Houston Texas Housing and demographic information

 

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Subject	Number	Percent		Subject	Number	Percent
Total housing units	782,378	100.0		OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
UNITS IN STRUCTURE				Occupied housing units	718,231	100.0
1-unit, detached	364,905	46.6		1.00 or less	605,841	84.4
1-unit, attached	42,105	5.4		1.01 to 1.50	46,623	6.5
2 units	16,323	2.1		1.51 or more	65,767	9.2
3 or 4 units	32,534	4.2
5 to 9 units	46,999	6.0		Specified owner-occupied units	295,534	100.0
10 to 19 units	64,550	8.3		VALUE
20 or more units	206,896	26.4		Less than $50,000	67,518	22.8
Mobile home	7,703	1.0		$50,000 to $99,999	122,721	41.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	363	0.0		$100,000 to $149,999	43,858	14.8
				$150,000 to $199,000	22,880	7.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT				$200,000 to $299,999	20,210	6.8
1999 to March 2000	19,401	2.5		$300,000 to $499,999	11,940	4.0
1995 to 1998	35,937	4.6		$500,000 to $999,999	4,909	1.7
1990 to 1994	31,310	4.0		$1,000,000 or more	1,498	0.5
1980 to 1989	138,990	17.8		Median (dollars)	79,300	(X)
1970 to 1979	217,658	27.8
1960 to 1969	145,791	18.6		MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
1940 to 1959	152,681	19.5		MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1939 or earlier	40,610	5.2		With a mortgage	185,615	62.8
				Less than $300	1,233	0.4
ROOMS				$300 to $499	11,193	3.8
1 room	41,505	5.3		$500 to $699	29,702	10.1
2 rooms	85,809	11.0		$700 to $999	56,755	19.2
3 rooms	137,274	17.5		$1,000 to $1,499	46,909	15.9
4 rooms	134,236	17.2		$1,500 to $1,999	18,649	6.3
5 rooms	135,595	17.3		$2,000 or more	21,174	7.2
6 rooms	107,946	13.8		Median (dollars)	965	(X)
7 rooms	65,069	8.3		Not mortgaged	109,919	37.2
8 rooms	38,700	4.9		Median (dollars)	334	(X)
9 or more rooms	36,244	4.6
Median (rooms)	4.4	(X)		SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
				AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
Occupied Housing Units	718,231	100.0		INCOME IN 1999
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT				Less than 15 percent	123,218	41.7
1999 to March 2000	204,451	28.5		15 to 19 percent	49,641	16.8
1995 to 1998	223,311	31.1		20 to 24 percent	35,465	12.0
1990 to 1994	98,942	13.8		25 to 29 percent	22,440	7.6
1980 to 1989	79,120	11.0		30 to 34 percent	13,984	4.7
1970 to 1979	58,862	8.2		35 percent or more	46,112	15.6
1969 or earlier	53,545	7.5		Not computed	4,674	1.6
VEHICLES AVAILABLE				Specified renter-occupied units	388,602	100.0
None	83,263	11.6		GROSS RENT
1	318,450	44.3		Less than $200	9,419	2.4
2	240,490	33.5		$200 to $299	10,291	2.6
3 or more	76,028	10.6		$300 to $499	108,228	27.9
				$500 to $749	163,163	42.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL				$750 to $999	57,791	14.9
Utility Gas	314,574	43.8		$1,000 to $1,499	23,671	6.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas	4,909	0.7		$1,500 or more	6,746	1.7
Electricity	391,615	54.5		No cash rent	9,293	2.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	283	0.0		Median (dollars)	575	(X)
Coal or coke	11	0.0
Wood	234	0.0		GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF
Solar energy	321	0.0		HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Other fuel	395	0.1		Less than 15 percent	77,427	19.9
No fuel used	5,889	0.8		15 to 19 percent	61,129	15.7
				20 to 24 percent	53,496	13.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS				25 to 29 percent	40,459	10.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	6,011	0.8		30 to 34 percent	28,442	7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,261	0.7		35 percent or more	104,836	27.0
No telephone service	23,553	3.3		Not computed	22,813	5.9
Date: January 2, 2005
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.