General Characteristics - Housing: 35057 - Torrance County

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

      Total housing units...........................................      4,878
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................      3,670
      Owner occupied................................................      3,010
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       82.0
      Renter occupied...............................................        660
   Vacant housing units.............................................      1,208
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................        253
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        5.6
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       11.0
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.83
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.66
   Units with over 1 person per room................................        260
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................      2,659
   1-unit, attached.................................................         32
   2 to 4 units.....................................................         58
   5 to 9 units.....................................................         15
   10 or more units.................................................          6
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................      2,108
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................      1,159
      Less than $50,000.............................................        632
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................        452
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................         58
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................         11
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................          3
      $300,000 or more..............................................          3
      Median (dollars)..............................................     46,500
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................        435
      Less than $250................................................        245
      $250 to $499..................................................        178
      $500 to $749..................................................         12
      $750 to $999..................................................          0
      $1,000 or more................................................          0
      Median (dollars)..............................................        233
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................      3,670
      White.........................................................      3,253
      Black.........................................................         12
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.3
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................         35
         Percent of occupied units..................................        1.0
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................          6
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.2
      Other race....................................................        364
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................      1,212
         Percent of occupied units..................................       33.0