
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Athens 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 | 24,901 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,501 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 14,178 | 56.9 | 1.00 or less | 22,024 | 97.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 387 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 362 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 1,160 | 4.7 | 1.51 or more | 115 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,256 | 5.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,057 | 4.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,218 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 802 | 3.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,304 | 5.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,813 | 22.1 | |
| Mobile home | 4,709 | 18.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,521 | 42.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 48 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,847 | 22.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 617 | 7.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 299 | 3.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 591 | 2.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 97 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,369 | 9.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 18 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,002 | 8.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,309 | 13.3 | Median (dollars) | 84,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,253 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,944 | 11.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,339 | 13.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 6,094 | 24.5 | With a mortgage | 5,002 | 60.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 42 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 663 | 8.1 | |||
| 1 room | 458 | 1.8 | $500 to $699 | 1,192 | 14.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,046 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,608 | 19.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,106 | 8.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,133 | 13.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,900 | 19.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 221 | 2.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,950 | 23.9 | $2,000 or more | 143 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,240 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 784 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,830 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 3,216 | 39.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,852 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 248 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,519 | 6.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,501 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,584 | 43.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,581 | 29.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,392 | 16.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,622 | 25.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,067 | 13.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,010 | 13.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 656 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,995 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 376 | 4.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,259 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,061 | 12.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,034 | 9.0 | Not computed | 82 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,622 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,919 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,671 | 34.1 | Less than $200 | 536 | 6.2 | |
| 2 | 8,350 | 37.1 | $200 to $299 | 680 | 7.9 | |
| 3 or more | 4,561 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 3,323 | 38.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,527 | 29.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 526 | 6.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,351 | 46.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 382 | 4.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,956 | 13.1 | $1,500 or more | 27 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 7,453 | 33.1 | No cash rent | 621 | 7.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 565 | 2.5 | Median (dollars) | 469 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 37 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 932 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 160 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 1,028 | 11.9 | |
| No fuel used | 40 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 846 | 9.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 579 | 6.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 728 | 8.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 274 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 515 | 6.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 259 | 1.2 | 35 percent or more | 3,948 | 45.8 | |
| No telephone service | 906 | 4.0 | Not computed | 978 | 11.3 | |
| 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)

