
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Scurry 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 | 7,112 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,756 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,722 | 80.5 | 1.00 or less | 5,472 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 66 | 0.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 183 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 186 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 101 | 1.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 256 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 20 | 0.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,358 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 67 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 149 | 2.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,837 | 54.7 | |
| Mobile home | 630 | 8.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,203 | 35.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 16 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 185 | 5.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 100 | 3.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 24 | 0.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 107 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 9 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 108 | 1.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 171 | 2.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 830 | 11.7 | Median (dollars) | 42,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,378 | 19.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,089 | 15.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,796 | 39.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 633 | 8.9 | With a mortgage | 1,486 | 44.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 30 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 353 | 10.5 | |||
| 1 room | 39 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 353 | 10.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 324 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 482 | 14.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 641 | 9.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 240 | 7.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,332 | 18.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 18 | 0.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,171 | 30.5 | $2,000 or more | 10 | 0.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,426 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 703 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 709 | 10.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,872 | 55.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 297 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 281 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 173 | 2.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,756 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,637 | 48.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,019 | 17.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 591 | 17.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,233 | 21.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 390 | 11.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 936 | 16.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 203 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,031 | 17.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 152 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 832 | 14.5 | 35 percent or more | 355 | 10.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 705 | 12.2 | Not computed | 30 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,451 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 368 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,186 | 38.0 | Less than $200 | 175 | 12.1 | |
| 2 | 2,338 | 40.6 | $200 to $299 | 199 | 13.7 | |
| 3 or more | 864 | 15.0 | $300 to $499 | 436 | 30.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 312 | 21.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 42 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,634 | 45.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 9 | 0.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,044 | 18.1 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 1,973 | 34.3 | No cash rent | 278 | 19.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 392 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 38 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 60 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 360 | 24.8 | |
| No fuel used | 7 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 212 | 14.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 168 | 11.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 69 | 4.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 24 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 86 | 5.9 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 30 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 264 | 18.2 | |
| No telephone service | 222 | 3.9 | Not computed | 292 | 20.1 | |
| 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)

