Balch Springs, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4805372, place: Balch Springs city, Texas)

Total housing units: 6,492

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,581 (70.56%)
1-unit, attached: 173 (2.66%)
2 units: 120 (1.85%)
3 or 4 units: 308 (4.74%)
5 to 9 units: 251 (3.87%)
10 to 19 units: 330 (5.08%)
20 or more units: 534 (8.23%)
Mobile home.: 174 (2.68%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 21 (0.32%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 16 (0.25%)
1995 to 1998: 146 (2.25%)
1990 to 1994: 473 (7.29%)
1980 to 1989: 1,474 (22.7%)
1970 to 1979: 1,775 (27.34%)
1960 to 1969: 1,365 (21.03%)
1940 to 1959: 1,107 (17.05%)
1939 or earlier: 136 (2.09%)

ROOMS
1 room: 133 (2.05%)
2 rooms: 243 (3.74%)
3 rooms: 745 (11.48%)
4 rooms: 1,106 (17.04%)
5 rooms: 2,173 (33.47%)
6 rooms: 1,384 (21.32%)
7 rooms: 407 (6.27%)
8 rooms: 195 (3%)
9 or more rooms: 106 (1.63%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 6,158

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,537 (24.96%)
1995 to 1998: 1,853 (30.09%)
1990 to 1994: 1,023 (16.61%)
1980 to 1989: 749 (12.16%)
1970 to 1979: 545 (8.85%)
1969 or earlier: 451 (7.32%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 299 (4.86%)
1: 2,259 (36.68%)
2: 2,587 (42.01%)
3 or more: 1,013 (16.45%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,690 (43.68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 54 (0.88%)
Electricity: 3,372 (54.76%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 19 (0.31%)
Solar energy: 10 (0.16%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 13 (0.21%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 36 (0.58%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 34 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 159 (2.58%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,158 (100%)
1.00 or less: 5,340 (86.72%)
1.01 to 1.50: 469 (7.62%)
1.51 or more: 349 (5.67%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,251

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,146 (35.25%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,953 (60.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 113 (3.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (0.58%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 15 (0.46%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 5 (0.15%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $57,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,390 (73.52%)
--Less than $300: 18 (0.55%)
--$300 to $499: 180 (5.54%)
--$500 to $699: 513 (15.78%)
--$700 to $999: 1,257 (38.67%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 385 (11.84%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 32 (0.98%)
--$2,000 or more: 5 (0.15%)
--Median (dollars): $797
Not mortgaged: 861 (26.48%)
--Median (dollars): $302

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,198 (36.85%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 514 (15.81%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 445 (13.69%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 310 (9.54%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 211 (6.49%)
35.0 percent or more: 561 (17.26%)
Not computed: 12 (0.37%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,531

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 5 (0.2%)
$200 to $299: 42 (1.66%)
$300 to $499: 529 (20.9%)
$500 to $749: 1,207 (47.69%)
$750 to $999: 603 (23.82%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 55 (2.17%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 90 (3.56%)
Median (dollars): $634

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 398 (15.73%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 416 (16.44%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 382 (15.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 355 (14.03%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 183 (7.23%)
35.0 percent or more: 655 (25.88%)
Not computed: 142 (5.61%)

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