
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chaffee 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 | 8,392 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 6,584 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 5,933 | 70.7 | 1.00 or less | 6,417 | 97.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 188 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 83 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 154 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 84 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 138 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 228 | 2.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 3,285 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 97 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 107 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 50 | 1.5 | |
| Mobile home | 1,464 | 17.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 512 | 15.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 83 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,030 | 31.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 776 | 23.6 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 602 | 18.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 447 | 5.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 292 | 8.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 944 | 11.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 12 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 654 | 7.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 11 | 0.3 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,043 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 152,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,668 | 19.9 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 939 | 11.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 885 | 10.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,812 | 21.6 | With a mortgage | 1,829 | 55.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 52 | 1.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 105 | 3.2 | |||
| 1 room | 127 | 1.5 | $500 to $699 | 337 | 10.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 442 | 5.3 | $700 to $999 | 562 | 17.1 | |
| 3 rooms | 776 | 9.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 516 | 15.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,545 | 18.4 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 197 | 6.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,991 | 23.7 | $2,000 or more | 60 | 1.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,734 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 932 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 893 | 10.6 | Not mortgaged | 1,456 | 44.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 539 | 6.4 | Median (dollars) | 223 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 345 | 4.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 6,584 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,496 | 45.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,436 | 21.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 353 | 10.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,944 | 29.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 368 | 11.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,213 | 18.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 309 | 9.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 908 | 13.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 181 | 5.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 566 | 8.6 | 35 percent or more | 571 | 17.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 517 | 7.9 | Not computed | 7 | 0.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,673 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 350 | 5.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,858 | 28.2 | Less than $200 | 124 | 7.4 | |
| 2 | 2,668 | 40.5 | $200 to $299 | 89 | 5.3 | |
| 3 or more | 1,708 | 25.9 | $300 to $499 | 506 | 30.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 594 | 35.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 198 | 11.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 3,657 | 55.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 35 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,664 | 25.3 | $1,500 or more | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Electricity | 593 | 9.0 | No cash rent | 118 | 7.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 19 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 517 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 532 | 8.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 50 | 0.8 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 46 | 0.7 | Less than 15 percent | 289 | 17.3 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 172 | 10.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 228 | 13.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 211 | 12.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 54 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 124 | 7.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 58 | 0.9 | 35 percent or more | 512 | 30.6 | |
| No telephone service | 250 | 3.8 | Not computed | 137 | 8.2 | |
| 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)

