Sweetwater, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4871540, place: Sweetwater city, Texas)

Total housing units: 5,225

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,867 (74.01%)
1-unit, attached: 159 (3.04%)
2 units: 192 (3.67%)
3 or 4 units: 189 (3.62%)
5 to 9 units: 78 (1.49%)
10 to 19 units: 187 (3.58%)
20 or more units: 274 (5.24%)
Mobile home.: 271 (5.19%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 8 (0.15%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 27 (0.52%)
1995 to 1998: 134 (2.56%)
1990 to 1994: 100 (1.91%)
1980 to 1989: 501 (9.59%)
1970 to 1979: 715 (13.68%)
1960 to 1969: 915 (17.51%)
1940 to 1959: 1,772 (33.91%)
1939 or earlier: 1,061 (20.31%)

ROOMS
1 room: 86 (1.65%)
2 rooms: 194 (3.71%)
3 rooms: 586 (11.22%)
4 rooms: 1,161 (22.22%)
5 rooms: 1,431 (27.39%)
6 rooms: 1,021 (19.54%)
7 rooms: 426 (8.15%)
8 rooms: 200 (3.83%)
9 or more rooms: 120 (2.3%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 4,553

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,000 (21.96%)
1995 to 1998: 1,109 (24.36%)
1990 to 1994: 560 (12.3%)
1980 to 1989: 787 (17.29%)
1970 to 1979: 445 (9.77%)
1969 or earlier: 652 (14.32%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 449 (9.86%)
1: 1,936 (42.52%)
2: 1,628 (35.76%)
3 or more: 540 (11.86%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,993 (65.74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 127 (2.79%)
Electricity: 1,378 (30.27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7 (0.15%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 11 (0.24%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 29 (0.64%)
No fuel used: 8 (0.18%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12 (0.26%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 345 (7.58%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,553 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,328 (95.06%)
1.01 to 1.50: 127 (2.79%)
1.51 or more: 98 (2.15%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,569

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,827 (71.12%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 582 (22.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 119 (4.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (1.13%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 12 (0.47%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $33,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 876 (34.1%)
--Less than $300: 39 (1.52%)
--$300 to $499: 265 (10.32%)
--$500 to $699: 212 (8.25%)
--$700 to $999: 255 (9.93%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 94 (3.66%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 11 (0.43%)
--Median (dollars): $636
Not mortgaged: 1,693 (65.9%)
--Median (dollars): $212

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,376 (53.56%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 504 (19.62%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 182 (7.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 88 (3.43%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 89 (3.46%)
35.0 percent or more: 305 (11.87%)
Not computed: 25 (0.97%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,708

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 286 (16.74%)
$200 to $299: 339 (19.85%)
$300 to $499: 646 (37.82%)
$500 to $749: 215 (12.59%)
$750 to $999: 30 (1.76%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 12 (0.7%)
$1,500 or more: 13 (0.76%)
No cash rent: 167 (9.78%)
Median (dollars): $337

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 433 (25.35%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 197 (11.53%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 161 (9.43%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 115 (6.73%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 110 (6.44%)
35.0 percent or more: 455 (26.64%)
Not computed: 237 (13.88%)

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