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050 Lea County
Total housing units........................................... 23,333
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 228
1985 to 1988........................................................ 804
1980 to 1984........................................................ 3,908
1970 to 1979........................................................ 4,515
1960 to 1969........................................................ 4,573
1950 to 1959........................................................ 6,477
1940 to 1949........................................................ 1,889
1939 or earlier..................................................... 939
BEDROOMS
No bedroom.......................................................... 413
1 bedroom........................................................... 2,275
2 bedrooms.......................................................... 7,363
3 bedrooms.......................................................... 11,349
4 bedrooms.......................................................... 1,764
5 or more bedrooms.................................................. 169
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................ 211
Lacking complete kitchen facilities................................. 399
Condominium housing units........................................... 138
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company.................................... 18,870
Individual drilled well............................................. 4,288
Individual dug well................................................. 160
Some other source................................................... 15
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................ 18,384
Septic tank or cesspool............................................. 4,818
Other means......................................................... 131
Occupied housing units........................................ 19,306
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas......................................................... 14,571
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................ 1,801
Electricity......................................................... 2,789
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc............................................. 10
Coal or coke........................................................ 0
Wood................................................................ 74
Solar energy........................................................ 14
Other fuel.......................................................... 16
No fuel used........................................................ 31
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YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 4,702
1985 to 1988........................................................ 4,665
1980 to 1984........................................................ 3,175
1970 to 1979........................................................ 3,338
1960 to 1969........................................................ 2,062
1959 or earlier..................................................... 1,364
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................ 2,895
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................ 19,306
None................................................................ 1,253
1................................................................... 6,834
2................................................................... 7,456
3 or more........................................................... 3,763
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 10,394
With a mortgage................................................... 6,405
Less than $300.................................................. 1,310
$300 to $499.................................................... 2,066
$500 to $699.................................................... 1,491
$700 to $999.................................................... 1,108
$1,000 to $1,499................................................ 378
$1,500 to $1,999................................................ 27
$2,000 or more.................................................. 25
Median (dollars)................................................ 482
Not mortgaged..................................................... 3,989
Less than $100.................................................. 617
$100 to $199.................................................... 2,625
$200 to $299.................................................... 586
$300 to $399.................................................... 100
$400 or more.................................................... 61
Median (dollars)................................................ 151
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 10,394
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 6,863
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 1,264
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 658
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 348
35 percent or more................................................ 1,153
Not computed...................................................... 108
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050 Lea County
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 5,337
Less than $200.................................................... 870
$200 to $299...................................................... 1,367
$300 to $499...................................................... 2,011
$500 to $749...................................................... 530
$750 to $999...................................................... 51
$1,000 or more.................................................... 5
No cash rent...................................................... 503
Median (dollars).................................................. 312
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 5,337
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 1,709
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 745
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 469
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 363
35 percent or more................................................ 1,465
Not computed...................................................... 586
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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