DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA021- George County, Hancock County, Pearl River County, and Stone 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 54,538 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 46,464 100.0
1-unit, detached 38,185 70.0   1.00 or less 44,736 96.3
1-unit, attached 502 0.9   1.01 to 1.50 1,246 2.7
2 units 1,029 1.9   1.51 or more 482 1.0
3 or 4 units 1,011 1.9        
5 to 9 units 655 1.2             Specified owner-occupied units 24,022 100.0
10 to 19 units 192 0.4   VALUE    
20 or more units 623 1.1   Less than $50,000 5,053 21.0
Mobile home 11,924 21.9   $50,000 to $99,999 10,855 45.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 417 0.8   $100,000 to $149,999 5,002 20.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,786 7.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 941 3.9
1999 to March 2000 2,200 4.0   $300,000 to $499,999 307 1.3
1995 to 1998 6,477 11.9   $500,000 to $999,999 45 0.2
1990 to 1994 5,689 10.4   $1,000,000 or more 33 0.1
1980 to 1989 12,136 22.3   Median (dollars) 80,775 (X)
1970 to 1979 11,765 21.6        
1960 to 1969 6,998 12.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 5,949 10.9    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 3,324 6.1   With a mortgage 14,513 60.4
             Less than $300 392 1.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 2,104 8.8
1 room 671 1.2        $500 to $699 3,940 16.4
2 rooms 1,292 2.4        $700 to $999 4,798 20.0
3 rooms 3,634 6.7        $1,000 to $1,499 2,414 10.0
4 rooms 10,402 19.1        $1,500 to $1,999 594 2.5
5 rooms 14,871 27.3        $2,000 or more 271 1.1
6 rooms 11,447 21.0        Median (dollars) 743 (X)
7 rooms 6,164 11.3   Not mortgaged 9,509 39.6
8 rooms 3,501 6.4        Median (dollars) 245 (X)
9 or more rooms 2,556 4.7        
Median (rooms) 5.3 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 46,464 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 10,100 42.0
1999 to March 2000 8,704 18.7   15 to 19 percent 3,694 15.4
1995 to 1998 13,145 28.3   20 to 24 percent 2,842 11.8
1990 to 1994 8,392 18.1   25 to 29 percent 1,668 6.9
1980 to 1989 7,667 16.5   30 to 34 percent 1,395 5.8
1970 to 1979 4,842 10.4   35 percent or more 3,912 16.3
1969 or earlier 3,714 8.0   Not computed 411 1.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 8,551 100.0
None 2,615 5.6   GROSS RENT    
1 15,039 32.4   Less than $200 705 8.2
2 19,435 41.8   $200 to $299 705 8.2
3 or more 9,375 20.2   $300 to $499 2,988 34.9
        $500 to $749 2,182 25.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 475 5.6
Utility Gas 5,974 12.9   $1,000 to $1,499 107 1.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 6,974 15.0   $1,500 or more 12 0.1
Electricity 32,355 69.6   No cash rent 1,377 16.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 166 0.4   Median (dollars) 457 (X)
Coal or coke 6 0.0        
Wood 678 1.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 80 0.2   Less than 15 percent 1,624 19.0
No fuel used 231 0.5   15 to 19 percent 1,026 12.0
        20 to 24 percent 950 11.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 694 8.1
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 291 0.6   30 to 34 percent 592 6.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 293 0.6   35 percent or more 2,157 25.2
No telephone service 2,672 5.8   Not computed 1,508 17.6
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.