
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Providence 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 | 253,214 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 239,936 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 111,047 | 43.9 | 1.00 or less | 230,616 | 96.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 6,569 | 2.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 6,111 | 2.5 | |
| 2 units | 39,540 | 15.6 | 1.51 or more | 3,209 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 45,643 | 18.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 16,590 | 6.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 99,471 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 9,130 | 3.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 23,394 | 9.2 | Less than $50,000 | 972 | 1.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,259 | 0.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 24,357 | 24.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 42 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 45,056 | 45.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 16,465 | 16.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 8,917 | 9.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,857 | 0.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,824 | 2.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,710 | 2.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 742 | 0.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 9,400 | 3.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 138 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 24,567 | 9.7 | Median (dollars) | 123,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 30,721 | 12.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 30,641 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 62,565 | 24.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 87,753 | 34.7 | With a mortgage | 68,083 | 68.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 64 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,270 | 1.3 | |||
| 1 room | 5,143 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 4,455 | 4.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 12,416 | 4.9 | $700 to $999 | 16,358 | 16.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 28,601 | 11.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30,497 | 30.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 46,098 | 18.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 10,362 | 10.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 61,577 | 24.3 | $2,000 or more | 5,077 | 5.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 45,663 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,166 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 24,645 | 9.7 | Not mortgaged | 31,388 | 31.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 15,146 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 391 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 13,925 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 239,936 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 31,005 | 31.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 45,014 | 18.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 17,778 | 17.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 67,203 | 28.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 15,030 | 15.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 35,796 | 14.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 10,732 | 10.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 36,602 | 15.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,134 | 7.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 23,058 | 9.6 | 35 percent or more | 17,085 | 17.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 32,263 | 13.4 | Not computed | 707 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 112,200 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 33,829 | 14.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 93,536 | 39.0 | Less than $200 | 11,606 | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 83,262 | 34.7 | $200 to $299 | 7,327 | 6.5 | |
| 3 or more | 29,309 | 12.2 | $300 to $499 | 29,294 | 26.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 44,658 | 39.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11,187 | 10.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 129,894 | 54.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,579 | 3.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,713 | 2.4 | $1,500 or more | 1,414 | 1.3 | |
| Electricity | 16,014 | 6.7 | No cash rent | 3,135 | 2.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 85,762 | 35.7 | Median (dollars) | 527 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 151 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,142 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 34 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 720 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 21,523 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 506 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 15,052 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 13,639 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 13,386 | 11.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,531 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 8,652 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,897 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 33,669 | 30.0 | |
| No telephone service | 4,586 | 1.9 | Not computed | 6,279 | 5.6 | |
| 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)

