
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fairfield 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 | 47,922 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 45,425 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 38,549 | 80.4 | 1.00 or less | 44,986 | 99.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 818 | 1.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 363 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 1,472 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 76 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,683 | 3.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,839 | 3.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 30,292 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 986 | 2.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,005 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 864 | 2.9 | |
| Mobile home | 1,549 | 3.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,583 | 28.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 21 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 10,617 | 35.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 6,401 | 21.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,110 | 10.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 983 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 637 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,993 | 10.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 44 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,537 | 11.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 36 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,746 | 12.0 | Median (dollars) | 129,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,756 | 18.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,881 | 10.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,228 | 15.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,798 | 20.4 | With a mortgage | 22,755 | 75.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 129 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,160 | 3.8 | |||
| 1 room | 181 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 3,001 | 9.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 598 | 1.2 | $700 to $999 | 5,708 | 18.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,410 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 8,346 | 27.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,280 | 11.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 3,312 | 10.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 9,217 | 19.2 | $2,000 or more | 1,099 | 3.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 10,049 | 21.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,069 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 7,787 | 16.2 | Not mortgaged | 7,537 | 24.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 6,550 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 263 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 5,850 | 12.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 45,425 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 10,988 | 36.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,080 | 15.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,859 | 19.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 13,161 | 29.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 4,658 | 15.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,054 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 3,154 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,060 | 15.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,735 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,572 | 12.3 | 35 percent or more | 3,780 | 12.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,498 | 9.9 | Not computed | 118 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,398 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,114 | 4.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 11,649 | 25.6 | Less than $200 | 455 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 19,638 | 43.2 | $200 to $299 | 547 | 5.3 | |
| 3 or more | 12,024 | 26.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,903 | 27.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,636 | 44.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,018 | 9.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 27,215 | 59.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 249 | 2.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,316 | 9.5 | $1,500 or more | 38 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 10,590 | 23.3 | No cash rent | 552 | 5.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,546 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 550 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 22 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 568 | 1.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 19 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 121 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,151 | 20.7 | |
| No fuel used | 28 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,827 | 17.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,457 | 14.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,261 | 12.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 83 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 717 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 132 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 2,328 | 22.4 | |
| No telephone service | 558 | 1.2 | Not computed | 657 | 6.3 | |
| 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)

