General Characteristics - Housing: 35000 - New Mexico

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                     Page 2
   040 New Mexico                    

      Total housing units...........................................    632,058
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................    542,709
      Owner occupied................................................    365,965
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       67.4
      Renter occupied...............................................    176,744
   Vacant housing units.............................................     89,349
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................     21,862
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        2.3
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       11.4
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.85
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.52
   Units with over 1 person per room................................     42,810
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................    387,830
   1-unit, attached.................................................     28,352
   2 to 4 units.....................................................     38,833
   5 to 9 units.....................................................     16,434
   10 or more units.................................................     48,239
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................    112,370
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................    262,309
      Less than $50,000.............................................     73,491
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................    128,214
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................     37,324
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................     12,822
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................      7,176
      $300,000 or more..............................................      3,282
      Median (dollars)..............................................     70,100
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................    157,095
      Less than $250................................................     49,767
      $250 to $499..................................................     88,292
      $500 to $749..................................................     16,096
      $750 to $999..................................................      1,951
      $1,000 or more................................................        989
      Median (dollars)..............................................        312
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................    542,709
      White.........................................................    435,810
      Black.........................................................     10,377
         Percent of occupied units..................................        1.9
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................     33,489
         Percent of occupied units..................................        6.2
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................      3,733
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.7
      Other race....................................................     59,300
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................    178,709
         Percent of occupied units..................................       32.9