Amherst, TX

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4803084, place: Amherst city, Texas)

Total housing units: 334

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 292 (87.43%)
1-unit, attached: 0 (0%)
2 units: 6 (1.8%)
3 or 4 units: 2 (0.6%)
5 to 9 units: 6 (1.8%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 26 (7.78%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 2 (0.6%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 4 (1.2%)
1995 to 1998: 4 (1.2%)
1990 to 1994: 0 (0%)
1980 to 1989: 17 (5.09%)
1970 to 1979: 64 (19.16%)
1960 to 1969: 51 (15.27%)
1940 to 1959: 169 (50.6%)
1939 or earlier: 25 (7.49%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 8 (2.4%)
3 rooms: 26 (7.78%)
4 rooms: 63 (18.86%)
5 rooms: 118 (35.33%)
6 rooms: 64 (19.16%)
7 rooms: 26 (7.78%)
8 rooms: 19 (5.69%)
9 or more rooms: 10 (2.99%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 267

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 42 (15.73%)
1995 to 1998: 73 (27.34%)
1990 to 1994: 45 (16.85%)
1980 to 1989: 35 (13.11%)
1970 to 1979: 41 (15.36%)
1969 or earlier: 31 (11.61%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 18 (6.74%)
1: 79 (29.59%)
2: 122 (45.69%)
3 or more: 48 (17.98%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 213 (79.78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1 (0.37%)
Electricity: 51 (19.1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 2 (0.75%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2 (0.75%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2 (0.75%)
No telephone service: 15 (5.62%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 267 (100%)
1.00 or less: 238 (89.14%)
1.01 to 1.50: 15 (5.62%)
1.51 or more: 14 (5.24%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 192

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 159 (82.81%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 29 (15.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (2.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $25,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 58 (30.21%)
--Less than $300: 7 (3.65%)
--$300 to $499: 25 (13.02%)
--$500 to $699: 18 (9.38%)
--$700 to $999: 4 (2.08%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 4 (2.08%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $475
Not mortgaged: 134 (69.79%)
--Median (dollars): $192

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 107 (55.73%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 18 (9.38%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 18 (9.38%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 15 (7.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6 (3.13%)
35.0 percent or more: 22 (11.46%)
Not computed: 6 (3.13%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 57

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1 (1.75%)
$200 to $299: 7 (12.28%)
$300 to $499: 15 (26.32%)
$500 to $749: 14 (24.56%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 20 (35.09%)
Median (dollars): $425

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 14 (24.56%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 0 (0%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4 (7.02%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 0 (0%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6 (10.53%)
35.0 percent or more: 13 (22.81%)
Not computed: 20 (35.09%)

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