DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA002- Benton County, Lafayette County, Marshall County, and Tippah 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 42,163 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 37,643 100.0
1-unit, detached 27,402 65.0   1.00 or less 36,144 96.0
1-unit, attached 720 1.7   1.01 to 1.50 1,086 2.9
2 units 1,224 2.9   1.51 or more 413 1.1
3 or 4 units 1,043 2.5        
5 to 9 units 943 2.2             Specified owner-occupied units 17,155 100.0
10 to 19 units 929 2.2   VALUE    
20 or more units 739 1.8   Less than $50,000 5,023 29.3
Mobile home 9,021 21.4   $50,000 to $99,999 7,001 40.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 142 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 2,800 16.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,261 7.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 749 4.4
1999 to March 2000 1,941 4.6   $300,000 to $499,999 228 1.3
1995 to 1998 4,762 11.3   $500,000 to $999,999 71 0.4
1990 to 1994 4,526 10.7   $1,000,000 or more 22 0.1
1980 to 1989 8,945 21.2   Median (dollars) 77,537 (X)
1970 to 1979 9,594 22.8        
1960 to 1969 5,545 13.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 4,494 10.7    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 2,356 5.6   With a mortgage 10,334 60.2
             Less than $300 419 2.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 1,975 11.5
1 room 317 0.8        $500 to $699 2,391 13.9
2 rooms 1,095 2.6        $700 to $999 2,960 17.3
3 rooms 3,492 8.3        $1,000 to $1,499 1,863 10.9
4 rooms 8,076 19.2        $1,500 to $1,999 454 2.6
5 rooms 11,820 28.0        $2,000 or more 272 1.6
6 rooms 8,394 19.9        Median (dollars) 738 (X)
7 rooms 4,602 10.9   Not mortgaged 6,821 39.8
8 rooms 2,436 5.8        Median (dollars) 237 (X)
9 or more rooms 1,931 4.6        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 37,643 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 6,854 40.0
1999 to March 2000 7,555 20.1   15 to 19 percent 2,719 15.8
1995 to 1998 10,050 26.7   20 to 24 percent 1,880 11.0
1990 to 1994 5,368 14.3   25 to 29 percent 1,239 7.2
1980 to 1989 6,577 17.5   30 to 34 percent 904 5.3
1970 to 1979 4,475 11.9   35 percent or more 3,195 18.6
1969 or earlier 3,618 9.6   Not computed 364 2.1
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 9,828 100.0
None 2,986 7.9   GROSS RENT    
1 12,423 33.0   Less than $200 795 8.1
2 14,379 38.2   $200 to $299 1,048 10.7
3 or more 7,855 20.9   $300 to $499 3,564 36.3
        $500 to $749 2,724 27.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 567 5.8
Utility Gas 11,172 29.7   $1,000 to $1,499 126 1.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 13,481 35.8   $1,500 or more 30 0.3
Electricity 11,682 31.0   No cash rent 974 9.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 71 0.2   Median (dollars) 422 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 1,032 2.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 98 0.3   Less than 15 percent 1,823 18.5
No fuel used 107 0.3   15 to 19 percent 1,060 10.8
        20 to 24 percent 788 8.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 855 8.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 388 1.0   30 to 34 percent 462 4.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 360 1.0   35 percent or more 3,397 34.6
No telephone service 2,588 6.9   Not computed 1,443 14.7
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.