Davenport, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Back to: Davenport, Iowa main profile, Iowa, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa small towns, Iowa forum, All US cities. Total population: 98,357 (Urban population: 96,125, Rural population: 2,232 (53 farm, 2,179 nonfarm)) Houses: 41,359 (39,119 occupied: 25,486 owner occupied, 13,633 renter occupied) % of renters here:   35% State:   28% Housing density: 659 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Davenport, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How Do You Like Living In Iowa?  (313 replies) Commute into Davenport  (8 replies) Is Iowa still promoting the State to Minorities?  (185 replies) Best areas in Davenport, close to schools,stores, jobs  (7 replies) Davenport  (2 replies) Downtown Davenport Projects in the last 5 years  (1 reply) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $108,400 (lower quartile is $82,000, upper quartile is $155,500) Median contract rent in 2005: $486 (lower quartile is $406, upper quartile is $572) Housing units in Davenport with a mortgage: 16,023 (1,875 second mortgage, 2,056 home equity loan, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,936 Median year house/condo built: 1959 Median year apartment built: 1965 Household type by relationship Households: 95,470 In family households: 78,000 (18,286 male householders, 6,744 female householders) 18,469 spouses, 28,633 children (26,348 natural, 683 adopted, 1,602 stepchildren), 1,534 grandchildren, 582 brothers or sisters, 518 parents, 910 other relatives, 2,324 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 17,470 (6,350 male householders (4,794 living alone)), 7,858 female householders (6,784 living alone)), 3,262 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,887 (1,273 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 10,775 2-persons, 5,952 3-persons, 4,844 4-persons, 2,220 5-persons, 824 6-persons, 415 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 11,578 1-person, 2,189 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 19 6-persons. 15,262 married couples with children. 7,801 single-parent households (1,384 men, 6,417 women). 93.5% of residents of Davenport speak English at home. 3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,672 (3.7%) (39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Davenport, IA: Less than $10,000: 41 $10,000 to $14,999: 79 $15,000 to $19,999: 146 $20,000 to $24,999: 134 $25,000 to $29,999: 234 $30,000 to $34,999: 335 $35,000 to $39,999: 623 $40,000 to $49,999: 1682 $50,000 to $59,999: 2450 $60,000 to $69,999: 2695 $70,000 to $79,999: 3000 $80,000 to $89,999: 2626 $90,000 to $99,999: 2038 $100,000 to $124,999: 2309 $125,000 to $149,999: 1712 $150,000 to $174,999: 1022 $175,000 to $199,999: 596 $200,000 to $249,999: 643 $250,000 to $299,999: 277 $300,000 to $399,999: 209 $400,000 to $499,999: 52 $500,000 to $749,999: 35 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 21

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Davenport: Less than $100: 365 $100 to $149: 227 $150 to $199: 414 $200 to $249: 662 $250 to $299: 1061 $300 to $349: 1596 $350 to $399: 2302 $400 to $449: 1754 $450 to $499: 1868 $500 to $549: 1203 $550 to $599: 793 $600 to $649: 334 $650 to $699: 268 $700 to $749: 104 $750 to $799: 57 $800 to $899: 50 $900 to $999: 15 $1,000 to $1,249: 47 $1,250 to $1,499: 30 $1,500 to $1,999: 51 $2,000 or more: 33 No cash rent: 357

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,190 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1510 5 to 9 minutes: 7288 10 to 14 minutes: 11804 15 to 19 minutes: 10373 20 to 24 minutes: 7258 25 to 29 minutes: 1958 30 to 34 minutes: 2494 35 to 39 minutes: 271 40 to 44 minutes: 415 45 to 59 minutes: 1125 60 to 89 minutes: 776 90 or more minutes: 607

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 39,353 (84%) Carpooled: 4,554 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 486 (1%) Railroad: 11 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 90 (0%) Walked: 1,038 (2%) Other means: 333 (1%) Worked at home: 1,190 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 4056 $10,000 to $14,999: 2697 $15,000 to $19,999: 2874 $20,000 to $24,999: 3124 $25,000 to $29,999: 2791 $30,000 to $34,999: 2965 $35,000 to $39,999: 2429 $40,000 to $44,999: 2281 $45,000 to $49,999: 2032 $50,000 to $59,999: 3828 $60,000 to $74,999: 4083 $75,000 to $99,999: 3565 $100,000 to $124,999: 1260 $125,000 to $149,999: 539 $150,000 to $199,999: 350 $200,000 or more: 364

First ancestries reported:

• German: 25210
• Other groups: 16377
• Irish: 8630
• United States or American: 5658
• English: 4538
• Swedish: 1877
• Norwegian: 1667
• Italian: 1532
• French (except Basque): 1391
• Dutch: 1130
• Polish: 1120
• Scotch-Irish: 1088
• Scottish: 864
• Belgian: 799
• Danish: 576
• Czech: 529
• European: 474
• Subsaharan African:: 412
• Welsh: 352
• African: 340
• French Canadian: 277
• Greek: 268
• Czechoslovakian: 210
• Yugoslavian: 207
• Swiss: 176
• Hungarian: 165
• Lithuanian: 129
• Croatian: 127
• Russian: 110
• Scandinavian: 106
• British: 106
• Austrian: 100
• Northern European: 89
• Portuguese: 88
• Arab:: 83
• Canadian: 82
• Armenian: 73
• Finnish: 68
• Slovene: 66
• Serbian: 62
• Romanian: 61
• Slovak: 52
• Eastern European: 37
• Ukrainian: 37
• Pennsylvania German: 36
• Other Subsaharan African: 33
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 30
• Syrian: 29
• Jordanian: 25
• Albanian: 24
• Nigerian: 23
• West Indian: 18
• Lebanese: 15
• Bulgarian: 15
• Celtic: 15
• Arab/Arabic: 14
• Latvian: 13
• Israeli: 13
• Jamaican: 9
• Luxemburger: 8
• Cape Verdean: 7
• Brazilian: 7
• Ghanian: 6
• Iranian: 5
• South African: 3
• Haitian: 3

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

• This state: 60887
• Northeast: 2045
• Midwest: 23164
• South: 5186
• West: 2896

53% of Davenport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 277
• Nursery to 4th grade: 115
• 5th and 6th grade: 311
• 7th and 8th grade: 950
• 9th grade: 520
• 10th grade: 1,063
• 11th grade: 689
• 12th grade, no diploma: 847
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,252
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,314
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,367
• Associate degree: 2,050
• Bachelor's degree: 4,439
• Master's degree: 1,541
• Professional school degree: 637
• Doctorate degree: 254

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 184
• Nursery to 4th grade: 73
• 5th and 6th grade: 279
• 7th and 8th grade: 1,134
• 9th grade: 803
• 10th grade: 1,153
• 11th grade: 1,125
• 12th grade, no diploma: 855
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,444
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,806
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,875
• Associate degree: 2,440
• Bachelor's degree: 4,539
• Master's degree: 1,438
• Professional school degree: 439
• Doctorate degree: 130

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $39,015
• Black householders: $22,420
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $34,926
• Asian householders: $40,331
• Some other race householders: $30,453
• Two or more races householders: $35,250
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $31,798

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,700
• Black or African American householders: $64,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $65,000
• Asian householders: $82,800
• Some other race householders: $59,700
• Two or more races householders: $65,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,300

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,151
• One, attached: 1,105
• Two: 2,835
• 3 or 4: 1,686
• 5 to 9: 2,757
• 10 to 19: 2,122
• 20 to 49: 1,453
• 50 or more: 909
• Mobile homes: 1,323
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,400

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Iowa:	10.8%

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Iowa:	25.4%

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