
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Wapello 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 | 15,873 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 14,784 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 12,487 | 78.7 | 1.00 or less | 14,477 | 97.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 128 | 0.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 207 | 1.4 | |
| 2 units | 555 | 3.5 | 1.51 or more | 100 | 0.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 460 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 362 | 2.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 8,783 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 204 | 1.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 481 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 4,379 | 49.9 | |
| Mobile home | 1,149 | 7.2 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 3,197 | 36.4 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 47 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 786 | 8.9 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 266 | 3.0 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 93 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 166 | 1.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 37 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 594 | 3.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 19 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 472 | 3.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 884 | 5.6 | Median (dollars) | 50,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,874 | 11.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,503 | 9.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,433 | 27.9 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 5,947 | 37.5 | With a mortgage | 4,620 | 52.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 76 | 0.9 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,264 | 14.4 | |||
| 1 room | 113 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,489 | 17.0 | |
| 2 rooms | 354 | 2.2 | $700 to $999 | 1,006 | 11.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,273 | 8.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 599 | 6.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,147 | 19.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 120 | 1.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,321 | 27.2 | $2,000 or more | 66 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,963 | 18.7 | Median (dollars) | 614 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,564 | 9.9 | Not mortgaged | 4,163 | 47.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,193 | 7.5 | Median (dollars) | 229 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 945 | 6.0 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 14,784 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,451 | 50.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,387 | 16.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,479 | 16.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,655 | 24.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 915 | 10.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,622 | 17.7 | 25 to 29 percent | 668 | 7.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,403 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 341 | 3.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,728 | 11.7 | 35 percent or more | 865 | 9.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,989 | 13.5 | Not computed | 64 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 3,479 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,134 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 4,836 | 32.7 | Less than $200 | 459 | 13.2 | |
| 2 | 5,450 | 36.9 | $200 to $299 | 347 | 10.0 | |
| 3 or more | 3,364 | 22.8 | $300 to $499 | 1,457 | 41.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 893 | 25.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 42 | 1.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 10,687 | 72.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,259 | 15.3 | $1,500 or more | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Electricity | 1,440 | 9.7 | No cash rent | 257 | 7.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 107 | 0.7 | Median (dollars) | 419 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 181 | 1.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 5 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 86 | 0.6 | Less than 15 percent | 660 | 19.0 | |
| No fuel used | 19 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 535 | 15.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 436 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 320 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 51 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 287 | 8.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 62 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 939 | 27.0 | |
| No telephone service | 439 | 3.0 | Not computed | 302 | 8.7 | |
| 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)

