
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rice 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 | 20,061 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,888 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,376 | 71.7 | 1.00 or less | 18,338 | 97.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 674 | 3.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 275 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 638 | 3.2 | 1.51 or more | 275 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 510 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 484 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,906 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 814 | 4.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,170 | 5.8 | Less than $50,000 | 240 | 2.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,370 | 6.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,973 | 27.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 25 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,299 | 39.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,998 | 18.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,121 | 10.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 547 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 217 | 2.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,453 | 7.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 49 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,593 | 7.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,533 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 123,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,734 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,234 | 11.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,759 | 13.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,208 | 26.0 | With a mortgage | 8,050 | 73.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 45 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 291 | 2.7 | |||
| 1 room | 316 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,015 | 9.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 726 | 3.6 | $700 to $999 | 2,745 | 25.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,507 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,790 | 25.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,539 | 12.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 829 | 7.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,100 | 15.5 | $2,000 or more | 335 | 3.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,322 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 993 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,992 | 14.9 | Not mortgaged | 2,856 | 26.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,705 | 13.5 | Median (dollars) | 284 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,854 | 14.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,888 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,867 | 35.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,103 | 16.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,143 | 19.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,420 | 28.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,816 | 16.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,242 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,197 | 11.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,322 | 17.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 533 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,008 | 10.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,319 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,793 | 9.5 | Not computed | 31 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,015 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,262 | 6.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,497 | 29.1 | Less than $200 | 355 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 7,757 | 41.1 | $200 to $299 | 184 | 4.6 | |
| 3 or more | 4,372 | 23.1 | $300 to $499 | 1,199 | 29.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,723 | 42.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 289 | 7.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 12,490 | 66.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 66 | 1.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,407 | 18.0 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 1,998 | 10.6 | No cash rent | 190 | 4.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 470 | 2.5 | Median (dollars) | 519 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 264 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 205 | 1.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,041 | 25.9 | |
| No fuel used | 50 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 623 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 631 | 15.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 408 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 52 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 280 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 76 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 818 | 20.4 | |
| No telephone service | 155 | 0.8 | Not computed | 214 | 5.3 | |
| 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)

