
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Meigs 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 | 10,782 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,234 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,181 | 66.6 | 1.00 or less | 9,072 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 80 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 120 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 106 | 1.0 | 1.51 or more | 42 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 156 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 79 | 0.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,785 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 63 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 131 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,368 | 36.1 | |
| Mobile home | 2,862 | 26.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,971 | 52.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 124 | 1.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 320 | 8.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 93 | 2.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 33 | 0.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 279 | 2.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 826 | 7.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 695 | 6.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,498 | 13.9 | Median (dollars) | 59,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,060 | 19.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 987 | 9.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,540 | 14.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,897 | 26.9 | With a mortgage | 1,941 | 51.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 57 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 389 | 10.3 | |||
| 1 room | 140 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 697 | 18.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 218 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 544 | 14.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 529 | 4.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 233 | 6.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,758 | 16.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 19 | 0.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,712 | 25.2 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,419 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 646 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,611 | 14.9 | Not mortgaged | 1,844 | 48.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 768 | 7.1 | Median (dollars) | 215 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 627 | 5.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,234 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,901 | 50.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,384 | 15.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 462 | 12.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,196 | 23.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 357 | 9.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,469 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 225 | 5.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,563 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 180 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,290 | 14.0 | 35 percent or more | 588 | 15.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,332 | 14.4 | Not computed | 72 | 1.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,663 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 849 | 9.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,464 | 26.7 | Less than $200 | 183 | 11.0 | |
| 2 | 3,527 | 38.2 | $200 to $299 | 301 | 18.1 | |
| 3 or more | 2,394 | 25.9 | $300 to $499 | 591 | 35.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 186 | 11.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 22 | 1.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,064 | 33.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,904 | 20.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,121 | 33.8 | No cash rent | 376 | 22.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 520 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 351 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 14 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 424 | 4.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 185 | 2.0 | Less than 15 percent | 343 | 20.6 | |
| No fuel used | 2 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 201 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 127 | 7.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 98 | 5.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 144 | 1.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 105 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 58 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 378 | 22.7 | |
| No telephone service | 581 | 6.3 | Not computed | 411 | 24.7 | |
| 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)

