
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Webb 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 | 55,206 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 50,740 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 34,919 | 63.3 | 1.00 or less | 37,361 | 73.6 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 3,631 | 6.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 6,962 | 13.7 | |
| 2 units | 1,187 | 2.2 | 1.51 or more | 6,417 | 12.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,311 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,500 | 2.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 25,559 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,363 | 2.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,939 | 5.3 | Less than $50,000 | 6,328 | 24.8 | |
| Mobile home | 7,294 | 13.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,205 | 51.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 62 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,718 | 14.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,286 | 5.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 640 | 2.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,922 | 5.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 274 | 1.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8,896 | 16.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 100 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,558 | 15.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 8 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 11,586 | 21.0 | Median (dollars) | 74,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 8,859 | 16.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,586 | 10.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,147 | 11.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,652 | 4.8 | With a mortgage | 13,936 | 54.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 273 | 1.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,074 | 4.2 | |||
| 1 room | 1,390 | 2.5 | $500 to $699 | 2,361 | 9.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 5,378 | 9.7 | $700 to $999 | 5,055 | 19.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 9,507 | 17.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,729 | 14.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 10,116 | 18.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 899 | 3.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,588 | 22.8 | $2,000 or more | 545 | 2.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 7,992 | 14.5 | Median (dollars) | 899 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,355 | 7.9 | Not mortgaged | 11,623 | 45.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,126 | 3.9 | Median (dollars) | 274 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,754 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 50,740 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 9,544 | 37.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 11,154 | 22.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 3,930 | 15.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 14,581 | 28.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,078 | 12.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8,569 | 16.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,228 | 8.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,825 | 15.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,550 | 6.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,207 | 8.3 | 35 percent or more | 4,881 | 19.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,404 | 8.7 | Not computed | 348 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 17,334 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 6,257 | 12.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 18,633 | 36.7 | Less than $200 | 1,278 | 7.4 | |
| 2 | 17,806 | 35.1 | $200 to $299 | 1,830 | 10.6 | |
| 3 or more | 8,044 | 15.9 | $300 to $499 | 6,515 | 37.6 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,649 | 26.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,162 | 6.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 16,513 | 32.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 396 | 2.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,943 | 3.8 | $1,500 or more | 57 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 31,291 | 61.7 | No cash rent | 1,447 | 8.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 30 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 449 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 11 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 0 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 39 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 41 | 0.1 | Less than 15 percent | 2,968 | 17.1 | |
| No fuel used | 872 | 1.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,962 | 11.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,974 | 11.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,548 | 8.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 1,493 | 2.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,461 | 8.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,177 | 2.3 | 35 percent or more | 5,328 | 30.7 | |
| No telephone service | 3,114 | 6.1 | Not computed | 2,093 | 12.1 | |
| 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)

