
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bedford 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 | 26,841 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 23,838 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 19,960 | 74.4 | 1.00 or less | 23,594 | 99.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 666 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 186 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 223 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 58 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 219 | 0.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 491 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 13,923 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 60 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 115 | 0.4 | Less than $50,000 | 648 | 4.7 | |
| Mobile home | 5,041 | 18.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,862 | 27.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 66 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,630 | 33.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,311 | 16.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,808 | 13.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,229 | 4.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 473 | 3.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,463 | 12.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 150 | 1.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,899 | 14.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 41 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,246 | 23.3 | Median (dollars) | 127,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,503 | 20.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,244 | 8.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,087 | 7.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,170 | 8.1 | With a mortgage | 9,746 | 70.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 135 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 731 | 5.3 | |||
| 1 room | 169 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 1,693 | 12.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 185 | 0.7 | $700 to $999 | 3,142 | 22.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 916 | 3.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,721 | 19.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,632 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 976 | 7.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,489 | 24.2 | $2,000 or more | 348 | 2.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,909 | 22.0 | Median (dollars) | 910 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,053 | 15.1 | Not mortgaged | 4,177 | 30.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,728 | 10.2 | Median (dollars) | 211 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,760 | 10.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 23,838 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,986 | 43.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,560 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,422 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,555 | 27.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,996 | 14.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,674 | 19.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,256 | 9.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,414 | 18.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 494 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,539 | 10.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,667 | 12.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,096 | 8.8 | Not computed | 102 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,790 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 934 | 3.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,146 | 21.6 | Less than $200 | 73 | 2.6 | |
| 2 | 10,079 | 42.3 | $200 to $299 | 176 | 6.3 | |
| 3 or more | 7,679 | 32.2 | $300 to $499 | 1,273 | 45.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 599 | 21.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 103 | 3.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 317 | 1.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 86 | 3.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,527 | 6.4 | $1,500 or more | 7 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 16,142 | 67.7 | No cash rent | 473 | 17.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 3,994 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 444 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 25 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 1,700 | 7.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 85 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 791 | 28.4 | |
| No fuel used | 48 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 495 | 17.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 340 | 12.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 130 | 4.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 202 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 72 | 2.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 94 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 430 | 15.4 | |
| No telephone service | 380 | 1.6 | Not computed | 532 | 19.1 | |
| 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)

