
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Traverse 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 | 2,199 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,717 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,779 | 80.9 | 1.00 or less | 1,695 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 18 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 15 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 28 | 1.3 | 1.51 or more | 7 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 56 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,008 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 81 | 3.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 79 | 3.6 | Less than $50,000 | 648 | 64.3 | |
| Mobile home | 152 | 6.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 300 | 29.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 4 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 33 | 3.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 10 | 1.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 15 | 1.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 29 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 91 | 4.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 72 | 3.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 144 | 6.5 | Median (dollars) | 34,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 293 | 13.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 225 | 10.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 447 | 20.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 898 | 40.8 | With a mortgage | 370 | 36.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 13 | 1.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 102 | 10.1 | |||
| 1 room | 23 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 132 | 13.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 104 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 78 | 7.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 202 | 9.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30 | 3.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 310 | 14.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 9 | 0.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 361 | 16.4 | $2,000 or more | 6 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 428 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 593 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 331 | 15.1 | Not mortgaged | 638 | 63.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 244 | 11.1 | Median (dollars) | 230 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 196 | 8.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,717 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 539 | 53.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 195 | 11.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 162 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 359 | 20.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 108 | 10.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 242 | 14.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 36 | 3.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 279 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 57 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 280 | 16.3 | 35 percent or more | 89 | 8.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 362 | 21.1 | Not computed | 17 | 1.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 325 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 86 | 5.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 564 | 32.8 | Less than $200 | 32 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 740 | 43.1 | $200 to $299 | 53 | 16.3 | |
| 3 or more | 327 | 19.0 | $300 to $499 | 126 | 38.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 46 | 14.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 12 | 3.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 17 | 1.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 745 | 43.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 313 | 18.2 | No cash rent | 56 | 17.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 615 | 35.8 | Median (dollars) | 374 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 19 | 1.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 4 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 53 | 16.3 | |
| No fuel used | 4 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 43 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 35 | 10.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 20 | 6.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 4 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 19 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 6 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 97 | 29.8 | |
| No telephone service | 37 | 2.2 | Not computed | 58 | 17.8 | |
| 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)

