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2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Houston city
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TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
Total housing units
794,913
100%
796,765
100%
1,852
+/-14,842
no
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
364,535
45.9%
373,181
46.8%
0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
1-unit, attached
33,153
4.2%
32,453
4.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
2 units
25,140
3.2%
22,871
2.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
3 or 4 units
31,706
4.0%
32,182
4.0%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 units
47,622
6.0%
57,882
7.3%
1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
10 to 19 units
126,578
15.9%
152,291
19.1%
3.2%
+/-1.8%
yes
20 or more units
160,293
20.2%
115,556
14.5%
- 5.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
Mobile home
5,886
0.7%
10,022
1.3%
0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
327
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
16,771
2.1%
21,866
2.7%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
1995 to 1998
39,061
4.9%
34,966
4.4%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
1990 to 1994
29,257
3.7%
33,468
4.2%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
1980 to 1989
130,740
16.4%
137,806
17.3%
0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
1970 to 1979
236,101
29.7%
235,238
29.5%
- 0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
1960 to 1969
134,840
17.0%
129,231
16.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
1950 to 1959
116,110
14.6%
110,264
13.8%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
1940 to 1949
49,265
6.2%
48,076
6.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1939 or earlier
42,768
5.4%
45,850
5.8%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
19,678
2.5%
16,281
2.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
2 rooms
47,061
5.9%
50,661
6.4%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
3 rooms
147,018
18.5%
149,803
18.8%
0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
4 rooms
161,890
20.4%
161,917
20.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
5 rooms
163,755
20.6%
162,958
20.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
6 rooms
121,865
15.3%
115,113
14.4%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
7 rooms
66,671
8.4%
68,686
8.6%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
8 rooms
34,079
4.3%
40,070
5.0%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
9 rooms or more
32,896
4.1%
31,276
3.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Median (rooms)
4.6
(NA)
4.6
(NA)
0.0
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
711,072
100%
721,926
100%
10,854
+/-17,152
no
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
90,523
12.7%
217,475
30.1%
17.4%
+/-2.0%
yes
1995 to 1999
333,078
46.8%
238,703
33.1%
-13.7%
+/-2.0%
yes
1990 to 1994
99,831
14.0%
79,003
10.9%
- 3.1%
+/-1.3%
yes
1980 to 1989
80,642
11.3%
79,332
11.0%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
1970 to 1979
54,834
7.7%
57,294
7.9%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
1969 or earlier
52,164
7.3%
50,119
6.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
69,385
9.8%
68,686
9.5%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
1
314,185
44.2%
317,508
44.0%
- 0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
2
250,915
35.3%
253,876
35.2%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
3 or more
76,587
10.8%
81,856
11.3%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
306,046
43.0%
305,749
42.4%
- 0.6%
+/-2.0%
no
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,645
0.5%
4,409
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Electricity
396,931
55.8%
407,959
56.5%
0.7%
+/-2.1%
no
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
652
0.1%
362
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Wood
390
0.1%
0
0.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Solar energy
0
0.0%
108
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other fuel
101
0.1%
139
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
No fuel used
3,307
0.5%
3,200
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
2,312
0.3%
2,515
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
2,457
0.3%
3,342
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
No telephone service available
28,757
4.0%
25,505
3.5%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
637,148
89.6%
649,674
90.0%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
1.01 to 1.50
47,282
6.6%
54,058
7.5%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
1.51 or more
26,642
3.7%
18,194
2.5%
- 1.2%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
285,358
100%
297,675
100%
12,317
+/-13,268
no
VALUE
Less than $50,000
61,328
21.5%
55,587
18.7%
- 2.8%
+/-2.1%
yes
$50,000 to $99,999
119,602
41.9%
121,878
40.9%
- 1.0%
+/-2.6%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
46,511
16.3%
48,982
16.5%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
22,458
7.9%
27,702
9.3%
1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
17,303
6.1%
22,749
7.6%
1.5%
+/-1.3%
yes
$300,000 to $499,999
12,061
4.2%
13,569
4.6%
0.4%