Newton, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1956505, place: Newton city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 7,165

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 5,252 (73.3%)
1-unit, attached: 79 (1.1%)
2 units: 211 (2.94%)
3 or 4 units: 376 (5.25%)
5 to 9 units: 244 (3.41%)
10 to 19 units: 509 (7.1%)
20 or more units: 465 (6.49%)
Mobile home.: 29 (0.4%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 192 (2.68%)
1995 to 1998: 364 (5.08%)
1990 to 1994: 361 (5.04%)
1980 to 1989: 408 (5.69%)
1970 to 1979: 946 (13.2%)
1960 to 1969: 825 (11.51%)
1940 to 1959: 2,192 (30.59%)
1939 or earlier: 1,877 (26.2%)

ROOMS
1 room: 17 (0.24%)
2 rooms: 129 (1.8%)
3 rooms: 771 (10.76%)
4 rooms: 1,557 (21.73%)
5 rooms: 1,683 (23.49%)
6 rooms: 1,209 (16.87%)
7 rooms: 706 (9.85%)
8 rooms: 553 (7.72%)
9 or more rooms: 540 (7.54%)
Median (rooms): 5.2

Occupied housing units: 6,719

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,310 (19.5%)
1995 to 1998: 1,724 (25.66%)
1990 to 1994: 1,061 (15.79%)
1980 to 1989: 1,002 (14.91%)
1970 to 1979: 742 (11.04%)
1969 or earlier: 880 (13.1%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 687 (10.22%)
1: 2,419 (36%)
2: 2,467 (36.72%)
3 or more: 1,146 (17.06%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 5,551 (82.62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 72 (1.07%)
Electricity: 993 (14.78%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 21 (0.31%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 39 (0.58%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 22 (0.33%)
No fuel used: 21 (0.31%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 31 (0.46%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17 (0.25%)
No telephone service: 134 (1.99%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,719 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,688 (99.54%)
1.01 to 1.50: 15 (0.22%)
1.51 or more: 16 (0.24%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,326

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 609 (14.08%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,423 (56.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 781 (18.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 372 (8.6%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 116 (2.68%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 21 (0.49%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 4 (0.09%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $78,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,715 (62.76%)
--Less than $300: 16 (0.37%)
--$300 to $499: 288 (6.66%)
--$500 to $699: 727 (16.81%)
--$700 to $999: 928 (21.45%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 609 (14.08%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 125 (2.89%)
--$2,000 or more: 22 (0.51%)
--Median (dollars): $804
Not mortgaged: 1,611 (37.24%)
--Median (dollars): $249

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,033 (46.99%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 857 (19.81%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 650 (15.03%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 229 (5.29%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 138 (3.19%)
35.0 percent or more: 380 (8.78%)
Not computed: 39 (0.9%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,072

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 190 (9.17%)
$200 to $299: 227 (10.96%)
$300 to $499: 899 (43.39%)
$500 to $749: 574 (27.7%)
$750 to $999: 73 (3.52%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 42 (2.03%)
$1,500 or more: 11 (0.53%)
No cash rent: 56 (2.7%)
Median (dollars): $445

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 519 (25.05%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 364 (17.57%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 280 (13.51%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 245 (11.82%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 156 (7.53%)
35.0 percent or more: 395 (19.06%)
Not computed: 113 (5.45%)

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