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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Overcrowded Households
State: Texas
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator is archived and is no longer being updated. Click to learn more
This indicator shows the households where there are more people than rooms of all types, besides bathrooms.
Numerator = Total estimate of housing units with 1.01 or more occupants per room
Denominator = Total estimate of occupied housing units
Why is this important?
Overcrowded housing goes hand-in-hand with low-paying essential jobs. People forced by poverty into overcrowded homes are much more likely to be people of color, due to discriminatory housing, education and banking policies that have segregated neighborhoods and prevented non-white families from amassing wealth. Overcrowding has been associated with increased communicable disease transmission and increased accidents. In the age of COVID-19, people of color also are more likely to live in overcrowded households and suffer chronic conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, that can worsen COVID-19 outcomes.
4.8%
Source:
American Community Survey 5-Year
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
Compared to
Technical note: The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes.
The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
More details:
Data for this indicator can be found in tables B25014 (overall and type of household breakout values) and B25014B-I (race/ethnicity breakout values) on data.census.gov.
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Data Source
- American Community Survey 5-Year
Note: This source uses Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) for its Zip Code data. Learn more
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Economy / Housing & Homes, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Physical Determinants of Health