
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Berkeley 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 | 54,717 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 49,922 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 32,634 | 59.6 | 1.00 or less | 47,975 | 96.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,860 | 3.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,442 | 2.9 | |
| 2 units | 902 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 505 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,325 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,250 | 4.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 25,634 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,362 | 2.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 711 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 2,158 | 8.4 | |
| Mobile home | 13,562 | 24.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 12,957 | 50.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 111 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 6,359 | 24.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,564 | 10.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,092 | 4.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,682 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 342 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,933 | 9.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 97 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,834 | 12.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 65 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14,534 | 26.6 | Median (dollars) | 91,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,314 | 26.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,603 | 13.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,909 | 7.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 908 | 1.7 | With a mortgage | 19,143 | 74.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 95 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,124 | 4.4 | |||
| 1 room | 255 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 3,751 | 14.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,293 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 7,604 | 29.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,522 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,941 | 19.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 7,564 | 13.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,156 | 4.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 13,501 | 24.7 | $2,000 or more | 472 | 1.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 12,541 | 22.9 | Median (dollars) | 866 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 8,547 | 15.6 | Not mortgaged | 6,491 | 25.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 4,760 | 8.7 | Median (dollars) | 251 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,734 | 5.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 49,922 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 9,538 | 37.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 10,741 | 21.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,729 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,048 | 28.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,553 | 13.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,296 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,215 | 8.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,359 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,334 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,007 | 10.0 | 35 percent or more | 3,894 | 15.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,471 | 7.0 | Not computed | 371 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 12,794 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,321 | 6.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,041 | 32.1 | Less than $200 | 365 | 2.9 | |
| 2 | 20,983 | 42.0 | $200 to $299 | 494 | 3.9 | |
| 3 or more | 9,577 | 19.2 | $300 to $499 | 2,829 | 22.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 5,001 | 39.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,425 | 11.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,533 | 11.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 328 | 2.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,316 | 6.6 | $1,500 or more | 40 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 39,307 | 78.7 | No cash rent | 2,312 | 18.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 861 | 1.7 | Median (dollars) | 562 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 514 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 12 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 61 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,343 | 18.3 | |
| No fuel used | 318 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,824 | 14.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,575 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 989 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 203 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 911 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 189 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 2,621 | 20.5 | |
| No telephone service | 1,544 | 3.1 | Not computed | 2,531 | 19.8 | |
| 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)

