
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: El Paso 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 | 202,428 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 192,409 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 129,317 | 63.9 | 1.00 or less | 185,377 | 96.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 11,998 | 5.9 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 4,253 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 4,038 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 2,779 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 10,715 | 5.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 8,397 | 4.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 106,921 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 10,040 | 5.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 18,500 | 9.1 | Less than $50,000 | 572 | 0.5 | |
| Mobile home | 9,135 | 4.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,945 | 13.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 288 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 41,520 | 38.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 24,332 | 22.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 17,808 | 16.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7,775 | 3.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6,975 | 6.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 21,938 | 10.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,539 | 1.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 14,857 | 7.3 | $1,000,000 or more | 230 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 44,911 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 147,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 47,762 | 23.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 26,560 | 13.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 23,959 | 11.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 14,666 | 7.2 | With a mortgage | 87,818 | 82.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 400 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,953 | 2.8 | |||
| 1 room | 3,644 | 1.8 | $500 to $699 | 7,715 | 7.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 9,416 | 4.7 | $700 to $999 | 22,190 | 20.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 18,007 | 8.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 34,336 | 32.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 29,496 | 14.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 13,304 | 12.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 29,243 | 14.4 | $2,000 or more | 6,920 | 6.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 28,510 | 14.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,131 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 27,334 | 13.5 | Not mortgaged | 19,103 | 17.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 24,147 | 11.9 | Median (dollars) | 249 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 32,631 | 16.1 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 192,409 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 33,513 | 31.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 54,752 | 28.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 18,846 | 17.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 63,132 | 32.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 16,708 | 15.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 30,710 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 12,428 | 11.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 22,232 | 11.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 7,638 | 7.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 13,343 | 6.9 | 35 percent or more | 17,409 | 16.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 8,240 | 4.3 | Not computed | 379 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 67,558 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 10,353 | 5.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 60,733 | 31.6 | Less than $200 | 1,424 | 2.1 | |
| 2 | 82,530 | 42.9 | $200 to $299 | 1,100 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or more | 38,793 | 20.2 | $300 to $499 | 12,051 | 17.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 26,590 | 39.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 14,491 | 21.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 151,193 | 78.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 7,778 | 11.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 8,398 | 4.4 | $1,500 or more | 1,240 | 1.8 | |
| Electricity | 30,706 | 16.0 | No cash rent | 2,884 | 4.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 126 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 657 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 663 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 158 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 775 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 9,519 | 14.1 | |
| No fuel used | 380 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 10,481 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 10,000 | 14.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 7,871 | 11.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 570 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 6,127 | 9.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 778 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 19,763 | 29.3 | |
| No telephone service | 2,289 | 1.2 | Not computed | 3,797 | 5.6 | |
| 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)

