General Characteristics - Housing: 35059 - Union County

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

      Total housing units...........................................      2,299
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units...........................................      1,615
      Owner occupied................................................      1,169
         Percent owner occupied.....................................       72.4
      Renter occupied...............................................        446
   Vacant housing units.............................................        684
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.................         65
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)..................................        4.2
  Rental vacancy rate (percent).....................................       18.2
   Persons per owner-occupied unit..................................       2.47
   Persons per renter-occupied unit.................................       2.65
   Units with over 1 person per room................................         51
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached.................................................      1,870
   1-unit, attached.................................................         19
   2 to 4 units.....................................................         66
   5 to 9 units.....................................................          8
   10 or more units.................................................          1
   Mobile home, trailer, other......................................        335
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units...................................        723
      Less than $50,000.............................................        515
      $50,000 to $99,000............................................        190
      $100,000 to $149,000..........................................         12
      $150,000 to $199,999..........................................          1
      $200,000 to $299,999..........................................          4
      $300,000 or more..............................................          1
      Median (dollars)..............................................     36,200
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent.................        270
      Less than $250................................................        198
      $250 to $499..................................................         70
      $500 to $749..................................................          1
      $750 to $999..................................................          1
      $1,000 or more................................................          0
      Median (dollars)..............................................        197
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units...........................................      1,615
      White.........................................................      1,569
      Black.........................................................          0
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.0
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut.............................          5
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.3
      Asian or Pacific Islander.....................................          1
         Percent of occupied units..................................        0.1
      Other race....................................................         40
      Hispanic origin (of any race).................................        477
         Percent of occupied units..................................       29.5