Orange City, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,891 (Urban population: 5,820 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 71 (all nonfarm))

Orange City, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,808 (1,722 occupied: 1,374 owner occupied, 348 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Housing density: 586 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: $414 (lower quartile is $349, upper quartile is $462)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $349

Median gross rent in Orange City, IA in 2007: $465

Housing units in Orange City with a mortgage: 689 (96 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 527

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,826 (it was $96,800 in 2000)

Orange City:	$136,826
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,120 - $178,217

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $164,015
Here: $164,015
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,450
Here: $135,450
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $144,060
Here: $144,060
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $78,904
Here: $78,904
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,506
Here: $128,506
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $37,557
Here: $37,557
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,448

In family households: 3,973 (1,204 male householders, 77 female householders)
1,218 spouses, 1,445 children (1,368 natural, 35 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 475 (137 male householders (130 living alone)), 291 female householders (280 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,135 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 601 2-persons, 214 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 123 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 5 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

1,136 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (12 men, 86 women).

94.8% of residents of Orange City speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 123 (2.2%)
(41.5% 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:	4.0
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orange City, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 149 5 rooms: 211 6 rooms: 294 7 rooms: 220 8 rooms: 161 9 or more rooms: 306

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange City, Iowa:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 70 4 rooms: 107 5 rooms: 39 6 rooms: 32 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 86
1990 to 1994: 154
1980 to 1989: 213
1970 to 1979: 289
1960 to 1969: 248
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 144
1939 or earlier: 432

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orange City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 333 3 bedrooms: 591 4 bedrooms: 334 5 or more bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orange City:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 132 2 bedrooms: 111 3 bedrooms: 77 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 328 2 vehicles: 746 3 vehicles: 233 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Orange City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 157 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 7

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 50
$60,000 to $69,999: 60
$70,000 to $79,999: 43
$80,000 to $89,999: 59
$90,000 to $99,999: 89
$100,000 to $124,999: 237
$125,000 to $149,999: 233
$150,000 to $174,999: 209
$175,000 to $199,999: 146
$200,000 to $249,999: 139
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 63
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 14
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Orange City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orange City:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 53
$400 to $449: 87
$450 to $499: 59
$500 to $549: 16
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 2
$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: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 58 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 17

Orange City, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 65 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 878
5 to 9 minutes: 1240
10 to 14 minutes: 234
15 to 19 minutes: 195
20 to 24 minutes: 105
25 to 29 minutes: 54
30 to 34 minutes: 36
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 5
45 to 59 minutes: 36
60 to 89 minutes: 45
90 or more minutes: 20

Orange City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,099 (72%)
Carpooled: 173 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 28 (1%)
Walked: 547 (19%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 65 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 108
$10,000 to $14,999: 130
$15,000 to $19,999: 67
$20,000 to $24,999: 129
$25,000 to $29,999: 192
$30,000 to $34,999: 80
$35,000 to $39,999: 162
$40,000 to $44,999: 113
$45,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 252
$60,000 to $74,999: 165
$75,000 to $99,999: 139
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 29

First ancestries reported:

Dutch: 2779

German: 824

United States or American: 267

Norwegian: 245

Swedish: 195

Irish: 152

Other groups: 126

English: 92

French (except Basque): 58

Scotch-Irish: 45

Danish: 44

European: 27

Arab:: 27

Swiss: 18

Moroccan: 14

Palestinian: 13

Subsaharan African:: 13

African: 13

Italian: 12

Czech: 11

Finnish: 10

Slovak: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Bulgarian: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Austrian: 6

Russian: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Eastern European: 5

Polish: 5

Welsh: 5

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

Other Western Asia (16%)
Mexico (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Japan (11%)
Korea (11%)
Other Eastern Africa (11%)
Netherlands (10%)

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

This state: 3779
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 1225
South: 165
West: 229

48% of Orange City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 140
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 284
Less than 1 year of college: 71
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 194
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 257
Master's degree: 109
Professional school degree: 78
Doctorate degree: 46

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 191
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 399
Less than 1 year of college: 179
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 238
Associate degree: 95
Bachelor's degree: 321
Master's degree: 76
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 52.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,297
Black householders: $21,390
Asian householders: $3,189

Orange City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Orange City household income for Black householders

Orange City household income for Asian householders

Orange City marital status for males

Orange City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,456

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,399
One, attached: 84
Two: 56
3 or 4: 138
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 25
20 to 49: 12
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,583

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orange City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 138

Here:	25.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112

Here:	33.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,034

Here:	93.9%
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)

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

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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