Laredo, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4841464, place: Laredo city, Texas)

Total housing units: 50,360

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 31,514 (62.58%)
1-unit, attached: 3,418 (6.79%)
2 units: 1,133 (2.25%)
3 or 4 units: 2,272 (4.51%)
5 to 9 units: 1,472 (2.92%)
10 to 19 units: 1,347 (2.67%)
20 or more units: 2,939 (5.84%)
Mobile home.: 6,240 (12.39%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 25 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 2,727 (5.42%)
1995 to 1998: 7,937 (15.76%)
1990 to 1994: 7,389 (14.67%)
1980 to 1989: 10,156 (20.17%)
1970 to 1979: 8,295 (16.47%)
1960 to 1969: 5,372 (10.67%)
1940 to 1959: 5,922 (11.76%)
1939 or earlier: 2,562 (5.09%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,119 (2.22%)
2 rooms: 4,746 (9.42%)
3 rooms: 8,487 (16.85%)
4 rooms: 9,011 (17.89%)
5 rooms: 11,590 (23.01%)
6 rooms: 7,533 (14.96%)
7 rooms: 4,164 (8.27%)
8 rooms: 2,036 (4.04%)
9 or more rooms: 1,674 (3.32%)
Median (rooms): 4.7

Occupied housing units: 46,907

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 10,622 (22.64%)
1995 to 1998: 13,401 (28.57%)
1990 to 1994: 7,552 (16.1%)
1980 to 1989: 6,982 (14.88%)
1970 to 1979: 4,071 (8.68%)
1969 or earlier: 4,279 (9.12%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 5,774 (12.31%)
1: 17,144 (36.55%)
2: 16,433 (35.03%)
3 or more: 7,556 (16.11%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 16,042 (34.2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 1,031 (2.2%)
Electricity: 29,056 (61.94%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 16 (0.03%)
Coal or coke: 11 (0.02%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 31 (0.07%)
Other fuel: 34 (0.07%)
No fuel used: 686 (1.46%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 697 (1.49%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 538 (1.15%)
No telephone service: 2,476 (5.28%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 46,907 (100%)
1.00 or less: 35,189 (75.02%)
1.01 to 1.50: 6,182 (13.18%)
1.51 or more: 5,536 (11.8%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 23,397

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 4,769 (20.38%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 12,675 (54.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,681 (15.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,282 (5.48%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 616 (2.63%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 274 (1.17%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 92 (0.39%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.03%)
Median (dollars): $77,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 13,205 (56.44%)
--Less than $300: 89 (0.38%)
--$300 to $499: 845 (3.61%)
--$500 to $699: 2,199 (9.4%)
--$700 to $999: 4,945 (21.14%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 3,715 (15.88%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 875 (3.74%)
--$2,000 or more: 537 (2.3%)
--Median (dollars): $915
Not mortgaged: 10,192 (43.56%)
--Median (dollars): $287

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 8,494 (36.3%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,645 (15.58%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 2,873 (12.28%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,109 (9.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,428 (6.1%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,584 (19.59%)
Not computed: 264 (1.13%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 16,623

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,218 (7.33%)
$200 to $299: 1,647 (9.91%)
$300 to $499: 6,347 (38.18%)
$500 to $749: 4,605 (27.7%)
$750 to $999: 1,155 (6.95%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 396 (2.38%)
$1,500 or more: 57 (0.34%)
No cash rent: 1,198 (7.21%)
Median (dollars): $454

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 2,841 (17.09%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,919 (11.54%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,928 (11.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,496 (9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,430 (8.6%)
35.0 percent or more: 5,183 (31.18%)
Not computed: 1,826 (10.98%)

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