
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chesapeake city
[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 | 72,672 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 69,900 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 50,659 | 69.7 | 1.00 or less | 67,918 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 7,750 | 10.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,484 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 1,658 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 498 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 3,161 | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,701 | 5.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 47,957 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,938 | 2.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,765 | 2.4 | Less than $50,000 | 923 | 1.9 | |
| Mobile home | 2,040 | 2.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 16,135 | 33.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 16,065 | 33.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 9,315 | 19.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 4,459 | 9.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,132 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 884 | 1.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,842 | 10.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 127 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 11,644 | 16.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 49 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 18,126 | 24.9 | Median (dollars) | 122,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 12,127 | 16.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 9,714 | 13.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,921 | 12.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,166 | 3.0 | With a mortgage | 40,166 | 83.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 79 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 746 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 141 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 2,889 | 6.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,758 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 9,824 | 20.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 3,159 | 4.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 16,417 | 34.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 9,803 | 13.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 7,520 | 15.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,420 | 17.1 | $2,000 or more | 2,691 | 5.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 13,036 | 17.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,187 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 12,461 | 17.1 | Not mortgaged | 7,791 | 16.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 11,717 | 16.1 | Median (dollars) | 324 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 8,177 | 11.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 69,900 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,716 | 24.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 13,087 | 18.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 9,066 | 18.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 22,148 | 31.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 8,211 | 17.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 12,731 | 18.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 6,337 | 13.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,964 | 15.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,091 | 8.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,497 | 7.9 | 35 percent or more | 8,339 | 17.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 5,473 | 7.8 | Not computed | 197 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 17,472 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,979 | 5.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 19,768 | 28.3 | Less than $200 | 784 | 4.5 | |
| 2 | 31,164 | 44.6 | $200 to $299 | 534 | 3.1 | |
| 3 or more | 14,989 | 21.4 | $300 to $499 | 2,706 | 15.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 7,807 | 44.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,597 | 20.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 29,700 | 42.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,184 | 6.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,282 | 3.3 | $1,500 or more | 145 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 31,466 | 45.0 | No cash rent | 715 | 4.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,809 | 8.3 | Median (dollars) | 642 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 286 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 32 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 132 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,760 | 15.8 | |
| No fuel used | 193 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,453 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,743 | 15.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,061 | 11.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 284 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,543 | 8.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 147 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 4,976 | 28.5 | |
| No telephone service | 897 | 1.3 | Not computed | 936 | 5.4 | |
| 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)

