
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Laurens 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 | 30,239 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 26,290 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,734 | 58.6 | 1.00 or less | 25,565 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 170 | 0.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 532 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 355 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 193 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 476 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 778 | 2.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,485 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 156 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 259 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 2,711 | 23.6 | |
| Mobile home | 10,156 | 33.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,720 | 49.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 155 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,789 | 15.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 834 | 7.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 313 | 2.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 949 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 81 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,220 | 14.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 32 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,817 | 9.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 5 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,956 | 16.4 | Median (dollars) | 74,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,090 | 16.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,942 | 13.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,633 | 18.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,632 | 8.7 | With a mortgage | 6,707 | 58.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 78 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 957 | 8.3 | |||
| 1 room | 129 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,645 | 14.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 504 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,355 | 20.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,593 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,291 | 11.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,288 | 20.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 218 | 1.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,661 | 28.6 | $2,000 or more | 163 | 1.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,641 | 22.0 | Median (dollars) | 772 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,636 | 12.0 | Not mortgaged | 4,778 | 41.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,750 | 5.8 | Median (dollars) | 220 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,037 | 3.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 26,290 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,226 | 45.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,950 | 15.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,842 | 16.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,384 | 28.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,340 | 11.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,280 | 16.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 874 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,109 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 498 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,883 | 11.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,568 | 13.7 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,684 | 14.0 | Not computed | 137 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,830 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,490 | 9.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 8,384 | 31.9 | Less than $200 | 421 | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 9,863 | 37.5 | $200 to $299 | 663 | 11.4 | |
| 3 or more | 5,553 | 21.1 | $300 to $499 | 2,058 | 35.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,631 | 28.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 222 | 3.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,438 | 39.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 63 | 1.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,148 | 4.4 | $1,500 or more | 34 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 11,724 | 44.6 | No cash rent | 738 | 12.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,303 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 448 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 560 | 2.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 31 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,191 | 20.4 | |
| No fuel used | 67 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 784 | 13.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 461 | 7.9 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 411 | 7.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 177 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 351 | 6.0 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 165 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,727 | 29.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,758 | 6.7 | Not computed | 905 | 15.5 | |
| 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)

