
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Black Hawk 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 | 51,759 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 49,683 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 36,851 | 71.2 | 1.00 or less | 48,402 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,327 | 2.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 805 | 1.6 | |
| 2 units | 2,061 | 4.0 | 1.51 or more | 476 | 1.0 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,858 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,404 | 4.6 | Specified owner-occupied units | 29,352 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,238 | 4.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,676 | 5.2 | Less than $50,000 | 6,998 | 23.8 | |
| Mobile home | 2,333 | 4.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,825 | 47.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 11 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 5,083 | 17.3 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,025 | 6.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,029 | 3.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 435 | 0.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 339 | 1.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,823 | 3.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 50 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,746 | 3.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,270 | 6.3 | Median (dollars) | 77,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,627 | 18.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 7,490 | 14.5 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 15,866 | 30.7 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 11,502 | 22.2 | With a mortgage | 18,375 | 62.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 225 | 0.8 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 2,531 | 8.6 | |||
| 1 room | 617 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 5,248 | 17.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,069 | 4.0 | $700 to $999 | 5,393 | 18.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,264 | 8.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,449 | 11.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,773 | 16.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,038 | 3.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 12,187 | 23.5 | $2,000 or more | 491 | 1.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,446 | 18.2 | Median (dollars) | 755 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,370 | 12.3 | Not mortgaged | 10,977 | 37.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,998 | 7.7 | Median (dollars) | 264 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 4,035 | 7.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 49,683 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 13,957 | 47.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 9,283 | 18.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,766 | 19.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 12,941 | 26.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,702 | 12.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,710 | 15.5 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,023 | 6.9 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,173 | 14.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,146 | 3.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,617 | 11.3 | 35 percent or more | 2,462 | 8.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 6,959 | 14.0 | Not computed | 296 | 1.0 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 15,205 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 3,836 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 15,801 | 31.8 | Less than $200 | 831 | 5.5 | |
| 2 | 19,494 | 39.2 | $200 to $299 | 1,287 | 8.5 | |
| 3 or more | 10,552 | 21.2 | $300 to $499 | 6,237 | 41.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 4,762 | 31.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 781 | 5.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 38,251 | 77.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 567 | 3.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,093 | 6.2 | $1,500 or more | 88 | 0.6 | |
| Electricity | 7,392 | 14.9 | No cash rent | 652 | 4.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 494 | 1.0 | Median (dollars) | 472 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 183 | 0.4 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 7 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 138 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,915 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 125 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,967 | 12.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,874 | 12.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,569 | 10.3 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 146 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 935 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 335 | 0.7 | 35 percent or more | 5,050 | 33.2 | |
| No telephone service | 724 | 1.5 | Not computed | 895 | 5.9 | |
| 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)

