
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rockingham 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 | 27,328 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 25,355 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 20,808 | 76.1 | 1.00 or less | 24,846 | 98.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 762 | 2.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 347 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 430 | 1.6 | 1.51 or more | 162 | 0.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 575 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 785 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 14,348 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 184 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 426 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 418 | 2.9 | |
| Mobile home | 3,308 | 12.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,964 | 41.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 50 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,620 | 32.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,925 | 13.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,109 | 7.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 981 | 3.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 275 | 1.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,382 | 8.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 37 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,970 | 10.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,151 | 15.2 | Median (dollars) | 107,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,985 | 18.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,324 | 12.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,731 | 13.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,804 | 17.6 | With a mortgage | 8,926 | 62.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 66 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 587 | 4.1 | |||
| 1 room | 95 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,678 | 11.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 362 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 3,144 | 21.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,318 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,519 | 17.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,688 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 692 | 4.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,357 | 23.3 | $2,000 or more | 240 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,813 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 892 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,175 | 15.3 | Not mortgaged | 5,422 | 37.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,789 | 10.2 | Median (dollars) | 221 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,731 | 10.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 25,355 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 6,189 | 43.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,450 | 13.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,417 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,407 | 25.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,019 | 14.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,318 | 17.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,137 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,477 | 17.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 752 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,204 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,717 | 12.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,499 | 13.8 | Not computed | 117 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,194 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,411 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,131 | 24.2 | Less than $200 | 152 | 2.9 | |
| 2 | 10,351 | 40.8 | $200 to $299 | 308 | 5.9 | |
| 3 or more | 7,462 | 29.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,007 | 38.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,522 | 29.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 402 | 7.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 673 | 2.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 103 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,311 | 13.1 | $1,500 or more | 45 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 10,247 | 40.4 | No cash rent | 655 | 12.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 7,895 | 31.1 | Median (dollars) | 485 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 50 | 0.2 | ||||
| Wood | 2,982 | 11.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 32 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 131 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 1,356 | 26.1 | |
| No fuel used | 34 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 761 | 14.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 621 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 440 | 8.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 405 | 1.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 332 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 207 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 966 | 18.6 | |
| No telephone service | 465 | 1.8 | Not computed | 718 | 13.8 | |
| 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)

