Housing Statistics

Laredo, Texas

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	50,360	100.0
1-unit, detached	31,514	62.6
1-unit, attached	3,418	6.8
2 units	1,133	2.2
3 or 4 units	2,272	4.5
5 to 9 units	1,472	2.9
10 to 19 units	1,347	2.7
20 or more units	2,939	5.8
Mobile home	6,240	12.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	2,727	5.4
1995 to 1998	7,937	15.8
1990 to 1994	7,389	14.7
1980 to 1989	10,156	20.2
1970 to 1979	8,295	16.5
1960 to 1969	5,372	10.7
1940 to 1959	5,922	11.8
1939 or earlier	2,562	5.1

ROOMS
1 room	1,119	2.2
2 rooms	4,746	9.4
3 rooms	8,487	16.9
4 rooms	9,011	17.9
5 rooms	11,590	23.0
6 rooms	7,533	15.0
7 rooms	4,164	8.3
8 rooms	2,036	4.0
9 or more rooms	1,674	3.3
Median (rooms)	4.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	46,907	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,622	22.6
1995 to 1998	13,401	28.6
1990 to 1994	7,552	16.1
1980 to 1989	6,982	14.9
1970 to 1979	4,071	8.7
1969 or earlier	4,279	9.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	5,774	12.3
1	17,144	36.5
2	16,433	35.0
3 or more	7,556	16.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	16,042	34.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,031	2.2
Electricity	29,056	61.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16	0.0
Coal or coke	11	0.0
Wood	0	0.0
Solar energy	31	0.1
Other fuel	34	0.1
No fuel used	686	1.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	697	1.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	538	1.1
No telephone service	2,476	5.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	46,907	100.0
1.00 or less	35,189	75.0
1.01 to 1.50	6,182	13.2
1.51 or more	5,536	11.8

Specified owner-occupied units	23,397	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,769	20.4
$50,000 to $99,999	12,675	54.2
$100,000 to $149,999	3,681	15.7
$150,000 to $199,999	1,282	5.5
$200,000 to $299,999	616	2.6
$300,000 to $499,999	274	1.2
$500,000 to $999,999	92	0.4
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.0
Median (dollars)	77,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	13,205	56.4
Less than $300	89	0.4
$300 to $499	845	3.6
$500 to $699	2,199	9.4
$700 to $999	4,945	21.1
$1,000 to $1,499	3,715	15.9
$1,500 to $1,999	875	3.7
$2,000 or more	537	2.3
Median (dollars)	915	(X)
Not mortgaged	10,192	43.6
Median (dollars)	287	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	8,494	36.3
15 to 19 percent	3,645	15.6
20 to 24 percent	2,873	12.3
25 to 29 percent	2,109	9.0
30 to 34 percent	1,428	6.1
35 percent or more	4,584	19.6
Not computed	264	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	16,623	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,218	7.3
$200 to $299	1,647	9.9
$300 to $499	6,347	38.2
$500 to $749	4,605	27.7
$750 to $999	1,155	6.9
$1,000 to $1,499	396	2.4
$1,500 or more	57	0.3
No cash rent	1,198	7.2
Median (dollars)	454	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,841	17.1
15 to 19 percent	1,919	11.5
20 to 24 percent	1,928	11.6
25 to 29 percent	1,496	9.0
30 to 34 percent	1,430	8.6
35 percent or more	5,183	31.2
Not computed	1,826	11.0

(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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