
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Otero 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 | 8,813 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 7,920 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,928 | 78.6 | 1.00 or less | 7,528 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 141 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 235 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 277 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 157 | 2.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 145 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 225 | 2.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,303 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 132 | 1.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 269 | 3.1 | Less than $50,000 | 1,299 | 30.2 | |
| Mobile home | 696 | 7.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,268 | 52.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 540 | 12.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 122 | 2.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 74 | 1.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 82 | 0.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 492 | 5.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 159 | 1.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 442 | 5.0 | Median (dollars) | 66,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,378 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,068 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 2,065 | 23.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 3,127 | 35.5 | With a mortgage | 2,405 | 55.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 70 | 1.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 514 | 11.9 | |||
| 1 room | 110 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 733 | 17.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 378 | 4.3 | $700 to $999 | 732 | 17.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 741 | 8.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 296 | 6.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,472 | 16.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 52 | 1.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,110 | 23.9 | $2,000 or more | 8 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,674 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 663 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 953 | 10.8 | Not mortgaged | 1,898 | 44.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 675 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 201 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 700 | 7.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 7,920 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,019 | 46.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,406 | 17.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 746 | 17.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,057 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 431 | 10.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,146 | 14.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 299 | 6.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,164 | 14.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 194 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,022 | 12.9 | 35 percent or more | 580 | 13.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,125 | 14.2 | Not computed | 34 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 2,360 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 681 | 8.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,541 | 32.1 | Less than $200 | 312 | 13.2 | |
| 2 | 3,010 | 38.0 | $200 to $299 | 340 | 14.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,688 | 21.3 | $300 to $499 | 969 | 41.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 434 | 18.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 40 | 1.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 6,562 | 82.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18 | 0.8 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 572 | 7.2 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 577 | 7.3 | No cash rent | 243 | 10.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 14 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 372 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 116 | 1.5 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 73 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 522 | 22.1 | |
| No fuel used | 6 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 290 | 12.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 199 | 8.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 227 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 37 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 221 | 9.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 31 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 626 | 26.5 | |
| No telephone service | 345 | 4.4 | Not computed | 275 | 11.7 | |
| 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)

