
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northumberland 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 | 43,164 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 38,835 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 23,102 | 53.5 | 1.00 or less | 38,483 | 99.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 10,960 | 25.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 257 | 0.7 | |
| 2 units | 1,990 | 4.6 | 1.51 or more | 95 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,997 | 4.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 983 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 23,841 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 392 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,483 | 3.4 | Less than $50,000 | 8,156 | 34.2 | |
| Mobile home | 2,226 | 5.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,224 | 42.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 31 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,918 | 16.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,067 | 4.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 348 | 1.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 386 | 0.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 88 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,365 | 3.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 25 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,690 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 15 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,097 | 7.2 | Median (dollars) | 69,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,206 | 12.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,855 | 6.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,520 | 17.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 21,045 | 48.8 | With a mortgage | 12,512 | 52.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 168 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,259 | 9.5 | |||
| 1 room | 240 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 3,243 | 13.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 780 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 3,909 | 16.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,574 | 6.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,424 | 10.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,649 | 10.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 392 | 1.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,426 | 17.2 | $2,000 or more | 117 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 11,440 | 26.5 | Median (dollars) | 739 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,483 | 15.0 | Not mortgaged | 11,329 | 47.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,835 | 11.2 | Median (dollars) | 242 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,737 | 11.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 38,835 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 10,648 | 44.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,531 | 11.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,935 | 16.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,097 | 20.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,020 | 12.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,794 | 14.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,854 | 7.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,079 | 18.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,215 | 5.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,042 | 13.0 | 35 percent or more | 2,895 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 8,292 | 21.4 | Not computed | 274 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,026 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,367 | 11.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 14,132 | 36.4 | Less than $200 | 1,082 | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 14,408 | 37.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,476 | 14.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,928 | 15.3 | $300 to $499 | 4,431 | 44.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,739 | 17.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 156 | 1.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,435 | 24.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 58 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 980 | 2.5 | $1,500 or more | 15 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 7,244 | 18.7 | No cash rent | 1,069 | 10.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 17,924 | 46.2 | Median (dollars) | 389 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2,547 | 6.6 | ||||
| Wood | 539 | 1.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 80 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,049 | 20.4 | |
| No fuel used | 78 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,570 | 15.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,259 | 12.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 984 | 9.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 207 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 640 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 180 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 2,323 | 23.2 | |
| No telephone service | 560 | 1.4 | Not computed | 1,201 | 12.0 | |
| 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)

