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West Branch, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: West Branch, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  1,395  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,297 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,028 73.7   1.00 or less 1,276 98.4
1-unit, attached 36 2.6   1.01 to 1.50 8 0.6
2 units 31 2.2   1.51 or more 13 1.0
3 or 4 units 50 3.6        
5 to 9 units 25 1.8             Specified owner-occupied units 707 100.0
10 to 19 units 13 0.9   VALUE
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 31 4.4
Mobile home 199 14.3   $50,000 to $99,999 312 44.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 13 0.9   $100,000 to $149,999 231 32.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 95 13.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 21 3.0
1999 to March 2000 25 1.8   $300,000 to $499,999 15 2.1
1995 to 1998 171 12.3   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 83 5.9   $1,000,000 or more 2 0.3
1980 to 1989 109 7.8   Median (dollars) 102,000 (x)
1970 to 1979 257 18.4        
1960 to 1969 113 8.1   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 148 10.6        
1939 or earlier 489 35.1   With a mortgage 532 75.2
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 12 1.7
1 room 2 0.1        $500 to $699 87 12.3
2 rooms 11 0.8        $700 to $999 183 25.9
3 rooms 78 5.6        $1,000 to $1,499 196 27.7
4 rooms 189 13.5        $1,500 to $1,999 39 5.5
5 rooms 229 16.4        $2,000 or more 15 2.1
6 rooms 275 19.7        Median (dollars) 978 (x)
7 rooms 244 17.5   Not mortgaged 175 24.8
8 rooms 164 11.8        Median (dollars) 288 (x)
9 or more rooms 203 14.6        
Median (rooms) 6.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

1,297 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 224 31.7
1999 to March 2000 183 14.1   15 to 19 percent 144 20.4
1995 to 1998 394 30.4   20 to 24 percent 136 19.2
1990 to 1994 231 17.8   25 to 29 percent 74 10.5
1980 to 1989 203 15.7   30 to 34 percent 49 6.9
1970 to 1979 159 12.3   35 percent or more 80 11.3
1969 or earlier 127 9.8   Not computed 0 0.0
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 233 100.0
None 56 4.3   GROSS RENT    
1 342 26.4   Less than $200 10 4.3
2 502 38.7   $200 to $299 22 9.4
3 or more 397 30.6   $300 to $499 83 35.6
        $500 to $749 82 35.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 11 4.7
Utility Gas 778 60.0   $1,000 to $1,499 8 3.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 292 22.5   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 145 11.2   No cash rent 17 7.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 59 4.5   Median (dollars) 481 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 23 1.8   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 51 21.9
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 43 18.5
        20 to 24 percent 32 13.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 30 12.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 16 1.2   30 to 34 percent 13 5.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 9 0.7   35 percent or more 45 19.3
No telephone service 13 1.0   Not computed 19 8.2


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