Texas Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	8,157,575	100.0
1-unit, detached	5,171,892	63.4
1-unit, attached	249,018	3.1
2 units	170,679	2.1
3 or 4 units	272,988	3.3
5 to 9 units	356,073	4.4
10 to 19 units	351,859	4.3
20 or more units	819,101	10.0
Mobile home	731,652	9.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	34,313	0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	285,423	3.5
1995 to 1998	788,815	9.7
1990 to 1994	615,612	7.5
1980 to 1989	1,843,009	22.6
1970 to 1979	1,753,545	21.5
1960 to 1969	1,096,908	13.4
1940 to 1959	1,336,454	16.4
1939 or earlier	437,809	5.4

ROOMS
1 room	207,639	2.5
2 rooms	510,542	6.3
3 rooms	981,597	12.0
4 rooms	1,328,543	16.3
5 rooms	1,833,437	22.5
6 rooms	1,474,159	18.1
7 rooms	856,297	10.5
8 rooms	501,265	6.1
9 or more rooms	464,096	5.7
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	7,393,354	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,842,731	24.9
1995 to 1998	2,233,669	30.2
1990 to 1994	1,126,526	15.2
1980 to 1989	1,030,476	13.9
1970 to 1979	630,749	8.5
1969 or earlier	529,203	7.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	548,125	7.4
1	2,658,321	36.0
2	3,024,813	40.9
3 or more	1,162,095	15.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,192,579	43.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	469,684	6.4
Electricity	3,651,110	49.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5,452	0.1
Coal or coke	341	0.0
Wood	32,046	0.4
Solar energy	1,621	0.0
Other fuel	9,556	0.1
No fuel used	30,965	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	54,853	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	53,511	0.7
No telephone service	234,909	3.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	7,393,354	100.0
1.00 or less	6,695,841	90.6
1.01 to 1.50	361,794	4.9
1.51 or more	335,719	4.5

Specified owner-occupied units	3,849,585	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	875,444	22.7
$50,000 to $99,999	1,561,509	40.6
$100,000 to $149,999	700,830	18.2
$150,000 to $199,999	335,179	8.7
$200,000 to $299,999	223,968	5.8
$300,000 to $499,999	104,821	2.7
$500,000 to $999,999	37,697	1.0
$1,000,000 or more	10,137	0.3
Median (dollars)	82,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	2,471,978	64.2
Less than $300	20,398	0.5
$300 to $499	165,939	4.3
$500 to $699	374,627	9.7
$700 to $999	706,875	18.4
$1,000 to $1,499	710,869	18.5
$1,500 to $1,999	278,944	7.2
$2,000 or more	214,326	5.6
Median (dollars)	986	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,377,607	35.8
Median (dollars)	296	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,568,141	40.7
15 to 19 percent	701,804	18.2
20 to 24 percent	509,176	13.2
25 to 29 percent	315,316	8.2
30 to 34 percent	192,337	5.0
35 percent or more	522,231	13.6
Not computed	40,580	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	2,649,196	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	117,323	4.4
$200 to $299	123,921	4.7
$300 to $499	665,505	25.1
$500 to $749	981,603	37.1
$750 to $999	408,142	15.4
$1,000 to $1,499	167,914	6.3
$1,500 or more	41,170	1.6
No cash rent	143,618	5.4
Median (dollars)	574	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	498,475	18.8
15 to 19 percent	405,696	15.3
20 to 24 percent	356,043	13.4
25 to 29 percent	269,717	10.2
30 to 34 percent	191,319	7.2
35 percent or more	717,156	27.1
Not computed	210,790	8.0

(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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