Lamar County, TX Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lamar county texas dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,113	100.0
1-unit, detached	16,184	76.7
1-unit, attached	227	1.1
2 units	646	3.1
3 or 4 units	549	2.6
5 to 9 units	522	2.5
10 to 19 units	325	1.5
20 or more units	873	4.1
Mobile home	1,697	8.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	90	0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	715	3.4
1995 to 1998	1,598	7.6
1990 to 1994	1,666	7.9
1980 to 1989	4,622	21.9
1970 to 1979	4,125	19.5
1960 to 1969	2,822	13.4
1940 to 1959	3,735	17.7
1939 or earlier	1,830	8.7

ROOMS
1 room	161	0.8
2 rooms	559	2.6
3 rooms	1,586	7.5
4 rooms	4,053	19.2
5 rooms	5,741	27.2
6 rooms	4,426	21.0
7 rooms	2,507	11.9
8 rooms	1,333	6.3
9 or more rooms	747	3.5
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	19,077	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,275	22.4
1995 to 1998	5,462	28.6
1990 to 1994	2,819	14.8
1980 to 1989	3,222	16.9
1970 to 1979	1,886	9.9
1969 or earlier	1,413	7.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,713	9.0
1	6,512	34.1
2	7,734	40.5
3 or more	3,118	16.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	6,757	35.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	2,650	13.9
Electricity	9,276	48.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	24	0.1
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	318	1.7
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	39	0.2
No fuel used	13	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	143	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	139	0.7
No telephone service	725	3.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	19,077	100.0
1.00 or less	18,446	96.7
1.01 to 1.50	428	2.2
1.51 or more	203	1.1

Specified owner-occupied units	9,729	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,089	42.0
$50,000 to $99,999	4,123	42.4
$100,000 to $149,999	961	9.9
$150,000 to $199,999	263	2.7
$200,000 to $299,999	233	2.4
$300,000 to $499,999	49	0.5
$500,000 to $999,999	4	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.1
Median (dollars)	57,300	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,520	56.7
Less than $300	157	1.6
$300 to $499	962	9.9
$500 to $699	1,631	16.8
$700 to $999	1,855	19.1
$1,000 to $1,499	709	7.3
$1,500 to $1,999	137	1.4
$2,000 or more	69	0.7
Median (dollars)	701	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,209	43.3
Median (dollars)	269	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,218	43.4
15 to 19 percent	1,832	18.8
20 to 24 percent	1,024	10.5
25 to 29 percent	739	7.6
30 to 34 percent	357	3.7
35 percent or more	1,430	14.7
Not computed	129	1.3

Specified renter-occupied units	6,161	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	572	9.3
$200 to $299	635	10.3
$300 to $499	2,495	40.5
$500 to $749	1,504	24.4
$750 to $999	288	4.7
$1,000 to $1,499	66	1.1
$1,500 or more	29	0.5
No cash rent	572	9.3
Median (dollars)	430	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,386	22.5
15 to 19 percent	854	13.9
20 to 24 percent	696	11.3
25 to 29 percent	465	7.5
30 to 34 percent	371	6.0
35 percent or more	1,730	28.1
Not computed	659	10.7

(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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