
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Mathews 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 | 5,333 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,932 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,616 | 86.6 | 1.00 or less | 3,897 | 99.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 28 | 0.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 35 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 18 | 0.3 | 1.51 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 54 | 1.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 31 | 0.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,587 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 18 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 24 | 0.5 | Less than $50,000 | 108 | 4.2 | |
| Mobile home | 532 | 10.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 928 | 35.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 607 | 23.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 332 | 12.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 383 | 14.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 162 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 190 | 7.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 377 | 7.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 23 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 478 | 9.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 16 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 755 | 14.2 | Median (dollars) | 118,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 789 | 14.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 511 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 969 | 18.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,292 | 24.2 | With a mortgage | 1,196 | 46.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 22 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 84 | 3.2 | |||
| 1 room | 13 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 174 | 6.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 60 | 1.1 | $700 to $999 | 435 | 16.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 183 | 3.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 327 | 12.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 681 | 12.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 84 | 3.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,134 | 21.3 | $2,000 or more | 70 | 2.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,309 | 24.5 | Median (dollars) | 918 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 901 | 16.9 | Not mortgaged | 1,391 | 53.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 640 | 12.0 | Median (dollars) | 263 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 412 | 7.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.0 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,932 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,259 | 48.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 470 | 12.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 407 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 975 | 24.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 342 | 13.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 508 | 12.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 162 | 6.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 736 | 18.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 113 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 481 | 12.2 | 35 percent or more | 290 | 11.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 762 | 19.4 | Not computed | 14 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 583 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 176 | 4.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,017 | 25.9 | Less than $200 | 26 | 4.5 | |
| 2 | 1,762 | 44.8 | $200 to $299 | 6 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or more | 977 | 24.8 | $300 to $499 | 177 | 30.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 184 | 31.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 32 | 5.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4 | 0.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 592 | 15.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,851 | 47.1 | No cash rent | 152 | 26.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,212 | 30.8 | Median (dollars) | 506 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 259 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 119 | 20.4 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 67 | 11.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 48 | 8.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 46 | 7.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 83 | 2.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 48 | 8.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 39 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 83 | 14.2 | |
| No telephone service | 62 | 1.6 | Not computed | 172 | 29.5 | |
| 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)

