La Porte, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4841440, place: La Porte city, Texas)

Total housing units: 11,685

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 9,053 (77.48%)
1-unit, attached: 340 (2.91%)
2 units: 93 (0.8%)
3 or 4 units: 113 (0.97%)
5 to 9 units: 239 (2.05%)
10 to 19 units: 211 (1.81%)
20 or more units: 710 (6.08%)
Mobile home.: 833 (7.13%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 93 (0.8%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 600 (5.13%)
1995 to 1998: 1,077 (9.22%)
1990 to 1994: 612 (5.24%)
1980 to 1989: 3,057 (26.16%)
1970 to 1979: 3,305 (28.28%)
1960 to 1969: 1,582 (13.54%)
1940 to 1959: 1,121 (9.59%)
1939 or earlier: 331 (2.83%)

ROOMS
1 room: 127 (1.09%)
2 rooms: 490 (4.19%)
3 rooms: 841 (7.2%)
4 rooms: 1,287 (11.01%)
5 rooms: 2,790 (23.88%)
6 rooms: 3,113 (26.64%)
7 rooms: 1,894 (16.21%)
8 rooms: 732 (6.26%)
9 or more rooms: 411 (3.52%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 10,905

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,303 (21.12%)
1995 to 1998: 3,277 (30.05%)
1990 to 1994: 1,937 (17.76%)
1980 to 1989: 1,905 (17.47%)
1970 to 1979: 1,005 (9.22%)
1969 or earlier: 478 (4.38%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 427 (3.92%)
1: 3,074 (28.19%)
2: 5,366 (49.21%)
3 or more: 2,038 (18.69%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 6,169 (56.57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 92 (0.84%)
Electricity: 4,607 (42.25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 9 (0.08%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 28 (0.26%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 43 (0.39%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 74 (0.68%)
No telephone service: 111 (1.02%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 10,905 (100%)
1.00 or less: 10,375 (95.14%)
1.01 to 1.50: 266 (2.44%)
1.51 or more: 264 (2.42%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,627

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 687 (9.01%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 5,099 (66.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,487 (19.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 254 (3.33%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 42 (0.55%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 51 (0.67%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 7 (0.09%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $82,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 6,047 (79.28%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 86 (1.13%)
--$500 to $699: 585 (7.67%)
--$700 to $999: 2,575 (33.76%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,440 (31.99%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 298 (3.91%)
--$2,000 or more: 63 (0.83%)
--Median (dollars): $975
Not mortgaged: 1,580 (20.72%)
--Median (dollars): $381

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,956 (38.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,676 (21.97%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,193 (15.64%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 592 (7.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 284 (3.72%)
35.0 percent or more: 854 (11.2%)
Not computed: 72 (0.94%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,454

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 77 (3.14%)
$200 to $299: 52 (2.12%)
$300 to $499: 514 (20.95%)
$500 to $749: 950 (38.71%)
$750 to $999: 475 (19.36%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 237 (9.66%)
$1,500 or more: 9 (0.37%)
No cash rent: 140 (5.7%)
Median (dollars): $625

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 588 (23.96%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 414 (16.87%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 404 (16.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 271 (11.04%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 101 (4.12%)
35.0 percent or more: 491 (20.01%)
Not computed: 185 (7.54%)

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