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Chicago, Illinois Housing Profile

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 Chicago, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityChicago
Total population2,896,016 281,421,906
Male1,405,107138,053,563
Female1,490,909143,368,343
Median age (years)31.535.3
Total households1,061,928105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)38,62541,994

Chicago, Illinois Housing

Present all the most See household information of Chicago, Illinois, stated below. Housing tenure in Chicago, Illinois can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately 464,865, which makes 92.11%, while renter-occupied housing units figure is five hundred and ninety-seven thousand, sixty-three that is fifty-one point seven nine percent from total amount.

 Chicago, Illinois %, Chicago, Illinois United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households1,061,928  105,480,101
Family households (families)632,558 59.57%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years306,456 28.86%32.79%
- Married-couple family372,970 35.12%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years179,408 16.89%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present200,963 18.92%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years105,705 9.95%7.17%
Nonfamily households429,370 40.43%31.94%
- Householder living alone345,832 32.57%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over92,345 8.7%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years364,392 34.31%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over228,458 21.51%23.39%
 
Average household size2.67  2.59
Average family size3.50  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units1,152,868  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units1,061,928 92.11%91.01%
- Vacant housing units90,940 7.89%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use4,549 0.39%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.7  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)5.7  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units1,061,928  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units464,865 40.32%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units597,063 51.79%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.90  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.49  2.40
 
Total housing units1,152,871  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached285,978 24.81%60.28%
1-unit, attached39,263 3.41%5.56%
2 units202,962 17.6%4.31%
3 or 4 units166,021 14.4%4.74%
5 to 9 units121,964 10.58%4.67%
10 to 19 units67,262 5.83%4.0%
20 or more units267,474 23.2%8.63%
Mobile home1,630 0.14%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.317 0.03%0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200010,036 0.87%2.38%
1995 to 199821,460 1.86%7.32%
1990 to 199420,546 1.78%7.31%
1980 to 198946,668 4.05%15.81%
1970 to 197997,590 8.46%18.5%
1960 to 1969156,608 13.58%13.73%
1940 to 1959361,868 31.39%19.97%
1939 or earlier438,095 38.0%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room58,423 5.07%2.2%
2 rooms86,383 7.49%4.81%
3 rooms153,556 13.32%9.84%
4 rooms219,856 19.07%15.97%
5 rooms268,009 23.25%20.89%
6 rooms194,640 16.88%18.45%
7 rooms80,039 6.94%12.06%
8 rooms43,234 3.75%8.06%
9 or more rooms48,731 4.23%7.7%
Median (rooms)4.7  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units1,061,921  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000231,035 21.76%19.95%
1995 to 1998331,471 31.21%28.9%
1990 to 1994156,388 14.73%16.07%
1980 to 1989140,813 13.26%15.58%
1970 to 197998,956 9.32%9.86%
1969 or earlier103,258 9.72%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None306,336 28.85%10.3%
1461,677 43.48%34.25%
2227,045 21.38%38.36%
3 or more66,863 6.3%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas886,646 83.49%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas21,666 2.04%6.52%
Electricity118,762 11.18%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.7,418 0.7%8.97%
Coal or coke504 0.05%0.14%
Wood137 0.01%1.68%
Solar energy439 0.04%0.04%
Other fuel12,824 1.21%0.39%
No fuel used13,525 1.27%0.69%
 
 Chicago, Illinois %, Chicago, Illinois United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities11,445  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities13,148  715,535
No telephone service57,186  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units1,061,921  105,480,101
1.00 or less954,391 89.87%94.26%
1.01 to 1.5058,452 5.5%3.02%
1.51 or more49,078 4.62%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units263,925  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,0008,331 3.16%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,99974,177 28.11%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,99976,043 28.81%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99951,358 19.46%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,99931,054 11.77%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,99914,517 5.5%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9996,638 2.52%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more1,807 0.68%0.57%
Median (dollars)132,400  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage180,801 68.5%70.03%
- Less than $300444 0.17%0.46%
- $300 to $4994,027 1.53%3.89%
- $500 to $69913,071 4.95%8.95%
- $700 to $99939,276 14.88%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,49970,040 26.54%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99932,322 12.25%10.06%
- $2,000 or more21,621 8.19%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,216  1,088
Not mortgaged83,124 31.5%29.97%
- Median (dollars)369  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent86,050 32.6%36.52%
15 to 19 percent40,938 15.51%17.5%
20 to 24 percent34,790 13.18%13.92%
25 to 29 percent25,328 9.6%9.44%
30 to 34 percent17,333 6.57%6.02%
35 percent or more56,032 21.23%15.79%
Not computed3,454 1.31%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units596,060  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20037,615 6.31%5.24%
$200 to $29922,493 3.77%5.17%
$300 to $499112,016 18.79%21.99%
$500 to $749235,954 39.59%33.69%
$750 to $999103,733 17.4%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,49953,173 8.92%8.68%
$1,500 or more18,854 3.16%2.91%
No cash rent12,222 2.05%5.15%
Median (dollars)616  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent114,984 19.29%18.1%
15 to 19 percent87,917 14.75%14.31%
20 to 24 percent75,443 12.66%12.78%
25 to 29 percent58,951 9.89%10.42%
30 to 34 percent42,030 7.05%7.34%
35 percent or more183,735 30.82%29.5%
Not computed33,000 5.54%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.