
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dane 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 | 180,398 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 173,484 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 96,630 | 53.6 | 1.00 or less | 168,560 | 97.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 9,273 | 5.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,540 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 10,243 | 5.7 | 1.51 or more | 2,384 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 11,795 | 6.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 13,685 | 7.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 85,338 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 12,177 | 6.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 24,229 | 13.4 | Less than $50,000 | 499 | 0.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,307 | 1.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 8,630 | 10.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 59 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 36,117 | 42.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 22,420 | 26.3 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 12,255 | 14.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,860 | 2.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4,468 | 5.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 15,923 | 8.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 754 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 17,300 | 9.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 195 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 23,560 | 13.1 | Median (dollars) | 146,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 36,115 | 20.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 26,265 | 14.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 29,194 | 16.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 27,181 | 15.1 | With a mortgage | 66,369 | 77.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 24 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 804 | 0.9 | |||
| 1 room | 6,925 | 3.8 | $500 to $699 | 3,205 | 3.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,824 | 5.4 | $700 to $999 | 13,245 | 15.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 18,302 | 10.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 29,198 | 34.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 28,022 | 15.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 12,524 | 14.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 32,031 | 17.8 | $2,000 or more | 7,369 | 8.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 29,033 | 16.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,257 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 22,591 | 12.5 | Not mortgaged | 18,969 | 22.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 16,571 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 420 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 17,099 | 9.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 173,484 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 26,234 | 30.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 45,398 | 26.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 16,033 | 18.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 52,344 | 30.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 15,227 | 17.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 26,969 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 10,603 | 12.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 23,151 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,004 | 7.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 13,957 | 8.0 | 35 percent or more | 11,045 | 12.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 11,665 | 6.7 | Not computed | 192 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 72,708 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 13,950 | 8.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 61,691 | 35.6 | Less than $200 | 1,666 | 2.3 | |
| 2 | 72,203 | 41.6 | $200 to $299 | 1,558 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or more | 25,640 | 14.8 | $300 to $499 | 11,746 | 16.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 34,253 | 47.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 15,670 | 21.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 121,860 | 70.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5,451 | 7.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 9,878 | 5.7 | $1,500 or more | 1,037 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 33,374 | 19.2 | No cash rent | 1,327 | 1.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,254 | 3.0 | Median (dollars) | 641 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 43 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,033 | 0.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 27 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,371 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 10,984 | 15.1 | |
| No fuel used | 644 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 11,466 | 15.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 11,371 | 15.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 8,579 | 11.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 645 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,641 | 7.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,031 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 22,305 | 30.7 | |
| No telephone service | 1,581 | 0.9 | Not computed | 2,362 | 3.2 | |
| 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)

