Alvin, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Alvin, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 21,679 (Urban population: 21,102, Rural population: 577 (31 farm, 546 nonfarm)) Houses: 8,501 (7,905 occupied: 4,355 owner occupied, 3,550 renter occupied) % of renters here:   45% State:   36% Housing density: 517 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Alvin, Texas on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: San Antonio Off Topic Thread  (7591 replies) Remember these?  (350 replies) African-American family searching for the "Good Life"  (134 replies) 1 acre for 250K ...The best location in Houston ?  (68 replies) Are Conroe and Spring part of the Woodlands?  (38 replies) favorite areas of houston  (40 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $58,300 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $461 Median gross rent in Alvin, TX in 2000: $564 Housing units in Alvin with a mortgage: 1,956 (93 second mortgage, 113 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,375 Household type by relationship Households: 21,489 In family households: 18,833 (4,338 male householders, 1,354 female householders) 4,327 spouses, 6,960 children (6,186 natural, 160 adopted, 614 stepchildren), 517 grandchildren, 300 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 454 other relatives, 408 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,656 (1,102 male householders (834 living alone)), 1,067 female householders (960 living alone)), 487 nonrelatives In group quarters: 190 (176 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,032 2-persons, 1,495 3-persons, 1,204 4-persons, 526 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,794 1-person, 297 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 4 6-persons. 4,150 married couples with children. 1,506 single-parent households (407 men, 1,099 women). 76.3% of residents of Alvin speak English at home. 21.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,846 (8.5%) (31.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Alvin, TX: Less than $10,000: 20 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 28 $25,000 to $29,999: 36 $30,000 to $34,999: 71 $35,000 to $39,999: 160 $40,000 to $49,999: 241 $50,000 to $59,999: 311 $60,000 to $69,999: 494 $70,000 to $79,999: 404 $80,000 to $89,999: 445 $90,000 to $99,999: 397 $100,000 to $124,999: 348 $125,000 to $149,999: 158 $150,000 to $174,999: 85 $175,000 to $199,999: 60 $200,000 to $249,999: 43 $250,000 to $299,999: 14 $300,000 to $399,999: 7 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Alvin: Less than $100: 57 $100 to $149: 72 $150 to $199: 32 $200 to $249: 83 $250 to $299: 66 $300 to $349: 184 $350 to $399: 401 $400 to $449: 650 $450 to $499: 562 $500 to $549: 393 $550 to $599: 411 $600 to $649: 211 $650 to $699: 111 $700 to $749: 101 $750 to $799: 18 $800 to $899: 30 $900 to $999: 29 $1,000 to $1,249: 2 $1,250 to $1,499: 19 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 100

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.8%
Number of people working at home: 210 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 378 5 to 9 minutes: 1094 10 to 14 minutes: 1218 15 to 19 minutes: 914 20 to 24 minutes: 980 25 to 29 minutes: 314 30 to 34 minutes: 1304 35 to 39 minutes: 378 40 to 44 minutes: 415 45 to 59 minutes: 1175 60 to 89 minutes: 867 90 or more minutes: 216

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,423 (78%) Carpooled: 1,425 (15%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 65 (1%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 186 (2%) Other means: 132 (1%) Worked at home: 210 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 731 $10,000 to $14,999: 509 $15,000 to $19,999: 584 $20,000 to $24,999: 536 $25,000 to $29,999: 668 $30,000 to $34,999: 596 $35,000 to $39,999: 421 $40,000 to $44,999: 523 $45,000 to $49,999: 414 $50,000 to $59,999: 874 $60,000 to $74,999: 869 $75,000 to $99,999: 642 $100,000 to $124,999: 214 $125,000 to $149,999: 111 $150,000 to $199,999: 128 $200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 7894
• United States or American: 1800
• German: 1783
• English: 1206
• Irish: 989
• French (except Basque): 507
• Scotch-Irish: 329
• Italian: 310
• Scottish: 303
• Czech: 243
• Polish: 235
• European: 129
• Dutch: 124
• Norwegian: 82
• Swedish: 75
• Finnish: 51
• Welsh: 43
• Russian: 42
• Danish: 37
• Swiss: 37
• French Canadian: 37
• British: 37
• Arab:: 36
• Greek: 28
• Acadian/Cajun: 28
• Scandinavian: 24
• Syrian: 21
• Ukrainian: 19
• Czechoslovakian: 17
• Lebanese: 15
• Slovak: 14
• Albanian: 13
• Celtic: 10
• Slavic: 9
• Australian: 8
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
• Dutch West Indian: 8
• Brazilian: 7
• African: 6
• Subsaharan African:: 6
• Austrian: 5
• Lithuanian: 4
• Hungarian: 4
• Canadian: 2
• Portuguese: 2

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

• This state: 14916
• Northeast: 522
• Midwest: 1305
• South: 2028
• West: 968

48% of Alvin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 125
• Nursery to 4th grade: 86
• 5th and 6th grade: 131
• 7th and 8th grade: 188
• 9th grade: 232
• 10th grade: 191
• 11th grade: 210
• 12th grade, no diploma: 222
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,839
• Less than 1 year of college: 569
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,116
• Associate degree: 382
• Bachelor's degree: 526
• Master's degree: 246
• Professional school degree: 29
• Doctorate degree: 43

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 133
• Nursery to 4th grade: 57
• 5th and 6th grade: 146
• 7th and 8th grade: 271
• 9th grade: 215
• 10th grade: 236
• 11th grade: 266
• 12th grade, no diploma: 240
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,895
• Less than 1 year of college: 683
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,170
• Associate degree: 534
• Bachelor's degree: 652
• Master's degree: 202
• Professional school degree: 17
• Doctorate degree: 11

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 83.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 19.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 18.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $42,086
• Black householders: $19,205
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,604
• Asian householders: $30,795
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $31,250
• Some other race householders: $32,255
• Two or more races householders: $27,143
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $32,393

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,900
• Black or African American householders: $65,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $70,000
• Asian householders: $98,600
• Some other race householders: $46,800
• Two or more races householders: $79,400
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,300

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,513
• One, attached: 119
• Two: 129
• 3 or 4: 486
• 5 to 9: 318
• 10 to 19: 530
• 20 to 49: 310
• 50 or more: 679
• Mobile homes: 1,348
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,000

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