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Alta, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Alta, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  1,214  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,118 100.0
1-unit, detached 983 81.0   1.00 or less 1,095 97.9
1-unit, attached 13 1.1   1.01 to 1.50 13 1.2
2 units 52 4.3   1.51 or more 10 0.9
3 or 4 units 60 4.9        
5 to 9 units 31 2.6             Specified owner-occupied units 634 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 137 21.6
Mobile home 75 6.2   $50,000 to $99,999 339 53.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 80 12.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 53 8.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 23 3.6
1999 to March 2000 5 0.4   $300,000 to $499,999 2 0.3
1995 to 1998 45 3.7   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 41 3.4   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 60 4.9   Median (dollars) 74,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 200 16.5        
1960 to 1969 136 11.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 247 20.3        
1939 or earlier 480 39.5   With a mortgage 390 61.5
             Less than $300 2 0.3
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 65 10.3
1 room 2 0.2        $500 to $699 123 19.4
2 rooms 19 1.6        $700 to $999 119 18.8
3 rooms 49 4.0        $1,000 to $1,499 48 7.6
4 rooms 146 12.0        $1,500 to $1,999 30 4.7
5 rooms 184 15.2        $2,000 or more 3 0.5
6 rooms 294 24.2        Median (dollars) 710 (x)
7 rooms 215 17.7   Not mortgaged 244 38.5
8 rooms 119 9.8        Median (dollars) 244 (x)
9 or more rooms 186 15.3        
Median (rooms) 6.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

1,118 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 301 47.5
1999 to March 2000 187 16.7   15 to 19 percent 134 21.1
1995 to 1998 261 23.3   20 to 24 percent 85 13.4
1990 to 1994 142 12.7   25 to 29 percent 58 9.1
1980 to 1989 202 18.1   30 to 34 percent 20 3.2
1970 to 1979 171 15.3   35 percent or more 35 5.5
1969 or earlier 155 13.9   Not computed 1 0.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 237 100.0
None 42 3.8   GROSS RENT    
1 342 30.6   Less than $200 6 2.5
2 479 42.8   $200 to $299 26 11.0
3 or more 255 22.8   $300 to $499 123 51.9
        $500 to $749 47 19.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 2 0.8
Utility Gas 669 59.8   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 253 22.6   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 164 14.7   No cash rent 33 13.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 13 1.2   Median (dollars) 425 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 2 0.2   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 12 1.1   Less than 15 percent 36 15.2
No fuel used 5 0.4   15 to 19 percent 33 13.9
        20 to 24 percent 32 13.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 25 10.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.5   30 to 34 percent 15 6.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 2 0.2   35 percent or more 61 25.7
No telephone service 20 1.8   Not computed 35 14.8


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