
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bell 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 | 13,341 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 12,004 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,865 | 59.0 | 1.00 or less | 11,771 | 98.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 196 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 185 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 473 | 3.5 | 1.51 or more | 48 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 604 | 4.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 517 | 3.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,094 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 142 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 226 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 2,392 | 47.0 | |
| Mobile home | 3,308 | 24.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,007 | 39.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 10 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 421 | 8.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 185 | 3.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 54 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 260 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 35 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,108 | 8.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 968 | 7.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,573 | 19.3 | Median (dollars) | 52,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,917 | 21.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,538 | 11.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,437 | 18.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,540 | 11.5 | With a mortgage | 2,079 | 40.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 58 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 654 | 12.8 | |||
| 1 room | 58 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 648 | 12.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 278 | 2.1 | $700 to $999 | 401 | 7.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 859 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 249 | 4.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,125 | 23.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 60 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,725 | 27.9 | $2,000 or more | 9 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,735 | 20.5 | Median (dollars) | 582 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,310 | 9.8 | Not mortgaged | 3,015 | 59.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 705 | 5.3 | Median (dollars) | 170 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 546 | 4.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 12,004 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,586 | 50.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,822 | 15.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 712 | 14.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,061 | 25.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 478 | 9.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,012 | 16.8 | 25 to 29 percent | 266 | 5.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,024 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 284 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,644 | 13.7 | 35 percent or more | 676 | 13.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,441 | 12.0 | Not computed | 92 | 1.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,849 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,033 | 16.9 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,506 | 37.5 | Less than $200 | 876 | 22.8 | |
| 2 | 4,114 | 34.3 | $200 to $299 | 663 | 17.2 | |
| 3 or more | 1,351 | 11.3 | $300 to $499 | 1,460 | 37.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 202 | 5.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 35 | 0.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,048 | 25.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 286 | 2.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 7,065 | 58.9 | No cash rent | 598 | 15.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 610 | 5.1 | Median (dollars) | 309 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 652 | 5.4 | ||||
| Wood | 307 | 2.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 21 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 699 | 18.2 | |
| No fuel used | 15 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 349 | 9.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 492 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 402 | 10.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 159 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 227 | 5.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 141 | 1.2 | 35 percent or more | 962 | 25.0 | |
| No telephone service | 1,243 | 10.4 | Not computed | 718 | 18.7 | |
| 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)

