Buchanan County, IA Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	8,697	100.0
1-unit, detached	7,012	80.6
1-unit, attached	58	0.7
2 units	194	2.2
3 or 4 units	395	4.5
5 to 9 units	111	1.3
10 to 19 units	55	0.6
20 or more units	101	1.2
Mobile home	759	8.7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	117	1.3
1995 to 1998	399	4.6
1990 to 1994	482	5.5
1980 to 1989	653	7.5
1970 to 1979	1,620	18.6
1960 to 1969	1,060	12.2
1940 to 1959	1,310	15.1
1939 or earlier	3,056	35.1

ROOMS
1 room	16	0.2
2 rooms	177	2.0
3 rooms	575	6.6
4 rooms	1,366	15.7
5 rooms	1,703	19.6
6 rooms	1,843	21.2
7 rooms	1,263	14.5
8 rooms	1,002	11.5
9 or more rooms	752	8.6
Median (rooms)	5.8	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	7,933	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,018	12.8
1995 to 1998	2,002	25.2
1990 to 1994	1,321	16.7
1980 to 1989	1,287	16.2
1970 to 1979	1,158	14.6
1969 or earlier	1,147	14.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	580	7.3
1	2,150	27.1
2	3,192	40.2
3 or more	2,011	25.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	4,558	57.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,925	24.3
Electricity	807	10.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	349	4.4
Coal or coke	7	0.1
Wood	252	3.2
Solar energy	4	0.1
Other fuel	22	0.3
No fuel used	9	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	164	2.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	179	2.3
No telephone service	325	4.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	7,933	100.0
1.00 or less	7,794	98.2
1.01 to 1.50	112	1.4
1.51 or more	27	0.3

Specified owner-occupied units	4,520	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,112	24.6
$50,000 to $99,999	2,400	53.1
$100,000 to $149,999	710	15.7
$150,000 to $199,999	182	4.0
$200,000 to $299,999	70	1.5
$300,000 to $499,999	46	1.0
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	73,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	2,598	57.5
Less than $300	53	1.2
$300 to $499	357	7.9
$500 to $699	790	17.5
$700 to $999	932	20.6
$1,000 to $1,499	379	8.4
$1,500 to $1,999	67	1.5
$2,000 or more	20	0.4
Median (dollars)	726	(X)
Not mortgaged	1,922	42.5
Median (dollars)	257	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,172	48.1
15 to 19 percent	791	17.5
20 to 24 percent	592	13.1
25 to 29 percent	339	7.5
30 to 34 percent	131	2.9
35 percent or more	451	10.0
Not computed	44	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	1,495	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	161	10.8
$200 to $299	229	15.3
$300 to $499	659	44.1
$500 to $749	267	17.9
$750 to $999	6	0.4
$1,000 to $1,499	26	1.7
$1,500 or more	2	0.1
No cash rent	145	9.7
Median (dollars)	376	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	446	29.8
15 to 19 percent	245	16.4
20 to 24 percent	197	13.2
25 to 29 percent	106	7.1
30 to 34 percent	88	5.9
35 percent or more	262	17.5
Not computed	151	10.1

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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