Austin, TX

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4805000, place: Austin city, Texas)

Total housing units: 276,611

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 128,737 (46.54%)
1-unit, attached: 13,084 (4.73%)
2 units: 14,777 (5.34%)
3 or 4 units: 12,908 (4.67%)
5 to 9 units: 17,989 (6.5%)
10 to 19 units: 26,530 (9.59%)
20 or more units: 57,187 (20.67%)
Mobile home.: 4,961 (1.79%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 438 (0.16%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 8,273 (2.99%)
1995 to 1998: 30,581 (11.06%)
1990 to 1994: 20,219 (7.31%)
1980 to 1989: 72,998 (26.39%)
1970 to 1979: 66,219 (23.94%)
1960 to 1969: 33,265 (12.03%)
1940 to 1959: 34,571 (12.5%)
1939 or earlier: 10,485 (3.79%)

ROOMS
1 room: 14,337 (5.18%)
2 rooms: 29,105 (10.52%)
3 rooms: 45,984 (16.62%)
4 rooms: 50,659 (18.31%)
5 rooms: 49,338 (17.84%)
6 rooms: 38,778 (14.02%)
7 rooms: 22,350 (8.08%)
8 rooms: 13,420 (4.85%)
9 or more rooms: 12,640 (4.57%)
Median (rooms): 4.5

Occupied housing units: 265,409

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 97,130 (36.6%)
1995 to 1998: 85,666 (32.28%)
1990 to 1994: 33,572 (12.65%)
1980 to 1989: 25,372 (9.56%)
1970 to 1979: 13,447 (5.07%)
1969 or earlier: 10,222 (3.85%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 20,806 (7.84%)
1: 112,752 (42.48%)
2: 100,459 (37.85%)
3 or more: 31,392 (11.83%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 137,576 (51.84%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 3,716 (1.4%)
Electricity: 122,826 (46.28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 156 (0.06%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 169 (0.06%)
Solar energy: 165 (0.06%)
Other fuel: 167 (0.06%)
No fuel used: 634 (0.24%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1,296 (0.49%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2,006 (0.76%)
No telephone service: 5,723 (2.16%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 265,409 (100%)
1.00 or less: 241,881 (91.14%)
1.01 to 1.50: 10,664 (4.02%)
1.51 or more: 12,864 (4.85%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 104,794

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 4,130 (3.94%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 33,071 (31.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27,192 (25.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15,664 (14.95%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 14,762 (14.09%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 7,064 (6.74%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 2,284 (2.18%)
$1,000,000 or more: 627 (0.6%)
Median (dollars): $124,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 79,835 (76.18%)
--Less than $300: 150 (0.14%)
--$300 to $499: 1,776 (1.69%)
--$500 to $699: 5,894 (5.62%)
--$700 to $999: 19,761 (18.86%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 28,558 (27.25%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 12,569 (11.99%)
--$2,000 or more: 11,127 (10.62%)
--Median (dollars): $1,181
Not mortgaged: 24,959 (23.82%)
--Median (dollars): $381

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 35,948 (34.3%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 19,736 (18.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 16,227 (15.48%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 10,523 (10.04%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 6,210 (5.93%)
35.0 percent or more: 15,558 (14.85%)
Not computed: 592 (0.56%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 146,131

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 2,915 (1.99%)
$200 to $299: 1,768 (1.21%)
$300 to $499: 13,199 (9.03%)
$500 to $749: 59,909 (41%)
$750 to $999: 42,220 (28.89%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 19,439 (13.3%)
$1,500 or more: 4,093 (2.8%)
No cash rent: 2,588 (1.77%)
Median (dollars): $724

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 21,044 (14.4%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 20,763 (14.21%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 20,567 (14.07%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 16,344 (11.18%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 11,942 (8.17%)
35.0 percent or more: 48,952 (33.5%)
Not computed: 6,519 (4.46%)

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