1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
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050 Eddy County
Total housing units........................................... 20,134
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 97
1985 to 1988........................................................ 1,200
1980 to 1984........................................................ 2,483
1970 to 1979........................................................ 3,988
1960 to 1969........................................................ 3,077
1950 to 1959........................................................ 4,900
1940 to 1949........................................................ 2,763
1939 or earlier..................................................... 1,626
BEDROOMS
No bedroom.......................................................... 194
1 bedroom........................................................... 2,028
2 bedrooms.......................................................... 6,964
3 bedrooms.......................................................... 9,472
4 bedrooms.......................................................... 1,291
5 or more bedrooms.................................................. 185
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................ 113
Lacking complete kitchen facilities................................. 120
Condominium housing units........................................... 162
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company.................................... 18,865
Individual drilled well............................................. 1,166
Individual dug well................................................. 70
Some other source................................................... 33
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................ 15,146
Septic tank or cesspool............................................. 4,923
Other means......................................................... 65
Occupied housing units........................................ 17,472
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas......................................................... 13,713
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................ 1,682
Electricity......................................................... 1,880
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc............................................. 6
Coal or coke........................................................ 0
Wood................................................................ 162
Solar energy........................................................ 16
Other fuel.......................................................... 0
No fuel used........................................................ 13
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050 Eddy County
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 3,615
1985 to 1988........................................................ 4,101
1980 to 1984........................................................ 2,360
1970 to 1979........................................................ 3,735
1960 to 1969........................................................ 1,629
1959 or earlier..................................................... 2,032
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................ 1,812
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................ 17,472
None................................................................ 1,083
1................................................................... 5,664
2................................................................... 7,073
3 or more........................................................... 3,652
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 9,854
With a mortgage................................................... 4,937
Less than $300.................................................. 870
$300 to $499.................................................... 1,839
$500 to $699.................................................... 1,210
$700 to $999.................................................... 712
$1,000 to $1,499................................................ 248
$1,500 to $1,999................................................ 18
$2,000 or more.................................................. 40
Median (dollars)................................................ 474
Not mortgaged..................................................... 4,917
Less than $100.................................................. 773
$100 to $199.................................................... 3,556
$200 to $299.................................................... 458
$300 to $399.................................................... 96
$400 or more.................................................... 34
Median (dollars)................................................ 136
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 9,854
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 6,915
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 980
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 655
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 312
35 percent or more................................................ 820
Not computed...................................................... 172
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050 Eddy County
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 4,531
Less than $200.................................................... 795
$200 to $299...................................................... 1,182
$300 to $499...................................................... 1,734
$500 to $749...................................................... 320
$750 to $999...................................................... 36
$1,000 or more.................................................... 9
No cash rent...................................................... 455
Median (dollars).................................................. 304
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 4,531
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 1,609
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 596
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 406
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 309
35 percent or more................................................ 1,109
Not computed...................................................... 502
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
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University of New Mexico
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