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Housing Statistics

La Porte, Texas

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	11,685	100.0
1-unit, detached	9,053	77.5
1-unit, attached	340	2.9
2 units	93	0.8
3 or 4 units	113	1.0
5 to 9 units	239	2.0
10 to 19 units	211	1.8
20 or more units	710	6.1
Mobile home	833	7.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	93	0.8

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	600	5.1
1995 to 1998	1,077	9.2
1990 to 1994	612	5.2
1980 to 1989	3,057	26.2
1970 to 1979	3,305	28.3
1960 to 1969	1,582	13.5
1940 to 1959	1,121	9.6
1939 or earlier	331	2.8

ROOMS
1 room	127	1.1
2 rooms	490	4.2
3 rooms	841	7.2
4 rooms	1,287	11.0
5 rooms	2,790	23.9
6 rooms	3,113	26.6
7 rooms	1,894	16.2
8 rooms	732	6.3
9 or more rooms	411	3.5
Median (rooms)	5.6	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	10,905	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,303	21.1
1995 to 1998	3,277	30.1
1990 to 1994	1,937	17.8
1980 to 1989	1,905	17.5
1970 to 1979	1,005	9.2
1969 or earlier	478	4.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	427	3.9
1	3,074	28.2
2	5,366	49.2
3 or more	2,038	18.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	6,169	56.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	92	0.8
Electricity	4,607	42.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	0	0.0
Solar energy	9	0.1
Other fuel	0	0.0
No fuel used	28	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	43	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	74	0.7
No telephone service	111	1.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	10,905	100.0
1.00 or less	10,375	95.1
1.01 to 1.50	266	2.4
1.51 or more	264	2.4

Specified owner-occupied units	7,627	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	687	9.0
$50,000 to $99,999	5,099	66.9
$100,000 to $149,999	1,487	19.5
$150,000 to $199,999	254	3.3
$200,000 to $299,999	42	0.6
$300,000 to $499,999	51	0.7
$500,000 to $999,999	7	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	82,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	6,047	79.3
Less than $300	0	0.0
$300 to $499	86	1.1
$500 to $699	585	7.7
$700 to $999	2,575	33.8
$1,000 to $1,499	2,440	32.0
$1,500 to $1,999	298	3.9
$2,000 or more	63	0.8
Median (dollars)	975	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,580	20.7
Median (dollars)	381	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,956	38.8
15 to 19 percent	1,676	22.0
20 to 24 percent	1,193	15.6
25 to 29 percent	592	7.8
30 to 34 percent	284	3.7
35 percent or more	854	11.2
Not computed	72	0.9

Specified renter-occupied units	2,454	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	77	3.1
$200 to $299	52	2.1
$300 to $499	514	20.9
$500 to $749	950	38.7
$750 to $999	475	19.4
$1,000 to $1,499	237	9.7
$1,500 or more	9	0.4
No cash rent	140	5.7
Median (dollars)	625	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	588	24.0
15 to 19 percent	414	16.9
20 to 24 percent	404	16.5
25 to 29 percent	271	11.0
30 to 34 percent	101	4.1
35 percent or more	491	20.0
Not computed	185	7.5

(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

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