
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 | 26,359 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 23,242 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 15,485 | 58.7 | 1.00 or less | 21,492 | 92.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 432 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,115 | 4.8 | |
| 2 units | 295 | 1.1 | 1.51 or more | 635 | 2.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 394 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 188 | 0.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 10,258 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 253 | 1.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 630 | 2.4 | Less than $50,000 | 3,780 | 36.8 | |
| Mobile home | 8,515 | 32.3 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 4,439 | 43.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 167 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,420 | 13.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 470 | 4.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 103 | 1.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,164 | 4.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 15 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,549 | 13.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,061 | 7.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 27 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,881 | 22.3 | Median (dollars) | 63,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,633 | 21.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,130 | 11.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,681 | 14.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,260 | 4.8 | With a mortgage | 4,510 | 44.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 76 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 624 | 6.1 | |||
| 1 room | 283 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,096 | 10.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 956 | 3.6 | $700 to $999 | 1,523 | 14.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,334 | 8.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,020 | 9.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,100 | 19.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 148 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,609 | 28.9 | $2,000 or more | 23 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,941 | 18.7 | Median (dollars) | 785 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,496 | 9.5 | Not mortgaged | 5,748 | 56.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,605 | 6.1 | Median (dollars) | 275 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,035 | 3.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 23,242 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,298 | 51.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,730 | 20.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,417 | 13.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,068 | 30.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,046 | 10.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,700 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 717 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,633 | 15.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 427 | 4.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,260 | 9.7 | 35 percent or more | 1,192 | 11.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,851 | 8.0 | Not computed | 161 | 1.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,820 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,766 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,903 | 34.0 | Less than $200 | 469 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 9,851 | 42.4 | $200 to $299 | 402 | 8.3 | |
| 3 or more | 3,722 | 16.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,709 | 35.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,377 | 28.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 204 | 4.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 5,253 | 22.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 64 | 1.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,916 | 25.5 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 11,554 | 49.7 | No cash rent | 595 | 12.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 73 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 450 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 311 | 1.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 33 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 1,288 | 26.7 | |
| No fuel used | 102 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 534 | 11.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 451 | 9.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 345 | 7.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 145 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 391 | 8.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 211 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,127 | 23.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,216 | 5.2 | Not computed | 684 | 14.2 | |
| 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)

