
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gregg 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 | 46,349 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 42,687 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 30,572 | 66.0 | 1.00 or less | 40,359 | 94.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,165 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,347 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 2,309 | 5.0 | 1.51 or more | 981 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,851 | 4.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,139 | 4.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 23,116 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 794 | 1.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 3,156 | 6.8 | Less than $50,000 | 5,914 | 25.6 | |
| Mobile home | 4,294 | 9.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,337 | 44.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 69 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,231 | 18.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,545 | 6.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 771 | 3.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 783 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 211 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,847 | 6.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 85 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,370 | 5.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 22 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 10,106 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 76,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 11,976 | 25.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,392 | 15.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 8,584 | 18.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,291 | 4.9 | With a mortgage | 12,795 | 55.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 120 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,513 | 6.5 | |||
| 1 room | 557 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 2,880 | 12.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,057 | 4.4 | $700 to $999 | 4,473 | 19.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,343 | 9.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,510 | 10.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,623 | 18.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 834 | 3.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,376 | 24.5 | $2,000 or more | 465 | 2.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,768 | 21.1 | Median (dollars) | 821 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 5,223 | 11.3 | Not mortgaged | 10,321 | 44.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,496 | 5.4 | Median (dollars) | 274 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,906 | 4.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 42,687 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 10,999 | 47.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 9,927 | 23.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,840 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 11,875 | 27.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,779 | 12.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,864 | 16.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,411 | 6.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,118 | 14.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,080 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,369 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 2,798 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,534 | 8.3 | Not computed | 209 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,206 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,061 | 7.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 16,252 | 38.1 | Less than $200 | 743 | 4.9 | |
| 2 | 17,034 | 39.9 | $200 to $299 | 979 | 6.4 | |
| 3 or more | 6,340 | 14.9 | $300 to $499 | 6,511 | 42.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,724 | 31.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 951 | 6.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 19,483 | 45.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 291 | 1.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,006 | 2.4 | $1,500 or more | 139 | 0.9 | |
| Electricity | 21,807 | 51.1 | No cash rent | 868 | 5.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 30 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 474 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 211 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 13 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 10 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 3,277 | 21.6 | |
| No fuel used | 127 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,258 | 14.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,945 | 12.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,241 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 219 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,130 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 274 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 4,097 | 26.9 | |
| No telephone service | 1,184 | 2.8 | Not computed | 1,258 | 8.3 | |
| 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)

