Ottumwa, IA

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1960465, place: Ottumwa city, Iowa)

Total housing units: 10,977

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 8,565 (78.03%)
1-unit, attached: 108 (0.98%)
2 units: 519 (4.73%)
3 or 4 units: 411 (3.74%)
5 to 9 units: 330 (3.01%)
10 to 19 units: 168 (1.53%)
20 or more units: 479 (4.36%)
Mobile home.: 390 (3.55%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.06%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 53 (0.48%)
1995 to 1998: 263 (2.4%)
1990 to 1994: 211 (1.92%)
1980 to 1989: 424 (3.86%)
1970 to 1979: 905 (8.24%)
1960 to 1969: 1,014 (9.24%)
1940 to 1959: 3,546 (32.3%)
1939 or earlier: 4,561 (41.55%)

ROOMS
1 room: 89 (0.81%)
2 rooms: 277 (2.52%)
3 rooms: 995 (9.06%)
4 rooms: 2,276 (20.73%)
5 rooms: 3,013 (27.45%)
6 rooms: 1,963 (17.88%)
7 rooms: 981 (8.94%)
8 rooms: 781 (7.11%)
9 or more rooms: 602 (5.48%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 10,330

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,864 (18.04%)
1995 to 1998: 2,666 (25.81%)
1990 to 1994: 1,734 (16.79%)
1980 to 1989: 1,541 (14.92%)
1970 to 1979: 1,112 (10.76%)
1969 or earlier: 1,413 (13.68%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 963 (9.32%)
1: 3,864 (37.41%)
2: 3,776 (36.55%)
3 or more: 1,727 (16.72%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 9,264 (89.68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 141 (1.36%)
Electricity: 783 (7.58%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 20 (0.19%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 25 (0.24%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 78 (0.76%)
No fuel used: 19 (0.18%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21 (0.2%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 57 (0.55%)
No telephone service: 358 (3.47%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 10,330 (100%)
1.00 or less: 10,114 (97.91%)
1.01 to 1.50: 141 (1.36%)
1.51 or more: 75 (0.73%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 6,744

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 3,587 (53.19%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,302 (34.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 552 (8.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 196 (2.91%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 70 (1.04%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 18 (0.27%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.28%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $47,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,474 (51.51%)
--Less than $300: 61 (0.9%)
--$300 to $499: 993 (14.72%)
--$500 to $699: 1,114 (16.52%)
--$700 to $999: 765 (11.34%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 410 (6.08%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 92 (1.36%)
--$2,000 or more: 39 (0.58%)
--Median (dollars): $598
Not mortgaged: 3,270 (48.49%)
--Median (dollars): $228

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,397 (50.37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,182 (17.53%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 680 (10.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 523 (7.76%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 242 (3.59%)
35.0 percent or more: 671 (9.95%)
Not computed: 49 (0.73%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,930

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 380 (12.97%)
$200 to $299: 257 (8.77%)
$300 to $499: 1,262 (43.07%)
$500 to $749: 777 (26.52%)
$750 to $999: 42 (1.43%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 12 (0.41%)
$1,500 or more: 12 (0.41%)
No cash rent: 188 (6.42%)
Median (dollars): $427

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 528 (18.02%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 442 (15.09%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 389 (13.28%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 290 (9.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 238 (8.12%)
35.0 percent or more: 812 (27.71%)
Not computed: 231 (7.88%)

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