Census in New Mexico, Volume I

Housing Summary, New Mexico

                                         1980         1990    % Change 1/
				       -------      -------   -----------
Total Housing Units                    507,513      632,058       24.5

Tenure and Vacancy of Housing Units
  Occupied                             441,466      542,709       22.9
    Owner                              300,570      365,965       21.8
    Renter                             140,896      176,744       25.4
  Vacant                                66,047       89,349       35.3
    For rent                            17,477       22,660       29.7
    For sale only                        6,444        8,744       35.7
    Other                               42,126       57,945       37.6

Average Number of Rooms,
  Owner-Occupied Housing Units             5.6          5.6        1.3

Average Number of Rooms,
  Renter-Occupied Housing Units            4.0          4.1        1.1

Occupied Housing Units
  by Persons per Room
    1 or less                          403,435      499,899       23.9
    1.01 to 1.50                        22,878       25,166       10.0
    1.51 or more                        15,153       17,644       16.4

Value
  Specified Owner-Occupied Units       218,400      262,309       20.1
    Less than $15,000                   21,854       12,524      -42.7
    $15,000 to $49,999                 102,783       60,967      -40.7
    $50,000 to $99,999                  80,191      128,214       59.9
    $100,000 to $149,999                10,195       37,324      266.1
    $150,000 to $199,999                 2,184       12,822      487.1
    $200,000 or more                     1,193       10,458      776.6

  Median value                         $45,400      $70,100       54.4
  Average value                        $50,226      $82,171       63.6

Contract Rent 3/
  Specified Renter-Occupied Units      134,134      171,552       27.9
    No cash rent                        13,262       14,457        9.0
    Less than $100                      20,607       11,043      -46.4
    $100 to $199                        51,334       21,373      -58.4
    $200 to $299                        36,047       40,715       12.9
    $300 to $399                        10,576       43,009      306.7
    $400 to $499                         1,760       21,919    1,145.4
    $500 or more                           548       19,036    3,373.7

  Median contract rent                    $178         $312       75.3
  Average contract rent                   $187         $326       74.7

Average Rent Asked,
  Specified Vacant-for-Rent Units         $187         $298       58.9

Average Price Asked,
  Specified Vacant-for-Sale Only       $52,697      $72,767       38.1

Occupied Housing Units
  by Type of Structure 4/
    1, detached                        291,679      339,591       16.4
    1, attached                         12,706       24,560       93.3
    2 to 4 units                        32,996       32,708       -0.9
    5 or more units                     50,003       54,022        8.0
    Mobile home or trailer              54,020       85,927       59.1
    Other 5/                                62        5,901         --


1/   Percent changes are based on unrounded numbers.

2/   For owner-occupied housing units the data for "specified" units
     excludes mobile homes, houses with a business or medical office,
     houses on 10 or more acres and housing units in multi-unit buildings.
     For renter-occupied units "specified" units exclude one-family houses
     on 10 or more acres.

3/   Contract rent is the monthly rent agreed to or contracted for, regardless
     of any furnishings, utilities, fees, meals of services that may be included.

4/   Questions about the type of building (e.g., mobile home or trailer,
     one-family house detached from any other house, etc.) in which the
     respondent lived were asked in both the 1980 and 1990 censuses.
     However, in the 1980 census this question appeared only on the sample
     questionnaire, while in 1990 it was asked on a 100% basis.  Additionally,
     the figures in the residual "Other" category were not comparable between
     the 1980 and 1990 censuses.

5/   This residual category was actually referred to as "Boat, tent, van, etc."
     in the 1980 census.  The category was changed to "Other" in the 1990 census.
     In some areas, the proportion of units classified as "Other" in 1990 was
     far larger than the number of units that were classified as "Boat, tent,
     van, etc." in 1980.  Since the figures are not comparable, percent changes
     between 1980 and 1990 are not calculated in the population and housing
     summary tables.

Source:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico,
Census in New Mexico, Volume 1; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, 1980 and 1990 Censuses.

Table Prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 
University of New Mexico.