
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dyer 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 | 16,123 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,751 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,136 | 75.3 | 1.00 or less | 14,310 | 97.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 136 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 319 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 878 | 5.4 | 1.51 or more | 122 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 749 | 4.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 406 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,057 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 216 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 205 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,770 | 22.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,383 | 8.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,117 | 51.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 14 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,232 | 15.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 581 | 7.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 268 | 3.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 438 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 89 | 1.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,430 | 8.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,162 | 7.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,078 | 12.9 | Median (dollars) | 74,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,528 | 21.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,658 | 16.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,270 | 20.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,559 | 9.7 | With a mortgage | 4,993 | 62.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 62 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 874 | 10.8 | |||
| 1 room | 114 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,237 | 15.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 348 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,632 | 20.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 853 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 813 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,892 | 17.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 199 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,448 | 27.6 | $2,000 or more | 176 | 2.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,598 | 22.3 | Median (dollars) | 754 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,916 | 11.9 | Not mortgaged | 3,064 | 38.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,109 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 240 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 845 | 5.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,751 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,465 | 43.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,189 | 21.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,459 | 18.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,992 | 27.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 853 | 10.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,354 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 675 | 8.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,214 | 15.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 355 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,532 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,133 | 14.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,470 | 10.0 | Not computed | 117 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,992 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,113 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,158 | 35.0 | Less than $200 | 514 | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 6,159 | 41.8 | $200 to $299 | 531 | 10.6 | |
| 3 or more | 2,321 | 15.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,140 | 42.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,226 | 24.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 200 | 4.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 8,304 | 56.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 16 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 773 | 5.2 | $1,500 or more | 13 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 5,515 | 37.4 | No cash rent | 352 | 7.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 26 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 424 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 97 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 1,170 | 23.4 | |
| No fuel used | 36 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 684 | 13.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 561 | 11.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 425 | 8.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 78 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 415 | 8.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 78 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,232 | 24.7 | |
| No telephone service | 629 | 4.3 | Not computed | 505 | 10.1 | |
| 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)

