NCTCOG is providing selected data files from Census 2000 Summary File 3 for the North Central Texas region.  The files contain the most requested variables, i.e., those which are included in the Summary File 3 Housing Characteristics report.  (The full set of 76 data files may be downloaded from the Texas State Data Center or the U.S. Census Bureau.)  Data files are presented as they were obtained from the Census Bureau, with the addition of a "county code" field for use in filtering.

All files are in dbf format, which can be added as a table to an ArcView/ArcGIS project, or opened as a spreadsheet in applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.  The layout of each file is dependent upon the summary level selected.

City and county summary level:  One data file (dbf) for all cities or counties in the NCTCOG region

Field descriptions

Block group, tract and zip code tabulation area (ZCTA) summary level:  Zipped archive of three data files (dbf) for all block groups, tracts, or ZCTAs in the NCTCOG region

Field descriptions for file SF30056
(housing occupancy and tenure, household size)

Field descriptions for file SF30057
(housing tenure and type, number of rooms, plumbing facilities)

Field descriptions for file SF30058
(units in structure, year structure built, year householder moved in, heating fuel, number of bedrooms, telephone service, number of vehicles)

Field descriptions for file SF30059
(number of vehicles available, plumbing and kitchen facilities, rent)

Field descriptions for file SF30060
(rent and household income, housing value, mortgage status)

Field descriptions for file SF30061
(asking price, monthly costs)