
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Comal 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 | 32,718 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 29,066 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 22,978 | 70.2 | 1.00 or less | 27,701 | 95.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 711 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 869 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 571 | 1.7 | 1.51 or more | 496 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 459 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 704 | 2.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 16,780 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 540 | 1.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,288 | 3.9 | Less than $50,000 | 1,387 | 8.3 | |
| Mobile home | 5,167 | 15.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,493 | 32.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 300 | 0.9 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,327 | 25.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,692 | 16.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,977 | 11.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,672 | 5.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 716 | 4.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,696 | 17.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 149 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,358 | 10.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 39 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,913 | 24.2 | Median (dollars) | 117,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,178 | 18.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,824 | 8.6 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,067 | 9.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,010 | 6.1 | With a mortgage | 10,452 | 62.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 60 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 434 | 2.6 | |||
| 1 room | 437 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 1,609 | 9.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,082 | 3.3 | $700 to $999 | 2,905 | 17.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,533 | 7.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,331 | 19.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,417 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,364 | 8.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 8,589 | 26.3 | $2,000 or more | 749 | 4.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,516 | 19.9 | Median (dollars) | 1,030 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,957 | 12.1 | Not mortgaged | 6,328 | 37.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,383 | 7.3 | Median (dollars) | 294 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,804 | 5.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 29,066 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,358 | 43.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,221 | 21.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,910 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 9,196 | 31.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,239 | 13.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,960 | 17.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,139 | 6.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,702 | 16.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 972 | 5.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,370 | 8.2 | 35 percent or more | 2,055 | 12.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,617 | 5.6 | Not computed | 107 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,501 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,182 | 4.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 8,662 | 29.8 | Less than $200 | 267 | 4.1 | |
| 2 | 12,915 | 44.4 | $200 to $299 | 179 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or more | 6,307 | 21.7 | $300 to $499 | 1,095 | 16.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 2,735 | 42.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,211 | 18.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,607 | 19.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 424 | 6.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,141 | 10.8 | $1,500 or more | 92 | 1.4 | |
| Electricity | 19,895 | 68.4 | No cash rent | 498 | 7.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 19 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 626 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 273 | 0.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 15 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,180 | 18.2 | |
| No fuel used | 116 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,077 | 16.6 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 800 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 737 | 11.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 98 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 417 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 145 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,713 | 26.3 | |
| No telephone service | 562 | 1.9 | Not computed | 577 | 8.9 | |
| 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)

