
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hunterdon 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 | 45,032 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 43,678 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 33,836 | 75.1 | 1.00 or less | 43,376 | 99.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 4,798 | 10.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 187 | 0.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,858 | 4.1 | 1.51 or more | 115 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,487 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,256 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 31,549 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,082 | 2.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 542 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 67 | 0.2 | |
| Mobile home | 173 | 0.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 774 | 2.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,844 | 12.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 5,990 | 19.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 10,660 | 33.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,128 | 2.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 8,421 | 26.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,485 | 7.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,619 | 5.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,107 | 6.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 174 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,091 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 245,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,811 | 15.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,601 | 10.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,964 | 13.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,845 | 21.9 | With a mortgage | 24,679 | 78.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 37 | 0.1 | |||
| 1 room | 182 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 296 | 0.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 599 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,491 | 4.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,772 | 3.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,198 | 16.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,314 | 9.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,552 | 20.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,069 | 13.5 | $2,000 or more | 11,096 | 35.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,150 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,903 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,024 | 15.6 | Not mortgaged | 6,870 | 21.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 8,505 | 18.9 | Median (dollars) | 622 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 9,417 | 20.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 43,678 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,047 | 25.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,062 | 13.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,671 | 18.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,822 | 27.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 5,064 | 16.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,186 | 18.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,059 | 12.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,952 | 20.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,759 | 8.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,440 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 5,850 | 18.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,216 | 9.7 | Not computed | 99 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,676 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,500 | 3.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 9,968 | 22.8 | Less than $200 | 114 | 1.7 | |
| 2 | 21,027 | 48.1 | $200 to $299 | 97 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or more | 11,183 | 25.6 | $300 to $499 | 317 | 4.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,432 | 21.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,320 | 34.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 15,107 | 34.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,534 | 23.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,395 | 7.8 | $1,500 or more | 448 | 6.7 | |
| Electricity | 3,786 | 8.7 | No cash rent | 414 | 6.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 20,656 | 47.3 | Median (dollars) | 867 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 94 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 413 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 30 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 163 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,259 | 18.9 | |
| No fuel used | 34 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 942 | 14.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 859 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 742 | 11.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 155 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 485 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 88 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,913 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 127 | 0.3 | Not computed | 476 | 7.1 | |
| 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)

