
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cherokee 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 | 19,499 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 16,175 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,704 | 60.0 | 1.00 or less | 15,389 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 254 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 562 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 564 | 2.9 | 1.51 or more | 224 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 581 | 3.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 583 | 3.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,841 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 187 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 589 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,521 | 26.0 | |
| Mobile home | 4,858 | 24.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,137 | 53.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 179 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 819 | 14.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 215 | 3.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 98 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 580 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 42 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,780 | 9.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 3 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,736 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,502 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 67,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,735 | 24.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,058 | 15.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,142 | 11.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 966 | 5.0 | With a mortgage | 3,504 | 60.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 342 | 5.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 595 | 10.2 | |||
| 1 room | 374 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,095 | 18.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,135 | 5.8 | $700 to $999 | 942 | 16.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,929 | 9.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 428 | 7.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,133 | 21.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 84 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,595 | 28.7 | $2,000 or more | 18 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,393 | 17.4 | Median (dollars) | 649 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,765 | 9.1 | Not mortgaged | 2,337 | 40.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 770 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 204 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 405 | 2.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 16,175 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,694 | 46.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,802 | 23.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 941 | 16.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,702 | 29.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 590 | 10.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,571 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 423 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,352 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 280 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,686 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 848 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,062 | 6.6 | Not computed | 65 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,178 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,407 | 8.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,472 | 33.8 | Less than $200 | 456 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 6,517 | 40.3 | $200 to $299 | 643 | 12.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,779 | 17.2 | $300 to $499 | 2,573 | 49.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 830 | 16.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 134 | 2.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 7,345 | 45.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 20 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,518 | 21.7 | $1,500 or more | 36 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 4,052 | 25.1 | No cash rent | 486 | 9.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 7 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 389 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,214 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 27 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 960 | 18.5 | |
| No fuel used | 12 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 624 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 623 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 395 | 7.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 203 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 260 | 5.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 175 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 1,727 | 33.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,182 | 7.3 | Not computed | 589 | 11.4 | |
| 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)

