Identification Information

Title Otero County Blocks, Housing Occupancy Status (2010)

Date 2012-04-17

Date Type Publication

Cited Responsible Party

Organization Name U.S. Census Bureau

Role identify

Presentation Form

Abstract The once-a-decade decennial census was conducted in April 2010 by the U.S. Census Bureau. This count of every resident in the United States was mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and all households in the U.S. and individuals living in group quarters were required by law to respond to the 2010 Census questionnaire. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities. The questionnaire consisted of a limited number of questions but allowed for the collection of information on the number of people in the household and their relationship to the householder, an individual's age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, the number of housing units and whether those units are owner- or renter-occupied, or vacant. Results for sub-state geographic areas in New Mexico were released in a series of data products. The first wave of results was released on March 15, 2011, through the Redistricting Data (PL94-171) Summary File. This batch of data covers the state, counties, places (both incorporated and unincorporated communities), tribal lands, school districts, neighborhoods (census tracts and block groups), individual census blocks, and other areas. The Redistricting products provide counts by race and Hispanic ethnicity for the total population and the population 18 years and over, and housing unit counts by occupancy status. The 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File can be used to redraw federal, state and local legislative districts under Public Law 94-171. This is an important purpose of the file and, indeed, state officials use the Redistricting Data to realign congressional and state legislative districts in their states, taking into account population shifts since the 2000 Census. More detailed population and housing characteristics were released in the summer of 2011. The data in this particular RGIS Clearinghouse table are for each block in Otero County and the county as a whole. The data table provides total counts of housing units, ocupied housing units and vacant housing units. This file, along with file-specific descriptions (in Word and text formats) are available in a single zip file.

Purpose To provide data for total, occupied and vacant housing units that may be useful in various planning and academic applications.

Supplemental Information This particular table provides data for Otero County as whole and all census blocks within Otero County. The table is labeled DC10_00193 and provides counts of total housing units, total occupied housing units and total vacant housing units.

Data Set Credit Census Bureau

Status Complete

Point of Contact

Individual Name

Organization Name University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

Position Name Economist or Head of Information Services

Role Point of contact

Voice 505-277-8300 or 505-277-3038

Facsimile 505-277-2773

Address

Delivery Point MSC06 3510, 1 University of New Mexico
Delivery Point 303 Girard Blvd. NE, Suite 116
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address kshore@unm.edu or kargacin@unm.edu

Maintenance and Update Frequency Once every 10 Years

Descriptive Keywords Decennial Census, 2010 Census, Housing Units, Occupancy, Vacancy

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Language English

Topic Category society

Extent

Geographic Bounding Box

West Bound -106.377628
East Bound -104.847563
North Bound 33.390815
South Bound 32.000278

Temporal Extent

Beginning Position 2010-04-01
Ending Position 2010-04-01

Data Quality Information

Logical Consistency Report Unknown

Completeness Report These tables are complete. Data were processed for the county as a whole and all blocks within the county.

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Process Step

Process Description The BBER downloads data from the Census Bureau's web site and formats the information into Excel and CSV files. Data are formatted to meet FGDC compliant standards and checked for accuracy.

Process Date 2011-10-06

Process Time

Process Contact

Individual Name

Organization Name University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)

Position Name Economist or Head of Information Services

Role Point of contact

Voice 505-277-8300 or 505-277-3038

Facsimile 505-277-2773

Address

Delivery Point MSC06 3510, 1 University of New Mexico
Delivery Point 303 Girard Blvd. NE, Suite 116
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address kshore@unm.edu or kargacin@unm.edu

Otero County Blocks, Housing Occupancy Status (2010)

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