Gun Barrel City, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,975 (Urban population: 5,711 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 264 (19 farm, 246 nonfarm))

Gun Barrel City, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,741 (2,206 occupied: 1,772 owner occupied, 434 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	36%

Housing density: 533 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: $483 (lower quartile is $429, upper quartile is $559)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $768

Median gross rent in Gun Barrel City, TX in 2007: $787

Housing units in Gun Barrel City with a mortgage: 548 (26 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 477

Gun Barrel City,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,690 (it was $60,600 in 2000)

Gun Barrel City:	$77,690
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,171 - $142,393

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,051

In family households: 4,289 (1,188 male householders, 319 female householders)
1,299 spouses, 1,208 children (994 natural, 90 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 35 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 762 (312 male householders (267 living alone)), 363 female householders (337 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 794 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 604 1-person, 65 2-persons, 6 5-persons.

675 married couples with children.
257 single-parent households (79 men, 178 women).

92.1% of residents of Gun Barrel City speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 60 (1.2%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
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 Gun Barrel City, Texas:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 473 5 rooms: 474 6 rooms: 436 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 64 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gun Barrel City, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 169 5 rooms: 113 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 94
1995 to 1998: 228
1990 to 1994: 218
1980 to 1989: 780
1970 to 1979: 941
1960 to 1969: 432
1950 to 1959: 40
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gun Barrel City:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 105 2 bedrooms: 714 3 bedrooms: 842 4 bedrooms: 73 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gun Barrel City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 176 3 bedrooms: 175 4 bedrooms: 18 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 Gun Barrel City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 692 2 vehicles: 713 3 vehicles: 211 4 vehicles: 91 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Gun Barrel City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 248 2 vehicles: 108 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gun Barrel City, TX:

Less than $10,000: 19
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 81
$25,000 to $29,999: 81
$30,000 to $34,999: 68
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $49,999: 193
$50,000 to $59,999: 194
$60,000 to $69,999: 155
$70,000 to $79,999: 139
$80,000 to $89,999: 161
$90,000 to $99,999: 196
$100,000 to $124,999: 217
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $174,999: 76
$175,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 to $249,999: 75
$250,000 to $299,999: 53
$300,000 to $399,999: 46
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gun Barrel City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gun Barrel City:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 20
$300 to $349: 29
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 69
$450 to $499: 57
$500 to $549: 45
$550 to $599: 34
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 20
$900 to $999: 13
$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: 105

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 16

Gun Barrel City, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.7%
Number of people working at home: 59 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 78
5 to 9 minutes: 328
10 to 14 minutes: 298
15 to 19 minutes: 262
20 to 24 minutes: 62
25 to 29 minutes: 59
30 to 34 minutes: 136
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 86
60 to 89 minutes: 446
90 or more minutes: 196

Gun Barrel City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,573 (76%)
Carpooled: 417 (20%)
Walked: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 59 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 269
$10,000 to $14,999: 214
$15,000 to $19,999: 220
$20,000 to $24,999: 179
$25,000 to $29,999: 204
$30,000 to $34,999: 213
$35,000 to $39,999: 146
$40,000 to $44,999: 100
$45,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 190
$60,000 to $74,999: 170
$75,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 or more: 57

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 961

Other groups: 815

Irish: 523

German: 443

English: 411

Scotch-Irish: 119

Italian: 98

French (except Basque): 94

Scottish: 46

Dutch: 35

Arab/Arabic: 21

Arab:: 21

Austrian: 18

Swiss: 13

Norwegian: 11

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 11

Dutch West Indian: 11

French Canadian: 10

Polish: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

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

Mexico (47%)
United Kingdom (27%)
Vietnam (27%)

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

This state: 3689
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 457
South: 544
West: 240

52% of Gun Barrel City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 128
11th grade: 168
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 655
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 295
Associate degree: 60
Bachelor's degree: 74
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 162
11th grade: 132
12th grade, no diploma: 83
High school graduate (or equivalency): 751
Less than 1 year of college: 134
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 219
Associate degree: 79
Bachelor's degree: 130
Master's degree: 33
Professional school degree: 9
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: 8.0%

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

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,567
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,940
Asian householders: $14,023
Some other race householders: $32,655
Two or more races householders: $70,499
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,365

Gun Barrel City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gun Barrel City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Gun Barrel City household income for Some other race householders

Gun Barrel City household income for Two or more races householders

Gun Barrel City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gun Barrel City marital status for males

Gun Barrel City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,996
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $83,330
Some other race householders: $70,510
Hispanic or Latino householders: $71,920

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,637
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 126
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 923
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $43,386

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gun Barrel City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (76%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) No fuel used (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	1.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	20.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	18.2%
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)

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