
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bowie 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 | 36,463 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 33,058 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 25,281 | 69.3 | 1.00 or less | 31,724 | 96.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 523 | 1.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 911 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 767 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 423 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,171 | 3.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 879 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 17,066 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 395 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,733 | 4.8 | Less than $50,000 | 5,883 | 34.5 | |
| Mobile home | 5,634 | 15.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,499 | 43.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 80 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,281 | 13.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 687 | 4.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 473 | 2.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,063 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 197 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,777 | 7.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 40 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,468 | 6.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,211 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 66,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 7,390 | 20.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 6,049 | 16.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,354 | 20.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,151 | 5.9 | With a mortgage | 9,104 | 53.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 158 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,265 | 7.4 | |||
| 1 room | 399 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 2,380 | 13.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 872 | 2.4 | $700 to $999 | 2,859 | 16.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,814 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,768 | 10.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 6,194 | 17.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 444 | 2.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,091 | 27.7 | $2,000 or more | 230 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,142 | 22.3 | Median (dollars) | 766 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,265 | 11.7 | Not mortgaged | 7,962 | 46.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,025 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 261 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,661 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 33,058 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,254 | 48.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,999 | 21.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,971 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,911 | 27.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,960 | 11.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,045 | 15.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 965 | 5.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,091 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 651 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,187 | 9.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,044 | 12.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,825 | 11.6 | Not computed | 221 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 9,423 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,240 | 9.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 11,229 | 34.0 | Less than $200 | 911 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 12,987 | 39.3 | $200 to $299 | 721 | 7.7 | |
| 3 or more | 5,602 | 16.9 | $300 to $499 | 3,375 | 35.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,618 | 27.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 525 | 5.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 15,907 | 48.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 192 | 2.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,894 | 5.7 | $1,500 or more | 35 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 14,561 | 44.0 | No cash rent | 1,046 | 11.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 24 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 459 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 583 | 1.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 11 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 26 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,733 | 18.4 | |
| No fuel used | 52 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,095 | 11.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 960 | 10.2 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 917 | 9.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 231 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 686 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 182 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,697 | 28.6 | |
| No telephone service | 1,008 | 3.0 | Not computed | 1,335 | 14.2 | |
| 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)

