Williamson County Housing*

Household Units and Size: The total number of housing units in 2000 in Williamson County according the Census was 86,766 with an average household size of 2.8 persons. The average household size for Texas was 2.7 persons for the same period. Home ownership rates for this area was 74.2 percent compared to Texas statewide which had a rate of 63.8 percent. While in Texas statewide the percent of households with persons under 18 years of age in 2000 was 40.9 percent, this study area had a percent of 46.5. The percent of households with persons 65 years of age or older was 19.9 percent in Texas statewide while 14.1 percent of Williamson County had households with individuals 65 years of age and older.

Types of Structures: While Texas had approximately 63.4 percent of the housing units in the category of one detached structures in 2000 according to the census, the study area had approximately 75.9 percent. Mobile homes in the area made up 5.1 percent when compared to a statewide percentage of 9.0 percent. More recently built housing structures in the area shows new development has taken place in the region. The total number of new housing structures built between 1995 and March 2000 was 29,691 or 32.9 percent in Williamson County compared to 13.2 percent statewide.

Owner and Renter Occupied: According to the 2000 Census, the percent of owner-occupied units with a value of $100,000 or greater in Williamson County was 71.6 percent compared to 36.7 percent for the state. The percent of renter-occupied units with rent values of $500 per month or greater was 83.7 percent as compared to the Texas percentage of 60.4 percent. The median home value in Williamson County according to the 2000 census was $125,800.00 compared to a statewide median value of $82,500.00. Median rent for the area was $787.00 compared to $574.00 for the state. For this area, the total number of renter-occupied housing units was 22,386 which represented 25.8 percent of all occupied housing units in 2000. This compares to a Texas statewide percentage of 36.2 percent for the same period.

* Information comes from the Williamson County Narrative Profile Report, from:

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