
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Dallas 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 | 20,450 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,841 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,857 | 62.9 | 1.00 or less | 16,902 | 94.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 765 | 3.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 632 | 3.5 | |
| 2 units | 1,059 | 5.2 | 1.51 or more | 307 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,097 | 5.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 300 | 1.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,797 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 70 | 0.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 182 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 2,853 | 36.6 | |
| Mobile home | 4,076 | 19.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,359 | 43.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 44 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 833 | 10.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 445 | 5.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 179 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 427 | 2.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 115 | 1.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,526 | 7.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 13 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,325 | 6.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,802 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 64,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,781 | 23.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,403 | 16.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,223 | 20.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,963 | 9.6 | With a mortgage | 3,967 | 50.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 120 | 1.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 789 | 10.1 | |||
| 1 room | 135 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,302 | 16.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 510 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 798 | 10.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,520 | 12.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 684 | 8.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,210 | 15.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 170 | 2.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,826 | 23.6 | $2,000 or more | 104 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 3,751 | 18.3 | Median (dollars) | 668 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,576 | 12.6 | Not mortgaged | 3,830 | 49.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,586 | 7.8 | Median (dollars) | 227 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,336 | 6.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,841 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,802 | 48.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,788 | 15.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 906 | 11.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,509 | 25.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 749 | 9.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,812 | 15.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 474 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,932 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 275 | 3.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,720 | 15.2 | 35 percent or more | 1,346 | 17.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,080 | 11.7 | Not computed | 245 | 3.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,050 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,884 | 16.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,678 | 37.4 | Less than $200 | 1,066 | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 5,088 | 28.5 | $200 to $299 | 1,046 | 17.3 | |
| 3 or more | 3,191 | 17.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,264 | 37.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 943 | 15.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 67 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 9,873 | 55.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 23 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,213 | 18.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 4,523 | 25.4 | No cash rent | 641 | 10.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 46 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 350 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 151 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 17 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,190 | 19.7 | |
| No fuel used | 10 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 660 | 10.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 409 | 6.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 408 | 6.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 151 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 375 | 6.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 127 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,860 | 30.7 | |
| No telephone service | 1,227 | 6.9 | Not computed | 1,148 | 19.0 | |
| 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)

