
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Aransas 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 | 12,848 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 9,132 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 7,629 | 59.4 | 1.00 or less | 8,522 | 93.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 235 | 1.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 356 | 3.9 | |
| 2 units | 192 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 254 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 438 | 3.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 285 | 2.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,629 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 265 | 2.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 446 | 3.5 | Less than $50,000 | 1,139 | 24.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,942 | 22.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,824 | 39.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 416 | 3.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 726 | 15.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 414 | 8.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 281 | 6.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 326 | 2.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 208 | 4.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,285 | 10.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 31 | 0.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,029 | 8.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,349 | 26.1 | Median (dollars) | 79,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,580 | 27.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,708 | 13.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,307 | 10.2 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 264 | 2.1 | With a mortgage | 2,115 | 45.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 38 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 275 | 5.9 | |||
| 1 room | 243 | 1.9 | $500 to $699 | 480 | 10.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 926 | 7.2 | $700 to $999 | 544 | 11.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,759 | 13.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 467 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,166 | 24.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 159 | 3.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 3,347 | 26.1 | $2,000 or more | 152 | 3.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,754 | 13.7 | Median (dollars) | 815 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 958 | 7.5 | Not mortgaged | 2,514 | 54.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 429 | 3.3 | Median (dollars) | 298 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 266 | 2.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 9,132 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,023 | 43.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,043 | 22.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 806 | 17.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,973 | 32.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 453 | 9.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,495 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 313 | 6.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,311 | 14.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 211 | 4.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 846 | 9.3 | 35 percent or more | 745 | 16.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 464 | 5.1 | Not computed | 78 | 1.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,266 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 531 | 5.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 3,722 | 40.8 | Less than $200 | 164 | 7.2 | |
| 2 | 3,698 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 159 | 7.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,181 | 12.9 | $300 to $499 | 730 | 32.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 677 | 29.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 157 | 6.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,943 | 32.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34 | 1.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 970 | 10.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 5,131 | 56.2 | No cash rent | 345 | 15.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 475 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 41 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 485 | 21.4 | |
| No fuel used | 34 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 307 | 13.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 223 | 9.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 206 | 9.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 57 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 131 | 5.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 67 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 505 | 22.3 | |
| No telephone service | 476 | 5.2 | Not computed | 409 | 18.0 | |
| 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)

