
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Vernon 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 | 12,416 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 10,825 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 9,170 | 73.9 | 1.00 or less | 10,545 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 117 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 177 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 458 | 3.7 | 1.51 or more | 103 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 206 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 142 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,507 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 147 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 265 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,035 | 23.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,827 | 14.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,351 | 52.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 84 | 0.7 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 805 | 17.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 224 | 5.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 71 | 1.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 410 | 3.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 11 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 890 | 7.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 731 | 5.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,300 | 10.5 | Median (dollars) | 73,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,935 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 977 | 7.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,733 | 14.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,440 | 35.8 | With a mortgage | 2,438 | 54.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 32 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 285 | 6.3 | |||
| 1 room | 238 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 733 | 16.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 297 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 807 | 17.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 831 | 6.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 447 | 9.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,923 | 15.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 92 | 2.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,758 | 22.2 | $2,000 or more | 42 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,415 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 747 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,884 | 15.2 | Not mortgaged | 2,069 | 45.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,138 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 262 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 932 | 7.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 10,825 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,849 | 41.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,515 | 14.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 864 | 19.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,715 | 25.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 647 | 14.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,814 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 364 | 8.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,924 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 260 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,359 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 497 | 11.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,498 | 13.8 | Not computed | 26 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,935 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 965 | 8.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,002 | 27.7 | Less than $200 | 269 | 13.9 | |
| 2 | 4,501 | 41.6 | $200 to $299 | 295 | 15.2 | |
| 3 or more | 2,357 | 21.8 | $300 to $499 | 726 | 37.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 357 | 18.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 40 | 2.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,512 | 32.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,202 | 29.6 | $1,500 or more | 13 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 958 | 8.8 | No cash rent | 228 | 11.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 1,725 | 15.9 | Median (dollars) | 367 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,375 | 12.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 4 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 23 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 465 | 24.0 | |
| No fuel used | 24 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 250 | 12.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 253 | 13.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 178 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 396 | 3.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 146 | 7.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 378 | 3.5 | 35 percent or more | 390 | 20.2 | |
| No telephone service | 463 | 4.3 | Not computed | 253 | 13.1 | |
| 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)

