1990 Census Profile 5 for Rock Springs


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Rock Springs city

      Total housing units...........................................      8,033
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................         21
1985 to 1988........................................................        380
1980 to 1984........................................................      1,367
1970 to 1979........................................................      2,659
1960 to 1969........................................................        660
1950 to 1959........................................................        533
1940 to 1949........................................................        670
1939 or earlier.....................................................      1,743
 
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................         23
1 bedroom...........................................................      1,003
2 bedrooms..........................................................      2,673
3 bedrooms..........................................................      2,869
4 bedrooms..........................................................      1,241
5 or more bedrooms..................................................        224
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................         65
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................         96
Condominium housing units...........................................         28
 
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................      8,001
Individual drilled well.............................................         32
Individual dug well.................................................          0
Some other source...................................................          0
 
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................      8,019
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................         14
Other means.........................................................          0
 
      Occupied housing units........................................      7,098
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................      6,474
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................         52
Electricity.........................................................        390
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................          8
Coal or coke........................................................          0
Wood................................................................         67
Solar energy........................................................          0
Other fuel..........................................................         41
No fuel used........................................................         66


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Rock Springs city

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................      1,729
1985 to 1988........................................................      1,924
1980 to 1984........................................................      1,138
1970 to 1979........................................................      1,080
1960 to 1969........................................................        561
1959 or earlier.....................................................        666
 
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................        249
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
  Occupied housing units............................................      7,098
None................................................................        351
1...................................................................      2,009
2...................................................................      2,798
3 or more...........................................................      1,940
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,573
  With a mortgage...................................................      2,279
    Less than $300..................................................         58
    $300 to $499....................................................        305
    $500 to $699....................................................        589
    $700 to $999....................................................      1,041
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................        251
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................         29
    $2,000 or more..................................................          6
    Median (dollars)................................................        757
  Not mortgaged.....................................................      1,294
    Less than $100..................................................         25
    $100 to $199....................................................        899
    $200 to $299....................................................        319
    $300 to $399....................................................         43
    $400 or more....................................................          8
    Median (dollars)................................................        174
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD  INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................      3,573
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      2,439
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        534
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        200
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        164
  35 percent or more................................................        221
  Not computed......................................................         15


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 3
   040 Wyoming                       
   160    Rock Springs city
 
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,343
  Less than $200....................................................        328
  $200 to $299......................................................        550
  $300 to $499......................................................      1,102
  $500 to $749......................................................        263
  $750 to $999......................................................         20
  $1,000 or more....................................................          0
  No cash rent......................................................         80
  Median (dollars)..................................................        348
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................      2,343
  Less than 20 percent..............................................      1,179
  20 to 24 percent..................................................        225
  25 to 29 percent..................................................        201
  30 to 34 percent..................................................        133
  35 percent or more................................................        501
  Not computed......................................................        104
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census


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