
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Gonzales 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 | 8,194 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,782 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,549 | 67.7 | 1.00 or less | 6,140 | 90.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 144 | 1.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 300 | 4.4 | |
| 2 units | 201 | 2.5 | 1.51 or more | 342 | 5.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 218 | 2.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 89 | 1.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,625 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 46 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 108 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,354 | 51.6 | |
| Mobile home | 1,822 | 22.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 835 | 31.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 17 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 231 | 8.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 129 | 4.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 53 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 155 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 23 | 0.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 483 | 5.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 370 | 4.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,353 | 16.5 | Median (dollars) | 48,500 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,676 | 20.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,165 | 14.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,943 | 23.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,049 | 12.8 | With a mortgage | 996 | 37.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 31 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 177 | 6.7 | |||
| 1 room | 104 | 1.3 | $500 to $699 | 383 | 14.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 405 | 4.9 | $700 to $999 | 210 | 8.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 941 | 11.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 133 | 5.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,834 | 22.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 62 | 2.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,236 | 27.3 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,250 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 643 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 847 | 10.3 | Not mortgaged | 1,629 | 62.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 313 | 3.8 | Median (dollars) | 237 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 264 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,782 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,376 | 52.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,122 | 16.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 366 | 13.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,702 | 25.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 229 | 8.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 955 | 14.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 147 | 5.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,205 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 95 | 3.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 854 | 12.6 | 35 percent or more | 332 | 12.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 944 | 13.9 | Not computed | 80 | 3.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,967 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 757 | 11.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,347 | 34.6 | Less than $200 | 327 | 16.6 | |
| 2 | 2,545 | 37.5 | $200 to $299 | 421 | 21.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,133 | 16.7 | $300 to $499 | 621 | 31.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 224 | 11.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,681 | 24.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,317 | 19.4 | $1,500 or more | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 3,568 | 52.6 | No cash rent | 349 | 17.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 13 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 313 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 56 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 76 | 1.1 | Less than 15 percent | 584 | 29.7 | |
| No fuel used | 64 | 0.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 233 | 11.8 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 154 | 7.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 148 | 7.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 130 | 1.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 144 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 113 | 1.7 | 35 percent or more | 315 | 16.0 | |
| No telephone service | 625 | 9.2 | Not computed | 389 | 19.8 | |
| 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)

