
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Converse 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 | 5,669 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 4,694 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 3,597 | 63.5 | 1.00 or less | 4,631 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 216 | 3.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 44 | 0.9 | |
| 2 units | 55 | 1.0 | 1.51 or more | 19 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 245 | 4.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 101 | 1.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,290 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 200 | 3.5 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 180 | 3.2 | Less than $50,000 | 205 | 9.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,015 | 17.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,414 | 61.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 60 | 1.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 488 | 21.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 116 | 5.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 46 | 2.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 110 | 1.9 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 315 | 5.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 17 | 0.7 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 206 | 3.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 886 | 15.6 | Median (dollars) | 84,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,252 | 39.7 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 529 | 9.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 545 | 9.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 826 | 14.6 | With a mortgage | 1,483 | 64.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 17 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 208 | 9.1 | |||
| 1 room | 114 | 2.0 | $500 to $699 | 487 | 21.3 | |
| 2 rooms | 151 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 515 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 400 | 7.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 231 | 10.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,026 | 18.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,202 | 21.2 | $2,000 or more | 21 | 0.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 922 | 16.3 | Median (dollars) | 714 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 703 | 12.4 | Not mortgaged | 807 | 35.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 487 | 8.6 | Median (dollars) | 206 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 664 | 11.7 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 4,694 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,191 | 52.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,001 | 21.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 389 | 17.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,117 | 23.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 257 | 11.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 926 | 19.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 133 | 5.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 893 | 19.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 83 | 3.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 446 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 226 | 9.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 311 | 6.6 | Not computed | 11 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,142 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 287 | 6.1 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,226 | 26.1 | Less than $200 | 187 | 16.4 | |
| 2 | 1,641 | 35.0 | $200 to $299 | 177 | 15.5 | |
| 3 or more | 1,540 | 32.8 | $300 to $499 | 471 | 41.2 | |
| $500 to $749 | 158 | 13.8 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 21 | 1.8 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,835 | 60.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 607 | 12.9 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 946 | 20.2 | No cash rent | 128 | 11.2 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 349 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 79 | 1.7 | ||||
| Wood | 188 | 4.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 37 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 338 | 29.6 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 173 | 15.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 114 | 10.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 92 | 8.1 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 21 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 95 | 8.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 18 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 170 | 14.9 | |
| No telephone service | 115 | 2.4 | Not computed | 160 | 14.0 | |
| 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)

