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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 14:32 Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:17

Household Units and Size: The total number of housing units in 2000 in Cooke County according the Census was 13,643 with an average household size of 2.6 persons. The average household size for Texas was 2.7 persons for the same period. Home ownership rates for this area was 72.1 percent compared to Texas statewide which had a rate of 63.8 percent. While in Texas statewide the percent of households with persons under 18 years of age in 2000 was 40.9 percent, this study area had a percent of 37.2. The percent of households with persons 65 years of age or older was 19.9 percent in Texas statewide while 27.3 percent of Cooke County had households with individuals 65 years of age and older.

Types of Structures: While Texas had approximately 63.4 percent of the housing units in the category of one detached structures in 2000 according to the census, the study area had approximately 75.3 percent. Mobile homes in the area made up 16.0 percent when compared to a statewide percentage of 9.0 percent. More recently built housing structures in the area shows new development has taken place in the region. The total number of new housing structures built between 1995 and March 2000 was 1,713 or 11.4 percent in Cooke County compared to 13.2 percent statewide.

Owner and Renter Occupied: According to the 2000 Census, the percent of owner-occupied units with a value of $100,000 or greater in Cooke County was 28.8 percent compared to 36.7 percent for the state. The percent of renter-occupied units with rent values of $500 per month or greater was 38.6 percent as compared to the Texas percentage of 60.4 percent. The median home value in Cooke County according to the 2000 census was $73,100.00 compared to a statewide median value of $82,500.00. Median rent for the area was $458.00 compared to $574.00 for the state. For this area, the total number of renter-occupied housing units was 3,802 which represented 27.9 percent of all occupied housing units in 2000. This compares to a Texas statewide percentage of 36.2 percent for the same period.