Wharton, TX

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4878136, place: Wharton city, Texas)

Total housing units: 4,016

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,465 (61.38%)
1-unit, attached: 52 (1.29%)
2 units: 73 (1.82%)
3 or 4 units: 244 (6.08%)
5 to 9 units: 191 (4.76%)
10 to 19 units: 170 (4.23%)
20 or more units: 526 (13.1%)
Mobile home.: 279 (6.95%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 16 (0.4%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 65 (1.62%)
1995 to 1998: 223 (5.55%)
1990 to 1994: 282 (7.02%)
1980 to 1989: 585 (14.57%)
1970 to 1979: 867 (21.59%)
1960 to 1969: 686 (17.08%)
1940 to 1959: 1,025 (25.52%)
1939 or earlier: 283 (7.05%)

ROOMS
1 room: 138 (3.44%)
2 rooms: 267 (6.65%)
3 rooms: 650 (16.19%)
4 rooms: 733 (18.25%)
5 rooms: 856 (21.31%)
6 rooms: 778 (19.37%)
7 rooms: 366 (9.11%)
8 rooms: 126 (3.14%)
9 or more rooms: 102 (2.54%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 3,584

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 872 (24.33%)
1995 to 1998: 968 (27.01%)
1990 to 1994: 534 (14.9%)
1980 to 1989: 484 (13.5%)
1970 to 1979: 324 (9.04%)
1969 or earlier: 402 (11.22%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 567 (15.82%)
1: 1,502 (41.91%)
2: 1,108 (30.92%)
3 or more: 407 (11.36%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 1,855 (51.76%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 90 (2.51%)
Electricity: 1,610 (44.92%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 29 (0.81%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 47 (1.31%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 57 (1.59%)
No telephone service: 268 (7.48%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,584 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,258 (90.9%)
1.01 to 1.50: 167 (4.66%)
1.51 or more: 159 (4.44%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,683

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 734 (43.61%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 711 (42.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 171 (10.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 53 (3.15%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 14 (0.83%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $53,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 704 (41.83%)
--Less than $300: 34 (2.02%)
--$300 to $499: 86 (5.11%)
--$500 to $699: 146 (8.67%)
--$700 to $999: 262 (15.57%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 161 (9.57%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 15 (0.89%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $777
Not mortgaged: 979 (58.17%)
--Median (dollars): $281

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 794 (47.18%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 336 (19.96%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 164 (9.74%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 46 (2.73%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 52 (3.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 244 (14.5%)
Not computed: 47 (2.79%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,638

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 170 (10.38%)
$200 to $299: 146 (8.91%)
$300 to $499: 736 (44.93%)
$500 to $749: 390 (23.81%)
$750 to $999: 82 (5.01%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 15 (0.92%)
$1,500 or more: 14 (0.85%)
No cash rent: 85 (5.19%)
Median (dollars): $423

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 324 (19.78%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 260 (15.87%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 210 (12.82%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 177 (10.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 41 (2.5%)
35.0 percent or more: 477 (29.12%)
Not computed: 149 (9.1%)

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