
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 | 29,272 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 22,984 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,774 | 57.3 | 1.00 or less | 21,463 | 93.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,501 | 5.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 965 | 4.2 | |
| 2 units | 437 | 1.5 | 1.51 or more | 556 | 2.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 617 | 2.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 411 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 9,577 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 422 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 342 | 1.2 | Less than $50,000 | 1,551 | 16.2 | |
| Mobile home | 8,487 | 29.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,200 | 54.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 281 | 1.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,765 | 18.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 640 | 6.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 350 | 3.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 910 | 3.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 42 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,993 | 10.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 29 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,476 | 8.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,494 | 22.2 | Median (dollars) | 78,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,209 | 21.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,621 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 5,445 | 18.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,124 | 3.8 | With a mortgage | 5,941 | 62.0 | |
| Less than $300 | 64 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 715 | 7.5 | |||
| 1 room | 309 | 1.1 | $500 to $699 | 1,743 | 18.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,230 | 4.2 | $700 to $999 | 2,126 | 22.2 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,635 | 9.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,016 | 10.6 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,603 | 19.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 238 | 2.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 7,947 | 27.1 | $2,000 or more | 39 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 6,105 | 20.9 | Median (dollars) | 758 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,337 | 11.4 | Not mortgaged | 3,636 | 38.0 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,351 | 4.6 | Median (dollars) | 200 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 755 | 2.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 22,984 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,015 | 41.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,623 | 24.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,600 | 16.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 6,876 | 29.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,309 | 13.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,732 | 16.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 742 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,273 | 14.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 435 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,827 | 7.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,361 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,653 | 7.2 | Not computed | 115 | 1.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 7,545 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,523 | 6.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 7,791 | 33.9 | Less than $200 | 427 | 5.7 | |
| 2 | 8,912 | 38.8 | $200 to $299 | 634 | 8.4 | |
| 3 or more | 4,758 | 20.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,445 | 32.4 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,447 | 19.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 425 | 5.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 13,363 | 58.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 254 | 3.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 6,278 | 27.3 | $1,500 or more | 116 | 1.5 | |
| Electricity | 1,928 | 8.4 | No cash rent | 1,797 | 23.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 441 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 1,281 | 5.6 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 46 | 0.2 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 46 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,158 | 15.3 | |
| No fuel used | 42 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 943 | 12.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 777 | 10.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 620 | 8.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 196 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 350 | 4.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 186 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 1,765 | 23.4 | |
| No telephone service | 1,050 | 4.6 | Not computed | 1,932 | 25.6 | |
| 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)

