
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Huerfano 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 | 4,599 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,082 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,352 | 72.9 | 1.00 or less | 2,929 | 95.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 99 | 2.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 110 | 3.6 | |
| 2 units | 120 | 2.6 | 1.51 or more | 43 | 1.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 154 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 110 | 2.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,302 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 43 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 13 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 257 | 19.7 | |
| Mobile home | 669 | 14.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 672 | 51.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 39 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 184 | 14.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 111 | 8.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 57 | 4.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 205 | 4.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 19 | 1.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 477 | 10.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 193 | 4.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 640 | 13.9 | Median (dollars) | 75,200 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 695 | 15.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 320 | 7.0 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 673 | 14.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,396 | 30.4 | With a mortgage | 672 | 51.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 13 | 1.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 131 | 10.1 | |||
| 1 room | 134 | 2.9 | $500 to $699 | 206 | 15.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 236 | 5.1 | $700 to $999 | 229 | 17.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 523 | 11.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 61 | 4.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 966 | 21.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 27 | 2.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,213 | 26.4 | $2,000 or more | 5 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 840 | 18.3 | Median (dollars) | 688 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 341 | 7.4 | Not mortgaged | 630 | 48.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 163 | 3.5 | Median (dollars) | 222 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 183 | 4.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,082 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 510 | 39.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 699 | 22.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 186 | 14.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 870 | 28.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 130 | 10.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 406 | 13.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 120 | 9.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 471 | 15.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 88 | 6.8 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 249 | 8.1 | 35 percent or more | 238 | 18.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 387 | 12.6 | Not computed | 30 | 2.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 802 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 351 | 11.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 978 | 31.7 | Less than $200 | 104 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 1,033 | 33.5 | $200 to $299 | 92 | 11.5 | |
| 3 or more | 720 | 23.4 | $300 to $499 | 242 | 30.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 231 | 28.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 30 | 3.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,153 | 37.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,231 | 39.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 246 | 8.0 | No cash rent | 100 | 12.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 23 | 0.7 | ||||
| Wood | 349 | 11.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 24 | 0.8 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 40 | 1.3 | Less than 15 percent | 149 | 18.6 | |
| No fuel used | 6 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 105 | 13.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 68 | 8.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 99 | 12.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 53 | 1.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 36 | 4.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 47 | 1.5 | 35 percent or more | 232 | 28.9 | |
| No telephone service | 177 | 5.7 | Not computed | 113 | 14.1 | |
| 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)

