DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Baldwin County, Choctaw County, Clarke County, Mobile County...
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 274,932 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 234,869 100.0
1-unit, detached 183,934 66.9   1.00 or less 225,812 96.1
1-unit, attached 4,787 1.7   1.01 to 1.50 6,035 2.6
2 units 5,466 2.0   1.51 or more 3,022 1.3
3 or 4 units 8,768 3.2        
5 to 9 units 9,601 3.5             Specified owner-occupied units 131,459 100.0
10 to 19 units 5,444 2.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 16,120 5.9   Less than $50,000 23,039 17.5
Mobile home 39,641 14.4   $50,000 to $99,999 58,296 44.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 1,171 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 25,401 19.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 11,869 9.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 7,378 5.6
1999 to March 2000 9,061 3.3   $300,000 to $499,999 3,799 2.9
1995 to 1998 29,962 10.9   $500,000 to $999,999 1,291 1.0
1990 to 1994 25,781 9.4   $1,000,000 or more 386 0.3
1980 to 1989 49,092 17.9   Median (dollars) 89,512 (X)
1970 to 1979 58,506 21.3        
1960 to 1969 38,457 14.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 48,540 17.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 15,533 5.6   With a mortgage 83,609 63.6
             Less than $300 1,169 0.9
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 9,176 7.0
1 room 2,892 1.1        $500 to $699 20,146 15.3
2 rooms 8,502 3.1        $700 to $999 26,742 20.3
3 rooms 20,922 7.6        $1,000 to $1,499 18,162 13.8
4 rooms 42,500 15.5        $1,500 to $1,999 5,176 3.9
5 rooms 67,288 24.5        $2,000 or more 3,038 2.3
6 rooms 60,164 21.9        Median (dollars) 811 (X)
7 rooms 36,627 13.3   Not mortgaged 47,850 36.4
8 rooms 20,361 7.4        Median (dollars) 241 (X)
9 or more rooms 15,676 5.7        
Median (rooms) 5.4 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 234,869 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 56,072 42.7
1999 to March 2000 45,091 19.2   15 to 19 percent 21,613 16.4
1995 to 1998 65,471 27.9   20 to 24 percent 15,440 11.7
1990 to 1994 38,440 16.4   25 to 29 percent 9,960 7.6
1980 to 1989 34,436 14.7   30 to 34 percent 6,553 5.0
1970 to 1979 26,214 11.2   35 percent or more 19,760 15.0
1969 or earlier 25,217 10.7   Not computed 2,061 1.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 62,516 100.0
None 19,294 8.2   GROSS RENT    
1 79,956 34.0   Less than $200 6,091 9.7
2 93,019 39.6   $200 to $299 5,403 8.6
3 or more 42,600 18.1   $300 to $499 19,224 30.8
        $500 to $749 18,981 30.4
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 4,895 7.8
Utility Gas 96,582 41.1   $1,000 to $1,499 1,434 2.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 19,179 8.2   $1,500 or more 432 0.7
Electricity 115,175 49.0   No cash rent 6,056 9.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 270 0.1   Median (dollars) 478 (X)
Coal or coke 15 0.0        
Wood 2,502 1.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 45 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 161 0.1   Less than 15 percent 11,127 17.8
No fuel used 940 0.4   15 to 19 percent 7,605 12.2
        20 to 24 percent 6,989 11.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 5,907 9.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,717 0.7   30 to 34 percent 4,059 6.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,528 0.7   35 percent or more 18,545 29.7
No telephone service 9,771 4.2   Not computed 8,284 13.3
 
Date: September 6, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.