
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Halifax 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 | 25,309 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,122 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,338 | 64.6 | 1.00 or less | 21,286 | 96.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 563 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 499 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 640 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 337 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 559 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 408 | 1.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,911 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 233 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 333 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 2,913 | 29.4 | |
| Mobile home | 6,223 | 24.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,759 | 48.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,281 | 12.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 418 | 4.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 419 | 4.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 443 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 77 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,131 | 8.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 36 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,161 | 8.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,299 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 68,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,316 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,495 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,673 | 22.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,791 | 11.0 | With a mortgage | 5,615 | 56.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 86 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 852 | 8.6 | |||
| 1 room | 96 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,358 | 13.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 436 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 1,883 | 19.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,917 | 7.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,120 | 11.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,741 | 18.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 227 | 2.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,611 | 30.1 | $2,000 or more | 89 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,349 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 772 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,558 | 10.1 | Not mortgaged | 4,296 | 43.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,283 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 266 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,318 | 5.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,122 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,825 | 38.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,130 | 14.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,718 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,988 | 27.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,076 | 10.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,256 | 14.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 789 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,127 | 18.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 590 | 6.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,291 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,764 | 17.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,330 | 15.1 | Not computed | 149 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,139 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,598 | 16.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,102 | 32.1 | Less than $200 | 903 | 12.6 | |
| 2 | 7,337 | 33.2 | $200 to $299 | 887 | 12.4 | |
| 3 or more | 4,085 | 18.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,794 | 39.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,468 | 20.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 272 | 3.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,624 | 20.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,933 | 22.3 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 8,312 | 37.6 | No cash rent | 774 | 10.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,224 | 14.6 | Median (dollars) | 399 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 934 | 4.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 49 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,269 | 17.8 | |
| No fuel used | 46 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 844 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 796 | 11.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 666 | 9.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 530 | 2.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 421 | 5.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 358 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,083 | 29.2 | |
| No telephone service | 1,246 | 5.6 | Not computed | 1,060 | 14.8 | |
| 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)

