Demographic Profiles Table of Contents

  • DP1 General Demographic Characteristics
  • DP2 Social Characteristics
  • DP3 Economic Characteristics
  • DP4 Housing Characteristics

General Demographic Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Houston city, Texas
Area 2: Harris County, Texas
Area 3: Texas
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
Total population 1953631 100.00 3400578 100.00 20851820 100.00
  Male 975551 49.94 1693882 49.81 10352910 49.65
  Female 978080 50.06 1706696 50.19 10498910 50.35
  Under 5 years 160797 8.23 281361 8.27 1624628 7.79
  5 to 9 years 154638 7.92 281427 8.28 1654184 7.93
  10 to 14 years 139691 7.15 266174 7.83 1631192 7.82
  15 to 19 years 138762 7.10 254828 7.49 1636232 7.85
  20 to 24 years 161754 8.28 252608 7.43 1539404 7.38
  25 to 34 years 354444 18.14 573939 16.88 3162083 15.16
  35 to 44 years 305738 15.65 562437 16.54 3322238 15.93
  45 to 54 years 235249 12.04 436575 12.84 2611137 12.52
  55 to 59 years 79055 4.05 139393 4.10 896521 4.30
  60 to 64 years 59438 3.04 98941 2.91 701669 3.37
  65 to 74 years 93086 4.76 146123 4.30 1142608 5.48
  75 to 84 years 53439 2.74 81199 2.39 691984 3.32
  85 years and over 17540 .90 25573 .75 237940 1.14
Median age (years) 30 31 32
  18 years and over 1416973 72.53 2416022 71.05 14965061 71.77
    Male 700510 35.86 1189757 34.99 7338177 35.19
    Female 716463 36.67 1226265 36.06 7626884 36.58
  21 years and over 1329344 68.04 2267881 66.69 13981939 67.05
  62 years and over 197956 10.13 308823 9.08 2479192 11.89
  65 years and over 164065 8.40 252895 7.44 2072532 9.94
    Male 66747 3.42 103898 3.06 862181 4.13
    Female 97318 4.98 148997 4.38 1210351 5.80
RACE            
  One race 1892153 96.85 3299926 97.04 20337187 97.53
  White 962610 49.27 1997123 58.73 14799505 70.97
  Black or African American 494496 25.31 628619 18.49 2404566 11.53
  American Indian and Alaska Native 8568 .44 15180 .45 118362 .57
  Asian 103694 5.31 174626 5.14 562319 2.70
    Asian Indian 20149 1.03 35971 1.06 129365 .62
    Chinese 24001 1.23 34673 1.02 105829 .51
    Filipino 7890 .40 15576 .46 58340 .28
    Japanese 2519 .13 3574 .11 17120 .8
    Korean 5544 .28 8764 .26 45571 .22
    Vietnamese 32261 1.65 55489 1.63 134961 .65
    Other Asian 11330 .58 20579 .61 71133 .34
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1182 .6 2095 .6 14434 .7
    Native Hawaiian 227 .1 472 .1 3475 .2
    Guamanian or Chamorro 309 .2 578 .2 3641 .2
    Samoan 220 .1 359 .1 2491 .1
    Other Pacific Islander 426 .2 686 .2 4827 .2
  Some other race 321603 16.46 482283 14.18 2438001 11.69
  Two or more races 61478 3.15 100652 2.96 514633 2.47
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:            
    White 1012413 51.82 2080185 61.17 15240387 73.09
    Black or African American 505101 25.85 645290 18.98 2493057 11.96
    American Indian and Alaska Native 15743 .81 28501 .84 215599 1.03
    Asian 114140 5.84 193059 5.68 644193 3.09
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2877 .15 4896 .14 29094 .14
    Some other race 367423 18.81 553395 16.27 2766586 13.27
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE            
  Total population 1953631 100.00 3400578 100.00 20851820 100.00
    Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 730865 37.41 1119751 32.93 6669666 31.99
      Mexican 527442 27.00 814693 23.96 5071963 24.32
      Puerto Rican 6906 .35 12390 .36 69504 .33
      Cuban 4970 .25 8206 .24 25705 .12
      Other Hispanic or Latino 191547 9.80 284462 8.37 1502494 7.21
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1222766 62.59 2280827 67.07 14182154 68.01
      White alone 601851 30.81 1432264 42.12 10933313 52.43
RELATIONSHIP            
  Total population 1953631 100.00 3400578 100.00 20851820 100.00
  In households 1920375 98.30 3358444 98.76 20290711 97.31
    Householder 717945 36.75 1205516 35.45 7393354 35.46
    Spouse 310066 15.87 609446 17.92 3989741 19.13
    Child 598596 30.64 1105328 32.50 6565663 31.49
      Own child under 18 years 455640 23.32 863784 25.40 5164472 24.77
    Other relatives 183154 9.38 273111 8.03 1419208 6.81
      Under 18 years 69054 3.53 101689 2.99 601820 2.89
    Nonrelatives 110614 5.66 165043 4.85 922745 4.43
  Unmarried partner 36538 1.87 58237 1.71 327246 1.57
  In group quarters 33256 1.70 42134 1.24 561109 2.69
    Institutionalized population 18819 .96 25631 .75 374704 1.80
    Noninstitutionalized population 14437 .74 16503 .49 186405 .89
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE            
  Total households 717945 100.00 1205516 100.00 7393354 100.00
    Family households (families) 457549 63.73 834290 69.21 5247794 70.98
      With own children under 18 years 237709 33.11 454928 37.74 2723330 36.83
      Married-couple family 310066 43.19 609446 50.55 3989741 53.96
        With own children under 18 years 159315 22.19 328872 27.28 2001628 27.07
    Female householder,no husband present 109723 15.28 165497 13.73 937589 12.68
      With own children under 18 years 63252 8.81 99504 8.25 564288 7.63
    Nonfamily households 260396 36.27 371226 30.79 2145560 29.02
    Householder living alone 212718 29.63 302192 25.07 1752141 23.70
      Householder 65 years and over 44856 6.25 64063 5.31 536286 7.25
  Households with individuals under 18 years 271105 37.76 505237 41.91 3027570 40.95
  Households with individuals 65 years and over 122037 17.00 186365 15.46 1469876 19.88
  Average household size 2.67 2.79 2.74
  Average family size 3.39 3.38 3.28
HOUSING OCCUPANCY            
  Total housing units 782009 100.00 1298130 100.00 8157575 100.00
    Occupied housing units 717945 91.81 1205516 92.87 7393354 90.63
    Vacant housing units 64064 8.19 92614 7.13 764221 9.37
      For seasonal, recreational,or occasional use 4169 .53 5796 .45 173149 2.12
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 1.5 1.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.7 8.7 8.5
HOUSING TENURE            
  Occupied housing units 717945 91.81 1205516 92.87 7393354 90.63
    Owner-occupied housing units 328741 42.04 666940 51.38 4716959 57.82
    Renter-occupied housing units 389204 49.77 538576 41.49 2676395 32.81
  Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.84 2.97 2.87
  Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54 2.56 2.53


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Social Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Houston city, Texas
Area 2: Harris County, Texas
Area 3: Texas
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT            
  Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 536832 100.00 973905 100.00 5948260 100.00
  Nursery school, preschool 34079 6.35 65574 6.73 390094 6.56
  Kindergarten 34862 6.49 61068 6.27 348203 5.85
  Elementary school (grades 1-8) 242518 45.18 452161 46.43 2707281 45.51
  High school (grades 9-12) 110148 20.52 208888 21.45 1299792 21.85
  College or graduate school 115225 21.46 186214 19.12 1202890 20.22
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT            
  Population 25 years and over 1201154 100.00 2067399 100.00 12790893 100.00
  Less than 9th grade 177777 14.80 249925 12.09 1465420 11.46
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma 177668 14.79 274497 13.28 1649141 12.89
  High school graduate (includes equivalency) 245299 20.42 447295 21.64 3176743 24.84
  Some college, no degree 228985 19.06 440747 21.32 2858802 22.35
  Associate degree 47386 3.95 98048 4.74 668494 5.23
  Bachelor's degree 207787 17.30 370465 17.92 1996250 15.61
  Graduate or professional degree 116252 9.68 186422 9.02 976043 7.63
  Percent high school graduate or higher 70.4 74.6 75.7
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher 27 26.9 23.2
MARITAL STATUS            
  Population 15 years and over 1498970 100.00 2571113 100.00 15937643 100.00
  Never married 482846 32.21 739160 28.75 4076697 25.58
  Now married, except separated 731754 48.82 1383476 53.81 9006327 56.51
  Separated 53831 3.59 75827 2.95 392957 2.47
  Widowed 81354 5.43 123280 4.79 902613 5.66
    Female 66124 4.41 100562 3.91 738953 4.64
  Divorced 149185 9.95 249370 9.70 1559049 9.78
    Female 87352 4.47 146705 4.31 895265 4.29
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS            
  Grandparent living in household w/one or more own grandchildren under 18 yrs 57190 2.93 91017 2.68 551047 2.64
  Grandparent responsible for grandchildren 25347 1.30 39104 1.15 257074 1.23
VETERAN STATUS            
  Civilian population 18 years and over 1418965 72.59 2416847 71.07 14871550 71.32
  Civilian veterans 116575 5.96 219966 6.47 1754809 8.42
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION            
  Population 5 to 20 years 460482 23.56 847336 24.92 5183137 24.86
    With a disability 39722 2.03 66906 1.97 410150 1.97
  Population 21 to 64 years 1156749 59.17 2005947 58.99 11612066 55.69
    With a disability 254762 13.03 400956 11.79 2315414 11.10
      Percent employed 56.2 58.6 58.3
    No disability 901987 46.14 1604991 47.20 9296652 44.58
      Percent employed 71 73.2 74.7
  Population 65 years and over 158152 8.09 241638 7.11 1966272 9.43
    With a disability 70001 3.58 105163 3.09 879978 4.22
RESIDENCE IN 1995            
  Population 5 years and over 1794753 100.00 3121999 100.00 19241518 100.00
  Same house in 1995 841761 46.90 1491719 47.78 9545367 49.61
  Different house in the U.S. in 1995 821361 45.76 1448771 46.41 8970191 46.62
    Same county 613709 34.19 1076582 34.48 5204389 27.05
    Different county 207652 11.57 372189 11.92 3765802 19.57
    Same state 108271 6.03 190976 6.12 2402953 12.49
    Different state 99381 5.54 181213 5.80 1362849 7.08
    Elsewhere in 1995 131631 7.33 181509 5.81 725960 3.77
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH            
  Total population 1954848 100.00 3400578 100.00 20851820 100.00
  Native 1438743 73.60 2644030 77.75 17952178 86.09
    Born in United States 1420226 72.65 2610546 76.77 17727394 85.02
      State of residence 1044324 53.42 1861758 54.75 12970203 62.20
      Different state 375902 19.23 748788 22.02 4757191 22.81
    Born outside United States 18517 .95 33484 .98 224784 1.08
  Foreign born 516105 26.40 756548 22.25 2899642 13.91
    Entered 1990 to March 2000 269438 13.78 374541 11.01 1335524 6.40
    Naturalized citizen 136472 6.98 223609 6.58 914326 4.38
    Not a citizen 379633 19.42 532939 15.67 1985316 9.52
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN            
  Total (excluding born at sea) 516105 100.00 756548 100.00 2899640 100.00
  Europe 23294 4.51 36622 4.84 152327 5.25
  Asia 92366 17.90 147894 19.55 466218 16.08
  Africa 16988 3.29 22205 2.94 64470 2.22
  Oceania 930 .18 1532 .20 6984 .24
  Latin America 378279 73.29 540574 71.45 2172476 74.92
  Northern America 4248 .82 7721 1.02 37165 1.28
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME            
  Population 5 years and over 1794753 100.00 3121999 100.00 19241518 100.00
  English only 1053207 58.68 1992143 63.81 13230765 68.76
  Language other than English 741546 41.32 1129856 36.19 6010753 31.24
    Speak English less than "very well" 395054 22.01 569799 18.25 2669603 13.87
  Spanish 597000 33.26 898885 28.79 5195182 27.00
    Speak English less than "very well" 334461 18.64 475797 15.24 2369036 12.31
  Other Indo-European languages 54020 3.01 87470 2.80 358019 1.86
    Speak English less than "very well" 15945 .89 24665 .79 92380 .48
  Asian and Pacific Island languages 70718 3.94 116285 3.72 374330 1.95
    Speak English less than "very well" 39795 2.22 63026 2.02 186504 .97
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)            
  Total population 1954848 100.00 3400578 100.00 20851820 100.00
  Total ancestries reported 1856301 94.96 3287250 96.67 19485505 93.45
    Arab 11322 .58 18043 .53 63733 .31
    Czech 11693 .60 28024 .82 187729 .90
    Danish 2804 .14 6408 .19 43719 .21
    Dutch 9822 .50 24961 .73 202566 .97
    English 98067 5.02 212681 6.25 1462984 7.02
    French (except Basque) 36983 1.89 82578 2.43 466815 2.24
    French Canadian 6301 .32 15150 .45 88964 .43
    German 118564 6.07 289691 8.52 2068981 9.92
    Greek 3980 .20 7650 .22 32319 .15
    Hungarian 3161 .16 6348 .19 30234 .14
    Irish 83888 4.29 204468 6.01 1507845 7.23
    Italian 31899 1.63 71374 2.10 363354 1.74
    Lithuanian 1202 .6 2485 .7 12586 .6
    Norwegian 7367 .38 16564 .49 118968 .57
    Polish 19297 .99 44974 1.32 228309 1.09
    Portuguese 1466 .7 2967 .9 16552 .8
    Russian 8423 .43 13321 .39 56465 .27
    Scotch-Irish 21553 1.10 46504 1.37 337630 1.62
    Scottish 20171 1.03 43191 1.27 289827 1.39
    Slovak 922 .5 2409 .7 10341 .5
    Subsaharan African 27841 1.42 37914 1.11 132754 .64
    Swedish 8798 .45 18644 .55 127871 .61
    Swiss 2226 .11 5087 .15 28774 .14
    Ukrainian 1693 .9 3357 .10 15574 .7
    United States or American 71531 3.66 176504 5.19 1554012 7.45
    Welsh 5325 .27 11910 .35 81113 .39
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) 6543 .33 11823 .35 40345 .19
    Other ancestries 1233459 63.10 1882220 55.35 9915141 47.55


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Economic Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Houston city, Texas
Area 2: Harris County, Texas
Area 3: Texas
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
EMPLOYMENT STATUS            
  Population 16 years and over 1472506 100.00 2519937 100.00 15617373 100.00
  In labor force 931236 63.24 1653892 65.63 9937150 63.63
    Civilian labor force 930478 63.19 1652301 65.57 9830559 62.95
      Employed 859961 58.40 1545933 61.35 9234372 59.13
      Unemployed 70517 4.79 106368 4.22 596187 3.82
      Percent of civilian labor force 7.6 6.4 6.1
    Armed Forces 758 .5 1591 .6 106591 .68
    Not in labor force 541270 36.76 866045 34.37 5680223 36.37
  Females 16 years and over 744436 50.56 1278921 50.75 7960900 50.97
    In labor force 416702 28.30 736580 29.23 4473242 28.64
      Civilian labor force 416544 28.29 736308 29.22 4454434 28.52
        Employed 381348 25.90 684048 27.15 4165686 26.67
  Own children under 6 years 177908 12.08 314631 12.49 1827869 11.70
  All parents in family in labor force 86813 5.90 159087 6.31 974015 6.24
COMMUTING TO WORK            
  Workers 16 years and over 841686 100.00 1515593 100.00 9157875 100.00
  Car, truck, or van - drove alone 604686 71.84 1147906 75.74 7115590 77.70
  Car, truck, or van - carpooled 133983 15.92 221853 14.64 1326012 14.48
  Public transportation (including taxicab) 49441 5.87 62052 4.09 170268 1.86
  Walked 19413 2.31 26747 1.76 173670 1.90
  Other means 14457 1.72 20840 1.38 120311 1.31
  Worked at home 19706 2.34 36195 2.39 252024 2.75
  Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.4 28.1 25.4
OCCUPATION            
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 859961 100.00 1545933 100.00 9234372 100.00
  Management, professional, and related occupations 291220 33.86 538143 34.81 3078757 33.34
  Service occupations 134831 15.68 214052 13.85 1351270 14.63
  Sales and office occupations 227417 26.45 428185 27.70 2515596 27.24
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1210 .14 1959 .13 61486 .67
  Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 94569 11.00 168840 10.92 1008353 10.92
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 110714 12.87 194754 12.60 1218910 13.20
INDUSTRY            
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 16404 1.91 34617 2.24 247697 2.68
  Construction 75086 8.73 135121 8.74 743606 8.05
  Manufacturing 85703 9.97 181748 11.76 1093752 11.84
  Wholesale trade 39639 4.61 75831 4.91 362928 3.93
  Retail trade 91982 10.70 170821 11.05 1108004 12.00
  Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 53547 6.23 104948 6.79 535568 5.80
  Information 21037 2.45 35780 2.31 283256 3.07
  Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 62025 7.21 108456 7.02 630133 6.82
  Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management 116926 13.60 193896 12.54 878726 9.52
  Educational, health and social services 153096 17.80 263289 17.03 1779801 19.27
  Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 69438 8.07 111450 7.21 673016 7.29
  Other services (except public administration) 50846 5.91 84976 5.50 480785 5.21
  Public administration 24232 2.82 45000 2.91 417100 4.52
CLASS OF WORKER            
  Private wage and salary workers 708790 82.42 1276192 82.55 7202769 78.00
  Government workers 95871 11.15 172921 11.19 1346738 14.58
  Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 53331 6.20 93025 6.02 653527 7.08
  Unpaid family workers 1969 .23 3795 .25 31338 .34
INCOME IN 1999            
  Households 718897 100.00 1206423 100.00 7397294 100.00
    Less than $10,000 83410 11.60 111132 9.21 767505 10.38
    $10,000 to $14,999 49047 6.82 68905 5.71 491154 6.64
    $15,000 to $24,999 105887 14.73 151968 12.60 1004123 13.57
    $25,000 to $34,999 104792 14.58 159654 13.23 996141 13.47
    $35,000 to $49,999 117451 16.34 194801 16.15 1219358 16.48
    $50,000 to $74,999 116362 16.19 222091 18.41 1359437 18.38
    $75,000 to $99,999 57368 7.98 124688 10.34 705684 9.54
    $100,000 to $149,999 49446 6.88 106367 8.82 536018 7.25
    $150,000 to $199,999 16419 2.28 32487 2.69 153492 2.07
    $200,000 or more 18715 2.60 34330 2.85 164382 2.22
    Median household income (dollars) 36616 ... 42598 ... 39927 ...
      With earnings 613491 85.34 1053968 87.36 6202954 83.85
    Mean earnings (dollars) 53217 ... 59015 ... 53870 ...
      With Social Security income 125273 17.43 194049 16.08 1595861 21.57
    Mean Social Security income (dollars) 10809 ... 11086 ... 10719 ...
      With Supplemental Security Income 27321 3.80 38523 3.19 286092 3.87
    Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 6091 ... 6158 ... 5837 ...
      With public assistance income 21363 2.97 30506 2.53 234081 3.16
    Mean public assistance income (dollars) 2294 ... 2447 ... 2285 ...
      With retirement income 69468 9.66 116082 9.62 973718 13.16
    Mean retirement income (dollars) 19003 ... 18800 ... 18437 ...
  Families 461937 100.00 840630 100.00 5283474 100.00
    Less than $10,000 42839 9.27 58726 6.99 367617 6.96
    $10,000 to $14,999 28527 6.18 40124 4.77 279191 5.28
    $15,000 to $24,999 66757 14.45 97350 11.58 649599 12.29
    $25,000 to $34,999 63998 13.85 101255 12.05 677221 12.82
    $35,000 to $49,999 72650 15.73 129906 15.45 887527 16.80
    $50,000 to $74,999 78601 17.02 165039 19.63 1084983 20.54
    $75,000 to $99,999 42340 9.17 101212 12.04 598225 11.32
    $100,000 to $149,999 37950 8.22 89243 10.62 462866 8.76
    $150,000 to $199,999 13230 2.86 28195 3.35 134343 2.54
    $200,000 or more 15045 3.26 29580 3.52 141902 2.69
    Median family income (dollars) 40443 ... 49004 ... 45861 ...
  Per capita income (dollars) 20101 ... 21435 ... 19617 ...
Median earnings (dollars):            
    Male full-time, year-round workers 32084 ... 37361 ... 34925 ...
    Female full-time, year-round workers 27371 ... 28941 ... 26168 ...
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY STATUS IN 1999            
  Families 73800 100.00 101693 100.00 632676 100.00
    With related children under 18 years 59498 80.62 82433 81.06 503911 79.65
    With related children under 5 years 32249 43.70 43991 43.26 263002 41.57
  Families with female householder, no husband present 32503 44.04 43512 42.79 266954 42.19
    With related children under 18 years 28282 38.32 38140 37.51 235353 37.20
    With related children under 5 years 13547 18.36 17742 17.45 111163 17.57
  Individuals 369045 100.00 503234 100.00 3117609 100.00
    18 years and over 229558 62.20 310363 61.67 1927674 61.83
    65 years and over 22537 6.11 29511 5.86 251172 8.06
    Related children under 18 years 137140 37.16 188861 37.53 1162141 37.28
    Related children 5 to 17 years 93644 25.37 129452 25.72 806427 25.87
    Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 85922 23.28 114772 22.81 730618 23.44
NUMBER FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED POVERTY STATUS IN 1999            
  Families 461937 100.00 840630 100.00 5283474 100.00
    With related children under 18 years 273116 59.12 507081 60.32 3029308 57.34
    With related children under 5 years 126434 27.37 219839 26.15 1270185 24.04
  Families with female householder, no husband present 107136 23.19 160475 19.09 903869 17.11
    With related children under 18 years 76760 16.62 116412 13.85 650433 12.31
    With related children under 5 years 30232 6.54 42608 5.07 235601 4.46
  Individuals 1925274 100.00 3360536 100.00 20287300 100.00
    18 years and over 1397267 72.57 2389581 71.11 14490097 71.42
    65 years and over 158152 8.21 241638 7.19 1966272 9.69
    Related children under 18 years 524952 27.27 965979 28.74 5762770 28.41
    Related children 5 to 17 years 367415 19.08 691145 20.57 4173496 20.57
    Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 363637 18.89 520792 15.50 2964902 14.61


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Housing Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
Census 2000 Summary File 3 data; developed using Proximity software -- http://proximityone.com/dp.htm
Area 1: Houston city, Texas
Area 2: Harris County, Texas
Area 3: Texas
  Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
    Subject matter item Value Pct Value Pct Value Pct
UNITS IN STRUCTURE            
  Total housing units 782378 100.00 1298130 100.00 8157575 100.00
  1 unit, detached 364905 46.64 722683 55.67 5171892 63.40
  1 unit, attached 42105 5.38 53987 4.16 249018 3.05
  2 units 16323 2.09 19713 1.52 170679 2.09
  3 or 4 units 32534 4.16 44840 3.45 272988 3.35
  5 to 9 units 46999 6.01 65591 5.05 356073 4.36
  10 to 19 units 64550 8.25 89539 6.90 351859 4.31
  20 or more units 206896 26.44 261564 20.15 819101 10.04
  Mobile home 7703 .98 39011 3.01 731652 8.97
  Boat, RV, van, etc. 363 .5 1202 .9 34313 .42
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT            
  1999 to March 2000 19401 2.48 39734 3.06 285423 3.50
  1995 to 1998 35937 4.59 89583 6.90 788815 9.67
  1990 to 1994 31310 4.00 80501 6.20 615612 7.55
  1980 to 1989 138990 17.77 289435 22.30 1843009 22.59
  1970 to 1979 217658 27.82 355100 27.35 1753545 21.50
  1960 to 1969 145791 18.63 195267 15.04 1096908 13.45
  1940 to 1959 152681 19.51 200546 15.45 1336454 16.38
  1939 or earlier 40610 5.19 47964 3.69 437809 5.37
ROOMS            
  1 room 41505 5.30 50633 3.90 207639 2.55
  2 rooms 85809 10.97 111416 8.58 510542 6.26
  3 rooms 137274 17.55 195987 15.10 981597 12.03
  4 rooms 134236 17.16 195298 15.04 1328543 16.29
  5 rooms 135595 17.33 229742 17.70 1833437 22.48
  6 rooms 107946 13.80 203215 15.65 1474159 18.07
  7 rooms 65069 8.32 130916 10.08 856297 10.50
  8 rooms 38700 4.95 89316 6.88 501265 6.14
  9 or more rooms 36244 4.63 91607 7.06 464096 5.69
  Median (rooms) 4.4 ... 4.9 ... 5.1 ...
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT            
  Occupied housing units 718231 100.00 1205516 100.00 7393354 100.00
  1999 to March 2000 204451 28.47 321631 26.68 1842731 24.92
  1995 to 1998 223311 31.09 381089 31.61 2233669 30.21
  1990 to 1994 98942 13.78 182668 15.15 1126526 15.24
  1980 to 1989 79120 11.02 152532 12.65 1030476 13.94
  1970 to 1979 58862 8.20 95803 7.95 630749 8.53
  1969 or earlier 53545 7.46 71793 5.96 529203 7.16
VEHICLES AVAILABLE            
  None 83263 11.59 104404 8.66 548125 7.41
  1 318450 44.34 469525 38.95 2658321 35.96
  2 240490 33.48 467467 38.78 3024813 40.91
  3 or more 76028 10.59 164120 13.61 1162095 15.72
HOUSE HEATING FUEL            
  Utility gas 314574 43.80 573198 47.55 3192579 43.18
  Bottled, tank, or LP gas 4909 .68 13472 1.12 469684 6.35
  Electricity 391615 54.52 609164 50.53 3651110 49.38
  Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 283 .4 506 .4 5452 .7
  Coal or coke 11 .0 37 .0 341 .0
  Wood 234 .3 516 .4 32046 .43
  Solar energy 321 .4 389 .3 1621 .2
  Other fuel 395 .5 677 .6 9556 .13
  No fuel used 5889 .82 7557 .63 30965 .42
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS            
  Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6011 .84 8405 .70 54853 .74
  Lacking complete kitchen facilities 5261 .73 7298 .61 53511 .72
  No telephone service 23553 3.28 32463 2.69 234909 3.18
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM            
  Occupied housing units 718231 100.00 1205516 100.00 7393354 100.00
  1.00 or less 605781 84.34 1048398 86.97 6695272 90.56
  1.01 to 1.50 46683 6.50 69020 5.73 362295 4.90
  1.51 or more 65767 ... 88098 ... 335787 ...
VALUE            
  Specified owner-occupied units 295534 100.00 599208 100.00 3849585 100.00
  Less than $50,000 67518 22.85 95589 15.95 875444 22.74
  $50,000 to $99,999 122721 41.53 263167 43.92 1561509 40.56
  $100,000 to $149,999 43858 14.84 115014 19.19 700830 18.21
  $150,000 to $199,999 22880 7.74 55013 9.18 335179 8.71
  $200,000 to $299,999 20210 6.84 36703 6.13 223968 5.82
  $300,000 to $499,999 11940 4.04 21128 3.53 104821 2.72
  $500,000 to $999,999 4909 1.66 9859 1.65 37697 .98
  $1,000,000 or more 1498 .51 2735 .46 10137 .26
  Median (dollars) 79300 ... 87000 ... 82500 ...
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS            
  With a mortgage 185615 62.81 422134 70.45 2471978 64.21
    Less than $300 1233 .42 1494 .25 20398 .53
    $300 to $499 11193 3.79 16035 2.68 165939 4.31
    $500 to $699 29702 10.05 50104 8.36 374627 9.73
    $700 to $999 56755 19.20 129546 21.62 706875 18.36
    $1,000 to $1,499 46909 15.87 130607 21.80 710869 18.47
    $1,500 to $1,999 18649 6.31 50785 8.48 278944 7.25
    $2,000 or more 21174 7.16 43563 7.27 214326 5.57
    Median (dollars) 965 ... 1043 ... 986 ...
  Not mortgaged 109919 37.19 177074 29.55 1377607 35.79
    Median (dollars) 334 ... 355 ... 296 ...
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999            
  Less than 15.0 percent 123218 41.69 236646 39.49 1568141 40.74
  15.0 to 19.9 percent 49641 16.80 113220 18.89 701804 18.23
  20.0 to 24.9 percent 35465 12.00 79629 13.29 509176 13.23
  25.0 to 29.9 percent 22440 7.59 49184 8.21 315316 8.19
  30.0 to 34.9 percent 13984 4.73 29100 4.86 192337 5.00
  35.0 percent or more 46112 15.60 84442 14.09 522231 13.57
  Not computed 4674 1.58 6987 1.17 40580 1.05
GROSS RENT            
  Specified renter-occupied units 388602 100.00 537565 100.00 2649196 100.00
  Less than $200 9419 2.42 12378 2.30 117323 4.43
  $200 to $299 10291 2.65 12857 2.39 123921 4.68
  $300 to $499 108228 27.85 137492 25.58 665505 25.12
  $500 to $749 163163 41.99 229201 42.64 981603 37.05
  $750 to $999 57791 14.87 87477 16.27 408142 15.41
  $1,000 to $1,499 23671 6.09 35259 6.56 167914 6.34
  $1,500 or more 6746 1.74 8973 1.67 41170 1.55
  No cash rent 9293 2.39 13928 2.59 143618 5.42
  Median (dollars) 575 ... 590 ... 574 ...
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999            
  Less than 15.0 percent 77427 19.92 108150 20.12 498475 18.82
  15.0 to 19.9 percent 61129 15.73 88315 16.43 405696 15.31
  20.0 to 24.9 percent 53496 13.77 75310 14.01 356043 13.44
  25.0 to 29.9 percent 40459 10.41 56004 10.42 269717 10.18
  30.0 to 34.9 percent 28442 7.32 38463 7.16 191319 7.22
  35.0 percent or more 104836 26.98 140787 26.19 717156 27.07
  Not computed 22813 5.87 30536 5.68 210790 7.96


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