Alta, IA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901495, place: Alta city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 791

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 606 (76.61%)
1-unit, attached: 3 (0.38%)
2 units: 52 (6.57%)
3 or 4 units: 40 (5.06%)
5 to 9 units: 22 (2.78%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 68 (8.6%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 5 (0.63%)
1995 to 1998: 26 (3.29%)
1990 to 1994: 19 (2.4%)
1980 to 1989: 42 (5.31%)
1970 to 1979: 119 (15.04%)
1960 to 1969: 117 (14.79%)
1940 to 1959: 170 (21.49%)
1939 or earlier: 293 (37.04%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2 (0.25%)
2 rooms: 19 (2.4%)
3 rooms: 49 (6.19%)
4 rooms: 113 (14.29%)
5 rooms: 132 (16.69%)
6 rooms: 187 (23.64%)
7 rooms: 126 (15.93%)
8 rooms: 70 (8.85%)
9 or more rooms: 93 (11.76%)
Median (rooms): 5.9

Occupied housing units: 722

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 143 (19.81%)
1995 to 1998: 181 (25.07%)
1990 to 1994: 93 (12.88%)
1980 to 1989: 122 (16.9%)
1970 to 1979: 106 (14.68%)
1969 or earlier: 77 (10.66%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 38 (5.26%)
1: 266 (36.84%)
2: 315 (43.63%)
3 or more: 103 (14.27%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 614 (85.04%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 8 (1.11%)
Electricity: 93 (12.88%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 2 (0.28%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 5 (0.69%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.83%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2 (0.28%)
No telephone service: 15 (2.08%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 722 (100%)
1.00 or less: 699 (96.81%)
1.01 to 1.50: 13 (1.8%)
1.51 or more: 10 (1.39%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 463

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 113 (24.41%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 272 (58.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 55 (11.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (3.24%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 6 (1.3%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2 (0.43%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $69,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 276 (59.61%)
--Less than $300: 2 (0.43%)
--$300 to $499: 62 (13.39%)
--$500 to $699: 90 (19.44%)
--$700 to $999: 77 (16.63%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 32 (6.91%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 13 (2.81%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $657
Not mortgaged: 187 (40.39%)
--Median (dollars): $223

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 241 (52.05%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 72 (15.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 62 (13.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 48 (10.37%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 12 (2.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 27 (5.83%)
Not computed: 1 (0.22%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 195

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 6 (3.08%)
$200 to $299: 23 (11.79%)
$300 to $499: 102 (52.31%)
$500 to $749: 43 (22.05%)
$750 to $999: 2 (1.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 19 (9.74%)
Median (dollars): $431

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 24 (12.31%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 29 (14.87%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 26 (13.33%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 25 (12.82%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 13 (6.67%)
35.0 percent or more: 57 (29.23%)
Not computed: 21 (10.77%)

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