
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Darke 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 | 21,583 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 20,419 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,651 | 81.8 | 1.00 or less | 20,199 | 98.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 349 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 192 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 1,087 | 5.0 | 1.51 or more | 28 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 794 | 3.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 401 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 12,332 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 167 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 218 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,127 | 9.1 | |
| Mobile home | 910 | 4.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,292 | 51.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 6 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,302 | 26.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,161 | 9.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 324 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 339 | 1.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 109 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 997 | 4.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 981 | 4.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,176 | 5.4 | Median (dollars) | 91,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,900 | 18.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,618 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,687 | 17.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 7,885 | 36.5 | With a mortgage | 7,863 | 63.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 105 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,018 | 8.3 | |||
| 1 room | 76 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 2,180 | 17.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 203 | 0.9 | $700 to $999 | 2,691 | 21.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 862 | 4.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,512 | 12.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,444 | 11.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 281 | 2.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,129 | 23.8 | $2,000 or more | 76 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,090 | 23.6 | Median (dollars) | 758 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,790 | 17.6 | Not mortgaged | 4,469 | 36.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,188 | 10.1 | Median (dollars) | 245 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,801 | 8.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 20,419 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,492 | 44.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,774 | 13.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,353 | 19.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,607 | 22.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,672 | 13.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,480 | 17.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 895 | 7.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,533 | 17.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 550 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,160 | 15.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,307 | 10.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,865 | 14.0 | Not computed | 63 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,398 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 975 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,666 | 27.7 | Less than $200 | 190 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 8,700 | 42.6 | $200 to $299 | 398 | 9.0 | |
| 3 or more | 5,078 | 24.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,021 | 46.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,334 | 30.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 113 | 2.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,483 | 36.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 19 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,363 | 21.4 | $1,500 or more | 31 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 5,939 | 29.1 | No cash rent | 292 | 6.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,941 | 9.5 | Median (dollars) | 447 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 3 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 551 | 2.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 79 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,169 | 26.6 | |
| No fuel used | 51 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 681 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 667 | 15.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 324 | 7.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 69 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 237 | 5.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 93 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 997 | 22.7 | |
| No telephone service | 484 | 2.4 | Not computed | 323 | 7.3 | |
| 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)

