Mechanicsville, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1950700, place: Mechanicsville city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 476

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 381 (80.04%)
1-unit, attached: 9 (1.89%)
2 units: 11 (2.31%)
3 or 4 units: 18 (3.78%)
5 to 9 units: 13 (2.73%)
10 to 19 units: 2 (0.42%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 42 (8.82%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 3 (0.63%)
1995 to 1998: 17 (3.57%)
1990 to 1994: 7 (1.47%)
1980 to 1989: 18 (3.78%)
1970 to 1979: 84 (17.65%)
1960 to 1969: 52 (10.92%)
1940 to 1959: 76 (15.97%)
1939 or earlier: 219 (46.01%)

ROOMS
1 room: 2 (0.42%)
2 rooms: 16 (3.36%)
3 rooms: 18 (3.78%)
4 rooms: 68 (14.29%)
5 rooms: 90 (18.91%)
6 rooms: 94 (19.75%)
7 rooms: 84 (17.65%)
8 rooms: 49 (10.29%)
9 or more rooms: 55 (11.55%)
Median (rooms): 6

Occupied housing units: 450

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 78 (17.33%)
1995 to 1998: 106 (23.56%)
1990 to 1994: 70 (15.56%)
1980 to 1989: 76 (16.89%)
1970 to 1979: 61 (13.56%)
1969 or earlier: 59 (13.11%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 26 (5.78%)
1: 110 (24.44%)
2: 180 (40%)
3 or more: 134 (29.78%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 384 (85.33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 9 (2%)
Electricity: 47 (10.44%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7 (1.56%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 3 (0.67%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2 (0.44%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3 (0.67%)
No telephone service: 11 (2.44%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 450 (100%)
1.00 or less: 445 (98.89%)
1.01 to 1.50: 5 (1.11%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 316

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 54 (17.09%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 201 (63.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 47 (14.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (4.43%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $74,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 196 (62.03%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 19 (6.01%)
--$500 to $699: 62 (19.62%)
--$700 to $999: 84 (26.58%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 24 (7.59%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 7 (2.22%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $738
Not mortgaged: 120 (37.97%)
--Median (dollars): $250

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 159 (50.32%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 56 (17.72%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 40 (12.66%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 15 (4.75%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 16 (5.06%)
35.0 percent or more: 28 (8.86%)
Not computed: 2 (0.63%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 91

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 9 (9.89%)
$200 to $299: 14 (15.38%)
$300 to $499: 35 (38.46%)
$500 to $749: 21 (23.08%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 12 (13.19%)
Median (dollars): $385

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 20 (21.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 9 (9.89%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 13 (14.29%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 16 (17.58%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 4 (4.4%)
35.0 percent or more: 14 (15.38%)
Not computed: 15 (16.48%)

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