
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dawson 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 | 9,805 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 8,824 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,742 | 79.0 | 1.00 or less | 8,192 | 92.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 106 | 1.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 380 | 4.3 | |
| 2 units | 188 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 252 | 2.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 218 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 270 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,006 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 197 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 216 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,510 | 30.2 | |
| Mobile home | 863 | 8.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,741 | 54.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 486 | 9.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 172 | 3.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 73 | 1.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 116 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 387 | 3.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 358 | 3.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 862 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 64,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,054 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,224 | 12.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,284 | 23.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,520 | 25.7 | With a mortgage | 2,921 | 58.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 471 | 9.4 | |||
| 1 room | 27 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,012 | 20.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 312 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 907 | 18.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 921 | 9.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 410 | 8.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,560 | 15.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 64 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,074 | 21.2 | $2,000 or more | 31 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,736 | 17.7 | Median (dollars) | 691 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,314 | 13.4 | Not mortgaged | 2,085 | 41.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 832 | 8.5 | Median (dollars) | 276 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,029 | 10.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 8,824 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,350 | 46.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,888 | 21.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 839 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,287 | 25.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 610 | 12.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,341 | 15.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 411 | 8.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,237 | 14.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 291 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,170 | 13.3 | 35 percent or more | 475 | 9.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 901 | 10.2 | Not computed | 30 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,603 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 405 | 4.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,560 | 29.0 | Less than $200 | 214 | 8.2 | |
| 2 | 3,564 | 40.4 | $200 to $299 | 204 | 7.8 | |
| 3 or more | 2,295 | 26.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,103 | 42.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 728 | 28.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 79 | 3.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,483 | 62.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 37 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,010 | 11.4 | $1,500 or more | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,079 | 23.6 | No cash rent | 237 | 9.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 42 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 453 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 152 | 1.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 40 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 739 | 28.4 | |
| No fuel used | 18 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 386 | 14.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 308 | 11.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 281 | 10.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 45 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 119 | 4.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 66 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 497 | 19.1 | |
| No telephone service | 223 | 2.5 | Not computed | 273 | 10.5 | |
| 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)

