DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA020- Adams County, Amite County, Franklin County, Marion County, Pike County, Walthall County, and Wilkinson 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 64,379 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 55,436 100.0
1-unit, detached 44,706 69.4   1.00 or less 52,923 95.5
1-unit, attached 903 1.4   1.01 to 1.50 1,723 3.1
2 units 1,465 2.3   1.51 or more 790 1.4
3 or 4 units 1,551 2.4        
5 to 9 units 1,070 1.7             Specified owner-occupied units 26,533 100.0
10 to 19 units 237 0.4   VALUE    
20 or more units 763 1.2   Less than $50,000 11,148 42.0
Mobile home 13,486 20.9   $50,000 to $99,999 10,746 40.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 198 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 2,680 10.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 873 3.3
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 669 2.5
1999 to March 2000 1,835 2.9   $300,000 to $499,999 282 1.1
1995 to 1998 4,817 7.5   $500,000 to $999,999 52 0.2
1990 to 1994 4,614 7.2   $1,000,000 or more 83 0.3
1980 to 1989 12,119 18.8   Median (dollars) 56,943 (X)
1970 to 1979 13,235 20.6        
1960 to 1969 9,042 14.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 11,580 18.0    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 7,137 11.1   With a mortgage 13,725 51.7
             Less than $300 635 2.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 3,341 12.6
1 room 381 0.6        $500 to $699 4,054 15.3
2 rooms 1,769 2.7        $700 to $999 3,481 13.1
3 rooms 5,245 8.1        $1,000 to $1,499 1,616 6.1
4 rooms 10,577 16.4        $1,500 to $1,999 302 1.1
5 rooms 17,769 27.6        $2,000 or more 296 1.1
6 rooms 13,860 21.5        Median (dollars) 626 (X)
7 rooms 7,542 11.7   Not mortgaged 12,808 48.3
8 rooms 3,830 5.9        Median (dollars) 217 (X)
9 or more rooms 3,406 5.3        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 55,436 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 11,164 42.1
1999 to March 2000 8,012 14.5   15 to 19 percent 3,529 13.3
1995 to 1998 13,260 23.9   20 to 24 percent 2,595 9.8
1990 to 1994 8,831 15.9   25 to 29 percent 2,059 7.8
1980 to 1989 9,730 17.6   30 to 34 percent 1,493 5.6
1970 to 1979 7,592 13.7   35 percent or more 4,978 18.8
1969 or earlier 8,011 14.5   Not computed 715 2.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 11,854 100.0
None 5,800 10.5   GROSS RENT    
1 19,792 35.7   Less than $200 1,746 14.7
2 19,843 35.8   $200 to $299 1,691 14.3
3 or more 10,001 18.0   $300 to $499 4,181 35.3
        $500 to $749 1,541 13.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 212 1.8
Utility Gas 17,983 32.4   $1,000 to $1,499 54 0.5
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 14,194 25.6   $1,500 or more 39 0.3
Electricity 21,208 38.3   No cash rent 2,390 20.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 154 0.3   Median (dollars) 345 (X)
Coal or coke 9 0.0        
Wood 1,637 3.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 24 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 75 0.1   Less than 15 percent 1,962 16.6
No fuel used 152 0.3   15 to 19 percent 1,095 9.2
        20 to 24 percent 991 8.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 876 7.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 637 1.1   30 to 34 percent 598 5.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 447 0.8   35 percent or more 3,469 29.3
No telephone service 4,343 7.8   Not computed 2,863 24.2
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.