DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Ellis 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 | 39,071 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 37,020 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 29,064 | 74.4 | 1.00 or less | 34,215 | 92.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 716 | 1.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,706 | 4.6 | |
| 2 units | 827 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 1,099 | 3.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 820 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 711 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 21,464 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 429 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 902 | 2.3 | Less than $50,000 | 3,082 | 14.4 | |
| Mobile home | 5,526 | 14.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 9,605 | 44.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 76 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,006 | 23.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,962 | 9.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,296 | 6.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,138 | 5.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 420 | 2.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,309 | 13.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 90 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,464 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,091 | 25.8 | Median (dollars) | 91,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,452 | 16.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,752 | 9.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,514 | 11.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,351 | 8.6 | With a mortgage | 14,376 | 67.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 24 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 492 | 2.3 | |||
| 1 room | 257 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,809 | 8.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,057 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 4,687 | 21.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,750 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,922 | 22.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,193 | 13.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,653 | 7.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,134 | 25.9 | $2,000 or more | 789 | 3.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,023 | 23.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,014 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,500 | 14.1 | Not mortgaged | 7,088 | 33.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,811 | 7.2 | Median (dollars) | 332 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,346 | 6.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 37,020 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 8,500 | 39.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,501 | 20.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,238 | 19.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,462 | 31.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,010 | 14.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,182 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,789 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,426 | 17.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,004 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,217 | 8.7 | 35 percent or more | 2,773 | 12.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,232 | 6.0 | Not computed | 150 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,533 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,737 | 4.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 9,670 | 26.1 | Less than $200 | 269 | 3.2 | |
| 2 | 16,562 | 44.7 | $200 to $299 | 379 | 4.4 | |
| 3 or more | 9,051 | 24.4 | $300 to $499 | 1,956 | 22.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,680 | 43.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,299 | 15.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 12,388 | 33.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 330 | 3.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 4,114 | 11.1 | $1,500 or more | 40 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 20,201 | 54.6 | No cash rent | 580 | 6.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 51 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 584 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 121 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 83 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 2,027 | 23.8 | |
| No fuel used | 53 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,387 | 16.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,177 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 766 | 9.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 253 | 0.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 586 | 6.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 218 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,921 | 22.5 | |
| No telephone service | 818 | 2.2 | Not computed | 669 | 7.8 | |
| 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)
