Austin, Texas Housing Profile

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Austin, Texas Housing

All the Learn household information of Austin, Texas stated below. Austin, Texas gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to forty-two thousand, two hundred and twenty households which makes nearly twenty-eight point eight nine percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in Austin, Texas is 2.65 compared to 2.40 in the US. Up-to-date all the other important household statistics of Austin, Texas, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

	Austin, Texas	%, Austin, Texas	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	265,649		105,480,101
Family households (families)	141,589	53.3%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	71,280	26.83%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	101,098	38.06%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	49,148	18.5%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	28,563	10.75%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	17,387	6.55%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	124,060	46.7%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	87,026	32.76%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	12,124	4.56%	9.22%
Households with individuals under 18 years	78,817	29.67%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	31,097	11.71%	23.39%
Average household size	2.40		2.59
Average family size	3.14		3.14
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	276,842		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	265,649	96.04%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	11,193	4.05%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,437	0.52%	3.09%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.0		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.5		6.8
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	265,649		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	119,102	43.06%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	146,547	52.98%	30.77%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.65		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.19		2.40
Total housing units	276,611		115,904,641
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	128,737	46.54%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	13,084	4.73%	5.56%
2 units	14,777	5.34%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	12,908	4.67%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	17,989	6.5%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	26,530	9.59%	4.0%
20 or more units	57,187	20.67%	8.63%
Mobile home	4,961	1.79%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	438	0.16%	0.23%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	8,273	2.99%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	30,581	11.06%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	20,219	7.31%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	72,998	26.39%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	66,219	23.94%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	33,265	12.03%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	34,571	12.5%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	10,485	3.79%	15.0%
ROOMS
1 room	14,337	5.18%	2.2%
2 rooms	29,105	10.52%	4.81%
3 rooms	45,984	16.62%	9.84%
4 rooms	50,659	18.31%	15.97%
5 rooms	49,338	17.84%	20.89%
6 rooms	38,778	14.02%	18.45%
7 rooms	22,350	8.08%	12.06%
8 rooms	13,420	4.85%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	12,640	4.57%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	4.5		5.3
Occupied Housing Units	265,409		105,480,101
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	97,130	36.56%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	85,666	32.25%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	33,572	12.64%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	25,372	9.55%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	13,447	5.06%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	10,222	3.85%	9.65%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	20,806	7.84%	10.3%
1	112,752	42.48%	34.25%
2	100,459	37.85%	38.36%
3 or more	31,392	11.83%	17.1%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	137,576	51.84%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,716	1.4%	6.52%
Electricity	122,826	46.28%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	156	0.06%	8.97%
Coal or coke	0		0.14%
Wood	169	0.06%	1.68%
Solar energy	165	0.06%	0.04%
Other fuel	167	0.06%	0.39%
No fuel used	634	0.24%	0.69%

	Austin, Texas	%, Austin, Texas	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,296		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	2,006		715,535
No telephone service	5,723		2,570,705
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	265,409		105,480,101
1.00 or less	241,881	91.14%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	10,664	4.02%	3.02%
1.51 or more	12,864	4.85%	2.72%
Specified owner-occupied units	104,794		55,212,108
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,130	3.94%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	33,071	31.56%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	27,192	25.95%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,664	14.95%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	14,762	14.09%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	7,064	6.74%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2,284	2.18%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	627	0.6%	0.57%
Median (dollars)	124,700		119,600
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	79,835	76.18%	70.03%
- Less than $300	150	0.14%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	1,776	1.69%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	5,894	5.62%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	19,761	18.86%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	28,558	27.25%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	12,569	11.99%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	11,127	10.62%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	1,181		1,088
Not mortgaged	24,959	23.82%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	381		295
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	35,948	34.3%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	19,736	18.83%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	16,227	15.48%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	10,523	10.04%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	6,210	5.93%	6.02%
35 percent or more	15,558	14.85%	15.79%
Not computed	592	0.56%	0.8%
Specified renter-occupied units	146,131		35,199,502
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,915	1.99%	5.24%
$200 to $299	1,768	1.21%	5.17%
$300 to $499	13,199	9.03%	21.99%
$500 to $749	59,909	41.0%	33.69%
$750 to $999	42,220	28.89%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	19,439	13.3%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	4,093	2.8%	2.91%
No cash rent	2,588	1.77%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	724		602
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	21,044	14.4%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	20,763	14.21%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	20,567	14.07%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	16,344	11.18%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	11,942	8.17%	7.34%
35 percent or more	48,952	33.5%	29.5%
Not computed	6,519	4.46%	7.55%

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