
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cerro Gordo County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 21,488 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,374 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 16,479 | 76.7 | 1.00 or less | 19,223 | 99.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 484 | 2.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 100 | 0.5 | |
| 2 units | 795 | 3.7 | 1.51 or more | 51 | 0.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 714 | 3.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 951 | 4.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,912 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 568 | 2.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 960 | 4.5 | Less than $50,000 | 2,629 | 22.1 | |
| Mobile home | 537 | 2.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,907 | 49.6 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,799 | 15.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 821 | 6.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 503 | 4.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 235 | 1.1 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 229 | 1.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 556 | 2.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 24 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 516 | 2.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,486 | 6.9 | Median (dollars) | 75,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,434 | 16.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,104 | 9.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 6,041 | 28.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 7,116 | 33.1 | With a mortgage | 7,303 | 61.3 | |
| Less than $300 | 60 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,046 | 8.8 | |||
| 1 room | 211 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 2,023 | 17.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 682 | 3.2 | $700 to $999 | 2,234 | 18.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,738 | 8.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,284 | 10.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,276 | 15.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 406 | 3.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,503 | 21.0 | $2,000 or more | 250 | 2.1 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,081 | 19.0 | Median (dollars) | 750 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 2,925 | 13.6 | Not mortgaged | 4,609 | 38.7 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,240 | 10.4 | Median (dollars) | 254 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,832 | 8.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.6 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,374 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,303 | 44.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,239 | 16.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,319 | 19.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,957 | 25.6 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,486 | 12.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,337 | 17.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 903 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,080 | 15.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 665 | 5.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,218 | 11.4 | 35 percent or more | 1,170 | 9.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,543 | 13.1 | Not computed | 66 | 0.6 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 5,336 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,674 | 8.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,322 | 32.6 | Less than $200 | 556 | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 7,407 | 38.2 | $200 to $299 | 597 | 11.2 | |
| 3 or more | 3,971 | 20.5 | $300 to $499 | 2,579 | 48.3 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,155 | 21.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 143 | 2.7 | |||
| Utility Gas | 14,819 | 76.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 40 | 0.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,095 | 10.8 | $1,500 or more | 38 | 0.7 | |
| Electricity | 2,100 | 10.8 | No cash rent | 228 | 4.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 98 | 0.5 | Median (dollars) | 404 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 86 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 107 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 1,170 | 21.9 | |
| No fuel used | 62 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 829 | 15.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 736 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 629 | 11.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 45 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 353 | 6.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 113 | 0.6 | 35 percent or more | 1,257 | 23.6 | |
| No telephone service | 282 | 1.5 | Not computed | 362 | 6.8 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

