
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chaves 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 | 25,647 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,561 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 18,486 | 72.1 | 1.00 or less | 20,829 | 92.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 635 | 2.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 944 | 4.2 | |
| 2 units | 699 | 2.7 | 1.51 or more | 788 | 3.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 423 | 1.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 314 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 12,348 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 315 | 1.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 967 | 3.8 | Less than $50,000 | 4,880 | 39.5 | |
| Mobile home | 3,600 | 14.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,009 | 40.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 208 | 0.8 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,436 | 11.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 585 | 4.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 316 | 2.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 317 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 61 | 0.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,560 | 6.1 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 52 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,265 | 4.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 9 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,095 | 16.0 | Median (dollars) | 61,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,157 | 16.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,725 | 18.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 7,408 | 28.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,120 | 8.3 | With a mortgage | 7,284 | 59.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 303 | 2.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,992 | 16.1 | |||
| 1 room | 550 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 2,123 | 17.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,356 | 5.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,849 | 15.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,471 | 9.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 756 | 6.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 4,262 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 175 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,785 | 26.5 | $2,000 or more | 86 | 0.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 5,198 | 20.3 | Median (dollars) | 618 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,847 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 5,064 | 41.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,246 | 4.9 | Median (dollars) | 198 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 932 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,561 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,955 | 48.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,852 | 21.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,863 | 15.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,622 | 24.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,278 | 10.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,984 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 885 | 7.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,811 | 16.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 504 | 4.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,370 | 10.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,772 | 14.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,922 | 8.5 | Not computed | 91 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 6,358 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,708 | 7.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 8,045 | 35.7 | Less than $200 | 485 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 8,771 | 38.9 | $200 to $299 | 767 | 12.1 | |
| 3 or more | 4,037 | 17.9 | $300 to $499 | 2,759 | 43.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,210 | 19.0 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 148 | 2.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 13,828 | 61.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 132 | 2.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,949 | 8.6 | $1,500 or more | 107 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 6,498 | 28.8 | No cash rent | 750 | 11.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 23 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 402 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 140 | 0.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 80 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,227 | 19.3 | |
| No fuel used | 34 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 840 | 13.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 672 | 10.6 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 540 | 8.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 128 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 420 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 229 | 1.0 | 35 percent or more | 1,785 | 28.1 | |
| No telephone service | 1,194 | 5.3 | Not computed | 874 | 13.7 | |
| 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)

