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Port Arthur, Texas Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Port Arthur, Texas Click here for Port Arthur, TX Census Data By ZipCode     
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units       OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 21,834 100.0
1-unit, detached 16,398 75.1   1.00 or less 19,700 90.2
1-unit, attached 535 2.5   1.01 to 1.50 1,176 5.4
2 units 345 1.6   1.51 or more 958 4.4
3 or 4 units 539 2.5        
5 to 9 units 861 3.9             Specified owner-occupied units 12,747 100.0
10 to 19 units 1,148 5.3   VALUE
20 or more units 1,669 7.6   Less than $50,000 8,813 69.1
Mobile home 305 1.4   $50,000 to $99,999 3,101 24.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 34 0.2   $100,000 to $149,999 611 4.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 101 0.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 52 0.4
1999 to March 2000 185 0.8   $300,000 to $499,999 32 0.3
1995 to 1998 484 2.2   $500,000 to $999,999 37 0.3
1990 to 1994 365 1.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 2,685 12.3   Median (dollars) 35,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 3,142 14.4        
1960 to 1969 3,687 16.9   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 8,747 40.1        
1939 or earlier 2,539 11.6   With a mortgage 4,780 37.5
             Less than $300 225 1.8
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 1,149 9.0
1 room 452 2.1        $500 to $699 1,562 12.3
2 rooms 1,336 6.1        $700 to $999 1,114 8.7
3 rooms 2,603 11.9        $1,000 to $1,499 576 4.5
4 rooms 3,444 15.8        $1,500 to $1,999 91 0.7
5 rooms 5,842 26.8        $2,000 or more 63 0.5
6 rooms 4,578 21.0        Median (dollars) 627 (x)
7 rooms 2,063 9.4   Not mortgaged 7,967 62.5
8 rooms 1,000 4.6        Median (dollars) 254 (x)
9 or more rooms 516 2.4        
Median (rooms) 5.0 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

21,834 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 6,627 52.0
1999 to March 2000 3,933 18.0   15 to 19 percent 1,608 12.6
1995 to 1998 5,205 23.8   20 to 24 percent 1,162 9.1
1990 to 1994 3,208 14.7   25 to 29 percent 828 6.5
1980 to 1989 3,243 14.9   30 to 34 percent 500 3.9
1970 to 1979 2,400 11.0   35 percent or more 1,736 13.6
1969 or earlier 3,845 17.6   Not computed 286 2.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 8,253 100.0
None 3,440 15.8   GROSS RENT    
1 9,224 42.2   Less than $200 1,267 15.4
2 6,645 30.4   $200 to $299 1,080 13.1
3 or more 2,525 11.6   $300 to $499 2,975 36.0
        $500 to $749 1,795 21.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 305 3.7
Utility Gas 13,325 61.0   $1,000 to $1,499 110 1.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 304 1.4   $1,500 or more 47 0.6
Electricity 8,099 37.1   No cash rent 674 8.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 6 0.0   Median (dollars) 405 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 6 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 7 0.0        
Other fuel 32 0.1   Less than 15 percent 1,965 23.8
No fuel used 55 0.3   15 to 19 percent 998 12.1
        20 to 24 percent 836 10.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 653 7.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 243 1.1   30 to 34 percent 427 5.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 197 0.9   35 percent or more 2,390 29.0
No telephone service 773 3.5   Not computed 984 11.9


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