Council Bluffs, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1916860, place: Council Bluffs city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 24,367

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 16,502 (67.72%)
1-unit, attached: 389 (1.6%)
2 units: 972 (3.99%)
3 or 4 units: 806 (3.31%)
5 to 9 units: 1,264 (5.19%)
10 to 19 units: 1,136 (4.66%)
20 or more units: 2,096 (8.6%)
Mobile home.: 1,191 (4.89%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 11 (0.05%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 660 (2.71%)
1995 to 1998: 1,327 (5.45%)
1990 to 1994: 718 (2.95%)
1980 to 1989: 1,731 (7.1%)
1970 to 1979: 3,036 (12.46%)
1960 to 1969: 3,315 (13.6%)
1940 to 1959: 6,097 (25.02%)
1939 or earlier: 7,483 (30.71%)

ROOMS
1 room: 303 (1.24%)
2 rooms: 930 (3.82%)
3 rooms: 2,268 (9.31%)
4 rooms: 4,852 (19.91%)
5 rooms: 6,752 (27.71%)
6 rooms: 4,058 (16.65%)
7 rooms: 2,388 (9.8%)
8 rooms: 1,553 (6.37%)
9 or more rooms: 1,263 (5.18%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 22,900

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 5,044 (22.03%)
1995 to 1998: 6,099 (26.63%)
1990 to 1994: 3,464 (15.13%)
1980 to 1989: 3,405 (14.87%)
1970 to 1979: 2,260 (9.87%)
1969 or earlier: 2,628 (11.48%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,930 (8.43%)
1: 8,251 (36.03%)
2: 9,095 (39.72%)
3 or more: 3,624 (15.83%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 20,386 (89.02%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 293 (1.28%)
Electricity: 2,061 (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 43 (0.19%)
Solar energy: 14 (0.06%)
Other fuel: 61 (0.27%)
No fuel used: 42 (0.18%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 72 (0.31%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 56 (0.24%)
No telephone service: 456 (1.99%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 22,900 (100%)
1.00 or less: 22,127 (96.62%)
1.01 to 1.50: 543 (2.37%)
1.51 or more: 230 (1%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 13,268

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,986 (14.97%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 8,049 (60.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,057 (15.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 675 (5.09%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 366 (2.76%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 112 (0.84%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 16 (0.12%)
$1,000,000 or more: 7 (0.05%)
Median (dollars): $78,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 8,963 (67.55%)
--Less than $300: 62 (0.47%)
--$300 to $499: 955 (7.2%)
--$500 to $699: 2,258 (17.02%)
--$700 to $999: 3,407 (25.68%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,786 (13.46%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 329 (2.48%)
--$2,000 or more: 166 (1.25%)
--Median (dollars): $782
Not mortgaged: 4,305 (32.45%)
--Median (dollars): $279

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 5,603 (42.23%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 2,412 (18.18%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,947 (14.67%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 994 (7.49%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 723 (5.45%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,539 (11.6%)
Not computed: 50 (0.38%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 7,973

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 490 (6.15%)
$200 to $299: 535 (6.71%)
$300 to $499: 2,139 (26.83%)
$500 to $749: 3,336 (41.84%)
$750 to $999: 962 (12.07%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 218 (2.73%)
$1,500 or more: 38 (0.48%)
No cash rent: 255 (3.2%)
Median (dollars): $550

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,352 (16.96%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,262 (15.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,227 (15.39%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 862 (10.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 596 (7.48%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,324 (29.15%)
Not computed: 350 (4.39%)

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