
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Richmond 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 | 163,993 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 156,341 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 55,398 | 33.8 | 1.00 or less | 148,603 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 39,674 | 24.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,599 | 2.9 | |
| 2 units | 37,788 | 23.0 | 1.51 or more | 3,139 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 8,154 | 5.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,953 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 77,275 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,693 | 1.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 15,999 | 9.8 | Less than $50,000 | 525 | 0.7 | |
| Mobile home | 278 | 0.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,841 | 2.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 56 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,767 | 13.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 22,391 | 29.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 28,137 | 36.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,931 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10,687 | 13.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,976 | 5.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,577 | 3.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 9,902 | 6.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 350 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 26,781 | 16.3 | Median (dollars) | 209,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 29,734 | 18.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 26,667 | 16.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 25,579 | 15.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 32,423 | 19.8 | With a mortgage | 57,986 | 75.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 41 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 584 | 0.8 | |||
| 1 room | 3,251 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 2,328 | 3.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 6,464 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 7,051 | 9.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 20,644 | 12.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 22,459 | 29.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 23,082 | 14.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 16,600 | 21.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 25,403 | 15.5 | $2,000 or more | 8,923 | 11.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 36,666 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 1,431 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 21,832 | 13.3 | Not mortgaged | 19,289 | 25.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 11,932 | 7.3 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 14,719 | 9.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 156,341 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 24,250 | 31.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 22,101 | 14.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 12,089 | 15.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 42,942 | 27.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 10,789 | 14.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 24,403 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 7,703 | 10.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 28,591 | 18.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,462 | 7.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 19,623 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 16,153 | 20.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 18,681 | 11.9 | Not computed | 829 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 56,567 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 28,691 | 18.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 59,783 | 38.2 | Less than $200 | 2,862 | 5.1 | |
| 2 | 52,199 | 33.4 | $200 to $299 | 3,023 | 5.3 | |
| 3 or more | 15,668 | 10.0 | $300 to $499 | 4,899 | 8.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 16,856 | 29.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 16,119 | 28.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 126,537 | 80.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8,870 | 15.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,938 | 1.2 | $1,500 or more | 1,323 | 2.3 | |
| Electricity | 4,742 | 3.0 | No cash rent | 2,615 | 4.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 21,822 | 14.0 | Median (dollars) | 742 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 18 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 21 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 20 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 669 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 11,595 | 20.5 | |
| No fuel used | 574 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 7,432 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 6,866 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 5,298 | 9.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 710 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 3,832 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 734 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 17,176 | 30.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,676 | 1.1 | Not computed | 4,368 | 7.7 | |
| 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)

