Ames, IA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901855, place: Ames city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 18,709

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 8,050 (43.03%)
1-unit, attached: 1,214 (6.49%)
2 units: 1,180 (6.31%)
3 or 4 units: 1,358 (7.26%)
5 to 9 units: 1,613 (8.62%)
10 to 19 units: 1,835 (9.81%)
20 or more units: 2,642 (14.12%)
Mobile home.: 817 (4.37%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 760 (4.06%)
1995 to 1998: 1,968 (10.52%)
1990 to 1994: 1,503 (8.03%)
1980 to 1989: 2,148 (11.48%)
1970 to 1979: 4,059 (21.7%)
1960 to 1969: 3,001 (16.04%)
1940 to 1959: 2,981 (15.93%)
1939 or earlier: 2,289 (12.23%)

ROOMS
1 room: 631 (3.37%)
2 rooms: 1,301 (6.95%)
3 rooms: 2,420 (12.93%)
4 rooms: 3,917 (20.94%)
5 rooms: 2,676 (14.3%)
6 rooms: 2,448 (13.08%)
7 rooms: 1,924 (10.28%)
8 rooms: 1,534 (8.2%)
9 or more rooms: 1,858 (9.93%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 18,045

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 7,032 (38.97%)
1995 to 1998: 5,332 (29.55%)
1990 to 1994: 2,096 (11.62%)
1980 to 1989: 1,487 (8.24%)
1970 to 1979: 1,190 (6.59%)
1969 or earlier: 908 (5.03%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,005 (5.57%)
1: 6,584 (36.49%)
2: 7,455 (41.31%)
3 or more: 3,001 (16.63%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 14,950 (82.85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 206 (1.14%)
Electricity: 2,754 (15.26%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.07%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 13 (0.07%)
Solar energy: 8 (0.04%)
Other fuel: 53 (0.29%)
No fuel used: 49 (0.27%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 40 (0.22%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 69 (0.38%)
No telephone service: 143 (0.79%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 18,045 (100%)
1.00 or less: 17,633 (97.72%)
1.01 to 1.50: 217 (1.2%)
1.51 or more: 195 (1.08%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,147

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 82 (1.15%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,706 (23.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,813 (39.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,422 (19.9%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 915 (12.8%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 183 (2.56%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 26 (0.36%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $130,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,078 (71.05%)
--Less than $300: 6 (0.08%)
--$300 to $499: 118 (1.65%)
--$500 to $699: 556 (7.78%)
--$700 to $999: 1,420 (19.87%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,932 (27.03%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 756 (10.58%)
--$2,000 or more: 290 (4.06%)
--Median (dollars): $1,089
Not mortgaged: 2,069 (28.95%)
--Median (dollars): $333

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,925 (40.93%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,430 (20.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,097 (15.35%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 724 (10.13%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 322 (4.51%)
35.0 percent or more: 639 (8.94%)
Not computed: 10 (0.14%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,707

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 253 (2.61%)
$200 to $299: 321 (3.31%)
$300 to $499: 2,426 (24.99%)
$500 to $749: 4,370 (45.02%)
$750 to $999: 1,648 (16.98%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 464 (4.78%)
$1,500 or more: 39 (0.4%)
No cash rent: 186 (1.92%)
Median (dollars): $600

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,175 (12.1%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,242 (12.79%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,006 (10.36%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,033 (10.64%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 778 (8.01%)
35.0 percent or more: 4,017 (41.38%)
Not computed: 456 (4.7%)

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