DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: United States
[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 115,904,641 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 105,480,101 100.0
1-unit, detached 69,865,957 60.3   1.00 or less 99,422,211 94.3
1-unit, attached 6,447,453 5.6   1.01 to 1.50 3,184,768 3.0
2 units 4,995,350 4.3   1.51 or more 2,873,122 2.7
3 or 4 units 5,494,280 4.7        
5 to 9 units 5,414,988 4.7             Specified owner-occupied units 55,212,108 100.0
10 to 19 units 4,636,717 4.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 10,008,058 8.6   Less than $50,000 5,457,817 9.9
Mobile home 8,779,228 7.6   $50,000 to $99,999 16,778,971 30.4
Boat, RV, van, etc. 262,610 0.2   $100,000 to $149,999 13,110,384 23.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 8,075,904 14.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 6,583,049 11.9
1999 to March 2000 2,755,075 2.4   $300,000 to $499,999 3,584,108 6.5
1995 to 1998 8,478,975 7.3   $500,000 to $999,999 1,308,116 2.4
1990 to 1994 8,467,008 7.3   $1,000,000 or more 313,759 0.6
1980 to 1989 18,326,847 15.8   Median (dollars) 119,600 (X)
1970 to 1979 21,438,863 18.5        
1960 to 1969 15,911,903 13.7   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 23,145,917 20.0    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 17,380,053 15.0   With a mortgage 38,663,887 70.0
             Less than $300 255,243 0.5
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 2,149,992 3.9
1 room 2,551,061 2.2        $500 to $699 4,943,283 9.0
2 rooms 5,578,182 4.8        $700 to $999 9,612,512 17.4
3 rooms 11,405,588 9.8        $1,000 to $1,499 11,679,988 21.2
4 rooms 18,514,383 16.0        $1,500 to $1,999 5,555,203 10.1
5 rooms 24,214,071 20.9        $2,000 or more 4,467,666 8.1
6 rooms 21,385,794 18.5        Median (dollars) 1,088 (X)
7 rooms 13,981,917 12.1   Not mortgaged 16,548,221 30.0
8 rooms 9,343,740 8.1        Median (dollars) 295 (X)
9 or more rooms 8,929,905 7.7        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 105,480,101 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 20,165,963 36.5
1999 to March 2000 21,041,090 19.9   15 to 19 percent 9,661,469 17.5
1995 to 1998 30,479,848 28.9   20 to 24 percent 7,688,019 13.9
1990 to 1994 16,948,257 16.1   25 to 29 percent 5,210,523 9.4
1980 to 1989 16,429,173 15.6   30 to 34 percent 3,325,083 6.0
1970 to 1979 10,399,015 9.9   35 percent or more 8,719,648 15.8
1969 or earlier 10,182,718 9.7   Not computed 441,403 0.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 35,199,502 100.0
None 10,861,067 10.3   GROSS RENT    
1 36,123,613 34.2   Less than $200 1,844,181 5.2
2 40,461,920 38.4   $200 to $299 1,818,764 5.2
3 or more 18,033,501 17.1   $300 to $499 7,739,515 22.0
        $500 to $749 11,860,298 33.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 6,045,173 17.2
Utility Gas 54,027,880 51.2   $1,000 to $1,499 3,054,099 8.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 6,880,185 6.5   $1,500 or more 1,024,296 2.9
Electricity 32,010,401 30.3   No cash rent 1,813,176 5.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 9,457,850 9.0   Median (dollars) 602 (X)
Coal or coke 142,876 0.1        
Wood 1,769,781 1.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 47,069 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 412,553 0.4   Less than 15 percent 6,370,263 18.1
No fuel used 731,506 0.7   15 to 19 percent 5,037,981 14.3
        20 to 24 percent 4,498,604 12.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 3,666,233 10.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 670,986 0.6   30 to 34 percent 2,585,327 7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 715,535 0.7   35 percent or more 10,383,959 29.5
No telephone service 2,570,705 2.4   Not computed 2,657,135 7.5
 
Date: September 10, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.