Altoona, IA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901630, place: Altoona city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 3,949

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,490 (63.05%)
1-unit, attached: 252 (6.38%)
2 units: 105 (2.66%)
3 or 4 units: 81 (2.05%)
5 to 9 units: 98 (2.48%)
10 to 19 units: 191 (4.84%)
20 or more units: 628 (15.9%)
Mobile home.: 104 (2.63%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 150 (3.8%)
1995 to 1998: 815 (20.64%)
1990 to 1994: 405 (10.26%)
1980 to 1989: 536 (13.57%)
1970 to 1979: 1,174 (29.73%)
1960 to 1969: 449 (11.37%)
1940 to 1959: 300 (7.6%)
1939 or earlier: 120 (3.04%)

ROOMS
1 room: 49 (1.24%)
2 rooms: 83 (2.1%)
3 rooms: 305 (7.72%)
4 rooms: 588 (14.89%)
5 rooms: 858 (21.73%)
6 rooms: 714 (18.08%)
7 rooms: 686 (17.37%)
8 rooms: 408 (10.33%)
9 or more rooms: 258 (6.53%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 3,837

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 880 (22.93%)
1995 to 1998: 1,373 (35.78%)
1990 to 1994: 692 (18.03%)
1980 to 1989: 457 (11.91%)
1970 to 1979: 264 (6.88%)
1969 or earlier: 171 (4.46%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 126 (3.28%)
1: 1,226 (31.95%)
2: 1,735 (45.22%)
3 or more: 750 (19.55%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,734 (71.25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 17 (0.44%)
Electricity: 948 (24.71%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 85 (2.22%)
No fuel used: 53 (1.38%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 0 (0%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,837 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,746 (97.63%)
1.01 to 1.50: 62 (1.62%)
1.51 or more: 29 (0.76%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,518

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 45 (1.79%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 793 (31.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,078 (42.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 445 (17.67%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 141 (5.6%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 8 (0.32%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 8 (0.32%)
Median (dollars): $115,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,119 (84.15%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 83 (3.3%)
--$500 to $699: 187 (7.43%)
--$700 to $999: 583 (23.15%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 983 (39.04%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 268 (10.64%)
--$2,000 or more: 15 (0.6%)
--Median (dollars): $1,087
Not mortgaged: 399 (15.85%)
--Median (dollars): $357

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 699 (27.76%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 669 (26.57%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 515 (20.45%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 269 (10.68%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 145 (5.76%)
35.0 percent or more: 221 (8.78%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,113

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 32 (2.88%)
$200 to $299: 82 (7.37%)
$300 to $499: 339 (30.46%)
$500 to $749: 567 (50.94%)
$750 to $999: 56 (5.03%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 17 (1.53%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 20 (1.8%)
Median (dollars): $559

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 196 (17.61%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 181 (16.26%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 140 (12.58%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 145 (13.03%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 89 (8%)
35.0 percent or more: 342 (30.73%)
Not computed: 20 (1.8%)

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