
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Union 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 | 14,684 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 13,178 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,347 | 70.5 | 1.00 or less | 12,999 | 98.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 715 | 4.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 121 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 582 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 58 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 647 | 4.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 360 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,351 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 222 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 329 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 301 | 4.1 | |
| Mobile home | 1,446 | 9.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,613 | 49.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 36 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,062 | 28.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 735 | 10.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 450 | 6.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 146 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 156 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 869 | 5.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 25 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,212 | 8.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,068 | 14.1 | Median (dollars) | 97,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,687 | 18.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,505 | 10.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,964 | 13.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,233 | 28.8 | With a mortgage | 4,557 | 62.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 23 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 185 | 2.5 | |||
| 1 room | 108 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 922 | 12.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 291 | 2.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,658 | 22.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 845 | 5.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,241 | 16.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,130 | 14.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 383 | 5.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,822 | 19.2 | $2,000 or more | 145 | 2.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,193 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 908 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,316 | 15.8 | Not mortgaged | 2,794 | 38.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,418 | 9.7 | Median (dollars) | 296 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,561 | 10.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 13,178 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,159 | 43.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,865 | 14.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,301 | 17.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,295 | 25.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,157 | 15.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,343 | 17.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 500 | 6.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,428 | 18.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 356 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,746 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 834 | 11.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,501 | 11.4 | Not computed | 44 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,358 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,049 | 8.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,826 | 29.0 | Less than $200 | 268 | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 5,831 | 44.2 | $200 to $299 | 234 | 7.0 | |
| 3 or more | 2,472 | 18.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,253 | 37.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 885 | 26.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 294 | 8.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 657 | 5.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 60 | 1.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 505 | 3.8 | $1,500 or more | 46 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 4,264 | 32.4 | No cash rent | 318 | 9.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6,366 | 48.3 | Median (dollars) | 473 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 681 | 5.2 | ||||
| Wood | 634 | 4.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 38 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 631 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 33 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 487 | 14.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 418 | 12.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 320 | 9.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 40 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 209 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 75 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 916 | 27.3 | |
| No telephone service | 109 | 0.8 | Not computed | 377 | 11.2 | |
| 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)

