
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Taylor 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 | 10,180 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,233 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,494 | 73.6 | 1.00 or less | 9,045 | 98.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 221 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 159 | 1.7 | |
| 2 units | 481 | 4.7 | 1.51 or more | 29 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 421 | 4.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 290 | 2.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,810 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 70 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 88 | 0.9 | Less than $50,000 | 1,190 | 24.7 | |
| Mobile home | 1,103 | 10.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,688 | 55.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 654 | 13.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 155 | 3.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 94 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 130 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 865 | 8.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 909 | 8.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 14 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,410 | 13.9 | Median (dollars) | 70,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,073 | 20.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,703 | 16.7 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,916 | 18.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,174 | 11.5 | With a mortgage | 2,800 | 58.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 87 | 1.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 597 | 12.4 | |||
| 1 room | 22 | 0.2 | $500 to $699 | 723 | 15.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 229 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 867 | 18.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 547 | 5.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 390 | 8.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,747 | 17.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 93 | 1.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,598 | 25.5 | $2,000 or more | 43 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,417 | 23.7 | Median (dollars) | 698 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,255 | 12.3 | Not mortgaged | 2,010 | 41.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 815 | 8.0 | Median (dollars) | 188 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 550 | 5.4 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,233 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,159 | 44.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,574 | 17.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 805 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,362 | 25.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 561 | 11.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,696 | 18.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 343 | 7.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,228 | 13.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 252 | 5.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,253 | 13.6 | 35 percent or more | 647 | 13.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,120 | 12.1 | Not computed | 43 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,420 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 881 | 9.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,016 | 32.7 | Less than $200 | 479 | 19.8 | |
| 2 | 3,653 | 39.6 | $200 to $299 | 313 | 12.9 | |
| 3 or more | 1,683 | 18.2 | $300 to $499 | 1,049 | 43.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 278 | 11.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 25 | 1.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,257 | 46.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 708 | 7.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,173 | 34.4 | No cash rent | 276 | 11.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 257 | 2.8 | Median (dollars) | 349 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 788 | 8.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 25 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 475 | 19.6 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 284 | 11.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 255 | 10.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 314 | 13.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 117 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 208 | 8.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 115 | 1.2 | 35 percent or more | 586 | 24.2 | |
| No telephone service | 518 | 5.6 | Not computed | 298 | 12.3 | |
| 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)

