Independence, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1938100, place: Independence city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 2,579

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,959 (75.96%)
1-unit, attached: 9 (0.35%)
2 units: 135 (5.23%)
3 or 4 units: 253 (9.81%)
5 to 9 units: 49 (1.9%)
10 to 19 units: 19 (0.74%)
20 or more units: 93 (3.61%)
Mobile home.: 62 (2.4%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 30 (1.16%)
1995 to 1998: 80 (3.1%)
1990 to 1994: 138 (5.35%)
1980 to 1989: 113 (4.38%)
1970 to 1979: 363 (14.08%)
1960 to 1969: 341 (13.22%)
1940 to 1959: 442 (17.14%)
1939 or earlier: 1,072 (41.57%)

ROOMS
1 room: 10 (0.39%)
2 rooms: 84 (3.26%)
3 rooms: 254 (9.85%)
4 rooms: 527 (20.43%)
5 rooms: 462 (17.91%)
6 rooms: 522 (20.24%)
7 rooms: 255 (9.89%)
8 rooms: 226 (8.76%)
9 or more rooms: 239 (9.27%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 2,430

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 450 (18.52%)
1995 to 1998: 591 (24.32%)
1990 to 1994: 407 (16.75%)
1980 to 1989: 358 (14.73%)
1970 to 1979: 299 (12.3%)
1969 or earlier: 325 (13.37%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 222 (9.14%)
1: 854 (35.14%)
2: 928 (38.19%)
3 or more: 426 (17.53%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,091 (86.05%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 15 (0.62%)
Electricity: 291 (11.98%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 12 (0.49%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 14 (0.58%)
No fuel used: 7 (0.29%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9 (0.37%)
No telephone service: 74 (3.05%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,430 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,405 (98.97%)
1.01 to 1.50: 20 (0.82%)
1.51 or more: 5 (0.21%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,563

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 315 (20.15%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 954 (61.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 214 (13.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 50 (3.2%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 18 (1.15%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 12 (0.77%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $75,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 930 (59.5%)
--Less than $300: 25 (1.6%)
--$300 to $499: 89 (5.69%)
--$500 to $699: 314 (20.09%)
--$700 to $999: 369 (23.61%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 121 (7.74%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 6 (0.38%)
--$2,000 or more: 6 (0.38%)
--Median (dollars): $722
Not mortgaged: 633 (40.5%)
--Median (dollars): $273

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 743 (47.54%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 280 (17.91%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 197 (12.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 104 (6.65%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 47 (3.01%)
35.0 percent or more: 178 (11.39%)
Not computed: 14 (0.9%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 659

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 63 (9.56%)
$200 to $299: 151 (22.91%)
$300 to $499: 288 (43.7%)
$500 to $749: 121 (18.36%)
$750 to $999: 6 (0.91%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 19 (2.88%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 11 (1.67%)
Median (dollars): $371

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 144 (21.85%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 127 (19.27%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 116 (17.6%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 50 (7.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 52 (7.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 159 (24.13%)
Not computed: 11 (1.67%)

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