
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wayne 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 | 47,313 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 42,612 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 27,521 | 58.2 | 1.00 or less | 41,114 | 96.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,994 | 4.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,023 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,538 | 3.3 | 1.51 or more | 475 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,768 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,560 | 3.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 18,885 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 368 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 509 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 2,223 | 11.8 | |
| Mobile home | 12,039 | 25.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,477 | 50.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 16 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,326 | 22.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,607 | 8.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 950 | 5.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,336 | 2.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 221 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,630 | 11.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 50 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,755 | 10.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 31 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,233 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 87,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,668 | 20.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,875 | 14.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,144 | 17.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,672 | 7.8 | With a mortgage | 12,544 | 66.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 87 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 940 | 5.0 | |||
| 1 room | 184 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 2,538 | 13.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,345 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 4,333 | 22.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,907 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,334 | 17.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,805 | 18.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 907 | 4.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,746 | 26.9 | $2,000 or more | 405 | 2.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,638 | 22.5 | Median (dollars) | 889 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,515 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 6,341 | 33.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,977 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 259 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,196 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 42,612 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,398 | 39.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,712 | 20.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,507 | 18.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 12,462 | 29.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,364 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,177 | 14.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,642 | 8.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,380 | 15.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,131 | 6.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,806 | 11.3 | 35 percent or more | 2,682 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,075 | 9.6 | Not computed | 161 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 14,637 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,811 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 13,803 | 32.4 | Less than $200 | 1,498 | 10.2 | |
| 2 | 16,335 | 38.3 | $200 to $299 | 1,414 | 9.7 | |
| 3 or more | 8,663 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 4,606 | 31.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,923 | 26.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 834 | 5.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,114 | 12.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 283 | 1.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 10,422 | 24.5 | $1,500 or more | 17 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 23,936 | 56.2 | No cash rent | 2,062 | 14.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,706 | 6.4 | Median (dollars) | 455 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 259 | 0.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 43 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,825 | 19.3 | |
| No fuel used | 122 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,342 | 16.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,531 | 10.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,439 | 9.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 264 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 873 | 6.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 273 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 3,199 | 21.9 | |
| No telephone service | 1,497 | 3.5 | Not computed | 2,428 | 16.6 | |
| 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)

