Desoto County, MS Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Desoto county mississippi dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	40,795	100.0
1-unit, detached	32,252	79.1
1-unit, attached	649	1.6
2 units	203	0.5
3 or 4 units	1,130	2.8
5 to 9 units	2,147	5.3
10 to 19 units	996	2.4
20 or more units	410	1.0
Mobile home	2,995	7.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	13	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	3,173	7.8
1995 to 1998	9,442	23.1
1990 to 1994	6,770	16.6
1980 to 1989	7,546	18.5
1970 to 1979	7,738	19.0
1960 to 1969	4,098	10.0
1940 to 1959	1,457	3.6
1939 or earlier	571	1.4

ROOMS
1 room	87	0.2
2 rooms	562	1.4
3 rooms	1,880	4.6
4 rooms	4,650	11.4
5 rooms	12,313	30.2
6 rooms	9,795	24.0
7 rooms	5,608	13.7
8 rooms	3,040	7.5
9 or more rooms	2,860	7.0
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	38,792	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,532	22.0
1995 to 1998	13,381	34.5
1990 to 1994	6,876	17.7
1980 to 1989	5,260	13.6
1970 to 1979	3,056	7.9
1969 or earlier	1,687	4.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,389	3.6
1	10,738	27.7
2	18,601	48.0
3 or more	8,064	20.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	23,311	60.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,206	10.8
Electricity	10,872	28.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	34	0.1
Coal or coke	6	0.0
Wood	313	0.8
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	6	0.0
No fuel used	44	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	264	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	144	0.4
No telephone service	708	1.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	38,792	100.0
1.00 or less	37,672	97.1
1.01 to 1.50	802	2.1
1.51 or more	318	0.8

Specified owner-occupied units	26,882	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	999	3.7
$50,000 to $99,999	11,911	44.3
$100,000 to $149,999	7,710	28.7
$150,000 to $199,999	3,567	13.3
$200,000 to $299,999	2,179	8.1
$300,000 to $499,999	439	1.6
$500,000 to $999,999	33	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	44	0.2
Median (dollars)	103,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	21,723	80.8
Less than $300	183	0.7
$300 to $499	1,305	4.9
$500 to $699	3,747	13.9
$700 to $999	8,105	30.2
$1,000 to $1,499	6,054	22.5
$1,500 to $1,999	1,714	6.4
$2,000 or more	615	2.3
Median (dollars)	896	(X)
Not mortgaged	5,159	19.2
Median (dollars)	251	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	9,481	35.3
15 to 19 percent	5,392	20.1
20 to 24 percent	4,357	16.2
25 to 29 percent	2,409	9.0
30 to 34 percent	1,445	5.4
35 percent or more	3,515	13.1
Not computed	283	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	7,930	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	439	5.5
$200 to $299	234	3.0
$300 to $499	973	12.3
$500 to $749	3,583	45.2
$750 to $999	1,860	23.5
$1,000 to $1,499	287	3.6
$1,500 or more	25	0.3
No cash rent	529	6.7
Median (dollars)	657	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,603	20.2
15 to 19 percent	1,238	15.6
20 to 24 percent	1,262	15.9
25 to 29 percent	822	10.4
30 to 34 percent	561	7.1
35 percent or more	1,746	22.0
Not computed	698	8.8

(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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