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Preston, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Preston, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  657  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 635 100.0
1-unit, detached 562 85.5   1.00 or less 628 98.9
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 7 1.1
2 units 14 2.1   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 52 7.9        
5 to 9 units 6 0.9             Specified owner-occupied units 359 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE
20 or more units 2 0.3   Less than $50,000 69 19.2
Mobile home 17 2.6   $50,000 to $99,999 201 56.0
Boat, RV, van, etc. 4 0.6   $100,000 to $149,999 54 15.0
        $150,000 to $199,000 21 5.8
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 6 1.7
1999 to March 2000 4 0.6   $300,000 to $499,999 6 1.7
1995 to 1998 17 2.6   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 33 5.0   $1,000,000 or more 2 0.6
1980 to 1989 57 8.7   Median (dollars) 73,700 (x)
1970 to 1979 105 16.0        
1960 to 1969 47 7.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 94 14.3        
1939 or earlier 300 45.7   With a mortgage 200 55.7
             Less than $300 3 0.8
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 29 8.1
1 room 2 0.3        $500 to $699 80 22.3
2 rooms 6 0.9        $700 to $999 48 13.4
3 rooms 37 5.6        $1,000 to $1,499 31 8.6
4 rooms 74 11.3        $1,500 to $1,999 4 1.1
5 rooms 161 24.5        $2,000 or more 5 1.4
6 rooms 117 17.8        Median (dollars) 671 (x)
7 rooms 107 16.3   Not mortgaged 159 44.3
8 rooms 83 12.6        Median (dollars) 261 (x)
9 or more rooms 70 10.7        
Median (rooms) 5.9 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

635 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 170 47.4
1999 to March 2000 61 9.6   15 to 19 percent 70 19.5
1995 to 1998 137 21.6   20 to 24 percent 44 12.3
1990 to 1994 129 20.3   25 to 29 percent 23 6.4
1980 to 1989 100 15.7   30 to 34 percent 21 5.8
1970 to 1979 90 14.2   35 percent or more 29 8.1
1969 or earlier 118 18.6   Not computed 2 0.6
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 143 100.0
None 39 6.1   GROSS RENT    
1 141 22.2   Less than $200 13 9.1
2 252 39.7   $200 to $299 14 9.8
3 or more 203 32.0   $300 to $499 86 60.1
        $500 to $749 8 5.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 346 54.5   $1,000 to $1,499 2 1.4
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 163 25.7   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 44 6.9   No cash rent 20 14.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 69 10.9   Median (dollars) 345 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 11 1.7   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 2 0.3   Less than 15 percent 60 42.0
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 23 16.1
        20 to 24 percent 5 3.5
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 6 4.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 2 0.3   30 to 34 percent 8 5.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 17 11.9
No telephone service 8 1.3   Not computed 24 16.8


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