1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 New Mexico
050 Los Alamos County
Total housing units........................................... 7,565
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 31
1985 to 1988........................................................ 446
1980 to 1984........................................................ 590
1970 to 1979........................................................ 1,756
1960 to 1969........................................................ 1,657
1950 to 1959........................................................ 1,653
1940 to 1949........................................................ 1,403
1939 or earlier..................................................... 29
BEDROOMS
No bedroom.......................................................... 431
1 bedroom........................................................... 414
2 bedrooms.......................................................... 1,426
3 bedrooms.......................................................... 3,256
4 bedrooms.......................................................... 1,548
5 or more bedrooms.................................................. 490
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................ 0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities................................. 6
Condominium housing units........................................... 479
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company.................................... 7,548
Individual drilled well............................................. 17
Individual dug well................................................. 0
Some other source................................................... 0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................ 7,375
Septic tank or cesspool............................................. 183
Other means......................................................... 7
Occupied housing units........................................ 7,213
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas......................................................... 6,597
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................ 65
Electricity......................................................... 181
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc............................................. 31
Coal or coke........................................................ 9
Wood................................................................ 196
Solar energy........................................................ 79
Other fuel.......................................................... 55
No fuel used........................................................ 0
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040 New Mexico
050 Los Alamos County
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990.................................................. 1,341
1985 to 1988........................................................ 2,189
1980 to 1984........................................................ 1,020
1970 to 1979........................................................ 1,319
1960 to 1969........................................................ 1,009
1959 or earlier..................................................... 335
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................ 137
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................ 7,213
None................................................................ 230
1................................................................... 1,704
2................................................................... 2,876
3 or more........................................................... 2,403
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 4,434
With a mortgage................................................... 3,348
Less than $300.................................................. 173
$300 to $499.................................................... 377
$500 to $699.................................................... 440
$700 to $999.................................................... 1,059
$1,000 to $1,499................................................ 901
$1,500 to $1,999................................................ 308
$2,000 or more.................................................. 90
Median (dollars)................................................ 914
Not mortgaged..................................................... 1,086
Less than $100.................................................. 13
$100 to $199.................................................... 601
$200 to $299.................................................... 377
$300 to $399.................................................... 74
$400 or more.................................................... 21
Median (dollars)................................................ 192
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units.............................. 4,434
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 2,963
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 612
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 359
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 199
35 percent or more................................................ 283
Not computed...................................................... 18
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040 New Mexico
050 Los Alamos County
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 1,839
Less than $200.................................................... 7
$200 to $299...................................................... 314
$300 to $499...................................................... 715
$500 to $749...................................................... 535
$750 to $999...................................................... 172
$1,000 or more.................................................... 51
No cash rent...................................................... 45
Median (dollars).................................................. 467
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units............................. 1,839
Less than 20 percent.............................................. 989
20 to 24 percent.................................................. 193
25 to 29 percent.................................................. 176
30 to 34 percent.................................................. 147
35 percent or more................................................ 289
Not computed...................................................... 45
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
University of New Mexico
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
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