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Houston, Texas Real Estate Census Data

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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units       OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 718,231 100.0
1-unit, detached 347,408 48.4   1.00 or less 605,841 84.4
1-unit, attached 39,060 5.4   1.01 to 1.50 46,623 6.5
2 units 14,758 2.1   1.51 or more 65,767 9.2
3 or 4 units 29,354 4.1        
5 to 9 units 41,629 5.8             Specified owner-occupied units 295,534 100.0
10 to 19 units 54,468 7.6   VALUE
20 or more units 184,312 25.7   Less than $50,000 67,518 22.8
Mobile home 6,909 1.0   $50,000 to $99,999 122,721 41.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 333 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 43,858 14.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 22,880 7.7
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 20,210 6.8
1999 to March 2000 13,437 1.9   $300,000 to $499,999 11,940 4.0
1995 to 1998 31,677 4.4   $500,000 to $999,999 4,909 1.7
1990 to 1994 29,263 4.1   $1,000,000 or more 1,498 0.5
1980 to 1989 129,353 18.0   Median (dollars) 79,300 (x)
1970 to 1979 199,242 27.7        
1960 to 1969 134,850 18.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 142,689 19.9        
1939 or earlier 37,720 5.3   With a mortgage 185,615 62.8
             Less than $300 1,233 0.4
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 11,193 3.8
1 room 39,240 5.5        $500 to $699 29,702 10.1
2 rooms 79,395 11.1        $700 to $999 56,755 19.2
3 rooms 121,434 16.9        $1,000 to $1,499 46,909 15.9
4 rooms 116,304 16.2        $1,500 to $1,999 18,649 6.3
5 rooms 123,587 17.2        $2,000 or more 21,174 7.2
6 rooms 102,620 14.3        Median (dollars) 965 (x)
7 rooms 62,623 8.7   Not mortgaged 109,919 37.2
8 rooms 37,685 5.2        Median (dollars) 334 (x)
9 or more rooms 35,343 4.9        
Median (rooms) 4.5 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

718,231 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 123,218 41.7
1999 to March 2000 204,451 28.5   15 to 19 percent 49,641 16.8
1995 to 1998 223,311 31.1   20 to 24 percent 35,465 12.0
1990 to 1994 98,942 13.8   25 to 29 percent 22,440 7.6
1980 to 1989 79,120 11.0   30 to 34 percent 13,984 4.7
1970 to 1979 58,862 8.2   35 percent or more 46,112 15.6
1969 or earlier 53,545 7.5   Not computed 4,674 1.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 388,602 100.0
None 83,263 11.6   GROSS RENT    
1 318,450 44.3   Less than $200 9,419 2.4
2 240,490 33.5   $200 to $299 10,291 2.6
3 or more 76,028 10.6   $300 to $499 108,228 27.9
        $500 to $749 163,163 42.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 57,791 14.9
Utility Gas 314,574 43.8   $1,000 to $1,499 23,671 6.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 4,909 0.7   $1,500 or more 6,746 1.7
Electricity 391,615 54.5   No cash rent 9,293 2.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 283 0.0   Median (dollars) 575 (x)
Coal or coke 11 0.0        
Wood 234 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 321 0.0        
Other fuel 395 0.1   Less than 15 percent 77,427 19.9
No fuel used 5,889 0.8   15 to 19 percent 61,129 15.7
        20 to 24 percent 53,496 13.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 40,459 10.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6,011 0.8   30 to 34 percent 28,442 7.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 5,261 0.7   35 percent or more 104,836 27.0
No telephone service 23,553 3.3   Not computed 22,813 5.9


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.