Decorah, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1919405, place: Decorah city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 2,969

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,958 (65.95%)
1-unit, attached: 46 (1.55%)
2 units: 320 (10.78%)
3 or 4 units: 262 (8.82%)
5 to 9 units: 240 (8.08%)
10 to 19 units: 79 (2.66%)
20 or more units: 57 (1.92%)
Mobile home.: 7 (0.24%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 42 (1.41%)
1995 to 1998: 86 (2.9%)
1990 to 1994: 128 (4.31%)
1980 to 1989: 323 (10.88%)
1970 to 1979: 390 (13.14%)
1960 to 1969: 377 (12.7%)
1940 to 1959: 478 (16.1%)
1939 or earlier: 1,145 (38.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 21 (0.71%)
2 rooms: 119 (4.01%)
3 rooms: 227 (7.65%)
4 rooms: 619 (20.85%)
5 rooms: 438 (14.75%)
6 rooms: 512 (17.24%)
7 rooms: 401 (13.51%)
8 rooms: 279 (9.4%)
9 or more rooms: 353 (11.89%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 2,823

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 507 (17.96%)
1995 to 1998: 739 (26.18%)
1990 to 1994: 442 (15.66%)
1980 to 1989: 452 (16.01%)
1970 to 1979: 284 (10.06%)
1969 or earlier: 399 (14.13%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 244 (8.64%)
1: 1,148 (40.67%)
2: 1,015 (35.95%)
3 or more: 416 (14.74%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,173 (76.97%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 35 (1.24%)
Electricity: 529 (18.74%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 45 (1.59%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 14 (0.5%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 20 (0.71%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.25%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7 (0.25%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29 (1.03%)
No telephone service: 14 (0.5%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,823 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,794 (98.97%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.28%)
1.51 or more: 21 (0.74%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,611

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 99 (6.15%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 778 (48.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 443 (27.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 198 (12.29%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 82 (5.09%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 2 (0.12%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 9 (0.56%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $96,000

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 847 (52.58%)
--Less than $300: 5 (0.31%)
--$300 to $499: 98 (6.08%)
--$500 to $699: 236 (14.65%)
--$700 to $999: 221 (13.72%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 227 (14.09%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 32 (1.99%)
--$2,000 or more: 28 (1.74%)
--Median (dollars): $770
Not mortgaged: 764 (47.42%)
--Median (dollars): $257

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 834 (51.77%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 346 (21.48%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 179 (11.11%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 98 (6.08%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 82 (5.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 72 (4.47%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,014

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 111 (10.95%)
$200 to $299: 173 (17.06%)
$300 to $499: 437 (43.1%)
$500 to $749: 160 (15.78%)
$750 to $999: 55 (5.42%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 5 (0.49%)
No cash rent: 73 (7.2%)
Median (dollars): $410

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 221 (21.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 165 (16.27%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 109 (10.75%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 129 (12.72%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 82 (8.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 228 (22.49%)
Not computed: 80 (7.89%)

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