New Mexico Housing Characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE NUMBER % Total housing units  780,579  100.0 1-unit, detached  475,829  61.0 1-unit, attached  35,454  4.5 2 units  15,300  2.0 3 or 4 units  27,436  3.5 5 to 9 units  19,282  2.5 10 to 19 units  17,738  2.3 20 or more units  40,014  5.1 Mobile home  145,087  18.6 Boat, RV, van, etc.  4,439  0.6 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT NUMBER % 1999 to March 2000  23,200  3.0 1995 to 1998  85,761  11.0 1990 to 1994  69,854  8.9 1980 to 1989  155,971  20.0 1970 to 1979  165,774  21.2 1960 to 1969  99,146  12.7 1940 to 1959  134,848  17.3 1939 or earlier  46,025  5.9 ROOMS NUMBER % 1 room  23,356  3.0 2 rooms  43,715  5.6 3 rooms  84,696  10.9 4 rooms  138,608  17.8 5 rooms  186,371  23.9 6 rooms  143,711  18.4 7 rooms  85,428  10.9 8 rooms  43,695  5.6 9 or more rooms  30,999  4.0 Median (rooms)  5.0  (X) VEHICLES AVAILABLE NUMBER % None  45,686  6.7 1  237,489  35.0 2  259,133  38.2 3 or more  135,663  20.0 HOUSE HEATING FUEL NUMBER % Utility gas  458,661  67.7 Bottled, tank, or LP gas  98,440  14.5 Electricity  78,671  11.6 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.  1,095  0.2 Coal or coke  628  0.1 Wood  34,666  5.1 Solar energy  2,505  0.4 Other fuel  2,350  0.3 No fuel used  955  0.1 OCCUPANTS PER ROOM NUMBER % Occupied housing units  677,971  100.0 1.00 or less  627,433  92.5 1.01 to 1.50  28,515  4.2 1.51 or more  22,023  3.2 VALUE NUMBER % Specified owner-occupied units  339,888  100.0 Less than $50,000  44,476  13.1 $50,000 to $99,999  109,097  32.1 $100,000 to $149,999  91,528  26.9 $150,000 to $199,999  45,314  13.3 $200,000 to $299,999  31,123  9.2 $300,000 to $499,999  13,460  4.0 $500,000 to $999,999  3,870  1.1 $1,000,000 or more  1,020  0.3 Median (dollars)  108,100  (X) SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  137,135  40.3 15 to 19 percent  52,636  15.5 20 to 24 percent  42,044  12.4 25 to 29 percent  29,773  8.8 30 to 34 percent  19,918  5.9 35 percent or more  54,226  16.0 Not computed  4,156  1.2 GROSS RENT NUMBER % Specified renter-occupied units  200,908  100.0 Less than $200  13,066  6.5 $200 to $299  13,901  6.9 $300 to $499  62,912  31.3 $500 to $749  58,152  28.9 $750 to $999  21,749  10.8 $1,000 to $1,499  9,165  4.6 $1,500 or more  2,505  1.2 No cash rent  19,458  9.7 Median (dollars)  503  (X) YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT NUMBER % Occupied Housing Units  677,971  100.0 1999 to March 2000  149,907  22.1 1995 to 1998  195,934  28.9 1990 to 1994  111,269  16.4 1980 to 1989  102,913  15.2 1970 to 1979  63,039  9.3 1969 or earlier  54,909  8.1 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS NUMBER % Lacking complete plumbing facilities  11,905  1.8 Lacking complete kitchen facilities  10,884  1.6 No telephone service  38,963  5.7 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS NUMBER % With a mortgage  216,082  63.6 Less than $300  2,975  0.9 $300 to $499  18,719  5.5 $500 to $699  35,745  10.5 $700 to $999  65,414  19.2 $1,000 to $1,499  61,157  18.0 $1,500 to $1,999  20,868  6.1 $2,000 or more  11,204  3.3 Median (dollars)  929  (X) Not mortgaged  123,806  36.4 Median (dollars)  228  (X) GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Less than 15 percent  33,320  16.6 15 to 19 percent  26,184  13.0 20 to 24 percent  22,940  11.4 25 to 29 percent  19,508  9.7 30 to 34 percent  14,251  7.1 35 percent or more  61,331  30.5 Not computed  23,374  11.6 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 Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.