
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wayne 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 | 19,107 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,239 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 13,664 | 71.5 | 1.00 or less | 17,044 | 98.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 195 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 151 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 291 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 44 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 216 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 289 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,915 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 192 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 321 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 2,281 | 25.6 | |
| Mobile home | 3,924 | 20.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,928 | 55.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 15 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,164 | 13.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 325 | 3.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 151 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 375 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 55 | 0.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,475 | 7.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 11 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,404 | 7.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,979 | 15.6 | Median (dollars) | 70,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,889 | 20.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,765 | 14.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,709 | 19.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,511 | 13.1 | With a mortgage | 4,457 | 50.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 86 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 755 | 8.5 | |||
| 1 room | 74 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 1,541 | 17.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 188 | 1.0 | $700 to $999 | 1,394 | 15.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,010 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 499 | 5.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,289 | 17.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 111 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,002 | 26.2 | $2,000 or more | 71 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,241 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 680 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,518 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 4,458 | 50.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,582 | 8.3 | Median (dollars) | 200 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,203 | 6.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,239 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,559 | 51.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,303 | 13.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,399 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,393 | 25.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 849 | 9.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,763 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 523 | 5.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,884 | 16.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 314 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,270 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,183 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,626 | 15.2 | Not computed | 88 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,586 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,902 | 11.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,361 | 36.9 | Less than $200 | 383 | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 6,605 | 38.3 | $200 to $299 | 389 | 10.8 | |
| 3 or more | 2,371 | 13.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,572 | 43.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 525 | 14.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 48 | 1.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,063 | 52.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5 | 0.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 778 | 4.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 6,566 | 38.1 | No cash rent | 664 | 18.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 139 | 0.8 | Median (dollars) | 382 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 146 | 0.8 | ||||
| Wood | 535 | 3.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 12 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 630 | 17.6 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 393 | 11.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 260 | 7.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 385 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 241 | 1.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 171 | 4.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 135 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 992 | 27.7 | |
| No telephone service | 1,092 | 6.3 | Not computed | 755 | 21.1 | |
| 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)

