Center, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,746 (Urban population: 5,444 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 302 (all nonfarm))

Center, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,281 (2,022 occupied: 1,235 owner occupied, 787 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	36%

Housing density: 366 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: $272 (lower quartile is $165, upper quartile is $344)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $213

Median gross rent in Center, TX in 2007: $414

Housing units in Center with a mortgage: 390 (27 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 515

Center,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,792 (it was $44,200 in 2000)

Center:	$66,792
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,991 - $107,676

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $88,490
Here: $88,490
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $89,178
Here: $89,178
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $68,770
Here: $68,770
State: $140,401

Mobile homes: $19,921
Here: $19,921
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,153

In family households: 4,388 (785 male householders, 532 female householders)
855 spouses, 1,506 children (1,393 natural, 23 adopted, 90 stepchildren), 163 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 201 other relatives, 174 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 765 (243 male householders (194 living alone)), 442 female householders (429 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 369 (355 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 487 2-persons, 325 3-persons, 227 4-persons, 176 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 623 1-person, 57 2-persons, 5 6-persons.

755 married couples with children.
489 single-parent households (63 men, 426 women).

84.4% of residents of Center speak English at home.
14.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 798 (14.5%)
(15.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Center, Texas:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 201 5 rooms: 384 6 rooms: 203 7 rooms: 173 8 rooms: 93 9 or more rooms: 31

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center, Texas:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 96 3 rooms: 168 4 rooms: 166 5 rooms: 235 6 rooms: 77 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 104
1990 to 1994: 138
1980 to 1989: 334
1970 to 1979: 434
1960 to 1969: 376
1950 to 1959: 354
1940 to 1949: 308
1939 or earlier: 209

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Center:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 123 2 bedrooms: 329 3 bedrooms: 666 4 bedrooms: 99 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 232 2 bedrooms: 311 3 bedrooms: 188 4 bedrooms: 43 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Center in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 138 1 vehicle: 479 2 vehicles: 434 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Center in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 277 1 vehicle: 379 2 vehicles: 102 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 63
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 78
$20,000 to $24,999: 75
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 50
$50,000 to $59,999: 121
$60,000 to $69,999: 79
$70,000 to $79,999: 61
$80,000 to $89,999: 63
$90,000 to $99,999: 89
$100,000 to $124,999: 192
$125,000 to $149,999: 50
$150,000 to $174,999: 61
$175,000 to $199,999: 48
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 17
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Center rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Center:

Less than $100: 118 people
$100 to $149: 64
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 79
$250 to $299: 147
$300 to $349: 116
$350 to $399: 62
$400 to $449: 40
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 8
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 501 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 126 1980 to 1984: 104 1975 to 1979: 42 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Center, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.8%
Number of people working at home: 48 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 237
5 to 9 minutes: 646
10 to 14 minutes: 490
15 to 19 minutes: 238
20 to 24 minutes: 85
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 95
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 14
45 to 59 minutes: 66
60 to 89 minutes: 49
90 or more minutes: 46

Center mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,409 (69%)
Carpooled: 340 (17%)
Walked: 101 (5%)
Other means: 136 (7%)
Worked at home: 48 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 419
$10,000 to $14,999: 201
$15,000 to $19,999: 138
$20,000 to $24,999: 198
$25,000 to $29,999: 160
$30,000 to $34,999: 135
$35,000 to $39,999: 112
$40,000 to $44,999: 71
$45,000 to $49,999: 88
$50,000 to $59,999: 154
$60,000 to $74,999: 134
$75,000 to $99,999: 102
$100,000 to $124,999: 34
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2599

United States or American: 672

English: 182

Subsaharan African:: 130

African: 130

German: 113

Irish: 75

Italian: 73

Scottish: 43

Scotch-Irish: 38

French (except Basque): 29

Norwegian: 25

Russian: 13

Dutch: 10

Swedish: 6

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

Mexico (97%)
Cambodia (2%)
Germany (1%)

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

This state: 4112
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 94
South: 427
West: 82

60% of Center residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 69
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 102
7th and 8th grade: 88
9th grade: 103
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 108
12th grade, no diploma: 100
High school graduate (or equivalency): 477
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 116
Associate degree: 63
Bachelor's degree: 100
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 192
9th grade: 136
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 531
Less than 1 year of college: 203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 215
Associate degree: 76
Bachelor's degree: 149
Master's degree: 53
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 22.5%

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

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,868
Black householders: $24,475
Asian householders: $63,886
Some other race householders: $37,008
Two or more races householders: $19,003
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,057

Center household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Center household income for Black householders

Center household income for Some other race householders

Center household income for Two or more races householders

Center household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Center marital status for males

Center marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,056
Black or African American householders: $48,950
Asian householders: $19,424
Some other race householders: $174,823
Two or more races householders: $72,260
Hispanic or Latino householders: $98,833

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,510
One, attached: 47
Two: 163
3 or 4: 97
20 to 49: 42
50 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 394
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,611

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Center:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (44%) No fuel used (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66

Here:	9.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	3.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	6.7%
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)

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