West Point, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 915 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 915 (all nonfarm))

West Point, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 456 (430 occupied: 338 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Housing density: 785 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: $321 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $390)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $266

Median gross rent in West Point, IA in 2007: $459

Housing units in West Point with a mortgage: 140 (9 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 172

West Point,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,699 (it was $77,400 in 2000)

West Point:	$114,699
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,292 - $166,097

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $125,222
Here: $125,222
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,682
Here: $60,682
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $45,627
Here: $45,627
State: $134,477

Mobile homes: $9,583
Here: $9,583
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 931

In family households: 759 (219 male householders, 40 female householders)
238 spouses, 250 children (227 natural, 5 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 172 (58 male householders (49 living alone)), 95 female householders (85 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 148 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

169 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (6 men, 25 women).

99.5% of residents of West Point speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Point, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 85 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 44 9 or more rooms: 20

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Point, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 14 6 rooms: 11 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 16
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 55
1970 to 1979: 81
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 134

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Point:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 74 3 bedrooms: 197 4 bedrooms: 56 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Point:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 10 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Point in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 158 3 vehicles: 52 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in West Point in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 49 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 25
$90,000 to $99,999: 23
$100,000 to $124,999: 74
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $174,999: 22
$175,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 to $249,999: 20
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Point rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Point:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 11
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$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: 3

West Point, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.3%
Number of people working at home: 7 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 63
5 to 9 minutes: 53
10 to 14 minutes: 37
15 to 19 minutes: 85
20 to 24 minutes: 34
25 to 29 minutes: 16
30 to 34 minutes: 70
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 23
60 to 89 minutes: 4
90 or more minutes: 4

West Point mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 354 (83%)
Carpooled: 37 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (1%)
Walked: 22 (5%)
Worked at home: 7 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 35
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $44,999: 31
$45,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 35
$60,000 to $74,999: 55
$75,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

German: 489

United States or American: 116

Irish: 71

English: 19

Other groups: 18

European: 17

Scotch-Irish: 12

French (except Basque): 8

Dutch: 5

Danish: 5

Italian: 4

Swedish: 4

Lithuanian: 2

French Canadian: 2

Portuguese: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Scottish: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

Kenyan: 2

Swiss: 2

Welsh: 2

Croatian: 1

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

This state: 796
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 130
South: 20
West: 17

67% of West Point residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 127
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
Associate degree: 16
Bachelor's degree: 36
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 1
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 167
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 66
Associate degree: 11
Bachelor's degree: 45
Master's degree: 1
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,675
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,450

West Point household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Point marital status for males

West Point marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,448

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 354
One, attached: 13
Two: 14
3 or 4: 38
5 to 9: 10
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,547

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Point:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (38%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	44.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	36.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	18.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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