
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ward 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 | 25,097 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 23,041 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,980 | 55.7 | 1.00 or less | 22,611 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,108 | 8.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 327 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,063 | 4.2 | 1.51 or more | 103 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,917 | 7.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 639 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,571 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,015 | 4.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,602 | 6.4 | Less than $50,000 | 1,641 | 15.5 | |
| Mobile home | 2,751 | 11.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,868 | 55.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 22 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,026 | 19.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 670 | 6.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 260 | 2.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 279 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 80 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,479 | 5.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 24 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 984 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,193 | 12.7 | Median (dollars) | 79,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,781 | 23.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,194 | 16.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,319 | 21.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,868 | 15.4 | With a mortgage | 6,688 | 63.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 41 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 764 | 7.2 | |||
| 1 room | 319 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,840 | 17.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,174 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,411 | 22.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,221 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,148 | 10.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,255 | 17.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 353 | 3.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,043 | 20.1 | $2,000 or more | 131 | 1.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,048 | 16.1 | Median (dollars) | 774 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,883 | 11.5 | Not mortgaged | 3,883 | 36.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,354 | 9.4 | Median (dollars) | 268 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,800 | 11.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 23,041 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,779 | 45.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,258 | 22.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,089 | 19.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,728 | 29.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,311 | 12.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,489 | 15.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 780 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,245 | 14.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 469 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,339 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,046 | 9.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,982 | 8.6 | Not computed | 97 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,467 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,548 | 6.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,863 | 29.8 | Less than $200 | 578 | 6.8 | |
| 2 | 9,517 | 41.3 | $200 to $299 | 667 | 7.9 | |
| 3 or more | 5,113 | 22.2 | $300 to $499 | 3,425 | 40.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,578 | 18.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 228 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16,471 | 71.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 58 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,289 | 9.9 | $1,500 or more | 78 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 3,248 | 14.1 | No cash rent | 1,855 | 21.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 427 | 1.9 | Median (dollars) | 408 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 131 | 0.6 | ||||
| Wood | 57 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 268 | 1.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,498 | 17.7 | |
| No fuel used | 143 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,100 | 13.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 945 | 11.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 697 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 68 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 432 | 5.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 25 | 0.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,860 | 22.0 | |
| No telephone service | 224 | 1.0 | Not computed | 1,935 | 22.9 | |
| 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)

