Laurens, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1943725, place: Laurens city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 712

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 601 (84.41%)
1-unit, attached: 5 (0.7%)
2 units: 17 (2.39%)
3 or 4 units: 44 (6.18%)
5 to 9 units: 23 (3.23%)
10 to 19 units: 8 (1.12%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 14 (1.97%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 17 (2.39%)
1990 to 1994: 16 (2.25%)
1980 to 1989: 56 (7.87%)
1970 to 1979: 88 (12.36%)
1960 to 1969: 78 (10.96%)
1940 to 1959: 228 (32.02%)
1939 or earlier: 229 (32.16%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2 (0.28%)
2 rooms: 16 (2.25%)
3 rooms: 45 (6.32%)
4 rooms: 102 (14.33%)
5 rooms: 154 (21.63%)
6 rooms: 145 (20.37%)
7 rooms: 102 (14.33%)
8 rooms: 78 (10.96%)
9 or more rooms: 68 (9.55%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 656

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 86 (13.11%)
1995 to 1998: 130 (19.82%)
1990 to 1994: 146 (22.26%)
1980 to 1989: 116 (17.68%)
1970 to 1979: 72 (10.98%)
1969 or earlier: 106 (16.16%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 49 (7.47%)
1: 263 (40.09%)
2: 220 (33.54%)
3 or more: 124 (18.9%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 436 (66.46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 0 (0%)
Electricity: 210 (32.01%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 9 (1.37%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 1 (0.15%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.91%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6 (0.91%)
No telephone service: 18 (2.74%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 656 (100%)
1.00 or less: 648 (98.78%)
1.01 to 1.50: 5 (0.76%)
1.51 or more: 3 (0.46%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 488

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 260 (53.28%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 200 (40.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.64%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2 (0.41%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 3 (0.61%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $47,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 263 (53.89%)
--Less than $300: 9 (1.84%)
--$300 to $499: 99 (20.29%)
--$500 to $699: 72 (14.75%)
--$700 to $999: 54 (11.07%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 26 (5.33%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 3 (0.61%)
--Median (dollars): $553
Not mortgaged: 225 (46.11%)
--Median (dollars): $205

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 288 (59.02%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 70 (14.34%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 55 (11.27%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 21 (4.3%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 4 (0.82%)
35.0 percent or more: 42 (8.61%)
Not computed: 8 (1.64%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 141

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 32 (22.7%)
$200 to $299: 30 (21.28%)
$300 to $499: 63 (44.68%)
$500 to $749: 5 (3.55%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 11 (7.8%)
Median (dollars): $307

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 54 (38.3%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 28 (19.86%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 13 (9.22%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 12 (8.51%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 8 (5.67%)
35.0 percent or more: 15 (10.64%)
Not computed: 11 (7.8%)

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