DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA004- Lee County, Pontotoc County, and Union 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 53,396 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 49,083 100.0
1-unit, detached 36,839 69.0   1.00 or less 47,578 96.9
1-unit, attached 783 1.5   1.01 to 1.50 1,129 2.3
2 units 1,871 3.5   1.51 or more 376 0.8
3 or 4 units 1,633 3.1        
5 to 9 units 1,583 3.0             Specified owner-occupied units 24,326 100.0
10 to 19 units 863 1.6   VALUE    
20 or more units 757 1.4   Less than $50,000 4,735 19.5
Mobile home 8,991 16.8   $50,000 to $99,999 12,489 51.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 76 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 4,117 16.9
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,418 5.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 1,144 4.7
1999 to March 2000 1,578 3.0   $300,000 to $499,999 316 1.3
1995 to 1998 6,378 11.9   $500,000 to $999,999 88 0.4
1990 to 1994 5,537 10.4   $1,000,000 or more 19 0.1
1980 to 1989 10,677 20.0   Median (dollars) 78,187 (X)
1970 to 1979 11,564 21.7        
1960 to 1969 7,050 13.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 7,555 14.1    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 3,057 5.7   With a mortgage 15,415 63.4
             Less than $300 391 1.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 1,981 8.1
1 room 264 0.5        $500 to $699 4,113 16.9
2 rooms 1,038 1.9        $700 to $999 4,965 20.4
3 rooms 3,502 6.6        $1,000 to $1,499 2,686 11.0
4 rooms 9,451 17.7        $1,500 to $1,999 823 3.4
5 rooms 14,808 27.7        $2,000 or more 456 1.9
6 rooms 11,560 21.6        Median (dollars) 761 (X)
7 rooms 6,281 11.8   Not mortgaged 8,911 36.6
8 rooms 3,243 6.1        Median (dollars) 218 (X)
9 or more rooms 3,249 6.1        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 49,083 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 11,031 45.3
1999 to March 2000 9,092 18.5   15 to 19 percent 4,202 17.3
1995 to 1998 13,822 28.2   20 to 24 percent 2,914 12.0
1990 to 1994 7,686 15.7   25 to 29 percent 1,812 7.4
1980 to 1989 8,232 16.8   30 to 34 percent 1,019 4.2
1970 to 1979 5,379 11.0   35 percent or more 3,007 12.4
1969 or earlier 4,872 9.9   Not computed 341 1.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 13,051 100.0
None 3,838 7.8   GROSS RENT    
1 15,260 31.1   Less than $200 1,301 10.0
2 19,519 39.8   $200 to $299 1,174 9.0
3 or more 10,466 21.3   $300 to $499 5,444 41.7
        $500 to $749 3,353 25.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 432 3.3
Utility Gas 22,477 45.8   $1,000 to $1,499 113 0.9
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 10,535 21.5   $1,500 or more 6 0.0
Electricity 15,203 31.0   No cash rent 1,228 9.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 142 0.3   Median (dollars) 423 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 642 1.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 26 0.1   Less than 15 percent 3,061 23.5
No fuel used 58 0.1   15 to 19 percent 1,995 15.3
        20 to 24 percent 1,547 11.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 1,178 9.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 297 0.6   30 to 34 percent 838 6.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 287 0.6   35 percent or more 2,926 22.4
No telephone service 3,199 6.5   Not computed 1,506 11.5
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.