Brownsville, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4810768, place: Brownsville city, Texas)

Total housing units: 41,880

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 26,867 (64.15%)
1-unit, attached: 2,319 (5.54%)
2 units: 1,730 (4.13%)
3 or 4 units: 2,255 (5.38%)
5 to 9 units: 1,677 (4%)
10 to 19 units: 1,151 (2.75%)
20 or more units: 2,912 (6.95%)
Mobile home.: 2,706 (6.46%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 263 (0.63%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 1,367 (3.26%)
1995 to 1998: 5,016 (11.98%)
1990 to 1994: 4,267 (10.19%)
1980 to 1989: 9,987 (23.85%)
1970 to 1979: 9,384 (22.41%)
1960 to 1969: 4,802 (11.47%)
1940 to 1959: 5,494 (13.12%)
1939 or earlier: 1,563 (3.73%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,497 (3.57%)
2 rooms: 4,383 (10.47%)
3 rooms: 7,721 (18.44%)
4 rooms: 7,435 (17.75%)
5 rooms: 9,586 (22.89%)
6 rooms: 6,199 (14.8%)
7 rooms: 2,716 (6.49%)
8 rooms: 1,288 (3.08%)
9 or more rooms: 1,055 (2.52%)
Median (rooms): 4.5

Occupied housing units: 38,224

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 8,352 (21.85%)
1995 to 1998: 10,527 (27.54%)
1990 to 1994: 6,071 (15.88%)
1980 to 1989: 6,353 (16.62%)
1970 to 1979: 3,699 (9.68%)
1969 or earlier: 3,222 (8.43%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 5,251 (13.74%)
1: 14,784 (38.68%)
2: 13,295 (34.78%)
3 or more: 4,894 (12.8%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 11,300 (29.56%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,992 (5.21%)
Electricity: 24,219 (63.36%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 67 (0.18%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 18 (0.05%)
Solar energy: 5 (0.01%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 623 (1.63%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 681 (1.78%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 458 (1.2%)
No telephone service: 2,031 (5.31%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 38,224 (100%)
1.00 or less: 28,363 (74.2%)
1.01 to 1.50: 4,807 (12.58%)
1.51 or more: 5,054 (13.22%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 20,258

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 9,488 (46.84%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 8,391 (41.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,476 (7.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 528 (2.61%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 220 (1.09%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 121 (0.6%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 18 (0.09%)
$1,000,000 or more: 16 (0.08%)
Median (dollars): $53,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 9,820 (48.47%)
--Less than $300: 86 (0.42%)
--$300 to $499: 1,074 (5.3%)
--$500 to $699: 2,786 (13.75%)
--$700 to $999: 3,486 (17.21%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,786 (8.82%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 458 (2.26%)
--$2,000 or more: 144 (0.71%)
--Median (dollars): $767
Not mortgaged: 10,438 (51.53%)
--Median (dollars): $273

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 7,618 (37.6%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,173 (15.66%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,683 (13.24%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,702 (8.4%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,090 (5.38%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,546 (17.5%)
Not computed: 446 (2.2%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 14,738

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 2,048 (13.9%)
$200 to $299: 2,074 (14.07%)
$300 to $499: 5,353 (36.32%)
$500 to $749: 3,367 (22.85%)
$750 to $999: 552 (3.75%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 191 (1.3%)
$1,500 or more: 48 (0.33%)
No cash rent: 1,105 (7.5%)
Median (dollars): $405

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,415 (16.39%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,589 (10.78%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,889 (12.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,264 (8.58%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,095 (7.43%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,890 (33.18%)
Not computed: 1,596 (10.83%)

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