General Characteristics - Housing: 35035 - Otero County

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

      Total housing units...........................................     23,177
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................     18,155
      Owner occupied................................................     11,313
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       62.3
      Renter occupied...............................................      6,842
   Vacant housing units.............................................      5,022
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................      2,495
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        3.0
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       16.2
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.74
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.83
   Units with over 1 person per room................................        990
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................     13,922
   1-unit, attached.................................................      1,020
   2 to 4 units.....................................................      1,160
   5 to 9 units.....................................................        507
   10 or more units.................................................        423
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................      6,145
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................      7,538
      Less than $50,000.............................................      2,835
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................      3,980
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................        567
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................        106
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................         41
      $300,000 or more..............................................          9
      Median (dollars)..............................................     58,000
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................      5,197
      Less than $250................................................      1,777
      $250 to $499..................................................      3,006
      $500 to $749..................................................        377
      $750 to $999..................................................         33
      $1,000 or more................................................          4
      Median (dollars)..............................................        291
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................     18,155
      White.........................................................     15,189
      Black.........................................................        891
         Percent of occupied units..................................        4.9
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................        727
         Percent of occupied units..................................        4.0
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................        162
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.9
      Other race....................................................      1,186
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................      3,679
         Percent of occupied units..................................       20.3