
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rio Grande 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 | 6,003 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,701 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,316 | 71.9 | 1.00 or less | 4,428 | 94.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 118 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 213 | 4.5 | |
| 2 units | 197 | 3.3 | 1.51 or more | 60 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 83 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 137 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,129 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 66 | 1.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 133 | 2.2 | Less than $50,000 | 350 | 16.4 | |
| Mobile home | 925 | 15.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,062 | 49.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 28 | 0.5 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 399 | 18.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 146 | 6.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 118 | 5.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 235 | 3.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 44 | 2.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 636 | 10.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 420 | 7.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 603 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 82,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,064 | 17.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 619 | 10.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,018 | 17.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,408 | 23.5 | With a mortgage | 1,217 | 57.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 25 | 1.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 213 | 10.0 | |||
| 1 room | 31 | 0.5 | $500 to $699 | 302 | 14.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 223 | 3.7 | $700 to $999 | 423 | 19.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 681 | 11.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 190 | 8.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 825 | 13.7 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 52 | 2.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,505 | 25.1 | $2,000 or more | 12 | 0.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,244 | 20.7 | Median (dollars) | 755 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 733 | 12.2 | Not mortgaged | 912 | 42.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 461 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 221 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 300 | 5.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,701 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 952 | 44.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 890 | 18.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 256 | 12.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,263 | 26.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 225 | 10.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 829 | 17.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 170 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 642 | 13.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 127 | 6.0 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 487 | 10.4 | 35 percent or more | 371 | 17.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 590 | 12.6 | Not computed | 28 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,312 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 359 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,343 | 28.6 | Less than $200 | 174 | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 1,744 | 37.1 | $200 to $299 | 167 | 12.7 | |
| 3 or more | 1,255 | 26.7 | $300 to $499 | 487 | 37.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 249 | 19.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 83 | 6.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,115 | 45.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 18 | 1.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,251 | 26.6 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 659 | 14.0 | No cash rent | 134 | 10.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 60 | 1.3 | Median (dollars) | 382 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 6 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 537 | 11.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 8 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 44 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 308 | 23.5 | |
| No fuel used | 21 | 0.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 148 | 11.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 201 | 15.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 98 | 7.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 24 | 0.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 72 | 5.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 11 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 334 | 25.5 | |
| No telephone service | 179 | 3.8 | Not computed | 151 | 11.5 | |
| 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)

