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Housing Statistics

Abilene, Texas

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	45,596	100.0
1-unit, detached	31,928	70.0
1-unit, attached	1,890	4.1
2 units	1,458	3.2
3 or 4 units	1,496	3.3
5 to 9 units	2,197	4.8
10 to 19 units	1,455	3.2
20 or more units	3,101	6.8
Mobile home	2,063	4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	461	1.0
1995 to 1998	1,996	4.4
1990 to 1994	1,640	3.6
1980 to 1989	7,916	17.4
1970 to 1979	7,446	16.3
1960 to 1969	7,381	16.2
1940 to 1959	14,932	32.7
1939 or earlier	3,824	8.4

ROOMS
1 room	767	1.7
2 rooms	2,302	5.0
3 rooms	4,726	10.4
4 rooms	7,914	17.4
5 rooms	12,448	27.3
6 rooms	9,765	21.4
7 rooms	4,152	9.1
8 rooms	2,093	4.6
9 or more rooms	1,429	3.1
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	41,547	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,124	29.2
1995 to 1998	11,306	27.2
1990 to 1994	5,779	13.9
1980 to 1989	5,146	12.4
1970 to 1979	3,427	8.2
1969 or earlier	3,765	9.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,779	6.7
1	16,114	38.8
2	17,092	41.1
3 or more	5,562	13.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	24,690	59.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	613	1.5
Electricity	16,004	38.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	36	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	84	0.2
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	39	0.1
No fuel used	81	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	210	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	138	0.3
No telephone service	1,257	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	41,547	100.0
1.00 or less	39,462	95.0
1.01 to 1.50	1,449	3.5
1.51 or more	636	1.5

Specified owner-occupied units	22,578	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,722	38.6
$50,000 to $99,999	9,622	42.6
$100,000 to $149,999	2,584	11.4
$150,000 to $199,999	925	4.1
$200,000 to $299,999	447	2.0
$300,000 to $499,999	244	1.1
$500,000 to $999,999	34	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	61,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	13,364	59.2
Less than $300	213	0.9
$300 to $499	2,288	10.1
$500 to $699	3,356	14.9
$700 to $999	4,178	18.5
$1,000 to $1,499	2,383	10.6
$1,500 to $1,999	564	2.5
$2,000 or more	382	1.7
Median (dollars)	749	(X)
Not mortgaged	9,214	40.8
Median (dollars)	268	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	10,145	44.9
15 to 19 percent	4,075	18.0
20 to 24 percent	2,867	12.7
25 to 29 percent	1,679	7.4
30 to 34 percent	943	4.2
35 percent or more	2,592	11.5
Not computed	277	1.2

Specified renter-occupied units	17,143	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	595	3.5
$200 to $299	1,268	7.4
$300 to $499	6,791	39.6
$500 to $749	5,280	30.8
$750 to $999	1,056	6.2
$1,000 to $1,499	373	2.2
$1,500 or more	122	0.7
No cash rent	1,658	9.7
Median (dollars)	474	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,825	16.5
15 to 19 percent	2,925	17.1
20 to 24 percent	2,162	12.6
25 to 29 percent	1,421	8.3
30 to 34 percent	1,125	6.6
35 percent or more	4,722	27.5
Not computed	1,963	11.5

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

Housing Statistics

Abilene, Texas

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