
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Costilla 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 | 2,202 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,503 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,530 | 69.5 | 1.00 or less | 1,390 | 92.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 28 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 64 | 4.3 | |
| 2 units | 26 | 1.2 | 1.51 or more | 49 | 3.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 7 | 0.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 64 | 2.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 679 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2 | 0.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 0 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 261 | 38.4 | |
| Mobile home | 484 | 22.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 259 | 38.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 61 | 2.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 113 | 16.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 20 | 2.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 20 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 63 | 2.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 353 | 16.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 250 | 11.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 295 | 13.4 | Median (dollars) | 61,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 453 | 20.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 140 | 6.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 249 | 11.3 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 399 | 18.1 | With a mortgage | 266 | 39.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 28 | 4.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 48 | 7.1 | |||
| 1 room | 99 | 4.5 | $500 to $699 | 83 | 12.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 115 | 5.2 | $700 to $999 | 70 | 10.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 301 | 13.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 30 | 4.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 402 | 18.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 7 | 1.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 566 | 25.7 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 408 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 610 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 169 | 7.7 | Not mortgaged | 413 | 60.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 91 | 4.1 | Median (dollars) | 212 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 51 | 2.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,503 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 265 | 39.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 188 | 12.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 78 | 11.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 404 | 26.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 62 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 234 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 61 | 9.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 272 | 18.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 47 | 6.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 170 | 11.3 | 35 percent or more | 147 | 21.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 235 | 15.6 | Not computed | 19 | 2.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 295 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 170 | 11.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 534 | 35.5 | Less than $200 | 52 | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 550 | 36.6 | $200 to $299 | 40 | 13.6 | |
| 3 or more | 249 | 16.6 | $300 to $499 | 80 | 27.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 29 | 9.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 3 | 1.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 20 | 1.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 920 | 61.2 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 126 | 8.4 | No cash rent | 91 | 30.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 35 | 2.3 | Median (dollars) | 316 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 7 | 0.5 | ||||
| Wood | 343 | 22.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 9 | 0.6 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 43 | 2.9 | Less than 15 percent | 33 | 11.2 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 21 | 7.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 25 | 8.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 27 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 93 | 6.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 21 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 100 | 6.7 | 35 percent or more | 75 | 25.4 | |
| No telephone service | 158 | 10.5 | Not computed | 93 | 31.5 | |
| 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)

