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Mechanicsville, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Mechanicsville, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  749  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 709 100.0
1-unit, detached 626 83.6   1.00 or less 704 99.3
1-unit, attached 15 2.0   1.01 to 1.50 5 0.7
2 units 11 1.5   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 18 2.4        
5 to 9 units 13 1.7             Specified owner-occupied units 403 100.0
10 to 19 units 2 0.3   VALUE
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 54 13.4
Mobile home 64 8.5   $50,000 to $99,999 252 62.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 65 16.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 30 7.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2 0.5
1999 to March 2000 14 1.9   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 27 3.6   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 28 3.7   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 24 3.2   Median (dollars) 78,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 125 16.7        
1960 to 1969 60 8.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 92 12.3        
1939 or earlier 379 50.6   With a mortgage 239 59.3
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 19 4.7
1 room 2 0.3        $500 to $699 64 15.9
2 rooms 16 2.1        $700 to $999 98 24.3
3 rooms 26 3.5        $1,000 to $1,499 40 9.9
4 rooms 74 9.9        $1,500 to $1,999 10 2.5
5 rooms 145 19.4        $2,000 or more 8 2.0
6 rooms 146 19.5        Median (dollars) 781 (x)
7 rooms 122 16.3   Not mortgaged 164 40.7
8 rooms 119 15.9        Median (dollars) 248 (x)
9 or more rooms 99 13.2        
Median (rooms) 6.3 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

709 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 181 44.9
1999 to March 2000 109 15.4   15 to 19 percent 84 20.8
1995 to 1998 148 20.9   20 to 24 percent 57 14.1
1990 to 1994 122 17.2   25 to 29 percent 21 5.2
1980 to 1989 113 15.9   30 to 34 percent 19 4.7
1970 to 1979 125 17.6   35 percent or more 39 9.7
1969 or earlier 92 13.0   Not computed 2 0.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 144 100.0
None 30 4.2   GROSS RENT    
1 150 21.2   Less than $200 9 6.3
2 265 37.4   $200 to $299 14 9.7
3 or more 264 37.2   $300 to $499 76 52.8
        $500 to $749 27 18.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 401 56.6   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 185 26.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 63 8.9   No cash rent 18 12.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 48 6.8   Median (dollars) 404 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 9 1.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 34 23.6
No fuel used 3 0.4   15 to 19 percent 20 13.9
        20 to 24 percent 20 13.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 16 11.1
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2 0.3   30 to 34 percent 11 7.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 3 0.4   35 percent or more 22 15.3
No telephone service 17 2.4   Not computed 21 14.6


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