Dorchester County, MD Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Dorchester county maryland dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	14,681	100.0
1-unit, detached	10,689	72.8
1-unit, attached	264	1.8
2 units	801	5.5
3 or 4 units	486	3.3
5 to 9 units	531	3.6
10 to 19 units	138	0.9
20 or more units	253	1.7
Mobile home	1,517	10.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	2	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	255	1.7
1995 to 1998	718	4.9
1990 to 1994	979	6.7
1980 to 1989	1,864	12.7
1970 to 1979	2,048	14.0
1960 to 1969	1,734	11.8
1940 to 1959	3,615	24.6
1939 or earlier	3,468	23.6

ROOMS
1 room	36	0.2
2 rooms	204	1.4
3 rooms	836	5.7
4 rooms	2,557	17.4
5 rooms	3,266	22.2
6 rooms	3,565	24.3
7 rooms	1,894	12.9
8 rooms	1,221	8.3
9 or more rooms	1,102	7.5
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	12,706	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,762	13.9
1995 to 1998	3,154	24.8
1990 to 1994	1,905	15.0
1980 to 1989	2,201	17.3
1970 to 1979	1,500	11.8
1969 or earlier	2,184	17.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,519	12.0
1	4,189	33.0
2	4,859	38.2
3 or more	2,139	16.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,403	11.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,506	11.9
Electricity	4,433	34.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,059	39.8
Coal or coke	25	0.2
Wood	168	1.3
Solar energy	16	0.1
Other fuel	65	0.5
No fuel used	31	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	165	1.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	108	0.8
No telephone service	560	4.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	12,706	100.0
1.00 or less	12,459	98.1
1.01 to 1.50	199	1.6
1.51 or more	48	0.4

Specified owner-occupied units	6,778	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	765	11.3
$50,000 to $99,999	3,002	44.3
$100,000 to $149,999	1,704	25.1
$150,000 to $199,999	640	9.4
$200,000 to $299,999	377	5.6
$300,000 to $499,999	190	2.8
$500,000 to $999,999	66	1.0
$1,000,000 or more	34	0.5
Median (dollars)	92,300	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	3,956	58.4
Less than $300	34	0.5
$300 to $499	260	3.8
$500 to $699	702	10.4
$700 to $999	1,414	20.9
$1,000 to $1,499	1,151	17.0
$1,500 to $1,999	267	3.9
$2,000 or more	128	1.9
Median (dollars)	897	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,822	41.6
Median (dollars)	267	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,605	38.4
15 to 19 percent	1,135	16.7
20 to 24 percent	876	12.9
25 to 29 percent	516	7.6
30 to 34 percent	386	5.7
35 percent or more	1,193	17.6
Not computed	67	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	3,669	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	390	10.6
$200 to $299	374	10.2
$300 to $499	1,283	35.0
$500 to $749	1,100	30.0
$750 to $999	183	5.0
$1,000 to $1,499	34	0.9
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	305	8.3
Median (dollars)	456	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	728	19.8
15 to 19 percent	529	14.4
20 to 24 percent	475	12.9
25 to 29 percent	311	8.5
30 to 34 percent	210	5.7
35 percent or more	1,029	28.0
Not computed	387	10.5

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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