Le Mars, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1944400, place: Le Mars city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 3,793

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,586 (68.18%)
1-unit, attached: 116 (3.06%)
2 units: 122 (3.22%)
3 or 4 units: 257 (6.78%)
5 to 9 units: 183 (4.82%)
10 to 19 units: 79 (2.08%)
20 or more units: 184 (4.85%)
Mobile home.: 266 (7.01%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 41 (1.08%)
1995 to 1998: 301 (7.94%)
1990 to 1994: 270 (7.12%)
1980 to 1989: 325 (8.57%)
1970 to 1979: 544 (14.34%)
1960 to 1969: 467 (12.31%)
1940 to 1959: 893 (23.54%)
1939 or earlier: 952 (25.1%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 154 (4.06%)
3 rooms: 268 (7.07%)
4 rooms: 658 (17.35%)
5 rooms: 704 (18.56%)
6 rooms: 516 (13.6%)
7 rooms: 559 (14.74%)
8 rooms: 410 (10.81%)
9 or more rooms: 524 (13.81%)
Median (rooms): 5.7

Occupied housing units: 3,628

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 701 (19.32%)
1995 to 1998: 1,117 (30.79%)
1990 to 1994: 475 (13.09%)
1980 to 1989: 590 (16.26%)
1970 to 1979: 337 (9.29%)
1969 or earlier: 408 (11.25%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 244 (6.73%)
1: 1,233 (33.99%)
2: 1,563 (43.08%)
3 or more: 588 (16.21%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 2,782 (76.68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 58 (1.6%)
Electricity: 710 (19.57%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 60 (1.65%)
No fuel used: 18 (0.5%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7 (0.19%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 33 (0.91%)
No telephone service: 64 (1.76%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 3,628 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,593 (99.04%)
1.01 to 1.50: 21 (0.58%)
1.51 or more: 14 (0.39%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,213

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 207 (9.35%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,053 (47.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 565 (25.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 217 (9.81%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 139 (6.28%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 32 (1.45%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $92,600

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,261 (56.98%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 81 (3.66%)
--$500 to $699: 241 (10.89%)
--$700 to $999: 504 (22.77%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 276 (12.47%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 115 (5.2%)
--$2,000 or more: 44 (1.99%)
--Median (dollars): $856
Not mortgaged: 952 (43.02%)
--Median (dollars): $295

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 920 (41.57%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 437 (19.75%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 385 (17.4%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 206 (9.31%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 64 (2.89%)
35.0 percent or more: 175 (7.91%)
Not computed: 26 (1.17%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,027

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 76 (7.4%)
$200 to $299: 189 (18.4%)
$300 to $499: 452 (44.01%)
$500 to $749: 243 (23.66%)
$750 to $999: 20 (1.95%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 37 (3.6%)
No cash rent: 10 (0.97%)
Median (dollars): $404

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 254 (24.73%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 162 (15.77%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 125 (12.17%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 119 (11.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 91 (8.86%)
35.0 percent or more: 257 (25.02%)
Not computed: 19 (1.85%)

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