DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA012- Jasper County, Leake County, Neshoba County, Scott County, and Smith 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 46,357 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 41,242 100.0
1-unit, detached 31,827 68.7   1.00 or less 38,734 93.9
1-unit, attached 472 1.0   1.01 to 1.50 1,712 4.2
2 units 333 0.7   1.51 or more 796 1.9
3 or 4 units 695 1.5        
5 to 9 units 616 1.3             Specified owner-occupied units 18,213 100.0
10 to 19 units 209 0.5   VALUE    
20 or more units 243 0.5   Less than $50,000 8,348 45.8
Mobile home 11,762 25.4   $50,000 to $99,999 7,431 40.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 200 0.4   $100,000 to $149,999 1,486 8.2
        $150,000 to $199,000 387 2.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 262 1.4
1999 to March 2000 1,412 3.0   $300,000 to $499,999 190 1.0
1995 to 1998 4,834 10.4   $500,000 to $999,999 34 0.2
1990 to 1994 4,348 9.4   $1,000,000 or more 75 0.4
1980 to 1989 8,752 18.9   Median (dollars) 53,091 (X)
1970 to 1979 10,326 22.3        
1960 to 1969 6,848 14.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 6,728 14.5    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 3,109 6.7   With a mortgage 9,813 53.9
             Less than $300 590 3.2
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 2,738 15.0
1 room 227 0.5        $500 to $699 2,922 16.0
2 rooms 1,385 3.0        $700 to $999 2,239 12.3
3 rooms 3,285 7.1        $1,000 to $1,499 1,035 5.7
4 rooms 7,241 15.6        $1,500 to $1,999 150 0.8
5 rooms 14,407 31.1        $2,000 or more 139 0.8
6 rooms 10,532 22.7        Median (dollars) 596 (X)
7 rooms 5,452 11.8   Not mortgaged 8,400 46.1
8 rooms 2,163 4.7        Median (dollars) 210 (X)
9 or more rooms 1,665 3.6        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 41,242 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 8,205 45.1
1999 to March 2000 6,193 15.0   15 to 19 percent 2,323 12.8
1995 to 1998 9,553 23.2   20 to 24 percent 1,760 9.7
1990 to 1994 6,492 15.7   25 to 29 percent 1,477 8.1
1980 to 1989 7,414 18.0   30 to 34 percent 801 4.4
1970 to 1979 5,449 13.2   35 percent or more 3,137 17.2
1969 or earlier 6,141 14.9   Not computed 510 2.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 6,943 100.0
None 4,205 10.2   GROSS RENT    
1 13,611 33.0   Less than $200 903 13.0
2 14,996 36.4   $200 to $299 1,128 16.2
3 or more 8,430 20.4   $300 to $499 2,407 34.7
        $500 to $749 856 12.3
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 74 1.1
Utility Gas 8,158 19.8   $1,000 to $1,499 18 0.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 16,487 40.0   $1,500 or more 16 0.2
Electricity 14,631 35.5   No cash rent 1,541 22.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 105 0.3   Median (dollars) 343 (X)
Coal or coke 8 0.0        
Wood 1,581 3.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 2 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 88 0.2   Less than 15 percent 1,481 21.3
No fuel used 182 0.4   15 to 19 percent 840 12.1
        20 to 24 percent 592 8.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 556 8.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 558 1.4   30 to 34 percent 378 5.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 347 0.8   35 percent or more 1,374 19.8
No telephone service 5,045 12.2   Not computed 1,722 24.8
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.