
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Alamance 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 | 55,463 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 51,584 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 37,371 | 67.4 | 1.00 or less | 49,736 | 96.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,092 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,215 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,303 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 633 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,888 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,729 | 4.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 26,834 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,206 | 2.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,360 | 2.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,745 | 6.5 | |
| Mobile home | 8,493 | 15.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,510 | 39.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 7,150 | 26.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,056 | 15.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2,410 | 9.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,055 | 3.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 845 | 3.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,088 | 12.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 65 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,470 | 8.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 53 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,960 | 16.2 | Median (dollars) | 107,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,615 | 15.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,990 | 12.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 11,852 | 21.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,433 | 9.8 | With a mortgage | 17,444 | 65.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 106 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 950 | 3.5 | |||
| 1 room | 250 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 2,816 | 10.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,093 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 5,521 | 20.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,673 | 6.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,234 | 19.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 11,618 | 20.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,964 | 7.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 15,713 | 28.3 | $2,000 or more | 853 | 3.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,572 | 19.1 | Median (dollars) | 961 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,804 | 10.5 | Not mortgaged | 9,390 | 35.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,790 | 6.8 | Median (dollars) | 238 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,950 | 5.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 51,584 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 10,493 | 39.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,012 | 19.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,596 | 17.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,106 | 27.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,597 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,302 | 14.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,329 | 8.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,756 | 15.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,628 | 6.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,861 | 9.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,909 | 14.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 7,547 | 14.6 | Not computed | 282 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,096 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,221 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,395 | 31.8 | Less than $200 | 786 | 5.2 | |
| 2 | 20,061 | 38.9 | $200 to $299 | 685 | 4.5 | |
| 3 or more | 11,907 | 23.1 | $300 to $499 | 3,699 | 24.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 6,345 | 42.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,084 | 13.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 24,211 | 46.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 263 | 1.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,511 | 12.6 | $1,500 or more | 29 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 16,783 | 32.5 | No cash rent | 1,205 | 8.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,996 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 557 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 911 | 1.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 16 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 78 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 3,026 | 20.0 | |
| No fuel used | 78 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,397 | 15.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,946 | 12.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,503 | 10.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 223 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 849 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 212 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,854 | 25.5 | |
| No telephone service | 1,167 | 2.3 | Not computed | 1,521 | 10.1 | |
| 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)

