Colorado Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  1,808,037  100.0 1-unit, detached  1,122,331  62.1 1-unit, attached  114,410  6.3 2 units  37,429  2.1 3 or 4 units  68,087  3.8 5 to 9 units  83,043  4.6 10 to 19 units  100,981  5.6 20 or more units  175,968  9.7 Mobile home  102,582  5.7 Boat, RV, van, etc.  3,206  0.2 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  74,802  4.1 1995 to 1998  196,594  10.9 1990 to 1994  128,619  7.1 1980 to 1989  317,848  17.6 1970 to 1979  430,637  23.8 1960 to 1969  215,370  11.9 1940 to 1959  257,585  14.2 1939 or earlier  186,582  10.3 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  40,431  2.2 2 rooms  98,601  5.5 3 rooms  180,370  10.0 4 rooms  275,808  15.3 5 rooms  300,292  16.6 6 rooms  267,246  14.8 7 rooms  224,030  12.4 8 rooms  185,136  10.2 9 or more rooms  236,123  13.1 Median (rooms)  5.5  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  105,926  6.4 1  524,599  31.6 2  671,604  40.5 3 or more  356,109  21.5 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  1,241,383  74.9 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  102,827  6.2 Electricity  267,077  16.1 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  2,494  0.2 Coal or coke  2,092  0.1 Wood  24,090  1.5 Solar energy  2,395  0.1 Other fuel  11,348  0.7 No fuel used  4,532  0.3 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  1,658,238  100.0 1.00 or less  1,582,651  95.4 1.01 to 1.50  40,309  2.4 1.51 or more  35,278  2.1 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  903,259  100.0 Less than $50,000  16,237  1.8 $50,000 to $99,999  103,726  11.5 $100,000 to $149,999  244,227  27.0 $150,000 to $199,999  229,144  25.4 $200,000 to $299,999  191,317  21.2 $300,000 to $499,999  87,958  9.7 $500,000 to $999,999  25,161  2.8 $1,000,000 or more  5,489  0.6 Median (dollars)  166,600  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  291,128  32.2 15 to 19 percent  155,870  17.3 20 to 24 percent  137,521  15.2 25 to 29 percent  100,233  11.1 30 to 34 percent  64,307  7.1 35 percent or more  149,824  16.6 Not computed  4,376  0.5 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  533,663  100.0 Less than $200  22,313  4.2 $200 to $299  15,917  3.0 $300 to $499  87,122  16.3 $500 to $749  187,633  35.2 $750 to $999  114,001  21.4 $1,000 to $1,499  70,682  13.2 $1,500 or more  16,633  3.1 No cash rent  19,362  3.6 Median (dollars)  671  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  1,658,238  100.0 1999 to March 2000  428,338  25.8 1995 to 1998  539,313  32.5 1990 to 1994  270,280  16.3 1980 to 1989  206,190  12.4 1970 to 1979  122,801  7.4 1969 or earlier  91,316  5.5 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  7,243  0.4 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  9,374  0.6 No telephone service  22,877  1.4 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  715,493  79.2 Less than $300  2,808  0.3 $300 to $499  22,729  2.5 $500 to $699  57,516  6.4 $700 to $999  158,261  17.5 $1,000 to $1,499  267,507  29.6 $1,500 to $1,999  127,212  14.1 $2,000 or more  79,460  8.8 Median (dollars)  1,197  (X) Not mortgaged  187,766  20.8 Median (dollars)  277  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  81,124  15.2 15 to 19 percent  78,312  14.7 20 to 24 percent  75,298  14.1 25 to 29 percent  64,338  12.1 30 to 34 percent  44,528  8.3 35 percent or more  162,134  30.4 Not computed  27,929  5.2 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business