 | 7.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 36 | 7.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 524 | 14.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 31 | 6.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,622 | 43.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 395 | 10.6 | No cash rent | 80 | 16.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,132 | 30.4 | Median (dollars) | 373 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 27 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 18 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 151 | 31.5 | |
| No fuel used | 4 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 45 | 9.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 48 | 10.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 42 | 8.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 22 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 17 | 3.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 21 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 95 | 19.8 | |
| No telephone service | 55 | 1.5 | Not computed | 82 | 17.1 | |
| 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)

