Blairstown, IA

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General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1906805, place: Blairstown city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 310

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 256 (82.58%)
1-unit, attached: 3 (0.97%)
2 units: 11 (3.55%)
3 or 4 units: 24 (7.74%)
5 to 9 units: 8 (2.58%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 8 (2.58%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 7 (2.26%)
1995 to 1998: 21 (6.77%)
1990 to 1994: 12 (3.87%)
1980 to 1989: 18 (5.81%)
1970 to 1979: 64 (20.65%)
1960 to 1969: 16 (5.16%)
1940 to 1959: 39 (12.58%)
1939 or earlier: 133 (42.9%)

ROOMS
1 room: 6 (1.94%)
2 rooms: 8 (2.58%)
3 rooms: 24 (7.74%)
4 rooms: 33 (10.65%)
5 rooms: 55 (17.74%)
6 rooms: 57 (18.39%)
7 rooms: 57 (18.39%)
8 rooms: 38 (12.26%)
9 or more rooms: 32 (10.32%)
Median (rooms): 6

Occupied housing units: 290

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 30 (10.34%)
1995 to 1998: 73 (25.17%)
1990 to 1994: 49 (16.9%)
1980 to 1989: 49 (16.9%)
1970 to 1979: 59 (20.34%)
1969 or earlier: 30 (10.34%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 18 (6.21%)
1: 74 (25.52%)
2: 101 (34.83%)
3 or more: 97 (33.45%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 158 (54.48%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 13 (4.48%)
Electricity: 57 (19.66%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 57 (19.66%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 5 (1.72%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 1 (0.34%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 290 (100%)
1.00 or less: 282 (97.24%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2 (0.69%)
1.51 or more: 6 (2.07%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 200

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 19 (9.5%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 116 (58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 58 (29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (3.5%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $84,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 103 (51.5%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 1 (0.5%)
--$500 to $699: 17 (8.5%)
--$700 to $999: 51 (25.5%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 27 (13.5%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 4 (2%)
--$2,000 or more: 3 (1.5%)
--Median (dollars): $889
Not mortgaged: 97 (48.5%)
--Median (dollars): $285

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 80 (40%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 27 (13.5%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 31 (15.5%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 9 (4.5%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 28 (14%)
35.0 percent or more: 21 (10.5%)
Not computed: 4 (2%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 76

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 0 (0%)
$200 to $299: 3 (3.95%)
$300 to $499: 49 (64.47%)
$500 to $749: 12 (15.79%)
$750 to $999: 4 (5.26%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 8 (10.53%)
Median (dollars): $426

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 24 (31.58%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 13 (17.11%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3 (3.95%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3 (3.95%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (10.53%)
35.0 percent or more: 17 (22.37%)
Not computed: 8 (10.53%)

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