Des Moines, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1921000, place: Des Moines city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 85,105

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 55,251 (64.92%)
1-unit, attached: 2,376 (2.79%)
2 units: 3,415 (4.01%)
3 or 4 units: 2,641 (3.1%)
5 to 9 units: 3,430 (4.03%)
10 to 19 units: 3,855 (4.53%)
20 or more units: 11,452 (13.46%)
Mobile home.: 2,649 (3.11%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 36 (0.04%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 672 (0.79%)
1995 to 1998: 2,272 (2.67%)
1990 to 1994: 3,244 (3.81%)
1980 to 1989: 6,561 (7.71%)
1970 to 1979: 11,592 (13.62%)
1960 to 1969: 10,195 (11.98%)
1940 to 1959: 24,531 (28.82%)
1939 or earlier: 26,038 (30.6%)

ROOMS
1 room: 1,858 (2.18%)
2 rooms: 4,573 (5.37%)
3 rooms: 9,389 (11.03%)
4 rooms: 16,836 (19.78%)
5 rooms: 19,536 (22.96%)
6 rooms: 13,349 (15.69%)
7 rooms: 9,032 (10.61%)
8 rooms: 5,797 (6.81%)
9 or more rooms: 4,735 (5.56%)
Median (rooms): 5

Occupied housing units: 80,497

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 17,659 (21.94%)
1995 to 1998: 23,366 (29.03%)
1990 to 1994: 12,413 (15.42%)
1980 to 1989: 10,696 (13.29%)
1970 to 1979: 6,898 (8.57%)
1969 or earlier: 9,465 (11.76%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 8,033 (9.98%)
1: 30,664 (38.09%)
2: 29,518 (36.67%)
3 or more: 12,282 (15.26%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 65,527 (81.4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 603 (0.75%)
Electricity: 12,274 (15.25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 166 (0.21%)
Coal or coke: 5 (0.01%)
Wood: 112 (0.14%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 1,188 (1.48%)
No fuel used: 622 (0.77%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 322 (0.4%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 459 (0.57%)
No telephone service: 1,571 (1.95%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 80,497 (100%)
1.00 or less: 76,755 (95.35%)
1.01 to 1.50: 2,320 (2.88%)
1.51 or more: 1,422 (1.77%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 46,921

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 6,830 (14.56%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 27,138 (57.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9,206 (19.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,092 (4.46%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 1,027 (2.19%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 502 (1.07%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 116 (0.25%)
$1,000,000 or more: 10 (0.02%)
Median (dollars): $81,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 33,593 (71.59%)
--Less than $300: 205 (0.44%)
--$300 to $499: 2,321 (4.95%)
--$500 to $699: 6,932 (14.77%)
--$700 to $999: 12,974 (27.65%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 8,511 (18.14%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 1,723 (3.67%)
--$2,000 or more: 927 (1.98%)
--Median (dollars): $863
Not mortgaged: 13,328 (28.41%)
--Median (dollars): $314

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 16,922 (36.06%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 8,919 (19.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 7,022 (14.97%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 4,699 (10.01%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,700 (5.75%)
35.0 percent or more: 6,429 (13.7%)
Not computed: 230 (0.49%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 28,363

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 1,480 (5.22%)
$200 to $299: 1,613 (5.69%)
$300 to $499: 8,408 (29.64%)
$500 to $749: 12,186 (42.96%)
$750 to $999: 3,019 (10.64%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 695 (2.45%)
$1,500 or more: 240 (0.85%)
No cash rent: 722 (2.55%)
Median (dollars): $532

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 5,388 (19%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 4,175 (14.72%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 4,246 (14.97%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 3,367 (11.87%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 2,130 (7.51%)
35.0 percent or more: 7,689 (27.11%)
Not computed: 1,368 (4.82%)

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