DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Edinburg town
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units 1,916 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 604 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,376 71.8   1.00 or less 592 98.0
1-unit, attached 13 0.7   1.01 to 1.50 4 0.7
2 units 12 0.6   1.51 or more 8 1.3
3 or 4 units 5 0.3        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 345 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 39 11.3
Mobile home 426 22.2   $50,000 to $99,999 134 38.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 84 4.4   $100,000 to $149,999 92 26.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 29 8.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 45 13.0
1999 to March 2000 38 2.0   $300,000 to $499,999 6 1.7
1995 to 1998 104 5.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 106 5.5   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 279 14.6   Median (dollars) 99,800 (X)
1970 to 1979 373 19.5        
1960 to 1969 294 15.3   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 486 25.4    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 236 12.3   With a mortgage 171 49.6
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 16 4.6
1 room 18 0.9        $500 to $699 31 9.0
2 rooms 93 4.9        $700 to $999 67 19.4
3 rooms 230 12.0        $1,000 to $1,499 48 13.9
4 rooms 434 22.7        $1,500 to $1,999 7 2.0
5 rooms 509 26.6        $2,000 or more 2 0.6
6 rooms 345 18.0        Median (dollars) 833 (X)
7 rooms 127 6.6   Not mortgaged 174 50.4
8 rooms 97 5.1        Median (dollars) 255 (X)
9 or more rooms 63 3.3        
Median (rooms) 4.9 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 604 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 177 51.3
1999 to March 2000 63 10.4   15 to 19 percent 51 14.8
1995 to 1998 139 23.0   20 to 24 percent 43 12.5
1990 to 1994 113 18.7   25 to 29 percent 18 5.2
1980 to 1989 132 21.9   30 to 34 percent 12 3.5
1970 to 1979 90 14.9   35 percent or more 40 11.6
1969 or earlier 67 11.1   Not computed 4 1.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 70 100.0
None 27 4.5   GROSS RENT    
1 168 27.8   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 287 47.5   $200 to $299 2 2.9
3 or more 122 20.2   $300 to $499 19 27.1
        $500 to $749 18 25.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 3 4.3
Utility Gas 3 0.5   $1,000 to $1,499 3 4.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 122 20.2   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 34 5.6   No cash rent 25 35.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 367 60.8   Median (dollars) 538 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 73 12.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 2 0.3    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 13 18.6
No fuel used 3 0.5   15 to 19 percent 8 11.4
        20 to 24 percent 0 0.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 5 7.1
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 8 1.3   30 to 34 percent 2 2.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 8 1.3   35 percent or more 14 20.0
No telephone service 4 0.7   Not computed 28 40.0
 
Date: September 10, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.