General Characteristics - Housing: 35037 - Quay County

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

      Total housing units...........................................      5,576
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................      4,238
      Owner occupied................................................      3,058
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       72.2
      Renter occupied...............................................      1,180
   Vacant housing units.............................................      1,338
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................        309
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        4.6
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       14.1
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.53
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.54
   Units with over 1 person per room................................        174
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................      3,591
   1-unit, attached.................................................         65
   2 to 4 units.....................................................        237
   5 to 9 units.....................................................        140
   10 or more units.................................................         93
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................      1,450
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................      1,816
      Less than $50,000.............................................      1,238
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................        521
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................         44
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................          8
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................          3
      $300,000 or more..............................................          2
      Median (dollars)..............................................     37,600
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................        895
      Less than $250................................................        604
      $250 to $499..................................................        278
      $500 to $749..................................................         12
      $750 to $999..................................................          1
      $1,000 or more................................................          0
      Median (dollars)..............................................        196
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................      4,238
      White.........................................................      3,314
      Black.........................................................         54
         Percent of occupied units..................................        1.3
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................         27
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.6
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................         10
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.2
      Other race....................................................        833
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................      1,366
         Percent of occupied units..................................       32.2