
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rusk 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 | 19,867 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 17,364 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 15,100 | 76.0 | 1.00 or less | 16,578 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 233 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 485 | 2.8 | |
| 2 units | 358 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 301 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 247 | 1.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 161 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,441 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 43 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 247 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 3,609 | 38.2 | |
| Mobile home | 3,409 | 17.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,219 | 44.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 69 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 910 | 9.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 426 | 4.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 181 | 1.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 405 | 2.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 69 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,316 | 6.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,141 | 5.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,940 | 19.8 | Median (dollars) | 60,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,938 | 19.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,738 | 13.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,324 | 21.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,065 | 10.4 | With a mortgage | 4,372 | 46.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 71 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 798 | 8.5 | |||
| 1 room | 175 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,385 | 14.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 511 | 2.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,379 | 14.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,304 | 6.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 567 | 6.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,540 | 17.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 116 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 5,896 | 29.7 | $2,000 or more | 56 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,443 | 22.4 | Median (dollars) | 691 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,226 | 11.2 | Not mortgaged | 5,069 | 53.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,176 | 5.9 | Median (dollars) | 254 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 596 | 3.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 17,364 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,856 | 51.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,729 | 15.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,414 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,469 | 25.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,020 | 10.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,605 | 15.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 550 | 5.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,351 | 19.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 356 | 3.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,154 | 12.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,047 | 11.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,056 | 11.8 | Not computed | 198 | 2.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,343 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,241 | 7.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 5,675 | 32.7 | Less than $200 | 217 | 6.5 | |
| 2 | 7,202 | 41.5 | $200 to $299 | 316 | 9.5 | |
| 3 or more | 3,246 | 18.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,442 | 43.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 625 | 18.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 39 | 1.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,531 | 37.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 19 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,360 | 13.6 | $1,500 or more | 42 | 1.3 | |
| Electricity | 7,966 | 45.9 | No cash rent | 643 | 19.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 22 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 407 | 2.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 14 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 34 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 633 | 18.9 | |
| No fuel used | 30 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 452 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 312 | 9.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 348 | 10.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 213 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 185 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 192 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 709 | 21.2 | |
| No telephone service | 776 | 4.5 | Not computed | 704 | 21.1 | |
| 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)

