
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Orange 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 | 122,754 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 114,788 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 76,454 | 62.3 | 1.00 or less | 109,951 | 95.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,012 | 6.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,002 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 10,209 | 8.3 | 1.51 or more | 1,835 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 9,554 | 7.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 7,244 | 5.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 65,159 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3,351 | 2.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4,273 | 3.5 | Less than $50,000 | 834 | 1.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,608 | 2.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 11,440 | 17.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 49 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 23,030 | 35.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 17,107 | 26.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 9,173 | 14.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,401 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,874 | 4.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,542 | 5.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 532 | 0.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,538 | 6.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 169 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 18,787 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 144,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 19,116 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 16,311 | 13.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 22,746 | 18.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 29,313 | 23.9 | With a mortgage | 48,758 | 74.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 36 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 411 | 0.6 | |||
| 1 room | 1,635 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,776 | 2.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 3,140 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 7,288 | 11.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 10,643 | 8.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18,581 | 28.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 16,873 | 13.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12,952 | 19.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 21,774 | 17.7 | $2,000 or more | 7,714 | 11.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 23,101 | 18.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,405 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 18,247 | 14.9 | Not mortgaged | 16,401 | 25.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 14,202 | 11.6 | Median (dollars) | 464 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 13,139 | 10.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 114,788 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 18,082 | 27.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 19,301 | 16.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,717 | 18.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 31,487 | 27.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 10,647 | 16.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 17,994 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 7,430 | 11.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 21,692 | 18.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,833 | 7.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,366 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 12,162 | 18.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 11,948 | 10.4 | Not computed | 288 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 37,388 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 12,149 | 10.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 34,148 | 29.7 | Less than $200 | 797 | 2.1 | |
| 2 | 47,541 | 41.4 | $200 to $299 | 853 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or more | 20,950 | 18.3 | $300 to $499 | 3,773 | 10.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 14,594 | 39.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 9,899 | 26.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 51,420 | 44.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,556 | 12.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,885 | 4.3 | $1,500 or more | 546 | 1.5 | |
| Electricity | 10,257 | 8.9 | No cash rent | 2,370 | 6.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 46,430 | 40.4 | Median (dollars) | 714 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 155 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 930 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 15 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 533 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 5,649 | 15.1 | |
| No fuel used | 163 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,461 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 4,773 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 3,436 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 428 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,774 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 547 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 12,099 | 32.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,465 | 1.3 | Not computed | 3,196 | 8.5 | |
| 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)

