Quick Table H-1. General Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dorchester County
 
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SubjectNumberPercent

OCCUPANCY STATUS  
     Total housing units37,237100.0%
Occupied housing unit34,70993.2%
Vacant housing unit2,5286.8%
   
TENURE  
     Occupied housing units34,709100.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit26,02375.0%
Renter-occupied housing unit8,68625.0%
   
VACANCY STATUS  
     Vacant housing units2,528100.0%
For rent59323.5%
For Sale Only42116.7%
Rented or sold, not occupied25410.0%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use25610.1%
For migratory workers20.1%
Other vacant1,00239.6%
   
RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units34,709100.0%
One Race34,38799.1%
 White25,74474.2%
 Black or African American7,92922.8%
 American Indian and Alaska Native2620.8%
 Asian2900.8%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander180.1%
 Some Other Race1440.4%
Two or more races3220.9%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units34,709100.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)4491.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino34,26098.7%
 White alone25,48473.4%
   
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units34,709100.0%
15 to 24 years1,4524.2%
25 to 34 years6,23818.0%
35 to 44 years9,13426.3%
45 to 54 years7,45821.5%
55 to 64 years4,90414.1%
65 years and over5,52315.9%
 65 to 74 years3,1869.2%
 75 to 84 years1,8735.4%
 85 years and older4641.3%
 

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Matrices H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, and H16