
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jeff Davis 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 | 5,581 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,828 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,146 | 56.4 | 1.00 or less | 4,571 | 94.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 39 | 0.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 160 | 3.3 | |
| 2 units | 118 | 2.1 | 1.51 or more | 97 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 110 | 2.0 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 108 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,057 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 22 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 98 | 1.8 | Less than $50,000 | 667 | 32.4 | |
| Mobile home | 1,940 | 34.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,067 | 51.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 214 | 10.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 54 | 2.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 55 | 2.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 213 | 3.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 676 | 12.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 543 | 9.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 951 | 17.0 | Median (dollars) | 61,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,220 | 21.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 821 | 14.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 874 | 15.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 283 | 5.1 | With a mortgage | 1,188 | 57.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 42 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 242 | 11.8 | |||
| 1 room | 19 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 334 | 16.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 217 | 3.9 | $700 to $999 | 387 | 18.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 506 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 118 | 5.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,012 | 18.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 65 | 3.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,495 | 26.8 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,210 | 21.7 | Median (dollars) | 680 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 515 | 9.2 | Not mortgaged | 869 | 42.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 392 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 219 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 215 | 3.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,828 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 887 | 43.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 791 | 16.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 264 | 12.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,427 | 29.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 210 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 760 | 15.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 188 | 9.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 698 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 100 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 610 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 348 | 16.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 542 | 11.2 | Not computed | 60 | 2.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,054 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 362 | 7.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,727 | 35.8 | Less than $200 | 89 | 8.4 | |
| 2 | 1,954 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 180 | 17.1 | |
| 3 or more | 785 | 16.3 | $300 to $499 | 501 | 47.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 114 | 10.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 12 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 687 | 14.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 952 | 19.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,011 | 62.4 | No cash rent | 153 | 14.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 368 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 130 | 2.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 249 | 23.6 | |
| No fuel used | 40 | 0.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 179 | 17.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 72 | 6.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 68 | 6.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 41 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 34 | 3.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 29 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 242 | 23.0 | |
| No telephone service | 455 | 9.4 | Not computed | 210 | 19.9 | |
| 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)

