
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hemphill 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 | 1,548 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,280 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,249 | 80.7 | 1.00 or less | 1,224 | 95.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 13 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 33 | 2.6 | |
| 2 units | 21 | 1.4 | 1.51 or more | 23 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 4 | 0.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 13 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 678 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 11 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 26 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 278 | 41.0 | |
| Mobile home | 211 | 13.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 291 | 42.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 63 | 9.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 13 | 1.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 16 | 2.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 12 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 2.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 50 | 3.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 50 | 3.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 181 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 56,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 341 | 22.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 157 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 410 | 26.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 347 | 22.4 | With a mortgage | 275 | 40.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 4 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 40 | 5.9 | |||
| 1 room | 8 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 93 | 13.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 43 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 89 | 13.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 97 | 6.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 32 | 4.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 293 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 11 | 1.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 377 | 24.4 | $2,000 or more | 6 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 296 | 19.1 | Median (dollars) | 702 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 216 | 14.0 | Not mortgaged | 403 | 59.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 124 | 8.0 | Median (dollars) | 289 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 94 | 6.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,280 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 348 | 51.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 211 | 16.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 100 | 14.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 282 | 22.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 61 | 9.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 214 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 51 | 7.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 256 | 20.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 27 | 4.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 172 | 13.4 | 35 percent or more | 89 | 13.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 145 | 11.3 | Not computed | 2 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 231 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 34 | 2.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 403 | 31.5 | Less than $200 | 5 | 2.2 | |
| 2 | 509 | 39.8 | $200 to $299 | 21 | 9.1 | |
| 3 or more | 334 | 26.1 | $300 to $499 | 96 | 41.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 62 | 26.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2 | 0.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 775 | 60.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 170 | 13.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 325 | 25.4 | No cash rent | 43 | 18.6 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 453 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 8 | 0.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 2 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 56 | 24.2 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 28 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 24 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 20 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 4 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 13 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 6 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 40 | 17.3 | |
| No telephone service | 60 | 4.7 | Not computed | 50 | 21.6 | |
| 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)

