
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Buffalo 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 | 16,830 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 15,930 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,207 | 66.6 | 1.00 or less | 15,656 | 98.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 472 | 2.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 163 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 767 | 4.6 | 1.51 or more | 111 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 777 | 4.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 840 | 5.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,681 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 583 | 3.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 576 | 3.4 | Less than $50,000 | 988 | 12.9 | |
| Mobile home | 1,600 | 9.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,568 | 46.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 8 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,919 | 25.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 704 | 9.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 406 | 5.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 365 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 91 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,665 | 9.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 5 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,130 | 6.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,074 | 12.3 | Median (dollars) | 91,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,503 | 20.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,789 | 10.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,536 | 15.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,768 | 22.4 | With a mortgage | 4,927 | 64.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 22 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 288 | 3.7 | |||
| 1 room | 145 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 922 | 12.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 536 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,904 | 24.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,277 | 7.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,299 | 16.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,186 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 358 | 4.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,120 | 18.5 | $2,000 or more | 134 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,213 | 13.1 | Median (dollars) | 887 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,982 | 11.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,754 | 35.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,835 | 10.9 | Median (dollars) | 300 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,536 | 15.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 15,930 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,086 | 40.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,925 | 24.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,452 | 18.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,661 | 29.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,151 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,380 | 14.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 682 | 8.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,241 | 14.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 399 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,599 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 866 | 11.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,124 | 7.1 | Not computed | 45 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,601 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 638 | 4.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,483 | 28.1 | Less than $200 | 330 | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 6,585 | 41.3 | $200 to $299 | 499 | 8.9 | |
| 3 or more | 4,224 | 26.5 | $300 to $499 | 1,909 | 34.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,114 | 37.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 426 | 7.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 11,051 | 69.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 53 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 956 | 6.0 | $1,500 or more | 20 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 3,639 | 22.8 | No cash rent | 250 | 4.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 55 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 495 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 146 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 63 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,024 | 18.3 | |
| No fuel used | 20 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 907 | 16.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 864 | 15.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 515 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 37 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 446 | 8.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 137 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,566 | 28.0 | |
| No telephone service | 225 | 1.4 | Not computed | 279 | 5.0 | |
| 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)

