
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Leflore 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 | 14,097 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 12,956 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,389 | 66.6 | 1.00 or less | 11,976 | 92.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 504 | 3.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 615 | 4.7 | |
| 2 units | 796 | 5.6 | 1.51 or more | 365 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 916 | 6.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 773 | 5.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,742 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 206 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 220 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 2,427 | 42.3 | |
| Mobile home | 1,252 | 8.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,323 | 40.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 41 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 589 | 10.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 198 | 3.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 119 | 2.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 186 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 75 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 735 | 5.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 732 | 5.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 11 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,942 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 56,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,757 | 26.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,785 | 19.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,898 | 20.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,062 | 7.5 | With a mortgage | 3,464 | 60.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 168 | 2.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 774 | 13.5 | |||
| 1 room | 188 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,095 | 19.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 500 | 3.5 | $700 to $999 | 807 | 14.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,986 | 14.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 470 | 8.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,479 | 17.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 77 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,671 | 26.0 | $2,000 or more | 73 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,490 | 17.7 | Median (dollars) | 639 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,484 | 10.5 | Not mortgaged | 2,278 | 39.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 773 | 5.5 | Median (dollars) | 255 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 526 | 3.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 12,956 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,371 | 41.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,443 | 18.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 771 | 13.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,456 | 26.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 519 | 9.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,192 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 407 | 7.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,245 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 328 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,444 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,210 | 21.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,176 | 9.1 | Not computed | 136 | 2.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,980 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,426 | 18.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,377 | 41.5 | Less than $200 | 968 | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 3,768 | 29.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,378 | 23.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,385 | 10.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,203 | 36.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 691 | 11.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 67 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,574 | 66.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 65 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,425 | 11.0 | $1,500 or more | 21 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 2,843 | 21.9 | No cash rent | 587 | 9.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 15 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 325 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 24 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 41 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 1,115 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 31 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 695 | 11.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 578 | 9.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 505 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 100 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 405 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 82 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,758 | 29.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,144 | 8.8 | Not computed | 924 | 15.5 | |
| 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)

