Atlantic, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,777 (Urban population: 6,315 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 462 (17 farm, 445 nonfarm))

Atlantic, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,350 (3,116 occupied: 2,183 owner occupied, 933 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Housing density: 411 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $333 (lower quartile is $251, upper quartile is $417)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $314

Median gross rent in Atlantic, IA in 2007: $423

Housing units in Atlantic with a mortgage: 1,053 (51 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 838

Atlantic,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,898 (it was $68,400 in 2000)

Atlantic:	$96,898
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,101 - $129,958

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $110,069
Here: $110,069
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,218
Here: $129,218
State: $158,666

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,298
Here: $122,298
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,479
Here: $102,479
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $25,121
Here: $25,121
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,925

In family households: 5,708 (1,590 male householders, 404 female householders)
1,608 spouses, 1,810 children (1,693 natural, 21 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 71 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,217 (416 male householders (367 living alone)), 700 female householders (665 living alone)), 101 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 364 (129 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,033 2-persons, 433 3-persons, 325 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,032 1-person, 77 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

1,146 married couples with children.
433 single-parent households (112 men, 321 women).

96.8% of residents of Atlantic speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 79 (1.1%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlantic, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 173 5 rooms: 445 6 rooms: 457 7 rooms: 397 8 rooms: 332 9 or more rooms: 360

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic, Iowa:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 92 3 rooms: 260 4 rooms: 217 5 rooms: 125 6 rooms: 97 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 31 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 98
1990 to 1994: 73
1980 to 1989: 217
1970 to 1979: 454
1960 to 1969: 473
1950 to 1959: 437
1940 to 1949: 293
1939 or earlier: 1,298

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atlantic:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 519 3 bedrooms: 1,038 4 bedrooms: 476 5 or more bedrooms: 131

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlantic:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 334 2 bedrooms: 366 3 bedrooms: 168 4 bedrooms: 22 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 112 1 vehicle: 637 2 vehicles: 827 3 vehicles: 443 4 vehicles: 140 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Atlantic in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 194 1 vehicle: 525 2 vehicles: 102 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 19

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Atlantic, IA:

Less than $10,000: 36
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 26
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 63
$50,000 to $59,999: 156
$60,000 to $69,999: 168
$70,000 to $79,999: 142
$80,000 to $89,999: 157
$90,000 to $99,999: 191
$100,000 to $124,999: 349
$125,000 to $149,999: 274
$150,000 to $174,999: 103
$175,000 to $199,999: 79
$200,000 to $249,999: 100
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 33
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Atlantic rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Atlantic:

Less than $100: 50 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 56
$200 to $249: 83
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 182
$350 to $399: 112
$400 to $449: 76
$450 to $499: 67
$500 to $549: 52
$550 to $599: 14
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 55

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 23 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 18

Atlantic, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.8%
Number of people working at home: 84 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 517
5 to 9 minutes: 1320
10 to 14 minutes: 699
15 to 19 minutes: 216
20 to 24 minutes: 63
25 to 29 minutes: 41
30 to 34 minutes: 167
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 32
45 to 59 minutes: 69
60 to 89 minutes: 169
90 or more minutes: 98

Atlantic mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,850 (82%)
Carpooled: 381 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 124 (4%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 84 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 352
$10,000 to $14,999: 193
$15,000 to $19,999: 275
$20,000 to $24,999: 234
$25,000 to $29,999: 292
$30,000 to $34,999: 299
$35,000 to $39,999: 217
$40,000 to $44,999: 280
$45,000 to $49,999: 196
$50,000 to $59,999: 277
$60,000 to $74,999: 166
$75,000 to $99,999: 171
$100,000 to $124,999: 87
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

German: 1993

Danish: 854

English: 509

Irish: 423

United States or American: 358

Other groups: 276

Swedish: 202

Scotch-Irish: 165

Norwegian: 132

Italian: 104

French (except Basque): 101

European: 74

Dutch: 69

Scottish: 52

Polish: 51

Yugoslavian: 42

Swiss: 31

Czech: 25

Austrian: 25

Arab:: 20

Syrian: 20

Welsh: 17

British: 12

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 11

Pennsylvania German: 10

Canadian: 9

Brazilian: 6

Romanian: 5

Russian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (27%)
Mexico (19%)
Thailand (16%)
Germany (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Brazil (8%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5607
Northeast: 76
Midwest: 1024
South: 195
West: 235

61% of Atlantic residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 112
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 748
Less than 1 year of college: 198
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 291
Associate degree: 166
Bachelor's degree: 310
Master's degree: 118
Professional school degree: 110
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 158
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 106
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,118
Less than 1 year of college: 193
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 433
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 411
Master's degree: 65
Professional school degree: 45
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,302
Black householders: $19,139
Asian householders: $41,255
Some other race householders: $62,911
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,630

Atlantic household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Atlantic household income for Black householders

Atlantic household income for Asian householders

Atlantic household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Atlantic marital status for males

Atlantic marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,508
Asian householders: $323,112
Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,064

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,453
One, attached: 30
Two: 131
3 or 4: 184
5 to 9: 158
10 to 19: 88
20 to 49: 198
Mobile homes: 108

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,711

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Atlantic:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (23%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	2.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Here:	31.9%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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