
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bent County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 2,366 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,003 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,767 | 74.7 | 1.00 or less | 1,913 | 95.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 40 | 1.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 61 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 66 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 29 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 84 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 30 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 881 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 13 | 0.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5 | 0.2 | Less than $50,000 | 360 | 40.9 | |
| Mobile home | 346 | 14.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 450 | 51.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 15 | 0.6 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 45 | 5.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 13 | 1.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3 | 0.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 26 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 10 | 1.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 136 | 5.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 70 | 3.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 180 | 7.6 | Median (dollars) | 57,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 269 | 11.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 196 | 8.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 641 | 27.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 848 | 35.8 | With a mortgage | 472 | 53.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 18 | 2.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 108 | 12.3 | |||
| 1 room | 16 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 179 | 20.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 87 | 3.7 | $700 to $999 | 114 | 12.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 194 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 46 | 5.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 424 | 17.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 464 | 19.6 | $2,000 or more | 5 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 571 | 24.1 | Median (dollars) | 621 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 259 | 10.9 | Not mortgaged | 409 | 46.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 184 | 7.8 | Median (dollars) | 218 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 167 | 7.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,003 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 417 | 47.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 450 | 22.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 132 | 15.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 511 | 25.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 92 | 10.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 263 | 13.1 | 25 to 29 percent | 53 | 6.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 293 | 14.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 54 | 6.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 204 | 10.2 | 35 percent or more | 128 | 14.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 282 | 14.1 | Not computed | 5 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 597 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 124 | 6.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 656 | 32.8 | Less than $200 | 59 | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 733 | 36.6 | $200 to $299 | 66 | 11.1 | |
| 3 or more | 490 | 24.5 | $300 to $499 | 205 | 34.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 147 | 24.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 11 | 1.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,353 | 67.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 13 | 2.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 493 | 24.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 108 | 5.4 | No cash rent | 96 | 16.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 415 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 38 | 1.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 7 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 128 | 21.4 | |
| No fuel used | 4 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 59 | 9.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 60 | 10.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 46 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 21 | 1.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 46 | 7.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 2 | 0.1 | 35 percent or more | 151 | 25.3 | |
| No telephone service | 114 | 5.7 | Not computed | 107 | 17.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

