house for sale, real estate

Benton County, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

View real estate listings for free in Benton County, Iowa

Geographic Area: Benton County, Iowa Click here for Benton, IA Census Data By ZipCode     
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  10,377  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 9,746 100.0
1-unit, detached 8,728 84.1   1.00 or less 9,620 98.7
1-unit, attached 80 0.8   1.01 to 1.50 87 0.9
2 units 182 1.8   1.51 or more 39 0.4
3 or 4 units 489 4.7        
5 to 9 units 227 2.2             Specified owner-occupied units 6,010 100.0
10 to 19 units 61 0.6   VALUE
20 or more units 105 1.0   Less than $50,000 1,108 18.4
Mobile home 491 4.7   $50,000 to $99,999 2,844 47.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 14 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 1,324 22.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 550 9.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 147 2.4
1999 to March 2000 345 3.3   $300,000 to $499,999 12 0.2
1995 to 1998 827 8.0   $500,000 to $999,999 6 0.1
1990 to 1994 500 4.8   $1,000,000 or more 19 0.3
1980 to 1989 669 6.4   Median (dollars) 82,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,427 13.8        
1960 to 1969 959 9.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,409 13.6        
1939 or earlier 4,241 40.9   With a mortgage 3,634 60.5
             Less than $300 21 0.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 387 6.4
1 room 59 0.6        $500 to $699 745 12.4
2 rooms 200 1.9        $700 to $999 1,290 21.5
3 rooms 587 5.7        $1,000 to $1,499 959 16.0
4 rooms 1,242 12.0        $1,500 to $1,999 177 2.9
5 rooms 1,900 18.3        $2,000 or more 55 0.9
6 rooms 2,221 21.4        Median (dollars) 831 (x)
7 rooms 1,811 17.5   Not mortgaged 2,376 39.5
8 rooms 1,158 11.2        Median (dollars) 266 (x)
9 or more rooms 1,199 11.6        
Median (rooms) 6.0 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

9,746 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 2,674 44.5
1999 to March 2000 1,378 14.1   15 to 19 percent 1,148 19.1
1995 to 1998 2,438 25.0   20 to 24 percent 831 13.8
1990 to 1994 1,685 17.3   25 to 29 percent 439 7.3
1980 to 1989 1,520 15.6   30 to 34 percent 304 5.1
1970 to 1979 1,367 14.0   35 percent or more 579 9.6
1969 or earlier 1,358 13.9   Not computed 35 0.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,844 100.0
None 487 5.0   GROSS RENT    
1 2,277 23.4   Less than $200 153 8.3
2 3,921 40.2   $200 to $299 321 17.4
3 or more 3,061 31.4   $300 to $499 706 38.3
        $500 to $749 335 18.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 65 3.5
Utility Gas 5,267 54.0   $1,000 to $1,499 20 1.1
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 2,041 20.9   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 1,324 13.6   No cash rent 244 13.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 872 8.9   Median (dollars) 385 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 186 1.9   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 18 0.2        
Other fuel 27 0.3   Less than 15 percent 521 28.3
No fuel used 11 0.1   15 to 19 percent 268 14.5
        20 to 24 percent 180 9.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 195 10.6
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 74 0.8   30 to 34 percent 95 5.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 57 0.6   35 percent or more 320 17.4
No telephone service 112 1.1   Not computed 265 14.4


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.