
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Kit Carson 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 | 3,430 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,990 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,604 | 75.9 | 1.00 or less | 2,876 | 96.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 35 | 1.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 65 | 2.2 | |
| 2 units | 38 | 1.1 | 1.51 or more | 49 | 1.6 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 53 | 1.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 74 | 2.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,343 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 70 | 2.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 42 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 285 | 21.2 | |
| Mobile home | 503 | 14.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 687 | 51.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 219 | 16.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 83 | 6.2 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 59 | 4.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 85 | 2.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 213 | 6.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 110 | 3.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 291 | 8.5 | Median (dollars) | 80,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 814 | 23.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 359 | 10.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 654 | 19.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 904 | 26.4 | With a mortgage | 772 | 57.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 21 | 1.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 143 | 10.6 | |||
| 1 room | 60 | 1.7 | $500 to $699 | 219 | 16.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 78 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 228 | 17.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 232 | 6.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 128 | 9.5 | |
| 4 rooms | 420 | 12.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 11 | 0.8 | |
| 5 rooms | 731 | 21.3 | $2,000 or more | 22 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 654 | 19.1 | Median (dollars) | 704 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 399 | 11.6 | Not mortgaged | 571 | 42.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 317 | 9.2 | Median (dollars) | 247 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 539 | 15.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,990 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 662 | 49.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 523 | 17.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 187 | 13.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 725 | 24.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 153 | 11.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 492 | 16.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 87 | 6.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 487 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 77 | 5.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 381 | 12.7 | 35 percent or more | 175 | 13.0 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 382 | 12.8 | Not computed | 2 | 0.1 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 693 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 203 | 6.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 777 | 26.0 | Less than $200 | 66 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 1,152 | 38.5 | $200 to $299 | 59 | 8.5 | |
| 3 or more | 858 | 28.7 | $300 to $499 | 278 | 40.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 118 | 17.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8 | 1.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,065 | 69.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11 | 1.6 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 536 | 17.9 | $1,500 or more | 15 | 2.2 | |
| Electricity | 311 | 10.4 | No cash rent | 138 | 19.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 10 | 0.3 | Median (dollars) | 420 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 40 | 1.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 13 | 0.4 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 15 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 134 | 19.3 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 117 | 16.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 81 | 11.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 60 | 8.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 45 | 1.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 18 | 2.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 49 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 128 | 18.5 | |
| No telephone service | 76 | 2.5 | Not computed | 155 | 22.4 | |
| 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)

