
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jefferson Davis 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 | 5,891 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,177 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,299 | 73.0 | 1.00 or less | 4,737 | 91.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 40 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 304 | 5.9 | |
| 2 units | 26 | 0.4 | 1.51 or more | 136 | 2.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 121 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 49 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,627 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 14 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 16 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,403 | 53.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,321 | 22.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,006 | 38.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 159 | 6.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 34 | 1.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 8 | 0.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 167 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 13 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 549 | 9.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 347 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,271 | 21.6 | Median (dollars) | 47,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,575 | 26.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 820 | 13.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 716 | 12.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 446 | 7.6 | With a mortgage | 1,446 | 55.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 131 | 5.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 461 | 17.5 | |||
| 1 room | 33 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 428 | 16.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 171 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 260 | 9.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 535 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 144 | 5.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 836 | 14.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 20 | 0.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,859 | 31.6 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,266 | 21.5 | Median (dollars) | 554 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 680 | 11.5 | Not mortgaged | 1,181 | 45.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 334 | 5.7 | Median (dollars) | 216 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 177 | 3.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,177 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,018 | 38.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 635 | 12.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 295 | 11.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,136 | 21.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 269 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 696 | 13.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 159 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,002 | 19.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 158 | 6.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 889 | 17.2 | 35 percent or more | 661 | 25.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 819 | 15.8 | Not computed | 67 | 2.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 758 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 602 | 11.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,832 | 35.4 | Less than $200 | 116 | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 1,713 | 33.1 | $200 to $299 | 147 | 19.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,030 | 19.9 | $300 to $499 | 229 | 30.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 79 | 10.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3 | 0.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 733 | 14.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,555 | 49.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,688 | 32.6 | No cash rent | 182 | 24.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 321 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 167 | 3.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 3 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 132 | 17.4 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 73 | 9.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 52 | 6.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 52 | 6.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 63 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 43 | 5.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 35 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 198 | 26.1 | |
| No telephone service | 550 | 10.6 | Not computed | 208 | 27.4 | |
| 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)

