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- POPULATION: 4,710 (1994 U.S.
Census estimate)
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- HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPES:
- Total
households.............................................................1,460
- Family households
(families).........................................1,093
- Married-couple
families.....................................................843
- Percent of total
households..............................................57.7
- Other family, male
householder.........................................53
- Other family, female
householder....................................197
- Non-family
households.....................................................367
- Percent of total
households..............................................25.1
- Persons living in
households.........................................4,337
- Persons per
household......................................................2.97
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- GROUP QUARTERS:
- Persons living in group
quarters........................................81
- Institutionalized
persons....................................................65
- Other persons in group
quarters........................................16
- Source: 1990 U.S. Census
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- CURRENT HOUSING CONDITIONS:
- This analysis draws from the 1990
U.S. Census and a windshield survey. These two sets of data are
presented in the table below. They are used in conjunction to render
a more complete picture of the City's current housing stock than
they could provide alone.
- The following Census data is provided
for 2.082 occupied housing units in Palacios and the 74,500 housing
units in Matagorda County:
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- Housing Data from the 1990 U. S.
Census
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Palacios |
Matagorda |
| Age |
% units built before 1939 |
18.5% |
9.0% |
| of All |
% units built 1940-1979 |
62.2% |
65.7% |
| Units |
% units built 1980-1990 |
19.3% |
25.3% |
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| Owner- |
Number of units |
978 |
8,559 |
| Occupied |
% of total units |
67% |
65% |
| Units |
Monthly cost, with mortgage* |
$495 |
$671 |
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% of household income |
15.6% |
17.3% |
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Monthly cost without mortgage |
$152 |
$180 |
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% of household income |
14.3% |
13.2% |
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| Rental |
Number of units |
482 |
4,605 |
| Units |
% of total units |
33% |
35% |
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Average monthly rent |
$323 |
$352 |
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% of household income |
23.4% |
22.9% |
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- * According to the census bureau,
monthly costs include payments for mortgages, deeds of trust,
homeowner association or condominium fees, real estate taxes, fire,
flood, or other hazard insurance utilities, and heating fuels.
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