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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston city, Harris County pt.
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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
784,269
100%
784,433
100%
164
+/-14,442
no
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
354,773
45.2%
361,397
46.1%
0.9%
+/-1.5%
no
1-unit, attached
32,610
4.2%
31,905
4.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
2 units
25,040
3.2%
22,871
2.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
3 or 4 units
31,706
4.0%
32,182
4.1%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 units
47,622
6.1%
57,882
7.4%
1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
10 to 19 units
126,339
16.1%
152,291
19.4%
3.3%
+/-1.8%
yes
20 or more units
160,293
20.4%
115,556
14.7%
- 5.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
Mobile home
5,886
0.8%
10,022
1.3%
0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
327
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
16,682
2.1%
21,319
2.7%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
1995 to 1998
38,652
4.9%
34,966
4.5%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
1990 to 1994
28,759
3.7%
33,102
4.2%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
1980 to 1989
127,207
16.2%
134,860
17.2%
1.0%
+/-1.7%
no
1970 to 1979
231,261
29.5%
227,749
29.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.8%
no
1960 to 1969
134,110
17.1%
128,598
16.4%
- 0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
1950 to 1959
115,907
14.8%
109,913
14.0%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
1940 to 1949
49,265
6.3%
48,076
6.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1939 or earlier
42,426
5.4%
45,850
5.8%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
19,678
2.5%
16,281
2.1%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
2 rooms
47,061
6.0%
50,661
6.5%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
3 rooms
146,918
18.7%
149,491
19.1%
0.4%
+/-1.7%
no
4 rooms
161,213
20.6%
161,198
20.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
5 rooms
159,884
20.4%
159,073
20.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
6 rooms
117,852
15.0%
111,974
14.3%
- 0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
7 rooms
65,318
8.3%
65,616
8.4%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
8 rooms
33,677
4.3%
38,989
5.0%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
9 rooms or more
32,668
4.2%
31,150
4.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Median (rooms)
4.6
(NA)
4.6
(NA)
0.0
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
700,770
100%
709,949
100%
9,179
+/-16,932
no
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
90,434
12.9%
215,444
30.3%
17.4%
+/-2.0%
yes
1995 to 1999
329,729
47.1%
234,646
33.1%
-14.0%
+/-2.0%
yes
1990 to 1994
98,052
14.0%
77,299
10.9%
- 3.1%
+/-1.3%
yes
1980 to 1989
77,456
11.1%
76,608
10.8%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
1970 to 1979
52,935
7.6%
55,833
7.9%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
1969 or earlier
52,164
7.4%
50,119
7.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
69,256
9.9%
68,157
9.6%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
1
310,927
44.4%
315,350
44.4%
0.0%
+/-2.1%
no
2
246,660
35.2%
248,561
35.0%
- 0.2%
+/-1.5%
no
3 or more
73,927
10.5%
77,881
11.0%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
303,544
43.3%
302,570
42.6%
- 0.7%
+/-2.0%
no
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,562
0.5%
4,306
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Electricity
389,214
55.5%
399,264
56.2%
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
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
2,312
0.3%
2,515
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
2,457
0.4%
3,342
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
No telephone service available
28,757
4.1%
25,505
3.6%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
628,297
89.7%
638,925
90.0%
0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
1.01 to 1.50
46,138
6.6%
52,830
7.4%
0.8%
+/-1.2%
no
1.51 or more
26,335
3.8%
18,194
2.6%
- 1.2%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
276,949
100%
288,586
100%
11,637
+/-13,009
no
VALUE
Less than $50,000
59,211
21.4%
54,785
19.0%
- 2.4%
+/-2.1%
yes
$50,000 to $99,999
113,815
41.1%
114,969
39.8%
- 1.3%
+/-2.8%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
46,006
16.6%
47,604
16.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
22,458
8.1%
27,702
9.6%
1.5%
+/-1.3%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
17,303
6.2%
22,749
7.9%
1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
$300,000 to $499,999
12,061
4.4%
13,569
4.7%
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