
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Zapata 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 | 6,167 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,921 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,345 | 54.2 | 1.00 or less | 3,119 | 79.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 76 | 1.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 355 | 9.1 | |
| 2 units | 36 | 0.6 | 1.51 or more | 447 | 11.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 82 | 1.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 47 | 0.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,981 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 48 | 0.8 | Less than $50,000 | 1,083 | 54.7 | |
| Mobile home | 2,272 | 36.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 694 | 35.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 261 | 4.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 124 | 6.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 38 | 1.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 36 | 1.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 247 | 4.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 634 | 10.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 693 | 11.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,949 | 31.6 | Median (dollars) | 46,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,491 | 24.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 438 | 7.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 551 | 8.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 164 | 2.7 | With a mortgage | 671 | 33.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 26 | 1.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 183 | 9.2 | |||
| 1 room | 265 | 4.3 | $500 to $699 | 185 | 9.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 852 | 13.8 | $700 to $999 | 158 | 8.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 909 | 14.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 105 | 5.3 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,474 | 23.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,427 | 23.1 | $2,000 or more | 8 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 777 | 12.6 | Median (dollars) | 618 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 270 | 4.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,310 | 66.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 95 | 1.5 | Median (dollars) | 195 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 98 | 1.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,921 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,064 | 53.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 585 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 243 | 12.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,042 | 26.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 175 | 8.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 654 | 16.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 94 | 4.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 881 | 22.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 107 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 471 | 12.0 | 35 percent or more | 258 | 13.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 288 | 7.3 | Not computed | 40 | 2.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 708 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 420 | 10.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,555 | 39.7 | Less than $200 | 133 | 18.8 | |
| 2 | 1,420 | 36.2 | $200 to $299 | 209 | 29.5 | |
| 3 or more | 526 | 13.4 | $300 to $499 | 155 | 21.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 36 | 5.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 27 | 3.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 238 | 6.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,011 | 25.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,569 | 65.5 | No cash rent | 148 | 20.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 8 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 267 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 7 | 0.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 32 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 129 | 18.2 | |
| No fuel used | 56 | 1.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 81 | 11.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 54 | 7.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 35 | 4.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 96 | 2.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 40 | 5.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 80 | 2.0 | 35 percent or more | 203 | 28.7 | |
| No telephone service | 361 | 9.2 | Not computed | 166 | 23.4 | |
| 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)

