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DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northwest Ohio 11-County Region 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 422,625 100.0%   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM  
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 386,660 100
1-unit, detached 295,521 69.9%   1.00 or less 380,511 98.9
1-unit, attached 11,319 2.7%   1.01 to 1.50 4,504 0.9
2 units 21,525 5.1%   1.51 or more 1,645 0.2
3 or 4 units 15,591 3.7%        
5 to 9 units 18,276 4.3%             Specified owner-occupied units 233,470 100
10 to 19 units 15,188 3.6%   VALUE    
20 or more units 19,250 4.6%   Less than $50,000 27,401 9.3
Mobile home 25,677 6.1%   $50,000 to $99,999 100,644 56.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 278 0.1%   $100,000 to $149,999 59,083 23
        $150,000 to $199,000 26,081 8.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 14,220 2.8
1999 to March 2000 5,400 1.3%   $300,000 to $499,999 4,649 0.2
1995 to 1998 20,303 4.8%   $500,000 to $999,999 1,050 0.2
1990 to 1994 20,255 4.8%   $1,000,000 or more 342 0.2
1980 to 1989 38,992 9.2%   Median (dollars) 95,887 (X)
1970 to 1979 67,484 16.0%      
1960 to 1969 53,529 12.7%   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED   
1940 to 1959 100,204 23.7%    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 116,458 27.6%   With a mortgage 156,233 66.9%
             Less than $300 1,303 0.6%
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 11,779 5.0%
1 room 3,246 0.8%        $500 to $699 31,249 13.4%
2 rooms 9,575 2.3%        $700 to $999 50,775 21.7%
3 rooms 28,003 6.6%        $1,000 to $1,499 42,441 18.2%
4 rooms 56,789 13.4%        $1,500 to $1,999 11,584 5.0%
5 rooms 84,236 19.9%        $2,000 or more 7,102 3.0%
6 rooms 91,284 21.6%        Median (dollars) 895 (X)
7 rooms 68,367 16.2%   Not mortgaged 77,237 33.1%
8 rooms 43,538 10.3%        Median (dollars) 288 (X)
9 or more rooms 37,587 8.9%      
Median (rooms) 5.8 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS  
       AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  
          Occupied Housing Units 386,660 100.0%    INCOME IN 1999  
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 97,311 41.7%
1999 to March 2000 66,568 17.2%   15 to 19 percent 44,675 19.1%
1995 to 1998 103,662 26.8%   20 to 24 percent 31,397 13.4%
1990 to 1994 61,852 16.0%   25 to 29 percent 19,217 8.2%
1980 to 1989 60,294 15.6%   30 to 34 percent 11,503 4.9%
1970 to 1979 43,057 11.1%   35 percent or more 27,894 11.9%
1969 or earlier 51,227 13.2%   Not computed 1,473 0.6%
         
VEHICLES AVAILABLE               Specified renter-occupied units 111,879 100.0%
None 27,792 7.2%   GROSS RENT  
1 132,613 34.3%   Less than $200 7,285 6.5%
2 154,405 39.9%   $200 to $299 7,174 6.4%
3 or more 71,850 18.6%   $300 to $499 43,165 38.6%
      $500 to $749 37,643 33.6%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL     $750 to $999 8,190 7.3%
Utility Gas 273,149 70.6%   $1,000 to $1,499 1,912 1.7%
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 40,468 10.5%   $1,500 or more 933 0.8%
Electricity 58,087 15.0%   No cash rent 5,577 5.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 9,052 2.3%   Median (dollars) 483 (X)
Coal or coke 63 0.0%      
Wood 3,741 1.0%   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF  
Solar energy 81 0.0%    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999  
Other fuel 1,395 0.4%   Less than 15 percent 24,937 22.3%
No fuel used 624 0.2%   15 to 19 percent 17,298 15.5%
        20 to 24 percent 13,406 12.0%
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 10,625 9.5%
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1,378 0.4%   30 to 34 percent 7,280 6.5%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,650 0.4%   35 percent or more 30,497 27.3%
No telephone service 7,745 2.0%   Not computed 7,836 7.0%
 
Date: September 20, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.