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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston, TX PMSA
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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
1,576,392
100%
1,615,839
100%
39,447
+/-8,639
yes
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
918,190
58.2%
950,766
58.8%
0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
1-unit, attached
47,328
3.0%
45,376
2.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
2 units
30,473
1.9%
28,922
1.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
3 or 4 units
47,830
3.0%
48,559
3.0%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
5 to 9 units
82,802
5.3%
96,988
6.0%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
10 to 19 units
177,176
11.2%
200,233
12.4%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
20 or more units
203,852
12.9%
157,887
9.8%
- 3.1%
+/-0.8%
yes
Mobile home
68,028
4.3%
86,052
5.3%
1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Boat, RV, van, etc.
713
0.1%
1,056
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
45,059
2.9%
78,865
4.9%
2.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
1995 to 1998
137,179
8.7%
138,819
8.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
1990 to 1994
115,554
7.3%
122,116
7.6%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
1980 to 1989
355,412
22.5%
355,390
22.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
1970 to 1979
437,077
27.7%
432,675
26.8%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
1960 to 1969
196,379
12.5%
199,609
12.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
1950 to 1959
162,523
10.3%
160,046
9.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
1940 to 1949
70,622
4.5%
68,764
4.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1939 or earlier
56,587
3.6%
59,555
3.7%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
25,905
1.6%
24,107
1.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
2 rooms
76,425
4.8%
69,516
4.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
3 rooms
215,630
13.7%
228,621
14.1%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
4 rooms
272,766
17.3%
277,345
17.2%
- 0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
5 rooms
318,404
20.2%
328,653
20.3%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
6 rooms
273,961
17.4%
272,265
16.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
7 rooms
172,330
10.9%
181,316
11.2%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
8 rooms
104,251
6.6%
115,898
7.2%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
9 rooms or more
116,720
7.4%
118,118
7.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Median (rooms)
5.1
(NA)
5.1
(NA)
0.0
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
1,432,694
100%
1,475,698
100%
43,004
+/-16,104
yes
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
155,048
10.8%
395,873
26.8%
16.0%
+/-1.3%
yes
1995 to 1999
677,660
47.3%
524,724
35.6%
-11.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
1990 to 1994
228,122
15.9%
188,486
12.8%
- 3.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
1980 to 1989
183,072
12.8%
183,260
12.4%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
1970 to 1979
109,395
7.6%
107,226
7.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
1969 or earlier
79,397
5.5%
76,129
5.2%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
93,302
6.5%
93,361
6.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1
532,932
37.2%
544,442
36.9%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
2
592,004
41.3%
611,841
41.5%
0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
3 or more
214,456
15.0%
226,054
15.3%
0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
651,952
45.5%
678,681
46.0%
0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
34,458
2.4%
33,298
2.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Electricity
737,509
51.5%
757,062
51.3%
- 0.2%
+/-1.5%
no
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,171
0.1%
670
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Wood
1,843
0.1%
1,224
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Solar energy
0
0.0%
324
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other fuel
326
0.1%
447
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
No fuel used
5,435
0.4%
3,992
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
5,460
0.4%
5,054
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
4,669
0.3%
6,369
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
No telephone service available
51,010
3.6%
47,557
3.2%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
1,312,448
91.6%
1,366,395
92.6%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
1.01 to 1.50
77,358
5.4%
79,606
5.4%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
1.51 or more
42,888
3.0%
29,697
2.0%
- 1.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
751,526
100%
770,914
100%
19,388
+/-21,245
no
VALUE
Less than $50,000
109,898
14.6%
87,622
11.4%
- 3.2%
+/-1.3%
yes
$50,000 to $99,999
310,396
41.3%
302,316
39.2%
- 2.1%
+/-1.8%
yes
$100,000 to $149,999
157,916
21.0%
172,132
22.3%
1.3%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
77,709
10.3%
90,175
11.7%
1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
52,193
6.9%
62,829
8.1%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
$300,000 to $499,999
31,148
4.1%
38,001
4.9%