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Spencer, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Spencer, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  5,774  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 5,440 100.0
1-unit, detached 4,088 70.8   1.00 or less 5,340 98.2
1-unit, attached 129 2.2   1.01 to 1.50 66 1.2
2 units 192 3.3   1.51 or more 34 0.6
3 or 4 units 365 6.3        
5 to 9 units 370 6.4             Specified owner-occupied units 3,103 100.0
10 to 19 units 138 2.4   VALUE
20 or more units 311 5.4   Less than $50,000 524 16.9
Mobile home 181 3.1   $50,000 to $99,999 1,661 53.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 510 16.4
        $150,000 to $199,000 213 6.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 155 5.0
1999 to March 2000 138 2.4   $300,000 to $499,999 40 1.3
1995 to 1998 139 2.4   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 241 4.2   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 316 5.5   Median (dollars) 80,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,020 17.7        
1960 to 1969 865 15.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,617 28.0        
1939 or earlier 1,438 24.9   With a mortgage 1,871 60.3
             Less than $300 25 0.8
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 296 9.5
1 room 70 1.2        $500 to $699 588 18.9
2 rooms 228 3.9        $700 to $999 581 18.7
3 rooms 518 9.0        $1,000 to $1,499 276 8.9
4 rooms 912 15.8        $1,500 to $1,999 105 3.4
5 rooms 956 16.6        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 1,123 19.4        Median (dollars) 713 (x)
7 rooms 771 13.4   Not mortgaged 1,232 39.7
8 rooms 579 10.0        Median (dollars) 236 (x)
9 or more rooms 617 10.7        
Median (rooms) 5.7 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

5,440 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 1,528 49.2
1999 to March 2000 1,115 20.5   15 to 19 percent 553 17.8
1995 to 1998 1,205 22.2   20 to 24 percent 412 13.3
1990 to 1994 881 16.2   25 to 29 percent 218 7.0
1980 to 1989 976 17.9   30 to 34 percent 160 5.2
1970 to 1979 627 11.5   35 percent or more 223 7.2
1969 or earlier 636 11.7   Not computed 9 0.3
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,760 100.0
None 468 8.6   GROSS RENT    
1 1,870 34.4   Less than $200 219 12.4
2 2,099 38.6   $200 to $299 335 19.0
3 or more 1,003 18.4   $300 to $499 837 47.6
        $500 to $749 295 16.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 9 0.5
Utility Gas 3,750 68.9   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 439 8.1   $1,500 or more 15 0.9
Electricity 1,114 20.5   No cash rent 50 2.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 34 0.6   Median (dollars) 373 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 5 0.1   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 4 0.1        
Other fuel 77 1.4   Less than 15 percent 524 29.8
No fuel used 17 0.3   15 to 19 percent 350 19.9
        20 to 24 percent 196 11.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 191 10.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 27 0.5   30 to 34 percent 102 5.8
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 27 0.5   35 percent or more 339 19.3
No telephone service 53 1.0   Not computed 58 3.3


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