
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Steele 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 | 13,306 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 12,846 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,190 | 76.6 | 1.00 or less | 12,570 | 97.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 336 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 177 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 545 | 4.1 | 1.51 or more | 99 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 347 | 2.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 269 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,108 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 474 | 3.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 563 | 4.2 | Less than $50,000 | 277 | 3.4 | |
| Mobile home | 582 | 4.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,619 | 44.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,860 | 35.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 904 | 11.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 372 | 4.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 359 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 47 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 885 | 6.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 16 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 918 | 6.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 13 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,187 | 8.9 | Median (dollars) | 102,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,465 | 18.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,375 | 10.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,455 | 18.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,662 | 27.5 | With a mortgage | 5,625 | 69.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 60 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 295 | 3.6 | |||
| 1 room | 120 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 921 | 11.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 335 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 2,044 | 25.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 687 | 5.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,738 | 21.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,460 | 11.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 410 | 5.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,380 | 17.9 | $2,000 or more | 157 | 1.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,605 | 19.6 | Median (dollars) | 924 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,929 | 14.5 | Not mortgaged | 2,483 | 30.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,871 | 14.1 | Median (dollars) | 266 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,919 | 14.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 12,846 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,244 | 40.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,098 | 16.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,589 | 19.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,518 | 27.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,339 | 16.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,043 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 692 | 8.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,089 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 397 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,501 | 11.7 | 35 percent or more | 804 | 9.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,597 | 12.4 | Not computed | 43 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,450 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 713 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,758 | 29.3 | Less than $200 | 185 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 5,625 | 43.8 | $200 to $299 | 163 | 6.7 | |
| 3 or more | 2,750 | 21.4 | $300 to $499 | 982 | 40.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 915 | 37.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 106 | 4.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,447 | 73.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 19 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,766 | 13.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 960 | 7.5 | No cash rent | 80 | 3.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 409 | 3.2 | Median (dollars) | 471 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 116 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 5 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 101 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 561 | 22.9 | |
| No fuel used | 42 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 519 | 21.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 297 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 287 | 11.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 54 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 186 | 7.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 39 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 502 | 20.5 | |
| No telephone service | 144 | 1.1 | Not computed | 98 | 4.0 | |
| 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)

