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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data

Housing Statistics

Iowa

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,232,511	100.0
1-unit, detached	911,987	74.0
1-unit, attached	28,118	2.3
2 units	39,388	3.2
3 or 4 units	47,698	3.9
5 to 9 units	45,113	3.7
10 to 19 units	38,393	3.1
20 or more units	56,352	4.6
Mobile home	64,719	5.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.	743	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	23,287	1.9
1995 to 1998	66,227	5.4
1990 to 1994	61,890	5.0
1980 to 1989	99,157	8.0
1970 to 1979	206,519	16.8
1960 to 1969	146,038	11.8
1940 to 1959	240,239	19.5
1939 or earlier	389,154	31.6

ROOMS
1 room	11,525	0.9
2 rooms	35,841	2.9
3 rooms	88,256	7.2
4 rooms	189,216	15.4
5 rooms	252,974	20.5
6 rooms	225,522	18.3
7 rooms	172,112	14.0
8 rooms	130,000	10.5
9 or more rooms	127,065	10.3
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,149,276	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	205,894	17.9
1995 to 1998	301,998	26.3
1990 to 1994	187,571	16.3
1980 to 1989	179,418	15.6
1970 to 1979	132,962	11.6
1969 or earlier	141,433	12.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	73,684	6.4
1	350,894	30.5
2	464,402	40.4
3 or more	260,296	22.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	773,247	67.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	180,140	15.7
Electricity	147,318	12.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	25,860	2.3
Coal or coke	70	0.0
Wood	13,243	1.2
Solar energy	238	0.0
Other fuel	6,002	0.5
No fuel used	3,158	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	4,832	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,882	0.5
No telephone service	19,737	1.7

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,149,276	100.0
1.00 or less	1,126,778	98.0
1.01 to 1.50	14,866	1.3
1.51 or more	7,632	0.7

Specified owner-occupied units	665,442	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	135,833	20.4
$50,000 to $99,999	301,591	45.3
$100,000 to $149,999	134,212	20.2
$150,000 to $199,999	53,228	8.0
$200,000 to $299,999	29,483	4.4
$300,000 to $499,999	8,938	1.3
$500,000 to $999,999	1,743	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	414	0.1
Median (dollars)	82,500	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	417,849	62.8
Less than $300	4,155	0.6
$300 to $499	47,967	7.2
$500 to $699	95,068	14.3
$700 to $999	129,665	19.5
$1,000 to $1,499	98,007	14.7
$1,500 to $1,999	28,357	4.3
$2,000 or more	14,630	2.2
Median (dollars)	829	(X)
Not mortgaged	247,593	37.2
Median (dollars)	268	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	300,944	45.2
15 to 19 percent	127,548	19.2
20 to 24 percent	88,373	13.3
25 to 29 percent	51,298	7.7
30 to 34 percent	29,578	4.4
35 percent or more	64,152	9.6
Not computed	3,549	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	301,589	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	21,701	7.2
$200 to $299	29,825	9.9
$300 to $499	107,981	35.8
$500 to $749	94,106	31.2
$750 to $999	21,391	7.1
$1,000 to $1,499	6,195	2.1
$1,500 or more	1,616	0.5
No cash rent	18,774	6.2
Median (dollars)	470	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	67,560	22.4
15 to 19 percent	46,238	15.3
20 to 24 percent	38,805	12.9
25 to 29 percent	30,560	10.1
30 to 34 percent	20,172	6.7
35 percent or more	74,644	24.8
Not computed	23,610	7.8

(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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