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Abilene Apartments for Rent

Total population: 116,484 (Urban population: 111,758 (107,071 inside urbanized areas, 4,687 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,726 (129 farm, 4,597 nonfarm))

Abilene, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 45,596 (41,547 occupied: 24,385 owner occupied, 17,162 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	36%

Housing density: 434 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $485 (lower quartile is $369, upper quartile is $599)

Housing units in Abilene with a mortgage: 13,364 (303 second mortgage, 600 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,214

Abilene,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,800 (it was $60,000 in 2000)

Abilene:	$76,800
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,200 - $121,500

Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship

Households: 104,832

In family households: 88,606 (21,749 male householders, 6,498 female householders)
22,271 spouses, 31,980 children (28,893 natural, 596 adopted, 2,491 stepchildren), 2,126 grandchildren, 594 brothers or sisters, 425 parents, 1,128 other relatives, 1,835 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 16,226 (5,850 male householders (4,532 living alone)), 7,438 female householders (6,468 living alone)), 2,938 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,962 (5,737 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,713 2-persons, 6,736 3-persons, 5,703 4-persons, 2,682 5-persons, 1,044 6-persons, 369 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,000 1-person, 1,789 2-persons, 333 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

19,078 married couples with children.
7,145 single-parent households (1,501 men, 5,644 women).

84.3% of residents of Abilene speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,700 (4.1%)
(39.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Abilene, Texas:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 249 3 rooms: 742 4 rooms: 2,282 5 rooms: 7,483 6 rooms: 7,042 7 rooms: 3,485 8 rooms: 1,801 9 or more rooms: 1,280

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abilene, Texas:
	1 room: 635 2 rooms: 1,809 3 rooms: 3,470 4 rooms: 4,526 5 rooms: 3,870 6 rooms: 2,102 7 rooms: 489 8 rooms: 160 9 or more rooms: 101

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 461
1995 to 1998: 1,996
1990 to 1994: 1,640
1980 to 1989: 7,916
1970 to 1979: 7,446
1960 to 1969: 7,381
1950 to 1959: 10,968
1940 to 1949: 3,964
1939 or earlier: 3,824

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Abilene:
	no bedroom: 49 1 bedroom: 869 2 bedrooms: 4,704 3 bedrooms: 15,064 4 bedrooms: 3,335 5 or more bedrooms: 364

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Abilene:
	no bedroom: 771 1 bedroom: 5,128 2 bedrooms: 6,108 3 bedrooms: 4,605 4 bedrooms: 507 5 or more bedrooms: 43

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Abilene in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 770 1 vehicle: 7,245 2 vehicles: 11,874 3 vehicles: 3,573 4 vehicles: 713 5 or more vehicles: 210

Cars and other vehicles available in Abilene in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,009 1 vehicle: 8,869 2 vehicles: 5,218 3 vehicles: 811 4 vehicles: 201 5 or more vehicles: 54

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Abilene, TX:

Less than $10,000: 404
$10,000 to $14,999: 323
$15,000 to $19,999: 515
$20,000 to $24,999: 715
$25,000 to $29,999: 896
$30,000 to $34,999: 1094
$35,000 to $39,999: 1260
$40,000 to $49,999: 2474
$50,000 to $59,999: 1860
$60,000 to $69,999: 1923
$70,000 to $79,999: 2015
$80,000 to $89,999: 2036
$90,000 to $99,999: 1669
$100,000 to $124,999: 3374
$125,000 to $149,999: 1421
$150,000 to $174,999: 1087
$175,000 to $199,999: 835
$200,000 to $249,999: 799
$250,000 to $299,999: 301
$300,000 to $399,999: 295
$400,000 to $499,999: 168
$500,000 to $749,999: 98
$750,000 to $999,999: 43
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Abilene rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Abilene:

Less than $100: 353 people
$100 to $149: 196
$150 to $199: 230
$200 to $249: 272
$250 to $299: 643
$300 to $349: 1,255
$350 to $399: 1,648
$400 to $449: 1,833
$450 to $499: 2,037
$500 to $549: 1,369
$550 to $599: 1,339
$600 to $649: 1,173
$650 to $699: 759
$700 to $749: 797
$750 to $799: 403
$800 to $899: 543
$900 to $999: 299
$1,000 to $1,249: 297
$1,250 to $1,499: 80
$1,500 to $1,999: 106
$2,000 or more: 84
No cash rent: 1,658

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,030 1990 to 1994: 839 1985 to 1989: 502 1980 to 1984: 685 1975 to 1979: 483 1970 to 1974: 402 1970 to 1974: 215 1965 to 1969: 544

Abilene, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.5%
Number of people working at home: 909 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2573
5 to 9 minutes: 9913
10 to 14 minutes: 14560
15 to 19 minutes: 13515
20 to 24 minutes: 4967
25 to 29 minutes: 906
30 to 34 minutes: 1739
35 to 39 minutes: 149
40 to 44 minutes: 144
45 to 59 minutes: 542
60 to 89 minutes: 531
90 or more minutes: 785

Abilene mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 41,434 (81%)
Carpooled: 6,552 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 260 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 135 (0%)
Bicycle: 154 (0%)
Walked: 1,330 (3%)
Other means: 425 (1%)
Worked at home: 909 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4798
$10,000 to $14,999: 3360
$15,000 to $19,999: 3437
$20,000 to $24,999: 3799
$25,000 to $29,999: 3245
$30,000 to $34,999: 3273
$35,000 to $39,999: 2821
$40,000 to $44,999: 2713
$45,000 to $49,999: 2191
$50,000 to $59,999: 3370
$60,000 to $74,999: 3234
$75,000 to $99,999: 2834
$100,000 to $124,999: 937
$125,000 to $149,999: 563
$150,000 to $199,999: 464
$200,000 or more: 496

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 31488

United States or American: 13965

German: 8584

English: 7497

Irish: 6052

Scotch-Irish: 1896

Scottish: 1671

French (except Basque): 1419

Italian: 1325

Dutch: 930

Polish: 751

European: 728

Norwegian: 527

Swedish: 511

French Canadian: 488

British: 423

Subsaharan African:: 418

Welsh: 323

African: 282

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 246

Danish: 197

Czech: 166

Canadian: 157

Northern European: 132

Nigerian: 110

Hungarian: 103

Slovak: 93

Lithuanian: 87

Jamaican: 87

Russian: 81

Portuguese: 69

Austrian: 66

Acadian/Cajun: 65

Scandinavian: 64

Arab:: 61

Greek: 61

Ukrainian: 52

Czechoslovakian: 50

Belizean: 48

Swiss: 46

Lebanese: 45

Dutch West Indian: 45

Armenian: 42

Celtic: 30

Romanian: 27

Haitian: 24

Australian: 22

Turkish: 22

Finnish: 22

Kenyan: 21

Brazilian: 20

Latvian: 18

Iranian: 16

Belgian: 15

Slovene: 14

Serbian: 14

Bulgarian: 13

West Indian: 13

British West Indian: 13

Eastern European: 12

Arab/Arabic: 10

Cypriot: 10

Barbadian: 9

U.S. Virgin Islander: 7

Egyptian: 6

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Croatian: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (41%)
Philippines (9%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Japan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 76015
Northeast: 4120
Midwest: 9761
South: 10510
West: 8939

45% of Abilene residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 472
Nursery to 4th grade: 259
5th and 6th grade: 710
7th and 8th grade: 1,084
9th grade: 968
10th grade: 1,438
11th grade: 1,475
12th grade, no diploma: 1,229
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,482
Less than 1 year of college: 2,391
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,495
Associate degree: 2,094
Bachelor's degree: 4,803
Master's degree: 1,857
Professional school degree: 714
Doctorate degree: 445

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 468
Nursery to 4th grade: 268
5th and 6th grade: 525
7th and 8th grade: 963
9th grade: 974
10th grade: 1,181
11th grade: 1,175
12th grade, no diploma: 1,137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,342
Less than 1 year of college: 3,015
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,716
Associate degree: 1,666
Bachelor's degree: 5,078
Master's degree: 1,781
Professional school degree: 297
Doctorate degree: 133

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,791
Black householders: $31,390
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $40,186
Asian householders: $36,097
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $72,515
Some other race householders: $34,521
Two or more races householders: $33,733
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,002

Abilene household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Abilene household income for Black householders

Abilene household income for Some other race householders

Abilene household income for Two or more races householders

Abilene household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Abilene marital status for males

Abilene marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,144
Black or African American householders: $49,536
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $68,992
Asian householders: $107,776
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $144,000
Some other race householders: $40,320
Two or more races householders: $44,032
Hispanic or Latino householders: $41,728

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 31,928
One, attached: 1,890
Two: 1,458
3 or 4: 1,496
5 to 9: 2,197
10 to 19: 1,455
20 to 49: 893
50 or more: 2,208
Mobile homes: 2,063
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Abilene:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 761

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 684

Here:	8.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,404

Here:	68.9%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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