
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chambers County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 16,256 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,522 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,712 | 72.0 | 1.00 or less | 14,148 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 233 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 303 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 378 | 2.3 | 1.51 or more | 71 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 397 | 2.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 325 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,745 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 65 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 80 | 0.5 | Less than $50,000 | 3,061 | 39.5 | |
| Mobile home | 3,044 | 18.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,415 | 44.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 22 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 733 | 9.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 266 | 3.4 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 179 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 230 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 24 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,538 | 9.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 29 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,077 | 6.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 38 | 0.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,013 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 58,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,804 | 17.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,167 | 13.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,595 | 22.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,832 | 17.4 | With a mortgage | 4,155 | 53.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 192 | 2.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,021 | 13.2 | |||
| 1 room | 33 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 1,244 | 16.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 286 | 1.8 | $700 to $999 | 1,052 | 13.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 850 | 5.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 494 | 6.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 2,841 | 17.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 96 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,600 | 28.3 | $2,000 or more | 56 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,020 | 24.7 | Median (dollars) | 634 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,127 | 13.1 | Not mortgaged | 3,590 | 46.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 752 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 215 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 747 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,522 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,860 | 49.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,910 | 13.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,219 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,692 | 25.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 841 | 10.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,055 | 14.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 454 | 5.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,297 | 15.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 278 | 3.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,100 | 14.5 | 35 percent or more | 954 | 12.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,468 | 17.0 | Not computed | 139 | 1.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,427 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,477 | 10.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,079 | 35.0 | Less than $200 | 456 | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 5,161 | 35.5 | $200 to $299 | 446 | 13.0 | |
| 3 or more | 2,805 | 19.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,228 | 35.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 645 | 18.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 90 | 2.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,936 | 40.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,995 | 20.6 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 5,135 | 35.4 | No cash rent | 543 | 15.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 84 | 0.6 | Median (dollars) | 374 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 339 | 2.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 10 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 752 | 21.9 | |
| No fuel used | 23 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 415 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 277 | 8.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 206 | 6.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 118 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 164 | 4.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 104 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 967 | 28.2 | |
| No telephone service | 876 | 6.0 | Not computed | 646 | 18.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

