
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Taylor 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 | 52,056 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 47,274 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 36,582 | 70.3 | 1.00 or less | 44,997 | 95.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,941 | 3.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,593 | 3.4 | |
| 2 units | 1,506 | 2.9 | 1.51 or more | 684 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,534 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,225 | 4.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 25,342 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,464 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 3,112 | 6.0 | Less than $50,000 | 9,706 | 38.3 | |
| Mobile home | 3,642 | 7.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 10,741 | 42.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 50 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,026 | 11.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,064 | 4.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 507 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 743 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 259 | 1.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,596 | 5.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 39 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,033 | 3.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9,425 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 61,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,724 | 16.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,948 | 15.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 16,064 | 30.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 4,523 | 8.7 | With a mortgage | 14,931 | 58.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 220 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,517 | 9.9 | |||
| 1 room | 838 | 1.6 | $500 to $699 | 3,731 | 14.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,409 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 4,687 | 18.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 5,138 | 9.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,731 | 10.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,930 | 17.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 628 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 14,275 | 27.4 | $2,000 or more | 417 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 11,342 | 21.8 | Median (dollars) | 753 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,992 | 9.6 | Not mortgaged | 10,411 | 41.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,408 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 268 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,724 | 3.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 47,274 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 11,505 | 45.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 13,143 | 27.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,601 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 12,890 | 27.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,244 | 12.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 6,629 | 14.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,849 | 7.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,305 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,014 | 4.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,090 | 8.7 | 35 percent or more | 2,824 | 11.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,217 | 8.9 | Not computed | 305 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 18,047 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,943 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 17,741 | 37.5 | Less than $200 | 669 | 3.7 | |
| 2 | 19,650 | 41.6 | $200 to $299 | 1,349 | 7.5 | |
| 3 or more | 6,940 | 14.7 | $300 to $499 | 7,134 | 39.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 5,449 | 30.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,122 | 6.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 26,309 | 55.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 382 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,600 | 3.4 | $1,500 or more | 122 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 18,939 | 40.1 | No cash rent | 1,820 | 10.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 50 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 472 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 234 | 0.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 53 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 3,040 | 16.8 | |
| No fuel used | 89 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,058 | 16.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 2,250 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,503 | 8.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 246 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,199 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 182 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 4,862 | 26.9 | |
| No telephone service | 1,380 | 2.9 | Not computed | 2,135 | 11.8 | |
| 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)

