Housing Statistics

Big Spring, Texas

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	9,882	100.0
1-unit, detached	7,792	78.9
1-unit, attached	412	4.2
2 units	306	3.1
3 or 4 units	246	2.5
5 to 9 units	163	1.6
10 to 19 units	248	2.5
20 or more units	599	6.1
Mobile home	116	1.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	51	0.5
1995 to 1998	152	1.5
1990 to 1994	176	1.8
1980 to 1989	559	5.7
1970 to 1979	1,301	13.2
1960 to 1969	2,272	23.0
1940 to 1959	4,501	45.5
1939 or earlier	870	8.8

ROOMS
1 room	184	1.9
2 rooms	398	4.0
3 rooms	954	9.7
4 rooms	2,085	21.1
5 rooms	2,862	29.0
6 rooms	2,014	20.4
7 rooms	825	8.3
8 rooms	379	3.8
9 or more rooms	181	1.8
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	8,174	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,883	23.0
1995 to 1998	1,888	23.1
1990 to 1994	1,304	16.0
1980 to 1989	1,189	14.5
1970 to 1979	790	9.7
1969 or earlier	1,120	13.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	935	11.4
1	3,340	40.9
2	3,068	37.5
3 or more	831	10.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	5,874	71.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	94	1.1
Electricity	2,174	26.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	7	0.1
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	12	0.1
No fuel used	13	0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	19	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	109	1.3
No telephone service	448	5.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	8,174	100.0
1.00 or less	7,703	94.2
1.01 to 1.50	318	3.9
1.51 or more	153	1.9

Specified owner-occupied units	4,997	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,272	65.5
$50,000 to $99,999	1,368	27.4
$100,000 to $149,999	232	4.6
$150,000 to $199,999	40	0.8
$200,000 to $299,999	63	1.3
$300,000 to $499,999	22	0.4
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	36,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	2,354	47.1
Less than $300	65	1.3
$300 to $499	626	12.5
$500 to $699	726	14.5
$700 to $999	604	12.1
$1,000 to $1,499	245	4.9
$1,500 to $1,999	69	1.4
$2,000 or more	19	0.4
Median (dollars)	629	(X)
Not mortgaged	2,643	52.9
Median (dollars)	242	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,681	53.7
15 to 19 percent	750	15.0
20 to 24 percent	404	8.1
25 to 29 percent	246	4.9
30 to 34 percent	191	3.8
35 percent or more	654	13.1
Not computed	71	1.4

Specified renter-occupied units	2,938	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	332	11.3
$200 to $299	310	10.6
$300 to $499	1,228	41.8
$500 to $749	681	23.2
$750 to $999	78	2.7
$1,000 to $1,499	64	2.2
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	245	8.3
Median (dollars)	413	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	581	19.8
15 to 19 percent	408	13.9
20 to 24 percent	270	9.2
25 to 29 percent	300	10.2
30 to 34 percent	169	5.8
35 percent or more	876	29.8
Not computed	334	11.4

(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

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