Elkhart, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,272 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,272 (all nonfarm))

Elkhart, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 541 (477 occupied: 327 owner occupied, 150 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

Housing density: 349 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: $343 (lower quartile is $212, upper quartile is $483)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $348

Median gross rent in Elkhart, TX in 2007: $542

Housing units in Elkhart with a mortgage: 88 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 143

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,787 (it was $38,000 in 2000)

Elkhart:	$69,787
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,860 - $114,436

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $90,390
Here: $90,390
State: $170,389

In 2-unit structures: $16,434
Here: $16,434
State: $140,401

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $41,519
Here: $41,519
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $22,105
Here: $22,105
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,163

In family households: 1,017 (239 male householders, 94 female householders)
260 spouses, 323 children (285 natural, 16 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 21 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146 (49 male householders (47 living alone)), 93 female householders (91 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 88 (84 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 148 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 138 1-person, 4 2-persons.

166 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (28 men, 71 women).

96.4% of residents of Elkhart speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 14 (1.1%)
(21.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkhart, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 56 5 rooms: 117 6 rooms: 88 7 rooms: 34 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 72 5 rooms: 61 6 rooms: 3 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 118
1970 to 1979: 96
1960 to 1969: 105
1950 to 1959: 79
1940 to 1949: 44
1939 or earlier: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elkhart:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 95 3 bedrooms: 197 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 99 3 bedrooms: 40 4 bedrooms: 0 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 Elkhart in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 34 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 119 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Elkhart in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 60 2 vehicles: 50 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 38
$50,000 to $59,999: 24
$60,000 to $69,999: 28
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 16
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Elkhart rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elkhart:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 24
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 9
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 1 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Elkhart, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.7%
Number of people working at home: 9 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 31
5 to 9 minutes: 99
10 to 14 minutes: 28
15 to 19 minutes: 117
20 to 24 minutes: 87
25 to 29 minutes: 13
30 to 34 minutes: 35
35 to 39 minutes: 1
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 9

Elkhart mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 412 (87%)
Carpooled: 52 (11%)
Walked: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 104
$10,000 to $14,999: 57
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 30
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 32
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $44,999: 19
$45,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 41
$60,000 to $74,999: 25
$75,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 192

Irish: 158

United States or American: 138

English: 134

German: 88

Scotch-Irish: 29

Dutch: 19

Scottish: 16

French (except Basque): 14

British: 10

Subsaharan African:: 10

African: 10

Welsh: 9

European: 5

Polish: 4

Acadian/Cajun: 2

Italian: 2

French Canadian: 2

Portuguese: 2

Turkish: 2

Norwegian: 1

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

Mexico (50%)
Other Western Europe (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
Philippines (14%)

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

This state: 1068
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 45
South: 90
West: 20

55% of Elkhart residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 123
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 50
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 30
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 193
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 62
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,531
Black householders: $13,634
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,523
Some other race householders: $30,438
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,382

Elkhart household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elkhart household income for Black householders

Elkhart household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elkhart marital status for males

Elkhart marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,949
Black or African American householders: $20,667

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 366
One, attached: 5
Two: 47
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 2
20 to 49: 4
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 103

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,254

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elkhart:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	3.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	17.4%
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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