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Dows, Iowa Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Dows, Iowa      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  595  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 527 100.0
1-unit, detached 545 91.6   1.00 or less 525 99.6
1-unit, attached 1 0.2   1.01 to 1.50 2 0.4
2 units 0 0.0   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 8 1.3        
5 to 9 units 11 1.8             Specified owner-occupied units 295 100.0
10 to 19 units 3 0.5   VALUE
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 219 74.2
Mobile home 27 4.5   $50,000 to $99,999 67 22.7
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 5 1.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 0 0.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 2 0.7
1999 to March 2000 4 0.7   $300,000 to $499,999 0 0.0
1995 to 1998 3 0.5   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 15 2.5   $1,000,000 or more 2 0.7
1980 to 1989 20 3.4   Median (dollars) 35,200 (x)
1970 to 1979 57 9.6        
1960 to 1969 39 6.6   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 154 25.9        
1939 or earlier 303 50.9   With a mortgage 118 40.0
             Less than $300 3 1.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 51 17.3
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 46 15.6
2 rooms 11 1.8        $700 to $999 14 4.7
3 rooms 18 3.0        $1,000 to $1,499 2 0.7
4 rooms 52 8.7        $1,500 to $1,999 0 0.0
5 rooms 122 20.5        $2,000 or more 2 0.7
6 rooms 105 17.6        Median (dollars) 521 (x)
7 rooms 115 19.3   Not mortgaged 177 60.0
8 rooms 89 15.0        Median (dollars) 212 (x)
9 or more rooms 83 13.9        
Median (rooms) 6.4 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

527 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 199 67.5
1999 to March 2000 57 10.8   15 to 19 percent 28 9.5
1995 to 1998 117 22.2   20 to 24 percent 21 7.1
1990 to 1994 77 14.6   25 to 29 percent 15 5.1
1980 to 1989 87 16.5   30 to 34 percent 11 3.7
1970 to 1979 76 14.4   35 percent or more 19 6.4
1969 or earlier 113 21.4   Not computed 2 0.7
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 102 100.0
None 24 4.6   GROSS RENT    
1 137 26.0   Less than $200 8 7.8
2 194 36.8   $200 to $299 15 14.7
3 or more 172 32.6   $300 to $499 38 37.3
        $500 to $749 11 10.8
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 0 0.0
Utility Gas 9 1.7   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 387 73.4   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 44 8.3   No cash rent 30 29.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 75 14.2   Median (dollars) 383 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 10 1.9   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 2 0.4   Less than 15 percent 19 18.6
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 12 11.8
        20 to 24 percent 21 20.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 7 6.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 4 0.8   30 to 34 percent 4 3.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 6 5.9
No telephone service 18 3.4   Not computed 33 32.4


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