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Geographic Area: Forest City, Iowa
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
2,490 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
2,353 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
1,839 |
73.9 |
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1.00 or less |
2,321 |
98.6 |
| 1-unit, attached |
60 |
2.4 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
22 |
0.9 |
| 2 units |
107 |
4.3 |
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1.51 or more |
10 |
0.4 |
| 3 or 4 units |
113 |
4.5 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
114 |
4.6 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
1,402 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
18 |
0.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
28 |
1.1 |
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Less than $50,000 |
287 |
20.5 |
| Mobile home |
211 |
8.5 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
815 |
58.1 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
229 |
16.3 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
51 |
3.6 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
20 |
1.4 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
30 |
1.2 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
92 |
3.7 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
106 |
4.3 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
212 |
8.5 |
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Median (dollars) |
72,600 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
564 |
22.7 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
319 |
12.8 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
443 |
17.8 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
724 |
29.1 |
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With a mortgage |
941 |
67.1 |
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Less than
$300 |
4 |
0.3 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
180 |
12.8 |
| 1 room |
7 |
0.3 |
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$500 to
$699 |
329 |
23.5 |
| 2 rooms |
53 |
2.1 |
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$700 to
$999 |
276 |
19.7 |
| 3 rooms |
200 |
8.0 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
126 |
9.0 |
| 4 rooms |
319 |
12.8 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
20 |
1.4 |
| 5 rooms |
452 |
18.2 |
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$2,000 or
more |
6 |
0.4 |
| 6 rooms |
503 |
20.2 |
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Median
(dollars) |
673 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
415 |
16.7 |
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Not mortgaged |
461 |
32.9 |
| 8 rooms |
248 |
10.0 |
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Median
(dollars) |
235 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
293 |
11.8 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.9 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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2,353 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
786 |
56.1 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
392 |
16.7 |
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15 to 19 percent |
271 |
19.3 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
604 |
25.7 |
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20 to 24 percent |
111 |
7.9 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
405 |
17.2 |
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25 to 29 percent |
84 |
6.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
421 |
17.9 |
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30 to 34 percent |
32 |
2.3 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
256 |
10.9 |
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35 percent or more |
111 |
7.9 |
| 1969 or earlier |
275 |
11.7 |
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Not computed |
7 |
0.5 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
554 |
100.0 |
| None |
125 |
5.3 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
665 |
28.3 |
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Less than $200 |
64 |
11.6 |
| 2 |
1,005 |
42.7 |
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$200 to $299 |
70 |
12.6 |
| 3 or more |
558 |
23.7 |
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$300 to $499 |
308 |
55.6 |
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$500 to $749 |
43 |
7.8 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Utility Gas |
1,648 |
70.0 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
500 |
21.2 |
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$1,500 or more |
5 |
0.9 |
| Electricity |
128 |
5.4 |
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No cash rent |
64 |
11.6 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
19 |
0.8 |
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Median (dollars) |
347 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
19 |
0.8 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
15 |
0.6 |
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Less than 15 percent |
178 |
32.1 |
| No fuel used |
24 |
1.0 |
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15 to 19 percent |
122 |
22.0 |
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20 to 24 percent |
82 |
14.8 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
35 |
6.3 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
6 |
0.3 |
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30 to 34 percent |
12 |
2.2 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
6 |
0.3 |
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35 percent or more |
61 |
11.0 |
| No telephone service |
34 |
1.4 |
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Not computed |
64 |
11.6 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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