
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Buchanan 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 | 36,574 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 33,557 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 26,149 | 71.5 | 1.00 or less | 33,035 | 98.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 984 | 2.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 409 | 1.2 | |
| 2 units | 2,154 | 5.9 | 1.51 or more | 113 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,575 | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,446 | 4.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 19,124 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,053 | 2.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,245 | 3.4 | Less than $50,000 | 4,969 | 26.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,959 | 5.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,135 | 47.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 9 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,106 | 16.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,092 | 5.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 638 | 3.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 460 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 157 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,453 | 4.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 27 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,416 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,742 | 7.5 | Median (dollars) | 72,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,772 | 15.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,730 | 12.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,813 | 21.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 12,188 | 33.3 | With a mortgage | 11,358 | 59.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 229 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,203 | 11.5 | |||
| 1 room | 253 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 3,329 | 17.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 813 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 3,045 | 15.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,438 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,930 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,856 | 16.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 380 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,671 | 26.4 | $2,000 or more | 242 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,367 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 695 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,607 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 7,766 | 40.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,827 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 217 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,742 | 7.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 33,557 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 9,800 | 51.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,637 | 19.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,194 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,872 | 26.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,297 | 12.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,767 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,149 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,984 | 14.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 649 | 3.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,488 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,877 | 9.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,809 | 11.4 | Not computed | 158 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,714 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,114 | 9.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 12,268 | 36.6 | Less than $200 | 734 | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 12,792 | 38.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,071 | 10.0 | |
| 3 or more | 5,383 | 16.0 | $300 to $499 | 4,845 | 45.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,822 | 26.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 437 | 4.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 24,415 | 72.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 126 | 1.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,271 | 6.8 | $1,500 or more | 119 | 1.1 | |
| Electricity | 6,373 | 19.0 | No cash rent | 560 | 5.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 99 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 435 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 276 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 80 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,197 | 20.5 | |
| No fuel used | 43 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,680 | 15.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,503 | 14.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 998 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 114 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 754 | 7.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 188 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,875 | 26.8 | |
| No telephone service | 954 | 2.8 | Not computed | 707 | 6.6 | |
| 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)

