
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lowndes 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 | 25,104 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,849 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,906 | 67.3 | 1.00 or less | 21,700 | 95.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 889 | 3.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 925 | 4.0 | |
| 2 units | 770 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 224 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,052 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 955 | 3.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,825 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 387 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 583 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 2,531 | 21.4 | |
| Mobile home | 3,527 | 14.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,965 | 50.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 35 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,015 | 17.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 643 | 5.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 475 | 4.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 491 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 164 | 1.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,199 | 8.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 32 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,063 | 8.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,442 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 74,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,065 | 24.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,304 | 13.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,860 | 15.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,680 | 6.7 | With a mortgage | 8,058 | 68.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 213 | 1.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,078 | 9.1 | |||
| 1 room | 201 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 2,286 | 19.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 846 | 3.4 | $700 to $999 | 2,368 | 20.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,160 | 8.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,411 | 11.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,981 | 15.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 460 | 3.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,966 | 27.7 | $2,000 or more | 242 | 2.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,038 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 746 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,955 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 3,767 | 31.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,598 | 6.4 | Median (dollars) | 225 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,359 | 5.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,849 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,918 | 41.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,497 | 19.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,971 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,792 | 29.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,543 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,581 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 908 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,729 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 488 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,281 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,813 | 15.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,969 | 8.6 | Not computed | 184 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,545 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,257 | 9.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,524 | 32.9 | Less than $200 | 912 | 12.1 | |
| 2 | 8,844 | 38.7 | $200 to $299 | 968 | 12.8 | |
| 3 or more | 4,224 | 18.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,529 | 33.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,867 | 24.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 314 | 4.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,986 | 39.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 55 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,052 | 13.4 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 10,396 | 45.5 | No cash rent | 896 | 11.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 110 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 416 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 223 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,239 | 16.4 | |
| No fuel used | 71 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 930 | 12.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 928 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 575 | 7.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 78 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 462 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 77 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 2,272 | 30.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,218 | 5.3 | Not computed | 1,139 | 15.1 | |
| 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)

