
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hickory 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 | 6,184 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,911 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,483 | 56.3 | 1.00 or less | 3,804 | 97.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 22 | 0.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 67 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 17 | 0.3 | 1.51 or more | 40 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 71 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3 | 0.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,315 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 12 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 446 | 33.9 | |
| Mobile home | 2,390 | 38.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 617 | 46.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 184 | 3.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 193 | 14.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 31 | 2.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 16 | 1.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 139 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 546 | 8.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 504 | 8.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 12 | 0.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,414 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 62,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,553 | 25.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 927 | 15.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 500 | 8.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 601 | 9.7 | With a mortgage | 635 | 48.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 32 | 2.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 218 | 16.6 | |||
| 1 room | 97 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 204 | 15.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 157 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 150 | 11.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 501 | 8.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 28 | 2.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,588 | 25.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,839 | 29.7 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,032 | 16.7 | Median (dollars) | 558 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 496 | 8.0 | Not mortgaged | 680 | 51.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 217 | 3.5 | Median (dollars) | 188 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 257 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,911 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 612 | 46.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 497 | 12.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 162 | 12.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,205 | 30.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 181 | 13.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 863 | 22.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 84 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 817 | 20.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 69 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 374 | 9.6 | 35 percent or more | 188 | 14.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 155 | 4.0 | Not computed | 19 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 537 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 170 | 4.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,229 | 31.4 | Less than $200 | 92 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 1,710 | 43.7 | $200 to $299 | 73 | 13.6 | |
| 3 or more | 802 | 20.5 | $300 to $499 | 212 | 39.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 49 | 9.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 64 | 1.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,963 | 50.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,336 | 34.2 | No cash rent | 111 | 20.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 11 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 342 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 519 | 13.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 18 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 79 | 14.7 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 58 | 10.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 45 | 8.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 68 | 12.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 30 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 60 | 11.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 6 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 112 | 20.9 | |
| No telephone service | 163 | 4.2 | Not computed | 115 | 21.4 | |
| 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)

