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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Orange County
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TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
Total housing units
969,484
100%
984,536
100%
15,052
*****
- -
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
489,970
50.5%
475,814
48.3%
- 2.2%
+/-2.0%
yes
1-unit, attached
111,450
11.5%
132,602
13.5%
2.0%
+/-1.2%
yes
2 units
29,913
3.1%
43,511
4.4%
1.3%
+/-0.8%
yes
3 or 4 units
69,044
7.1%
83,775
8.5%
1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
5 to 9 units
72,183
7.4%
55,350
5.6%
- 1.8%
+/-1.3%
yes
10 to 19 units
54,555
5.6%
56,535
5.7%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
20 or more units
114,443
11.8%
106,551
10.8%
- 1.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Mobile home
25,547
2.6%
29,059
3.0%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2,379
0.2%
1,339
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
20,010
2.1%
23,090
2.3%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1995 to 1998
55,029
5.7%
62,227
6.3%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
1990 to 1994
66,823
6.9%
71,084
7.2%
0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
1980 to 1989
163,778
16.9%
180,918
18.4%
1.5%
+/-1.7%
no
1970 to 1979
248,485
25.6%
261,104
26.5%
0.9%
+/-2.0%
no
1960 to 1969
241,208
24.9%
204,769
20.8%
- 4.1%
+/-2.1%
yes
1950 to 1959
118,800
12.3%
121,263
12.3%
0.0%
+/-1.5%
no
1940 to 1949
27,709
2.9%
32,131
3.3%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
1939 or earlier
27,642
2.9%
27,950
2.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
30,187
3.1%
26,438
2.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
2 rooms
52,726
5.4%
48,703
4.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
3 rooms
128,482
13.3%
121,989
12.4%
- 0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
4 rooms
174,058
18.0%
211,173
21.4%
3.4%
+/-1.8%
yes
5 rooms
172,721
17.8%
188,909
19.2%
1.4%
+/-1.7%
no
6 rooms
161,158
16.6%
162,988
16.6%
0.0%
+/-1.8%
no
7 rooms
115,371
11.9%
103,940
10.6%
- 1.3%
+/-1.5%
no
8 rooms
81,610
8.4%
74,130
7.5%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
9 rooms or more
53,171
5.5%
46,266
4.7%
- 0.8%
+/-0.8%
no
Median (rooms)
5.1
(NA)
4.9
(NA)
-0.2
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
926,231
100%
940,022
100%
13,791
+/-10,735
yes
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
93,288
10.1%
213,797
22.7%
12.6%
+/-1.8%
yes
1995 to 1999
429,809
46.4%
370,762
39.4%
- 7.0%
+/-2.1%
yes
1990 to 1994
133,745
14.4%
113,836
12.1%
- 2.3%
+/-1.3%
yes
1980 to 1989
130,020
14.0%
120,638
12.8%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
1970 to 1979
81,982
8.9%
78,634
8.4%
- 0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
1969 or earlier
57,387
6.2%
42,355
4.5%
- 1.7%
+/-1.0%
yes
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
46,718
5.0%
43,084
4.6%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
1
276,830
29.9%
298,233
31.7%
1.8%
+/-2.1%
no
2
405,904
43.8%
418,800
44.6%
0.8%
+/-2.3%
no
3 or more
196,779
21.2%
179,905
19.1%
- 2.1%
+/-1.7%
yes
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
688,881
74.4%
665,864
70.8%
- 3.6%
+/-2.0%
yes
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
14,041
1.5%
11,450
1.2%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Electricity
183,253
19.8%
193,528
20.6%
0.8%
+/-1.8%
no
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
352
0.1%
685
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Wood
7,206
0.8%
1,488
0.2%
- 0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Solar energy
204
0.1%
1,726
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other fuel
0
0.0%
837
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
No fuel used
32,294
3.5%
64,444
6.9%
3.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
1,407
0.2%
5,569
0.6%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
5,703
0.6%
13,000
1.4%
0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
No telephone service available
4,338
0.5%
10,954
1.2%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
809,123
87.4%
834,871
88.8%
1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
1.01 to 1.50
60,313
6.5%
61,416
6.5%
0.0%
+/-1.2%
no
1.51 or more
56,795
6.1%
43,735
4.7%
- 1.4%
+/-1.0%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
476,755
100%
484,261
100%
7,506
+/-20,211
no
VALUE
Less than $50,000
4,123
0.9%
3,166
0.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
$50,000 to $99,999
4,984
1.0%
4,487
0.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
24,565
5.2%
14,268
2.9%
- 2.3%
+/-1.2%
yes
$150,000 to $199,999
68,845
14.4%
53,574
11.1%
- 3.3%
+/-2.0%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
152,992
32.1%
143,136
29.6%
- 2.5%
+/-2.6%
no
$300,000 to $499,999
155,813
32.7%
188,669
39.0%