DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Liberty 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 | 21,977 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,383 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 11,144 | 50.7 | 1.00 or less | 18,309 | 94.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 921 | 4.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 781 | 4.0 | |
| 2 units | 575 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 293 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,395 | 10.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 965 | 4.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 7,293 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 227 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 294 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 708 | 9.7 | |
| Mobile home | 5,366 | 24.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,713 | 64.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 90 | 0.4 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,445 | 19.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 236 | 3.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 140 | 1.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 630 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 50 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,026 | 18.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,558 | 16.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,493 | 29.5 | Median (dollars) | 79,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,552 | 20.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,433 | 6.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,043 | 4.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 242 | 1.1 | With a mortgage | 6,117 | 83.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 78 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 302 | 4.1 | |||
| 1 room | 126 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 964 | 13.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 826 | 3.8 | $700 to $999 | 2,728 | 37.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,759 | 8.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,708 | 23.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,124 | 18.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 277 | 3.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,007 | 27.3 | $2,000 or more | 60 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,569 | 20.8 | Median (dollars) | 861 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,512 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,176 | 16.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,339 | 6.1 | Median (dollars) | 251 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 715 | 3.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,383 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,834 | 25.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,563 | 39.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,456 | 20.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,060 | 31.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,177 | 16.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,548 | 13.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 784 | 10.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,887 | 9.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 520 | 7.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 782 | 4.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,411 | 19.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 543 | 2.8 | Not computed | 111 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 9,521 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,287 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,204 | 37.2 | Less than $200 | 375 | 3.9 | |
| 2 | 8,052 | 41.5 | $200 to $299 | 327 | 3.4 | |
| 3 or more | 2,840 | 14.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,457 | 25.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,087 | 32.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 854 | 9.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,060 | 15.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 197 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,601 | 8.3 | $1,500 or more | 24 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 14,455 | 74.6 | No cash rent | 2,200 | 23.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 53 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 529 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 81 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 24 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,497 | 15.7 | |
| No fuel used | 109 | 0.6 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,258 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,155 | 12.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 843 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 155 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 500 | 5.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 77 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,871 | 19.7 | |
| No telephone service | 408 | 2.1 | Not computed | 2,397 | 25.2 | |
| 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)
