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West Union, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: West Union, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  1,622  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,501 100.0
1-unit, detached 1,285 79.2   1.00 or less 1,481 98.7
1-unit, attached 5 0.3   1.01 to 1.50 6 0.4
2 units 76 4.7   1.51 or more 14 0.9
3 or 4 units 66 4.1        
5 to 9 units 51 3.1             Specified owner-occupied units 856 100.0
10 to 19 units 23 1.4   VALUE
20 or more units 23 1.4   Less than $50,000 226 26.4
Mobile home 77 4.7   $50,000 to $99,999 477 55.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 16 1.0   $100,000 to $149,999 107 12.5
        $150,000 to $199,000 36 4.2
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 10 1.2
1999 to March 2000 30 1.8   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 69 4.3   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 57 3.5   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 113 7.0   Median (dollars) 68,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 183 11.3        
1960 to 1969 191 11.8   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 285 17.6        
1939 or earlier 694 42.8   With a mortgage 466 54.4
             Less than $300 5 0.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 46 5.4
1 room 13 0.8        $500 to $699 214 25.0
2 rooms 62 3.8        $700 to $999 118 13.8
3 rooms 106 6.5        $1,000 to $1,499 73 8.5
4 rooms 194 12.0        $1,500 to $1,999 10 1.2
5 rooms 311 19.2        $2,000 or more 0 0.0
6 rooms 343 21.1        Median (dollars) 666 (x)
7 rooms 213 13.1   Not mortgaged 390 45.6
8 rooms 167 10.3        Median (dollars) 218 (x)
9 or more rooms 213 13.1        
Median (rooms) 5.9 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

1,501 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 406 47.4
1999 to March 2000 245 16.3   15 to 19 percent 185 21.6
1995 to 1998 379 25.2   20 to 24 percent 65 7.6
1990 to 1994 194 12.9   25 to 29 percent 103 12.0
1980 to 1989 195 13.0   30 to 34 percent 23 2.7
1970 to 1979 201 13.4   35 percent or more 67 7.8
1969 or earlier 287 19.1   Not computed 7 0.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 356 100.0
None 125 8.3   GROSS RENT    
1 475 31.6   Less than $200 52 14.6
2 647 43.1   $200 to $299 69 19.4
3 or more 254 16.9   $300 to $499 155 43.5
        $500 to $749 63 17.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 939 62.6   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 286 19.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 147 9.8   No cash rent 17 4.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 59 3.9   Median (dollars) 353 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 55 3.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 12 0.8   Less than 15 percent 139 39.0
No fuel used 3 0.2   15 to 19 percent 55 15.4
        20 to 24 percent 27 7.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 16 4.5
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 9 0.6   30 to 34 percent 25 7.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 9 0.6   35 percent or more 77 21.6
No telephone service 12 0.8   Not computed 17 4.8


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