Housing density: 326 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $85,618.
Median contract rent in 2015: $219 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $278)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $338
Median gross rent in Sanborn, IA in 2015: $281
Housing units in Sanborn with a mortgage: 209 (15 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 197
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,878
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,595
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $89,750 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
Sanborn:
$89,750
Iowa:
$136,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,538 - $144,985Median year house/condo built: 1957
Median year apartment built: 1984
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,263
In family households: 1,079 (328 male householders, 34 female householders)
341 spouses, 365 children (332 natural, 23 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 184 (59 male householders (53 living alone)), 118 female householders (115 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 79 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 9 2-persons.
241 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (5 men, 23 women).
98.5% of residents of Sanborn speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 17 (1.3%)
(47.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanborn, Iowa:
41 room
172 rooms
263 rooms
284 rooms
165 rooms
56 rooms
77 rooms
48 rooms
29+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Sanborn population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Sanborn, IA household income distribution
35Less than $10,000
31$10,000 to $14,999
42$15,000 to $19,999
51$20,000 to $24,999
62$25,000 to $29,999
56$30,000 to $34,999
47$35,000 to $39,999
47$40,000 to $44,999
41$45,000 to $49,999
55$50,000 to $59,999
32$60,000 to $74,999
19$75,000 to $99,999
9$100,000 to $124,999
6$125,000 to $149,999
2$150,000 to $199,999
4$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Sanborn, IA
8Less than $10,000
7$10,000 to $14,999
1$15,000 to $19,999
3$20,000 to $24,999
5$25,000 to $29,999
11$30,000 to $34,999
2$35,000 to $39,999
29$40,000 to $49,999
45$50,000 to $59,999
49$60,000 to $69,999
28$70,000 to $79,999
40$80,000 to $89,999
31$90,000 to $99,999
43$100,000 to $124,999
38$125,000 to $149,999
33$150,000 to $174,999
15$175,000 to $199,999
11$200,000 to $249,999
28$250,000 to $299,999
5$300,000 to $399,999
5$400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Sanborn, IA
1$200 to $249
4$250 to $299
19$300 to $349
33$350 to $399
15$400 to $449
3$450 to $499
6$550 to $599
12$1,250 to $1,499
8$1,500 to $1,999
3$2,500 to $2,999
9No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
01995 to March 2000
71990 to 1994
31985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
7Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Sanborn population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 162
5 to 9 minutes: 148
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 75
20 to 24 minutes: 31
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 25
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 14
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 0
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.4% Number of people working at home: 26 (4.2% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 461 (74%)
Carpooled: 63 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 49 (8%)
Other means: 12 (2%)
Worked at home: 26 (4%)
First ancestries reported:
Dutch: 502
German: 331
Irish: 68
United States or American: 57
English: 47
Norwegian: 44
Other groups: 21
Italian: 18
Swedish: 14
Scotch-Irish: 10
French (except Basque): 9
Danish: 8
French Canadian: 4
Scottish: 3
Subsaharan African:: 3
South African: 3
Finnish: 2
Northern European: 2
Polish: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
35%Netherlands
29%Mexico
12%Other Eastern Africa
12%Canada
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,083
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 177
South: 13
West: 38
64% of Sanborn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 70
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 125
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 32
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 3
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 1
7th and 8th grade: 77
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 193
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 81
Associate degree: 40
Bachelor's degree: 54
Master's degree: 1
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.2%Males
1.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 466
One, attached: 20
Two: 16
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 22
Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,330
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Sanborn:
Dutch: 502
