
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Southampton 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 | 7,058 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,279 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,508 | 78.0 | 1.00 or less | 6,166 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 47 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 106 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 83 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 107 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 101 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,581 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 21 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 601 | 16.8 | |
| Mobile home | 1,184 | 16.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,882 | 52.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 730 | 20.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 243 | 6.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 101 | 2.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 204 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 358 | 5.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 604 | 8.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,119 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 82,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,376 | 19.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 777 | 11.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,523 | 21.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,097 | 15.5 | With a mortgage | 2,207 | 61.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 45 | 1.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 273 | 7.6 | |||
| 1 room | 13 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 402 | 11.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 90 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 837 | 23.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 204 | 2.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 521 | 14.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 998 | 14.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 102 | 2.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,726 | 24.5 | $2,000 or more | 27 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,644 | 23.3 | Median (dollars) | 845 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,127 | 16.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,374 | 38.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 714 | 10.1 | Median (dollars) | 234 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 542 | 7.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,279 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,506 | 42.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 862 | 13.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 547 | 15.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,476 | 23.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 508 | 14.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 974 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 276 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,127 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 169 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 879 | 14.0 | 35 percent or more | 553 | 15.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 961 | 15.3 | Not computed | 22 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,521 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 570 | 9.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,912 | 30.5 | Less than $200 | 152 | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 2,244 | 35.7 | $200 to $299 | 235 | 15.5 | |
| 3 or more | 1,553 | 24.7 | $300 to $499 | 526 | 34.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 308 | 20.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 28 | 1.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 57 | 0.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,428 | 22.7 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 2,824 | 45.0 | No cash rent | 251 | 16.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,391 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 409 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 519 | 8.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 42 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 364 | 23.9 | |
| No fuel used | 18 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 174 | 11.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 143 | 9.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 94 | 6.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 263 | 4.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 57 | 3.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 155 | 2.5 | 35 percent or more | 413 | 27.2 | |
| No telephone service | 289 | 4.6 | Not computed | 276 | 18.1 | |
| 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)

