Texas state Housing Profile

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Texas state Housing

All the Learn household information of Texas stated below. Texas gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to four hundred and eight thousand, one hundred and forty-two households which makes nearly fifteen point four one percent. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in Texas is 2.87 compared to 2.40 in the US. Up-to-date all the other important household statistics of 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.

	Texas	%, Texas	United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	7,393,354		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,247,794	70.98%	68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years	2,723,330	36.83%	32.79%
- Married-couple family	3,989,741	53.96%	51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years	2,001,628	27.07%	23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present	937,589	12.68%	12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years	564,288	7.63%	7.17%
Nonfamily households	2,145,560	29.02%	31.94%
- Householder living alone	1,752,141	23.7%	25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over	536,286	7.25%	9.22%
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,027,570	40.95%	36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,469,876	19.88%	23.39%
Average household size	2.74		2.59
Average family size	3.28		3.14
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	8,157,575		115,904,641
- Occupied housing units	7,393,354	90.63%	91.01%
- Vacant housing units	764,221	9.37%	8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	173,149	2.12%	3.09%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8		1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.5		6.8
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	7,393,354		105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,716,959	57.82%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,676,395	32.81%	30.77%
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.87		2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.53		2.40
Total housing units	8,157,575		115,904,641
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	5,171,892	63.4%	60.28%
1-unit, attached	249,018	3.05%	5.56%
2 units	170,679	2.09%	4.31%
3 or 4 units	272,988	3.35%	4.74%
5 to 9 units	356,073	4.36%	4.67%
10 to 19 units	351,859	4.31%	4.0%
20 or more units	819,101	10.04%	8.63%
Mobile home	731,652	8.97%	7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	34,313	0.42%	0.23%
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	285,423	3.5%	2.38%
1995 to 1998	788,815	9.67%	7.32%
1990 to 1994	615,612	7.55%	7.31%
1980 to 1989	1,843,009	22.59%	15.81%
1970 to 1979	1,753,545	21.5%	18.5%
1960 to 1969	1,096,908	13.45%	13.73%
1940 to 1959	1,336,454	16.38%	19.97%
1939 or earlier	437,809	5.37%	15.0%
ROOMS
1 room	207,639	2.55%	2.2%
2 rooms	510,542	6.26%	4.81%
3 rooms	981,597	12.03%	9.84%
4 rooms	1,328,543	16.29%	15.97%
5 rooms	1,833,437	22.48%	20.89%
6 rooms	1,474,159	18.07%	18.45%
7 rooms	856,297	10.5%	12.06%
8 rooms	501,265	6.14%	8.06%
9 or more rooms	464,096	5.69%	7.7%
Median (rooms)	5.1		5.3
Occupied Housing Units	7,393,354		105,480,101
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,842,731	24.92%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,233,669	30.21%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,126,526	15.24%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,030,476	13.94%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	630,749	8.53%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	529,203	7.16%	9.65%
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	548,125	7.41%	10.3%
1	2,658,321	35.96%	34.25%
2	3,024,813	40.91%	38.36%
3 or more	1,162,095	15.72%	17.1%
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,192,579	43.18%	51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	469,684	6.35%	6.52%
Electricity	3,651,110	49.38%	30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,452	0.07%	8.97%
Coal or coke	341		0.14%
Wood	32,046	0.43%	1.68%
Solar energy	1,621	0.02%	0.04%
Other fuel	9,556	0.13%	0.39%
No fuel used	30,965	0.42%	0.69%

	Texas	%, Texas	United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	54,853		670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	53,511		715,535
No telephone service	234,909		2,570,705
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	7,393,354		105,480,101
1.00 or less	6,695,841	90.57%	94.26%
1.01 to 1.50	361,794	4.89%	3.02%
1.51 or more	335,719	4.54%	2.72%
Specified owner-occupied units	3,849,585		55,212,108
VALUE
Less than $50,000	875,444	22.74%	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,561,509	40.56%	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	700,830	18.21%	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	335,179	8.71%	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	223,968	5.82%	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	104,821	2.72%	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	37,697	0.98%	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	10,137	0.26%	0.57%
Median (dollars)	82,500		119,600
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	2,471,978	64.21%	70.03%
- Less than $300	20,398	0.53%	0.46%
- $300 to $499	165,939	4.31%	3.89%
- $500 to $699	374,627	9.73%	8.95%
- $700 to $999	706,875	18.36%	17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499	710,869	18.47%	21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999	278,944	7.25%	10.06%
- $2,000 or more	214,326	5.57%	8.09%
- Median (dollars)	986		1,088
Not mortgaged	1,377,607	35.79%	29.97%
- Median (dollars)	296		295
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,568,141	40.74%	36.52%
15 to 19 percent	701,804	18.23%	17.5%
20 to 24 percent	509,176	13.23%	13.92%
25 to 29 percent	315,316	8.19%	9.44%
30 to 34 percent	192,337	5.0%	6.02%
35 percent or more	522,231	13.57%	15.79%
Not computed	40,580	1.05%	0.8%
Specified renter-occupied units	2,649,196		35,199,502
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	117,323	4.43%	5.24%
$200 to $299	123,921	4.68%	5.17%
$300 to $499	665,505	25.12%	21.99%
$500 to $749	981,603	37.05%	33.69%
$750 to $999	408,142	15.41%	17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	167,914	6.34%	8.68%
$1,500 or more	41,170	1.55%	2.91%
No cash rent	143,618	5.42%	5.15%
Median (dollars)	574		602
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	498,475	18.82%	18.1%
15 to 19 percent	405,696	15.31%	14.31%
20 to 24 percent	356,043	13.44%	12.78%
25 to 29 percent	269,717	10.18%	10.42%
30 to 34 percent	191,319	7.22%	7.34%
35 percent or more	717,156	27.07%	29.5%
Not computed	210,790	7.96%	7.55%

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