
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Douglas 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 | 192,672 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 182,194 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 126,352 | 65.6 | 1.00 or less | 176,214 | 96.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 6,253 | 3.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,152 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 4,397 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 2,828 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,291 | 2.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 10,767 | 5.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 106,137 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 15,783 | 8.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 20,784 | 10.8 | Less than $50,000 | 11,642 | 11.0 | |
| Mobile home | 2,999 | 1.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 40,801 | 38.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 46 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 30,446 | 28.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 11,324 | 10.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 7,673 | 7.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,155 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 3,163 | 3.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,861 | 6.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 913 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,488 | 6.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 175 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 21,423 | 11.1 | Median (dollars) | 100,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 36,507 | 18.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 31,985 | 16.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 37,476 | 19.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 37,777 | 19.6 | With a mortgage | 78,379 | 73.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 330 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 4,576 | 4.3 | |||
| 1 room | 4,329 | 2.2 | $500 to $699 | 11,902 | 11.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 8,817 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 23,389 | 22.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 20,458 | 10.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 23,962 | 22.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 25,930 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 8,195 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 33,352 | 17.3 | $2,000 or more | 6,025 | 5.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 30,636 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 987 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 26,732 | 13.9 | Not mortgaged | 27,758 | 26.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 20,508 | 10.6 | Median (dollars) | 304 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 21,910 | 11.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 182,194 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 41,291 | 38.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 40,289 | 22.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 21,013 | 19.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 52,838 | 29.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 15,719 | 14.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 28,452 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 9,629 | 9.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 26,244 | 14.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,664 | 5.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 17,325 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 12,136 | 11.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 17,046 | 9.4 | Not computed | 685 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 66,776 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 15,965 | 8.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 65,903 | 36.2 | Less than $200 | 3,390 | 5.1 | |
| 2 | 71,937 | 39.5 | $200 to $299 | 3,474 | 5.2 | |
| 3 or more | 28,389 | 15.6 | $300 to $499 | 19,951 | 29.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 26,653 | 39.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8,257 | 12.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 153,864 | 84.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,792 | 4.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,344 | 1.3 | $1,500 or more | 796 | 1.2 | |
| Electricity | 23,869 | 13.1 | No cash rent | 1,463 | 2.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 706 | 0.4 | Median (dollars) | 541 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 22 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 241 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 26 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 767 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 13,476 | 20.2 | |
| No fuel used | 355 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,312 | 16.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 9,929 | 14.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,279 | 10.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 648 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,898 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,190 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 17,087 | 25.6 | |
| No telephone service | 3,226 | 1.8 | Not computed | 2,795 | 4.2 | |
| 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)

