
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Shelby 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 | 362,954 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 338,366 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 238,817 | 65.8 | 1.00 or less | 321,400 | 95.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 16,767 | 4.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 10,804 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 10,617 | 2.9 | 1.51 or more | 6,162 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 19,565 | 5.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 28,297 | 7.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 199,721 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17,082 | 4.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 27,351 | 7.5 | Less than $50,000 | 28,746 | 14.4 | |
| Mobile home | 4,235 | 1.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 80,801 | 40.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 223 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 38,328 | 19.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 24,076 | 12.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 16,650 | 8.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,651 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 8,121 | 4.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 25,126 | 6.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2,517 | 1.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 29,951 | 8.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 482 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 57,082 | 15.7 | Median (dollars) | 92,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 72,400 | 19.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 62,321 | 17.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 82,499 | 22.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 25,924 | 7.1 | With a mortgage | 152,570 | 76.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 1,322 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 9,052 | 4.5 | |||
| 1 room | 4,396 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 24,577 | 12.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 13,892 | 3.8 | $700 to $999 | 45,019 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 32,037 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 43,711 | 21.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 57,626 | 15.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 17,104 | 8.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 72,126 | 19.9 | $2,000 or more | 11,785 | 5.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 72,271 | 19.9 | Median (dollars) | 973 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 49,259 | 13.6 | Not mortgaged | 47,151 | 23.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 30,893 | 8.5 | Median (dollars) | 297 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 30,454 | 8.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 338,366 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 66,401 | 33.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 76,892 | 22.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 35,998 | 18.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 104,699 | 30.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 28,506 | 14.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 53,593 | 15.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 18,875 | 9.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 45,949 | 13.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 12,456 | 6.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 29,570 | 8.7 | 35 percent or more | 34,814 | 17.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 27,663 | 8.2 | Not computed | 2,671 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 124,475 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 37,996 | 11.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 130,736 | 38.6 | Less than $200 | 7,256 | 5.8 | |
| 2 | 122,719 | 36.3 | $200 to $299 | 7,459 | 6.0 | |
| 3 or more | 46,915 | 13.9 | $300 to $499 | 30,721 | 24.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 49,175 | 39.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 19,155 | 15.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 204,687 | 60.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,157 | 4.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,668 | 1.4 | $1,500 or more | 957 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 126,916 | 37.5 | No cash rent | 4,595 | 3.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 174 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 566 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 28 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 511 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 108 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 375 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 22,302 | 17.9 | |
| No fuel used | 899 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 17,427 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 15,971 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 13,030 | 10.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 2,057 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 9,095 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,980 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 38,344 | 30.8 | |
| No telephone service | 7,816 | 2.3 | Not computed | 8,306 | 6.7 | |
| 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)

