DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA007- Carroll County, Humphreys County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, and Tallahatchie 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 39,172 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 35,692 100.0
1-unit, detached 27,992 71.5   1.00 or less 32,723 91.7
1-unit, attached 829 2.1   1.01 to 1.50 1,917 5.4
2 units 1,193 3.0   1.51 or more 1,052 2.9
3 or 4 units 1,605 4.1        
5 to 9 units 1,279 3.3             Specified owner-occupied units 16,832 100.0
10 to 19 units 366 0.9   VALUE    
20 or more units 521 1.3   Less than $50,000 8,124 48.3
Mobile home 5,299 13.5   $50,000 to $99,999 6,444 38.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 88 0.2   $100,000 to $149,999 1,384 8.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 441 2.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 317 1.9
1999 to March 2000 655 1.7   $300,000 to $499,999 96 0.6
1995 to 1998 2,489 6.4   $500,000 to $999,999 13 0.1
1990 to 1994 2,501 6.4   $1,000,000 or more 13 0.1
1980 to 1989 6,673 17.0   Median (dollars) 52,256 (X)
1970 to 1979 9,988 25.5        
1960 to 1969 6,676 17.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 7,088 18.1    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 3,102 7.9   With a mortgage 9,425 56.0
             Less than $300 591 3.5
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 2,329 13.8
1 room 360 0.9        $500 to $699 2,892 17.2
2 rooms 1,201 3.1        $700 to $999 2,151 12.8
3 rooms 4,208 10.7        $1,000 to $1,499 1,118 6.6
4 rooms 6,479 16.5        $1,500 to $1,999 215 1.3
5 rooms 11,119 28.4        $2,000 or more 129 0.8
6 rooms 7,578 19.3        Median (dollars) 620 (X)
7 rooms 4,398 11.2   Not mortgaged 7,407 44.0
8 rooms 2,151 5.5        Median (dollars) 243 (X)
9 or more rooms 1,678 4.3        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 35,692 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 6,962 41.4
1999 to March 2000 5,427 15.2   15 to 19 percent 2,390 14.2
1995 to 1998 8,956 25.1   20 to 24 percent 1,653 9.8
1990 to 1994 5,972 16.7   25 to 29 percent 1,146 6.8
1980 to 1989 6,439 18.0   30 to 34 percent 833 4.9
1970 to 1979 4,808 13.5   35 percent or more 3,439 20.4
1969 or earlier 4,090 11.5   Not computed 409 2.4
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 12,853 100.0
None 5,620 15.7   GROSS RENT    
1 13,944 39.1   Less than $200 2,176 16.9
2 11,195 31.4   $200 to $299 2,424 18.9
3 or more 4,933 13.8   $300 to $499 4,596 35.8
        $500 to $749 1,406 10.9
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 167 1.3
Utility Gas 18,592 52.1   $1,000 to $1,499 126 1.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 8,972 25.1   $1,500 or more 46 0.4
Electricity 7,446 20.9   No cash rent 1,912 14.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 32 0.1   Median (dollars) 328 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 414 1.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 4 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 145 0.4   Less than 15 percent 2,740 21.3
No fuel used 87 0.2   15 to 19 percent 1,355 10.5
        20 to 24 percent 1,213 9.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 905 7.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 525 1.5   30 to 34 percent 763 5.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 357 1.0   35 percent or more 3,393 26.4
No telephone service 3,493 9.8   Not computed 2,484 19.3
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.