Port Arthur, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4858820, place: Port Arthur city, Texas)

Total housing units: 24,713

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 18,416 (74.52%)
1-unit, attached: 634 (2.57%)
2 units: 446 (1.8%)
3 or 4 units: 641 (2.59%)
5 to 9 units: 952 (3.85%)
10 to 19 units: 1,301 (5.26%)
20 or more units: 1,922 (7.78%)
Mobile home.: 359 (1.45%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 42 (0.17%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 295 (1.19%)
1995 to 1998: 499 (2.02%)
1990 to 1994: 395 (1.6%)
1980 to 1989: 2,890 (11.69%)
1970 to 1979: 3,656 (14.79%)
1960 to 1969: 4,343 (17.57%)
1940 to 1959: 9,852 (39.87%)
1939 or earlier: 2,783 (11.26%)

ROOMS
1 room: 510 (2.06%)
2 rooms: 1,461 (5.91%)
3 rooms: 3,018 (12.21%)
4 rooms: 4,055 (16.41%)
5 rooms: 6,722 (27.2%)
6 rooms: 5,146 (20.82%)
7 rooms: 2,161 (8.74%)
8 rooms: 1,092 (4.42%)
9 or more rooms: 548 (2.22%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 21,834

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,933 (18.01%)
1995 to 1998: 5,205 (23.84%)
1990 to 1994: 3,208 (14.69%)
1980 to 1989: 3,243 (14.85%)
1970 to 1979: 2,400 (10.99%)
1969 or earlier: 3,845 (17.61%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 3,440 (15.76%)
1: 9,224 (42.25%)
2: 6,645 (30.43%)
3 or more: 2,525 (11.56%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 13,325 (61.03%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 304 (1.39%)
Electricity: 8,099 (37.09%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 6 (0.03%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 6 (0.03%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.03%)
Other fuel: 32 (0.15%)
No fuel used: 55 (0.25%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 243 (1.11%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 197 (0.9%)
No telephone service: 773 (3.54%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 21,834 (100%)
1.00 or less: 19,700 (90.23%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,176 (5.39%)
1.51 or more: 958 (4.39%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 12,747

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 8,813 (69.14%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,101 (24.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 611 (4.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 101 (0.79%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 52 (0.41%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 32 (0.25%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 37 (0.29%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $35,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,780 (37.5%)
--Less than $300: 225 (1.77%)
--$300 to $499: 1,149 (9.01%)
--$500 to $699: 1,562 (12.25%)
--$700 to $999: 1,114 (8.74%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 576 (4.52%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 91 (0.71%)
--$2,000 or more: 63 (0.49%)
--Median (dollars): $627
Not mortgaged: 7,967 (62.5%)
--Median (dollars): $254

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 6,627 (51.99%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,608 (12.61%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,162 (9.12%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 828 (6.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 500 (3.92%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,736 (13.62%)
Not computed: 286 (2.24%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 8,253

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,267 (15.35%)
$200 to $299: 1,080 (13.09%)
$300 to $499: 2,975 (36.05%)
$500 to $749: 1,795 (21.75%)
$750 to $999: 305 (3.7%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 110 (1.33%)
$1,500 or more: 47 (0.57%)
No cash rent: 674 (8.17%)
Median (dollars): $405

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,965 (23.81%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 998 (12.09%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 836 (10.13%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 653 (7.91%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 427 (5.17%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,390 (28.96%)
Not computed: 984 (11.92%)

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