Colorado Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

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
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
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)

Occupied Housing Units	1,658,238	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
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

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
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
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

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	7,243	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	9,374	0.6
No telephone service	22,877	1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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

Specified owner-occupied units	903,259	100.0
VALUE
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)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
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

Specified renter-occupied units	533,663	100.0
GROSS RENT
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)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
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

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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