General Characteristics - Housing: 35013 - Dona Ana County

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

      Total housing units...........................................     49,148
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................     45,029
      Owner occupied................................................     29,084
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       64.6
      Renter occupied...............................................     15,945
   Vacant housing units.............................................      4,119
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................        224
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        2.3
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................        8.3
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       3.04
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.70
   Units with over 1 person per room................................      4,533
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................     25,709
   1-unit, attached.................................................      2,044
   2 to 4 units.....................................................      3,850
   5 to 9 units.....................................................      1,224
   10 or more units.................................................      3,571
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................     12,750
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................     18,337
      Less than $50,000.............................................      5,064
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................      9,610
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................      2,455
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................        738
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................        375
      $300,000 or more..............................................         95
      Median (dollars)..............................................     67,300
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................     14,108
      Less than $250................................................      5,067
      $250 to $499..................................................      8,090
      $500 to $749..................................................        859
      $750 to $999..................................................         76
      $1,000 or more................................................         16
      Median (dollars)..............................................        290
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................     45,029
      White.........................................................     41,413
      Black.........................................................        718
         Percent of occupied units..................................        1.6
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................        334
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.7
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................        352
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.8
      Other race....................................................      2,212
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................     21,252
         Percent of occupied units..................................       47.2