
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Prowers 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 | 5,977 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,307 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,265 | 71.4 | 1.00 or less | 4,921 | 92.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 97 | 1.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 204 | 3.8 | |
| 2 units | 118 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 182 | 3.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 252 | 4.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 116 | 1.9 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,523 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 82 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 103 | 1.7 | Less than $50,000 | 774 | 30.7 | |
| Mobile home | 930 | 15.6 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,178 | 46.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 14 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 391 | 15.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 122 | 4.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 50 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 132 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 282 | 4.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 103 | 1.7 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 621 | 10.4 | Median (dollars) | 67,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,095 | 18.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 909 | 15.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,404 | 23.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,431 | 23.9 | With a mortgage | 1,421 | 56.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 52 | 2.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 275 | 10.9 | |||
| 1 room | 41 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 446 | 17.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 170 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 403 | 16.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 559 | 9.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 213 | 8.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,245 | 20.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 32 | 1.3 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,371 | 22.9 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 915 | 15.3 | Median (dollars) | 671 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 741 | 12.4 | Not mortgaged | 1,102 | 43.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 404 | 6.8 | Median (dollars) | 235 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 531 | 8.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,307 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,192 | 47.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,269 | 23.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 365 | 14.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,372 | 25.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 383 | 15.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 724 | 13.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 162 | 6.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 793 | 14.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 85 | 3.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 473 | 8.9 | 35 percent or more | 301 | 11.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 676 | 12.7 | Not computed | 35 | 1.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,737 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 425 | 8.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,695 | 31.9 | Less than $200 | 137 | 7.9 | |
| 2 | 1,922 | 36.2 | $200 to $299 | 231 | 13.3 | |
| 3 or more | 1,265 | 23.8 | $300 to $499 | 699 | 40.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 346 | 19.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 50 | 2.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,099 | 77.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 17 | 1.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 610 | 11.5 | $1,500 or more | 18 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 501 | 9.4 | No cash rent | 239 | 13.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 400 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 55 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 24 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 399 | 23.0 | |
| No fuel used | 9 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 250 | 14.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 131 | 7.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 213 | 12.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 20 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 95 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 41 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 382 | 22.0 | |
| No telephone service | 352 | 6.6 | Not computed | 267 | 15.4 | |
| 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)

