
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hampshire 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 | 11,185 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,955 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,930 | 70.9 | 1.00 or less | 7,814 | 98.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 78 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 106 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 70 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 35 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 81 | 0.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 124 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,882 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 45 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 76 | 0.7 | Less than $50,000 | 678 | 17.5 | |
| Mobile home | 2,507 | 22.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,204 | 56.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 274 | 2.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 718 | 18.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 157 | 4.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 71 | 1.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 341 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 50 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,115 | 10.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,468 | 13.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,483 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 78,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,185 | 19.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 976 | 8.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,265 | 11.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,352 | 12.1 | With a mortgage | 2,310 | 59.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 66 | 1.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 409 | 10.5 | |||
| 1 room | 365 | 3.3 | $500 to $699 | 819 | 21.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 268 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 703 | 18.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 678 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 281 | 7.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,450 | 21.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 19 | 0.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,937 | 26.3 | $2,000 or more | 13 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,755 | 15.7 | Median (dollars) | 661 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,275 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,572 | 40.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 824 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 184 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 633 | 5.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,955 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,898 | 48.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,095 | 13.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 622 | 16.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,931 | 24.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 418 | 10.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,418 | 17.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 297 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,657 | 20.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 144 | 3.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,009 | 12.7 | 35 percent or more | 461 | 11.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 845 | 10.6 | Not computed | 42 | 1.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,387 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 602 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,286 | 28.7 | Less than $200 | 147 | 10.6 | |
| 2 | 3,150 | 39.6 | $200 to $299 | 152 | 11.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,917 | 24.1 | $300 to $499 | 587 | 42.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 213 | 15.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 48 | 3.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 72 | 0.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 908 | 11.4 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 2,807 | 35.3 | No cash rent | 230 | 16.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,055 | 25.8 | Median (dollars) | 389 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 43 | 0.5 | ||||
| Wood | 2,019 | 25.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 24 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 345 | 24.9 | |
| No fuel used | 27 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 151 | 10.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 144 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 125 | 9.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 184 | 2.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 74 | 5.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 130 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 278 | 20.0 | |
| No telephone service | 486 | 6.1 | Not computed | 270 | 19.5 | |
| 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)

