
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Allegany 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 | 24,505 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 18,009 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,294 | 66.5 | 1.00 or less | 17,687 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 166 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 252 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,326 | 5.4 | 1.51 or more | 70 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 782 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 525 | 2.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,395 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 193 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 236 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 4,150 | 49.4 | |
| Mobile home | 4,548 | 18.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,575 | 42.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 435 | 1.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 488 | 5.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 132 | 1.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 36 | 0.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 414 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,157 | 4.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,346 | 5.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,711 | 11.1 | Median (dollars) | 50,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,001 | 16.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,465 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,167 | 12.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,244 | 37.7 | With a mortgage | 4,799 | 57.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 35 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 584 | 7.0 | |||
| 1 room | 782 | 3.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,531 | 18.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 901 | 3.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,670 | 19.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,815 | 7.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 750 | 8.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,998 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 188 | 2.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,573 | 18.7 | $2,000 or more | 41 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,108 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 734 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,319 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 3,596 | 42.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,449 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 306 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,560 | 10.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 18,009 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,506 | 41.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,820 | 15.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,608 | 19.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,197 | 23.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 992 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,634 | 14.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 623 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,417 | 19.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 459 | 5.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,250 | 12.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,163 | 13.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,691 | 14.9 | Not computed | 44 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,474 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,536 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,466 | 35.9 | Less than $200 | 211 | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 7,430 | 41.3 | $200 to $299 | 445 | 9.9 | |
| 3 or more | 2,577 | 14.3 | $300 to $499 | 2,095 | 46.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,128 | 25.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 129 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,430 | 57.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 24 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,681 | 9.3 | $1,500 or more | 5 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 1,433 | 8.0 | No cash rent | 437 | 9.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,233 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 423 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 113 | 0.6 | ||||
| Wood | 1,977 | 11.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 126 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 752 | 16.8 | |
| No fuel used | 14 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 497 | 11.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 507 | 11.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 357 | 8.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 158 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 348 | 7.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 189 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,496 | 33.4 | |
| No telephone service | 533 | 3.0 | Not computed | 517 | 11.6 | |
| 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)

