
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 | 49,289 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 45,863 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 26,413 | 53.6 | 1.00 or less | 43,642 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,130 | 4.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 719 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 1,745 | 3.5 | 1.51 or more | 1,502 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,933 | 3.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,358 | 6.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 19,417 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4,010 | 8.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4,497 | 9.1 | Less than $50,000 | 411 | 2.1 | |
| Mobile home | 5,124 | 10.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,824 | 14.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 79 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,066 | 20.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 3,881 | 20.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 4,514 | 23.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,636 | 3.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,917 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,726 | 9.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 721 | 3.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,651 | 11.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 83 | 0.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 11,302 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 179,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 10,415 | 21.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,516 | 13.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,913 | 12.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,130 | 6.4 | With a mortgage | 14,805 | 76.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 50 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 365 | 1.9 | |||
| 1 room | 2,023 | 4.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,042 | 5.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,302 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,684 | 13.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,574 | 9.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,597 | 23.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,898 | 20.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,894 | 14.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,682 | 19.6 | $2,000 or more | 3,173 | 16.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,795 | 13.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,333 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,801 | 9.7 | Not mortgaged | 4,612 | 23.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,935 | 8.0 | Median (dollars) | 362 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 5,279 | 10.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 45,863 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 6,796 | 35.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 13,256 | 28.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,549 | 18.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 13,699 | 29.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,905 | 15.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,053 | 15.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,011 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,126 | 13.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,119 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,048 | 6.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,884 | 14.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,681 | 5.8 | Not computed | 153 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 19,137 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,566 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 15,541 | 33.9 | Less than $200 | 388 | 2.0 | |
| 2 | 17,639 | 38.5 | $200 to $299 | 809 | 4.2 | |
| 3 or more | 9,117 | 19.9 | $300 to $499 | 3,029 | 15.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,086 | 37.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4,820 | 25.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 15,295 | 33.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,624 | 8.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,860 | 12.8 | $1,500 or more | 621 | 3.2 | |
| Electricity | 21,758 | 47.4 | No cash rent | 760 | 4.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,521 | 3.3 | Median (dollars) | 684 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 36 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 955 | 2.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 227 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 2,390 | 12.5 | |
| No fuel used | 184 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,390 | 12.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,137 | 11.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,749 | 9.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 297 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,469 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 696 | 1.5 | 35 percent or more | 7,750 | 40.5 | |
| No telephone service | 718 | 1.6 | Not computed | 1,252 | 6.5 | |
| 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)

