Des Moines County, IA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	18,643	100.0
1-unit, detached	13,839	74.2
1-unit, attached	189	1.0
2 units	738	4.0
3 or 4 units	1,147	6.2
5 to 9 units	502	2.7
10 to 19 units	321	1.7
20 or more units	602	3.2
Mobile home	1,305	7.0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	252	1.4
1995 to 1998	677	3.6
1990 to 1994	638	3.4
1980 to 1989	911	4.9
1970 to 1979	2,722	14.6
1960 to 1969	2,009	10.8
1940 to 1959	3,719	19.9
1939 or earlier	7,715	41.4

ROOMS
1 room	112	0.6
2 rooms	398	2.1
3 rooms	1,316	7.1
4 rooms	3,263	17.5
5 rooms	4,617	24.8
6 rooms	3,552	19.1
7 rooms	2,526	13.5
8 rooms	1,471	7.9
9 or more rooms	1,388	7.4
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	17,270	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,924	16.9
1995 to 1998	4,340	25.1
1990 to 1994	2,607	15.1
1980 to 1989	2,680	15.5
1970 to 1979	2,122	12.3
1969 or earlier	2,597	15.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,300	7.5
1	5,627	32.6
2	6,707	38.8
3 or more	3,636	21.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	13,182	76.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,967	11.4
Electricity	1,767	10.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	93	0.5
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	187	1.1
Solar energy	9	0.1
Other fuel	19	0.1
No fuel used	46	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	35	0.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	75	0.4
No telephone service	398	2.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	17,270	100.0
1.00 or less	17,000	98.4
1.01 to 1.50	184	1.1
1.51 or more	86	0.5

Specified owner-occupied units	10,545	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,874	27.3
$50,000 to $99,999	5,244	49.7
$100,000 to $149,999	1,496	14.2
$150,000 to $199,999	606	5.7
$200,000 to $299,999	198	1.9
$300,000 to $499,999	112	1.1
$500,000 to $999,999	15	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	70,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,996	56.9
Less than $300	65	0.6
$300 to $499	1,132	10.7
$500 to $699	1,834	17.4
$700 to $999	1,655	15.7
$1,000 to $1,499	977	9.3
$1,500 to $1,999	256	2.4
$2,000 or more	77	0.7
Median (dollars)	696	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,549	43.1
Median (dollars)	266	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,309	50.3
15 to 19 percent	1,836	17.4
20 to 24 percent	1,137	10.8
25 to 29 percent	775	7.3
30 to 34 percent	426	4.0
35 percent or more	1,019	9.7
Not computed	43	0.4

Specified renter-occupied units	4,352	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	513	11.8
$200 to $299	389	8.9
$300 to $499	1,886	43.3
$500 to $749	1,148	26.4
$750 to $999	155	3.6
$1,000 to $1,499	9	0.2
$1,500 or more	6	0.1
No cash rent	246	5.7
Median (dollars)	439	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,027	23.6
15 to 19 percent	643	14.8
20 to 24 percent	568	13.1
25 to 29 percent	471	10.8
30 to 34 percent	376	8.6
35 percent or more	959	22.0
Not computed	308	7.1

(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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