
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Montgomery 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 | 112,770 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 103,296 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 73,471 | 65.2 | 1.00 or less | 97,178 | 94.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,632 | 2.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,522 | 3.4 | |
| 2 units | 547 | 0.5 | 1.51 or more | 2,596 | 2.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,992 | 1.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,981 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 59,574 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,819 | 2.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 6,484 | 5.7 | Less than $50,000 | 5,850 | 9.8 | |
| Mobile home | 22,445 | 19.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 19,231 | 32.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 399 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 14,734 | 24.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 8,001 | 13.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6,659 | 11.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,799 | 6.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 3,718 | 6.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 21,922 | 19.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,198 | 2.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,556 | 12.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 183 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 28,187 | 25.0 | Median (dollars) | 114,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 27,461 | 24.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,865 | 7.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,798 | 3.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,182 | 1.0 | With a mortgage | 43,033 | 72.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 160 | 0.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,432 | 2.4 | |||
| 1 room | 1,325 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 4,770 | 8.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 4,363 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 10,170 | 17.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 9,880 | 8.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13,492 | 22.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 15,268 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 6,437 | 10.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 23,312 | 20.7 | $2,000 or more | 6,572 | 11.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 20,794 | 18.4 | Median (dollars) | 1,159 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 13,883 | 12.3 | Not mortgaged | 16,541 | 27.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 10,553 | 9.4 | Median (dollars) | 347 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 13,392 | 11.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 103,296 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 24,147 | 40.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 24,487 | 23.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,492 | 19.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 36,335 | 35.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 8,466 | 14.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 18,088 | 17.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 4,732 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14,055 | 13.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,851 | 4.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,894 | 7.6 | 35 percent or more | 7,401 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,437 | 2.4 | Not computed | 485 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 22,333 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,817 | 4.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 29,922 | 29.0 | Less than $200 | 956 | 4.3 | |
| 2 | 49,233 | 47.7 | $200 to $299 | 1,123 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or more | 19,324 | 18.7 | $300 to $499 | 4,277 | 19.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 8,071 | 36.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,770 | 16.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 36,559 | 35.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,716 | 7.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 13,769 | 13.3 | $1,500 or more | 939 | 4.2 | |
| Electricity | 51,772 | 50.1 | No cash rent | 1,481 | 6.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 140 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 617 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 500 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 31 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 153 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 4,503 | 20.2 | |
| No fuel used | 372 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,365 | 15.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 3,081 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,395 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 606 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,396 | 6.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 718 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 5,657 | 25.3 | |
| No telephone service | 2,584 | 2.5 | Not computed | 1,936 | 8.7 | |
| 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)

