
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Polk 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 | 2,717 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 2,259 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 2,352 | 86.6 | 1.00 or less | 2,240 | 99.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 10 | 0.4 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 18 | 0.8 | |
| 2 units | 22 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 29 | 1.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 34 | 1.3 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,280 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 21 | 0.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 27 | 1.0 | Less than $50,000 | 527 | 41.2 | |
| Mobile home | 213 | 7.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 587 | 45.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 9 | 0.3 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 128 | 10.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 27 | 2.1 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 6 | 0.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8 | 0.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 5 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 61 | 2.2 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 79 | 2.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 247 | 9.1 | Median (dollars) | 57,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 448 | 16.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 347 | 12.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 376 | 13.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,151 | 42.4 | With a mortgage | 556 | 43.4 | |
| Less than $300 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 119 | 9.3 | |||
| 1 room | 15 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 195 | 15.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 73 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 161 | 12.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 203 | 7.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 66 | 5.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 339 | 12.5 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 8 | 0.6 | |
| 5 rooms | 403 | 14.8 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 452 | 16.6 | Median (dollars) | 665 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 432 | 15.9 | Not mortgaged | 724 | 56.6 | |
| 8 rooms | 384 | 14.1 | Median (dollars) | 246 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 416 | 15.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 2,259 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 724 | 56.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 241 | 10.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 213 | 16.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 509 | 22.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 122 | 9.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 353 | 15.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 47 | 3.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 443 | 19.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 55 | 4.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 357 | 15.8 | 35 percent or more | 108 | 8.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 356 | 15.8 | Not computed | 11 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 435 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 76 | 3.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 615 | 27.2 | Less than $200 | 33 | 7.6 | |
| 2 | 880 | 39.0 | $200 to $299 | 86 | 19.8 | |
| 3 or more | 688 | 30.5 | $300 to $499 | 179 | 41.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 76 | 17.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 5 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,173 | 51.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 574 | 25.4 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 381 | 16.9 | No cash rent | 56 | 12.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 33 | 1.5 | Median (dollars) | 387 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 46 | 2.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 47 | 2.1 | Less than 15 percent | 133 | 30.6 | |
| No fuel used | 5 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 61 | 14.0 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 47 | 10.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 49 | 11.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 8 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 28 | 6.4 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 4 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 57 | 13.1 | |
| No telephone service | 40 | 1.8 | Not computed | 60 | 13.8 | |
| 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)

