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Data Report 2

Selected Housing Characteristics , 1990-2000

High Country
 
1990
2000
Change
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS
84,861 101,655 19.8%
Units in Structure      
1-unit detached 59,854 69,770 9,916
1-unit attached 992 1,381 389
2 or more units 8,426 10,510 2,084
Mobile home, trailer, or other 15,589 19,994 4,405
       
Year Structure Built      
1979 or earlier 63,151 58,299 -4,852
1980 or later 21,708 43,356 21,648
       
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 66,879 78,749 11,870
Year Householder Moved into Unit      
1979 or earlier 31,770 21,733 -10,037
1980 or later 35,109 57,016 21,907
       
Selected Characteristics      
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2,391 467 -1,924
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 1,281 290 -991
No telephone service 5,012 2,637 -2,375
Vehicles available      
None 6,398 6,331 -67
One 18,381 22,326 3,945
Two 25,268 30,216 4,948
Three or more 16,832 19,876 3,044
       
House Heating Fuel      
Utility gas 139 437 298
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 3,037 10,595 7,558
Electricity 17,402 23,872 6,470
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 30,797 37,865 7,068
Coal or coke 327 69 -258
Wood 14,858 5,456 -9,402
Solar energy 153 65 -88
Other fuel 142 238 96
No fuel used 24 152 128
       
OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 51,672 59,785 8,113
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.54 2.39 -0.15
Homeowner vacancy rate (7 county average) 2.0% 1.7% -0.3%
Value      
Specified owner-occupied housing units 30,047 36,564 6,517
Less than $50,000 12,485 4,255 -8,230
$50,000 to $99,999 13,649 15,450 1,801
$100,000 to $199,999 3,423 12,905 9,482
$200,000 or more 490 3,954 3,464
Median (dollars) 55,286 95,657 73.0%
Mortgage Status & Selected Monthly Owner Costs      
With a mortgage 14,648 19,275 4,627
Less than $300 1,642 311 -1,331
$300 to $499 5,089 2,550 -2,539
$500 to $699 3,942 4,755 813
$700 to $999 2,772 5,867 3,095
$1,000 or more 1,203 5,792 4,589
Median (dollars) (7 county average) 510 771 51.1%
Not mortgaged 15,786 17,289 1503
Median (dollars) (7 county average) 147 205 39.4%
       
RENTER OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 15,207 18,964 3,757
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.28 2.21 -0.07
Rental vacancy rate (7 county average) 9.9% 8.4% -1.5%
Gross Rent      
Specified renter-occupied housing units 13,811 17,928 4117
Less than $200 1,726 1,263 -463
$200 to $499 8,624 8,205 -419
$500 to $749 1,228 4,285 3057
$750 to $999 99 965 866
$1,000 or more 19 483 464
No cash rent 2,115 2,727 612
Median (dollars) (7 county average) 292 412 40.8%
Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income      
Less than 20 percent 28.6% 31.6%  
20 to 34 percent 21.7% 23.6%  
35 percent or more 33.1% 27.2%  
Not computed 16.6% 17.7%  
       
VACANT HOUSING UNITS 17,982 22,906 4,924
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11,105 15,391 4,286
% Vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use 61.8% 67.2%  
       

Source:
1990---Total Housing Units, Units in Structure, Owner Occupied Housing Units, Value-Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units, Renter Occupied Housing Units, Vacant Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1: General Population and Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
1990---Year Structure Built, Year Householder Moved into Unit, Selected Characteristics, House Heating Fuel, Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs, Gross Rent-Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units, Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income---directly or derived from DP5:Housing Characteristics:1990 CENSUS
2000---Total Housing Units, Owner Occupied Housing Units, Vacant Housing Units---directly or derived from DP1: General Demographic Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
2000---All other data categories---directly or derived from DP-4. Selected Housing Characteristics:2000 CENSUS
Compiled by High Country Council of Governments September 2003

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