General Characteristics - Housing: 35051 - Sierra County

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

      Total housing units...........................................      6,457
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................      4,428
      Owner occupied................................................      3,247
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       73.3
      Renter occupied...............................................      1,181
   Vacant housing units.............................................      2,029
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................        997
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        5.7
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       21.9
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.17
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.13
   Units with over 1 person per room................................        190
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................      3,129
   1-unit, attached.................................................         68
   2 to 4 units.....................................................        341
   5 to 9 units.....................................................        229
   10 or more units.................................................        162
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................      2,528
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................      1,569
      Less than $50,000.............................................        796
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................        657
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................         83
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................         24
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................          8
      $300,000 or more..............................................          1
      Median (dollars)..............................................     49,500
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................        954
      Less than $250................................................        706
      $250 to $499..................................................        241
      $500 to $749..................................................          6
      $750 to $999..................................................          1
      $1,000 or more................................................          0
      Median (dollars)..............................................        186
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................      4,428
      White.........................................................      4,199
      Black.........................................................         12
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.3
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................         31
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.7
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................          3
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.1
      Other race....................................................        183
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................        807
         Percent of occupied units..................................       18.2