General Characteristics - Housing: 35009 - Curry County

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                     Page 2
   040 New Mexico                    
   050    Curry County

      Total housing units...........................................     16,906
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................     15,113
      Owner occupied................................................      9,313
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       61.6
      Renter occupied...............................................      5,800
   Vacant housing units.............................................      1,793
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................         59
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        3.8
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       10.1
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.67
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.82
   Units with over 1 person per room................................        846
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................     11,570
   1-unit, attached.................................................      1,250
   2 to 4 units.....................................................      1,077
   5 to 9 units.....................................................        327
   10 or more units.................................................        471
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................      2,211
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................      7,339
      Less than $50,000.............................................      3,553
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................      3,128
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................        512
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................         88
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................         42
      $300,000 or more..............................................         16
      Median (dollars)..............................................     51,300
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................      5,336
      Less than $250................................................      1,992
      $250 to $499..................................................      3,090
      $500 to $749..................................................        234
      $750 to $999..................................................         17
      $1,000 or more................................................          3
      Median (dollars)..............................................        290
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................     15,113
      White.........................................................     12,089
      Black.........................................................        963
         Percent of occupied units..................................        6.4
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................         90
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.6
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................        144
         Percent of occupied units..................................        1.0
      Other race....................................................      1,827
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................      2,856
         Percent of occupied units..................................       18.9