Attached and Detached Single-Family Housing Units

Single-family structures include fully detached, semi-detached (semi-attached, side-

by-side), row houses, duplexes, quadruplexes, and townhouses. In order for attached
units to be classified as single-family structures, each unit must:
 Be separated by a ground-to roof wall,
 Have a separate heating system,
 Have individual meters for public utilities, and
 Have no units located above or below.
 The single-family statistics include fully detached, semidetached (semiattached, side-
by-side), row houses, and townhouses. In the case of attached units, each must be
separated from the adjacent unit by a ground-to-roof wall in order to be classified as a
single-family structure. Also, these units must not share heating/air-conditioning
systems or utilities.
 Units built one on top of another and those built side-by-side that do not have a
ground-to-roof wall and/or have common facilities (i.e., attic, basement, heating plant,
plumbing, etc.) are not included in the single-family statistics.

If each unit within the building does not meet the conditions above, the building is considered
multifamily.
Multifamily Housing
Residential buildings containing units built one on top of another and those built side-
by-side which do not have a ground-to-roof wall and/or have common facilities (i.e.,
attic, basement, heating plant, plumbing, etc.)

Condominium
A type of ownership in which each owner owns the interior walls of the unit. The
owner of each unit also holds a common or joint ownership in all common areas and
facilities associated with the unit; such as, land, roof, exterior walls, hallways,
entrances, elevators, lobbies, etc. Condominium ownership may apply to single-
family and multifamily structures. A condominium apartment building is classified
with apartment buildings in structures with five units or more, despite the fact that
each unit is individually owned.

Design Type for Multifamily Housing

 Townhouse – Side by side housing units that do not meet the definition of
single-family houses.
 Conventional Apartments – These structures have units above and below
each other.
Floor Area
 Single-family – For these statistics, floor area is defined as all completely
finished floor space, including space in basements and attics with finished
walls, floors, and ceilings. This does not include a garage, carport, porch,
unfinished attic or utility room, or any unfinished area of the basement. In
 concept, measurement is based on exterior dimensions. Measurements are
taken to the outside of exterior walls for detached houses. Builders sometimes
provide the gross square footage (based on exterior dimensions) of a detached
structure. This footage usually does not contain unfinished space. However, in
townhouses, the gross square footage often includes the whole lower level,
even though that area might include a garage and unfinished rooms. For
purposes of these statistics, where the floor area for a new house was reported
based on interior dimensions, the figure is converted to exterior dimensions by
multiplying by a standard conversion factor of 1.08. A standard conversion
factor of 1.04 is used to convert figures to exterior dimensions where it was
not known whether the reported area was based on exterior or interior
dimensions.
 Multifamily – Square footage for multifamily buildings is defined as all floor
and associated living space. Floor space is defined as the floor area of all
completely finished living space in the building, including the basement and
attic, with finished walls, floors, and ceilings. This does not include a garage,
carport, porch, unfinished attic or utility room, or any unfinished area of the
basement.
Associated living space is defined as hallways, elevator space, lobbies, and any other
indoor space used by the residents.
Square footage for mixed-use multifamily buildings is defined as the square footage
of the residential portion of the structure only.
Floors, Number of (for Multifamily Buildings)
The basement does not count as a floor unless it contains two or more housing units.
For mixed-use buildings that contain nonresidential as well as residential space, the
total number of floors is included.

Lot Size
The square footage of the lot sold with a single-family housing unit. Data on lot size
exclude condominium sales.

https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/definitions/index.html
According to 2021 estimates, Houston's three-county region has more than 2.4 million
housing units, with over 92% of them occupied. In 2021, 60% of occupied housing units in
Houston's three-county area were occupied by homeowners and 40% were occupied by
renters
https://www.understandinghouston.org/topic/housing#:~:text=There%20were%20over
%202.4%20million,points%20higher%20than%20in%202019.
Lot Size and Orientation Although lot sizes vary, most lots in the Houston Heights Historic
Districts are 50 feet wide by 132 feet deep, or 6,600 square feet.
Building Orientation The way in which buildings address the street is an important
characteristic of the streetscape. Most buildings in the Houston Heights Historic Districts face
the street, with very few exceptions. In most cases, front doors also face the street, although
some houses have inset porches with side-facing doors that open onto the frontfacing porch.
Some commercial buildings, which are located on corner lots, have cutaway doors at the
corner of the building.
https://www.understandinghouston.org/topic/housing#:~:text=There%20were%20over
%202.4%20million,points%20higher%20than%20in%202019.
Houston, Texas has 364,905 single-family homes that are detached and one unit, and 42,105
single-family homes that are attached and one unit. Houston also has 16,323 units that are
two units and 32,534 units that are three or four units.
In 2021, the Houston area sold 96,151 single-family homes, which is 11.5% more than the
previous year's record volume. In July 2020, Houston's area also achieved its highest one-
month sales volume of all time with 10,815 single-family units sold.
https://www.infoplease.com/us/census/texas/houston/housing-statistics
Housing

Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) X

Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 60.3%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $170,700

Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,410

Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $598

Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $995

https://files.lasvegasnevada.gov/planning/statistics/2022_Place_Housing_Units