Kalona, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,514 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,514 (3 farm, 2,511 nonfarm))

Kalona, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 972 (937 occupied: 686 owner occupied, 251 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Housing density: 475 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $85,292.

Median contract rent in 2007: $414 (lower quartile is $324, upper quartile is $512)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $414

Median gross rent in Kalona, IA in 2007: $550

Housing units in Kalona with a mortgage: 290 (23 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 256

Kalona,IA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,171

In family households: 1,819 (519 male householders, 85 female householders)
557 spouses, 607 children (551 natural, 13 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 352 (119 male householders (99 living alone)), 210 female householders (206 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 96 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 284 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 123 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 305 1-person, 24 2-persons.

435 married couples with children.
78 single-parent households (11 men, 67 women).

89.5% of residents of Kalona speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 56 (2.5%)
(19.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kalona, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 122 6 rooms: 161 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 86 9 or more rooms: 102

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kalona, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 37 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 108 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 83
1980 to 1989: 128
1970 to 1979: 168
1960 to 1969: 113
1950 to 1959: 82
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 224

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kalona:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 322 4 bedrooms: 176 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kalona:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 129 3 bedrooms: 25 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Kalona in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 180 2 vehicles: 365 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Kalona in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 158 2 vehicles: 51 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Kalona, IA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 20
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 96
$90,000 to $99,999: 63
$100,000 to $124,999: 91
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $174,999: 41
$175,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 to $249,999: 12
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Kalona rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kalona:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 36
$400 to $449: 41
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$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: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 34 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Kalona, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.6%
Number of people working at home: 55 (5.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 136
5 to 9 minutes: 188
10 to 14 minutes: 98
15 to 19 minutes: 34
20 to 24 minutes: 75
25 to 29 minutes: 91
30 to 34 minutes: 233
35 to 39 minutes: 34
40 to 44 minutes: 25
45 to 59 minutes: 80
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 14

Kalona mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 798 (74%)
Carpooled: 168 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (2%)
Walked: 32 (3%)
Worked at home: 55 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 66
$10,000 to $14,999: 66
$15,000 to $19,999: 85
$20,000 to $24,999: 85
$25,000 to $29,999: 124
$30,000 to $34,999: 46
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $44,999: 75
$45,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 111
$60,000 to $74,999: 77
$75,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 24

First ancestries reported:

German: 767
United States or American: 220
Irish: 116
English: 92
Other groups: 81
Czech: 75
Norwegian: 56
Swiss: 54
French (except Basque): 36
European: 35
Scotch-Irish: 27
Dutch: 20
Yugoslavian: 20
Czechoslovakian: 19
Russian: 19
Polish: 15
Swedish: 13
Welsh: 12
Pennsylvania German: 10
Danish: 7
Scottish: 7
Austrian: 6
Italian: 4

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina (36%)
Russia (21%)
Mexico (18%)
Belarus (13%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Thailand (5%)

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

This state: 1673
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 325
South: 47
West: 133

55% of Kalona residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 115
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 226
Less than 1 year of college: 43
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 71
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 176
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 289
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 99
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,732
Black householders: $14,635
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,350
Some other race householders: $25,514
Two or more races householders: $62,217
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,364

Kalona household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kalona household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kalona marital status for males

Kalona marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,623
Two or more races householders: $107,181
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,894

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 650
One, attached: 36
Two: 34
3 or 4: 101
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 11
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 102

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,954

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kalona:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	2.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	8.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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