
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ocean 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 | 248,711 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 200,402 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 186,722 | 75.1 | 1.00 or less | 196,009 | 97.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 22,510 | 9.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,958 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 9,903 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 1,435 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 6,896 | 2.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 4,945 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 152,111 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 5,169 | 2.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 6,693 | 2.7 | Less than $50,000 | 4,743 | 3.1 | |
| Mobile home | 5,746 | 2.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 37,435 | 24.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 127 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 54,265 | 35.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 30,397 | 20.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 17,342 | 11.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,904 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6,009 | 4.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 16,961 | 6.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,642 | 1.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 16,639 | 6.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 278 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 51,068 | 20.5 | Median (dollars) | 131,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 61,770 | 24.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 43,345 | 17.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 39,950 | 16.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 13,074 | 5.3 | With a mortgage | 94,105 | 61.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 38 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,252 | 0.8 | |||
| 1 room | 1,433 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 5,446 | 3.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 3,676 | 1.5 | $700 to $999 | 16,572 | 10.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 13,395 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 38,510 | 25.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 40,528 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 21,174 | 13.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 57,922 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 11,113 | 7.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 54,269 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,301 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 34,559 | 13.9 | Not mortgaged | 58,006 | 38.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 24,632 | 9.9 | Median (dollars) | 442 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 18,297 | 7.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 200,402 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 40,323 | 26.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 26,466 | 13.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 26,210 | 17.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 56,118 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 23,696 | 15.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 36,003 | 18.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 17,221 | 11.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 45,399 | 22.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 11,488 | 7.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 24,707 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 32,126 | 21.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 11,709 | 5.8 | Not computed | 1,047 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 33,429 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 16,574 | 8.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 79,234 | 39.5 | Less than $200 | 920 | 2.8 | |
| 2 | 74,548 | 37.2 | $200 to $299 | 923 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or more | 30,046 | 15.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,926 | 5.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 8,278 | 24.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 10,809 | 32.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 133,642 | 66.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,706 | 20.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,944 | 2.0 | $1,500 or more | 1,388 | 4.2 | |
| Electricity | 36,246 | 18.1 | No cash rent | 2,479 | 7.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 25,171 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 819 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 98 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 595 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 13 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 440 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 4,386 | 13.1 | |
| No fuel used | 253 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,064 | 12.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 3,700 | 11.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 3,656 | 10.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 502 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,478 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 481 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 12,239 | 36.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,357 | 0.7 | Not computed | 2,906 | 8.7 | |
| 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)

