Mason City, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1950160, place: Mason City city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 13,051

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 9,640 (73.86%)
1-unit, attached: 216 (1.66%)
2 units: 639 (4.9%)
3 or 4 units: 568 (4.35%)
5 to 9 units: 630 (4.83%)
10 to 19 units: 388 (2.97%)
20 or more units: 806 (6.18%)
Mobile home.: 164 (1.26%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 139 (1.07%)
1995 to 1998: 264 (2.02%)
1990 to 1994: 291 (2.23%)
1980 to 1989: 779 (5.97%)
1970 to 1979: 1,746 (13.38%)
1960 to 1969: 1,297 (9.94%)
1940 to 1959: 4,074 (31.22%)
1939 or earlier: 4,461 (34.18%)

ROOMS
1 room: 179 (1.37%)
2 rooms: 486 (3.72%)
3 rooms: 1,207 (9.25%)
4 rooms: 2,063 (15.81%)
5 rooms: 2,952 (22.62%)
6 rooms: 2,403 (18.41%)
7 rooms: 1,477 (11.32%)
8 rooms: 1,265 (9.69%)
9 or more rooms: 1,019 (7.81%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 12,369

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,343 (18.94%)
1995 to 1998: 3,312 (26.78%)
1990 to 1994: 1,944 (15.72%)
1980 to 1989: 1,830 (14.8%)
1970 to 1979: 1,220 (9.86%)
1969 or earlier: 1,720 (13.91%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,350 (10.91%)
1: 4,566 (36.91%)
2: 4,391 (35.5%)
3 or more: 2,062 (16.67%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 10,668 (86.25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 178 (1.44%)
Electricity: 1,354 (10.95%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 9 (0.07%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 20 (0.16%)
Solar energy: 7 (0.06%)
Other fuel: 82 (0.66%)
No fuel used: 51 (0.41%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 31 (0.25%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 109 (0.88%)
No telephone service: 216 (1.75%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 12,369 (100%)
1.00 or less: 12,245 (99%)
1.01 to 1.50: 79 (0.64%)
1.51 or more: 45 (0.36%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,752

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 1,873 (24.16%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,907 (50.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,143 (14.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 508 (6.55%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 284 (3.66%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 37 (0.48%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $72,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,718 (60.86%)
--Less than $300: 46 (0.59%)
--$300 to $499: 696 (8.98%)
--$500 to $699: 1,318 (17%)
--$700 to $999: 1,468 (18.94%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 807 (10.41%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 232 (2.99%)
--$2,000 or more: 151 (1.95%)
--Median (dollars): $745
Not mortgaged: 3,034 (39.14%)
--Median (dollars): $246

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,497 (45.11%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,527 (19.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 946 (12.2%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 580 (7.48%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 438 (5.65%)
35.0 percent or more: 721 (9.3%)
Not computed: 43 (0.55%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,016

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 414 (10.31%)
$200 to $299: 469 (11.68%)
$300 to $499: 1,937 (48.23%)
$500 to $749: 895 (22.29%)
$750 to $999: 111 (2.76%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 25 (0.62%)
$1,500 or more: 38 (0.95%)
No cash rent: 127 (3.16%)
Median (dollars): $405

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 873 (21.74%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 575 (14.32%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 610 (15.19%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 491 (12.23%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 261 (6.5%)
35.0 percent or more: 970 (24.15%)
Not computed: 236 (5.88%)

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