
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Castro 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 | 3,198 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,761 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,546 | 79.6 | 1.00 or less | 2,367 | 85.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 26 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 230 | 8.3 | |
| 2 units | 61 | 1.9 | 1.51 or more | 164 | 5.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 36 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 64 | 2.0 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,499 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 95 | 3.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 9 | 0.3 | Less than $50,000 | 729 | 48.6 | |
| Mobile home | 354 | 11.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 586 | 39.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 98 | 6.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 47 | 3.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 35 | 2.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 7 | 0.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 156 | 4.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 101 | 3.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 280 | 8.8 | Median (dollars) | 51,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 747 | 23.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 741 | 23.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 917 | 28.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 249 | 7.8 | With a mortgage | 670 | 44.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 11 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 197 | 13.1 | |||
| 1 room | 25 | 0.8 | $500 to $699 | 193 | 12.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 112 | 3.5 | $700 to $999 | 150 | 10.0 | |
| 3 rooms | 308 | 9.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 100 | 6.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 614 | 19.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 11 | 0.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 830 | 26.0 | $2,000 or more | 8 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 589 | 18.4 | Median (dollars) | 635 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 392 | 12.3 | Not mortgaged | 829 | 55.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 194 | 6.1 | Median (dollars) | 250 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 134 | 4.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,761 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 782 | 52.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 387 | 14.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 232 | 15.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 709 | 25.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 94 | 6.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 375 | 13.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 86 | 5.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 600 | 21.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 65 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 299 | 10.8 | 35 percent or more | 198 | 13.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 391 | 14.2 | Not computed | 42 | 2.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 705 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 173 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 910 | 33.0 | Less than $200 | 64 | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 1,100 | 39.8 | $200 to $299 | 112 | 15.9 | |
| 3 or more | 578 | 20.9 | $300 to $499 | 208 | 29.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 100 | 14.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 19 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,120 | 76.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6 | 0.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 185 | 6.7 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 420 | 15.2 | No cash rent | 196 | 27.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 6 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 363 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 0 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 28 | 1.0 | Less than 15 percent | 174 | 24.7 | |
| No fuel used | 2 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 72 | 10.2 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 43 | 6.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 72 | 10.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 35 | 1.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 25 | 3.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 31 | 1.1 | 35 percent or more | 112 | 15.9 | |
| No telephone service | 141 | 5.1 | Not computed | 207 | 29.4 | |
| 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)

