
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Brazos 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 | 59,023 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 55,202 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 27,400 | 46.4 | 1.00 or less | 51,154 | 92.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,333 | 4.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 2,202 | 4.0 | |
| 2 units | 3,478 | 5.9 | 1.51 or more | 1,846 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 6,299 | 10.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 4,006 | 6.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 18,911 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 3,965 | 6.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,732 | 9.7 | Less than $50,000 | 2,570 | 13.6 | |
| Mobile home | 5,673 | 9.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,613 | 40.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 137 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,871 | 25.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,095 | 11.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,298 | 6.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,013 | 3.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 325 | 1.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,484 | 12.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 105 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,865 | 9.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 34 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16,109 | 27.3 | Median (dollars) | 96,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 14,923 | 25.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,560 | 9.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,491 | 9.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,578 | 2.7 | With a mortgage | 12,725 | 67.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 29 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 557 | 2.9 | |||
| 1 room | 1,683 | 2.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,555 | 8.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 5,497 | 9.3 | $700 to $999 | 3,672 | 19.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 8,380 | 14.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,449 | 23.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 11,351 | 19.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,462 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,702 | 21.5 | $2,000 or more | 1,001 | 5.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,233 | 15.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,049 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,921 | 8.3 | Not mortgaged | 6,186 | 32.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,766 | 4.7 | Median (dollars) | 342 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,490 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 55,202 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,512 | 39.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 21,908 | 39.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,751 | 19.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 17,294 | 31.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,573 | 13.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,191 | 11.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,663 | 8.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,715 | 8.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 839 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,959 | 5.4 | 35 percent or more | 2,448 | 12.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,135 | 3.9 | Not computed | 125 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 29,915 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,618 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 19,979 | 36.2 | Less than $200 | 560 | 1.9 | |
| 2 | 22,332 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 1,029 | 3.4 | |
| 3 or more | 9,273 | 16.8 | $300 to $499 | 7,557 | 25.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 13,771 | 46.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3,820 | 12.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 22,134 | 40.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,916 | 6.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,605 | 4.7 | $1,500 or more | 244 | 0.8 | |
| Electricity | 30,143 | 54.6 | No cash rent | 1,018 | 3.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 23 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 584 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 51 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 10 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 74 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 3,020 | 10.1 | |
| No fuel used | 162 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,851 | 9.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,605 | 8.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,395 | 8.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 268 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,036 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 233 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 14,737 | 49.3 | |
| No telephone service | 1,095 | 2.0 | Not computed | 2,271 | 7.6 | |
| 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)

