
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Denton 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 | 168,069 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 158,903 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 106,990 | 63.7 | 1.00 or less | 151,739 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,596 | 1.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,830 | 2.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,333 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 3,334 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4,816 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 10,879 | 6.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 88,484 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 11,420 | 6.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 17,305 | 10.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,804 | 2.0 | |
| Mobile home | 12,427 | 7.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 21,239 | 24.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 303 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 31,157 | 35.2 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 16,818 | 19.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 11,855 | 13.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 14,011 | 8.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 4,238 | 4.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 33,278 | 19.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,111 | 1.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 20,240 | 12.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 262 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 53,405 | 31.8 | Median (dollars) | 133,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 28,308 | 16.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 8,947 | 5.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,078 | 4.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,802 | 1.7 | With a mortgage | 76,517 | 86.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 33 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 616 | 0.7 | |||
| 1 room | 3,708 | 2.2 | $500 to $699 | 2,894 | 3.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,191 | 5.5 | $700 to $999 | 12,422 | 14.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 17,284 | 10.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 31,706 | 35.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 21,787 | 13.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 17,168 | 19.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 30,148 | 17.9 | $2,000 or more | 11,678 | 13.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 28,227 | 16.8 | Median (dollars) | 1,339 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 22,699 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 11,967 | 13.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 15,966 | 9.5 | Median (dollars) | 428 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 19,059 | 11.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 158,903 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 25,888 | 29.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 51,538 | 32.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 19,682 | 22.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 57,138 | 36.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 15,888 | 18.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 23,007 | 14.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 9,943 | 11.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 17,694 | 11.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,848 | 6.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,800 | 4.3 | 35 percent or more | 10,905 | 12.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,726 | 1.7 | Not computed | 330 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 56,043 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 5,370 | 3.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 47,283 | 29.8 | Less than $200 | 617 | 1.1 | |
| 2 | 77,914 | 49.0 | $200 to $299 | 527 | 0.9 | |
| 3 or more | 28,336 | 17.8 | $300 to $499 | 5,384 | 9.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 23,098 | 41.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 16,226 | 29.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 66,383 | 41.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7,752 | 13.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,172 | 3.9 | $1,500 or more | 1,224 | 2.2 | |
| Electricity | 85,729 | 54.0 | No cash rent | 1,215 | 2.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 97 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 725 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 177 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 21 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 178 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 8,628 | 15.4 | |
| No fuel used | 146 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 8,897 | 15.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 9,151 | 16.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 6,642 | 11.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 429 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 4,911 | 8.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 545 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 15,432 | 27.5 | |
| No telephone service | 2,208 | 1.4 | Not computed | 2,382 | 4.3 | |
| 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)

