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Alamosa, Colorado Housing Profile

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 Alamosa, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityAlamosa
Total population7,960 281,421,906
Male3,801138,053,563
Female4,159143,368,343
Median age (years)27.735.3
Total households2,974105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)25,45341,994

Alamosa, Colorado Housing

Present the housing data and statistics of Alamosa, Colorado. The Take into account household information always at your fingertips at Fizber. Gross rent in Alamosa, Colorado that is between $750 and $999 averages to seventy-five which is five point two percent, that makes Alamosa, Colorado and affordable place to live in.

 Alamosa, Colorado %, Alamosa, Colorado United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households2,974  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,771 59.55%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years953 32.04%32.79%
- Married-couple family1,204 40.48%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years570 19.17%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present435 14.63%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years306 10.29%7.17%
Nonfamily households1,203 40.45%31.94%
- Householder living alone1,001 33.66%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over327 11.0%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years1,036 34.84%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over601 20.21%23.39%
 
Average household size2.36  2.59
Average family size3.04  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units3,215  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units2,974 93.73%91.01%
- Vacant housing units241 7.6%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use11 0.34%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)8.5  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units2,974  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units1,560 49.16%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units1,414 44.56%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.57  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.12  2.40
 
Total housing units3,173  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached1,969 62.05%60.28%
1-unit, attached97 3.06%5.56%
2 units192 6.05%4.31%
3 or 4 units291 9.17%4.74%
5 to 9 units130 4.1%4.67%
10 to 19 units162 5.11%4.0%
20 or more units111 3.5%8.63%
Mobile home221 6.97%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200050 1.58%2.38%
1995 to 1998203 6.4%7.32%
1990 to 1994231 7.28%7.31%
1980 to 1989253 7.97%15.81%
1970 to 1979567 17.87%18.5%
1960 to 1969531 16.73%13.73%
1940 to 1959717 22.6%19.97%
1939 or earlier621 19.57%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room112 3.53%2.2%
2 rooms161 5.07%4.81%
3 rooms385 12.13%9.84%
4 rooms632 19.92%15.97%
5 rooms918 28.93%20.89%
6 rooms486 15.32%18.45%
7 rooms306 9.64%12.06%
8 rooms114 3.59%8.06%
9 or more rooms59 1.86%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.8  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units2,942  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000887 29.83%19.95%
1995 to 1998830 27.91%28.9%
1990 to 1994390 13.11%16.07%
1980 to 1989352 11.84%15.58%
1970 to 1979217 7.3%9.86%
1969 or earlier266 8.94%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None364 12.37%10.3%
11,169 39.73%34.25%
2939 31.92%38.36%
3 or more470 15.98%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas2,270 77.16%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas44 1.5%6.52%
Electricity525 17.85%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.6 0.2%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood67 2.28%1.68%
Solar energy8 0.27%0.04%
Other fuel15 0.51%0.39%
No fuel used7 0.24%0.69%
 
 Alamosa, Colorado %, Alamosa, Colorado United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities0  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities15  715,535
No telephone service119  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units2,942  105,480,101
1.00 or less2,759 93.78%94.26%
1.01 to 1.50126 4.28%3.02%
1.51 or more57 1.94%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units1,299  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,000224 17.24%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999630 48.5%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999297 22.86%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99976 5.85%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,99946 3.54%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,99921 1.62%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9995 0.38%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)83,100  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage919 70.75%70.03%
- Less than $30015 1.15%0.46%
- $300 to $499118 9.08%3.89%
- $500 to $699279 21.48%8.95%
- $700 to $999282 21.71%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499153 11.78%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99946 3.54%10.06%
- $2,000 or more26 2.0%8.09%
- Median (dollars)743  1,088
Not mortgaged380 29.25%29.97%
- Median (dollars)203  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent522 40.18%36.52%
15 to 19 percent251 19.32%17.5%
20 to 24 percent133 10.24%13.92%
25 to 29 percent99 7.62%9.44%
30 to 34 percent76 5.85%6.02%
35 percent or more187 14.4%15.79%
Not computed31 2.39%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units1,441  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $200213 14.78%5.24%
$200 to $299156 10.83%5.17%
$300 to $499572 39.69%21.99%
$500 to $749328 22.76%33.69%
$750 to $99975 5.2%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4990  8.68%
$1,500 or more15 1.04%2.91%
No cash rent82 5.69%5.15%
Median (dollars)395  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent200 13.88%18.1%
15 to 19 percent167 11.59%14.31%
20 to 24 percent183 12.7%12.78%
25 to 29 percent210 14.57%10.42%
30 to 34 percent119 8.26%7.34%
35 percent or more460 31.92%29.5%
Not computed102 7.08%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.