
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rockwall 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 | 15,351 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,530 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,111 | 78.9 | 1.00 or less | 14,063 | 96.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 485 | 3.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 304 | 2.1 | |
| 2 units | 122 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 163 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 246 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 602 | 3.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,302 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 266 | 1.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 237 | 1.5 | Less than $50,000 | 410 | 4.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,280 | 8.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,120 | 20.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 2 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,815 | 27.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,491 | 24.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,508 | 14.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,279 | 8.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 789 | 7.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,685 | 17.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 146 | 1.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,065 | 13.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 23 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,760 | 31.0 | Median (dollars) | 147,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,908 | 18.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 728 | 4.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 633 | 4.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 293 | 1.9 | With a mortgage | 8,027 | 77.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 107 | 1.0 | |||
| 1 room | 53 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 353 | 3.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 247 | 1.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,208 | 11.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 820 | 5.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,165 | 30.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,234 | 8.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,679 | 16.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,819 | 18.4 | $2,000 or more | 1,515 | 14.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,956 | 19.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,373 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,869 | 18.7 | Not mortgaged | 2,275 | 22.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,037 | 13.3 | Median (dollars) | 448 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,316 | 15.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,530 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 3,299 | 32.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,171 | 21.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,157 | 20.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,112 | 35.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,650 | 16.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,743 | 18.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,182 | 11.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,350 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 484 | 4.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 857 | 5.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,438 | 14.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 297 | 2.0 | Not computed | 92 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,503 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 287 | 2.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,348 | 23.0 | Less than $200 | 96 | 3.8 | |
| 2 | 7,251 | 49.9 | $200 to $299 | 52 | 2.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,644 | 25.1 | $300 to $499 | 321 | 12.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 857 | 34.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 583 | 23.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,791 | 39.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 365 | 14.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 847 | 5.8 | $1,500 or more | 107 | 4.3 | |
| Electricity | 7,821 | 53.8 | No cash rent | 122 | 4.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 699 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 22 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 12 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 500 | 20.0 | |
| No fuel used | 37 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 479 | 19.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 340 | 13.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 341 | 13.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 60 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 215 | 8.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 38 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 474 | 18.9 | |
| No telephone service | 168 | 1.2 | Not computed | 154 | 6.2 | |
| 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)

