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Laurens, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Laurens, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  919  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 846 100.0
1-unit, detached 785 85.4   1.00 or less 838 99.1
1-unit, attached 5 0.5   1.01 to 1.50 5 0.6
2 units 22 2.4   1.51 or more 3 0.4
3 or 4 units 44 4.8        
5 to 9 units 23 2.5             Specified owner-occupied units 549 100.0
10 to 19 units 8 0.9   VALUE
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 271 49.4
Mobile home 32 3.5   $50,000 to $99,999 237 43.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 18 3.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 13 2.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2 0.4
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0   $300,000 to $499,999 8 1.5
1995 to 1998 20 2.2   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 27 2.9   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 56 6.1   Median (dollars) 50,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 111 12.1        
1960 to 1969 78 8.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 278 30.3        
1939 or earlier 349 38.0   With a mortgage 292 53.2
             Less than $300 9 1.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 99 18.0
1 room 2 0.2        $500 to $699 83 15.1
2 rooms 18 2.0        $700 to $999 64 11.7
3 rooms 45 4.9        $1,000 to $1,499 29 5.3
4 rooms 107 11.6        $1,500 to $1,999 5 0.9
5 rooms 175 19.0        $2,000 or more 3 0.5
6 rooms 189 20.6        Median (dollars) 578 (x)
7 rooms 166 18.1   Not mortgaged 257 46.8
8 rooms 93 10.1        Median (dollars) 204 (x)
9 or more rooms 124 13.5        
Median (rooms) 6.1 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

846 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 313 57.0
1999 to March 2000 102 12.1   15 to 19 percent 76 13.8
1995 to 1998 172 20.3   20 to 24 percent 60 10.9
1990 to 1994 170 20.1   25 to 29 percent 26 4.7
1980 to 1989 136 16.1   30 to 34 percent 9 1.6
1970 to 1979 127 15.0   35 percent or more 57 10.4
1969 or earlier 139 16.4   Not computed 8 1.5
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 177 100.0
None 62 7.3   GROSS RENT    
1 278 32.9   Less than $200 32 18.1
2 319 37.7   $200 to $299 43 24.3
3 or more 187 22.1   $300 to $499 74 41.8
        $500 to $749 7 4.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 5 2.8
Utility Gas 451 53.3   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 102 12.1   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 248 29.3   No cash rent 16 9.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 39 4.6   Median (dollars) 310 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 5 0.6   Less than 15 percent 64 36.2
No fuel used 1 0.1   15 to 19 percent 38 21.5
        20 to 24 percent 24 13.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 12 6.8
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.7   30 to 34 percent 8 4.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 9 1.1   35 percent or more 15 8.5
No telephone service 18 2.1   Not computed 16 9.0


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