Chicago Illinois Housing and demographic information

 

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Subject	Number	Percent		Subject	Number	Percent
Total housing units	1,152,871	100.0		OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
UNITS IN STRUCTURE				Occupied housing units	1,061,921	100.0
1-unit, detached	285,978	24.8		1.00 or less	954,391	89.9
1-unit, attached	39,263	3.4		1.01 to 1.50	58,452	5.5
2 units	202,962	17.6		1.51 or more	49,078	4.6
3 or 4 units	166,021	14.4
5 to 9 units	121,964	10.6		Specified owner-occupied units	263,925	100.0
10 to 19 units	67,262	5.8		VALUE
20 or more units	267,474	23.2		Less than $50,000	8,331	3.2
Mobile home	1,630	0.1		$50,000 to $99,999	74,177	28.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	317	0.0		$100,000 to $149,999	76,043	28.8
				$150,000 to $199,000	51,358	19.5
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT				$200,000 to $299,999	31,054	11.8
1999 to March 2000	10,036	0.9		$300,000 to $499,999	14,517	5.5
1995 to 1998	21,460	1.9		$500,000 to $999,999	6,638	2.5
1990 to 1994	20,546	1.8		$1,000,000 or more	1,807	0.7
1980 to 1989	46,668	4.0		Median (dollars)	132,400	(X)
1970 to 1979	97,590	8.5
1960 to 1969	156,608	13.6		MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
1940 to 1959	361,868	31.4		MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1939 or earlier	438,095	38.0		With a mortgage	180,801	68.5
				Less than $300	444	0.2
ROOMS				$300 to $499	4,027	1.5
1 room	58,423	5.1		$500 to $699	13,071	5.0
2 rooms	86,383	7.5		$700 to $999	39,276	14.9
3 rooms	153,556	13.3		$1,000 to $1,499	70,040	26.5
4 rooms	219,856	19.1		$1,500 to $1,999	32,322	12.2
5 rooms	268,009	23.2		$2,000 or more	21,621	8.2
6 rooms	194,640	16.9		Median (dollars)	1,216	(X)
7 rooms	80,039	6.9		Not mortgaged	83,124	31.5
8 rooms	43,234	3.8		Median (dollars)	369	(X)
9 or more rooms	48,731	4.2
Median (rooms)	4.7	(X)		SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
				AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
Occupied Housing Units	1,061,921	100.0		INCOME IN 1999
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT				Less than 15 percent	86,050	32.6
1999 to March 2000	231,035	21.8		15 to 19 percent	40,938	15.5
1995 to 1998	331,471	31.2		20 to 24 percent	34,790	13.2
1990 to 1994	156,388	14.7		25 to 29 percent	25,328	9.6
1980 to 1989	140,813	13.3		30 to 34 percent	17,333	6.6
1970 to 1979	98,956	9.3		35 percent or more	56,032	21.2
1969 or earlier	103,258	9.7		Not computed	3,454	1.3
VEHICLES AVAILABLE				Specified renter-occupied units	596,060	100.0
None	306,336	28.8		GROSS RENT
1	461,677	43.5		Less than $200	37,615	6.3
2	227,045	21.4		$200 to $299	22,493	3.8
3 or more	66,863	6.3		$300 to $499	112,016	18.8
				$500 to $749	235,954	39.6
HOUSE HEATING FUEL				$750 to $999	103,733	17.4
Utility Gas	886,646	83.5		$1,000 to $1,499	53,173	8.9
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas	21,666	2.0		$1,500 or more	18,854	3.2
Electricity	118,762	11.2		No cash rent	12,222	2.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7,418	0.7		Median (dollars)	616	(X)
Coal or coke	504	0.0
Wood	137	0.0		GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF
Solar energy	439	0.0		HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Other fuel	12,824	1.2		Less than 15 percent	114,984	19.3
No fuel used	13,525	1.3		15 to 19 percent	87,917	14.7
				20 to 24 percent	75,443	12.7
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS				25 to 29 percent	58,951	9.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	11,445	1.1		30 to 34 percent	42,030	7.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	13,148	1.2		35 percent or more	183,735	30.8
No telephone service	57,186	5.4		Not computed	33,000	5.5
Date: December 30, 2004
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.