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West Chicago, Illinois Housing Profile

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 West Chicago, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityWest Chicago
Total population23,469 281,421,906
Male12,513138,053,563
Female10,956143,368,343
Median age (years)27.835.3
Total households6,379105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)63,42441,994

West Chicago, Illinois Housing

Nowaday all the most See household information of West Chicago, Illinois, stated below. Housing tenure in West Chicago, Illinois can be described by the following figures: owner-occupied housing units ammount to approximately four thousand, three hundred and twenty-five, which makes ninety-four point six six percent, while renter-occupied housing units figure is two thousand, fifty-four that is thirty point four eight percent from total amount.

 West Chicago, Illinois %, West Chicago, Illinois United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households6,379  105,480,101
Family households (families)5,230 81.99%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years3,079 48.27%32.79%
- Married-couple family4,227 66.26%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years2,619 41.06%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present537 8.42%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years287 4.5%7.17%
Nonfamily households1,149 18.01%31.94%
- Householder living alone819 12.84%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over172 2.7%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years3,416 53.55%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over722 11.32%23.39%
 
Average household size3.64  2.59
Average family size3.91  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units6,567  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units6,379 94.66%91.01%
- Vacant housing units188 2.79%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use6 0.09%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)3.3  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units6,379  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units4,325 64.18%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units2,054 30.48%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit3.60  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit3.73  2.40
 
Total housing units6,739  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached4,282 63.54%60.28%
1-unit, attached423 6.28%5.56%
2 units120 1.78%4.31%
3 or 4 units126 1.87%4.74%
5 to 9 units327 4.85%4.67%
10 to 19 units721 10.7%4.0%
20 or more units740 10.98%8.63%
Mobile home0  7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000463 6.87%2.38%
1995 to 1998888 13.18%7.32%
1990 to 1994566 8.4%7.31%
1980 to 1989686 10.18%15.81%
1970 to 19791,157 17.17%18.5%
1960 to 19691,112 16.5%13.73%
1940 to 1959945 14.02%19.97%
1939 or earlier922 13.68%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room193 2.86%2.2%
2 rooms337 5.0%4.81%
3 rooms458 6.8%9.84%
4 rooms933 13.84%15.97%
5 rooms1,206 17.9%20.89%
6 rooms1,067 15.83%18.45%
7 rooms862 12.79%12.06%
8 rooms690 10.24%8.06%
9 or more rooms993 14.74%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.7  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units6,529  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20001,643 25.76%19.95%
1995 to 19982,276 35.68%28.9%
1990 to 19941,082 16.96%16.07%
1980 to 1989881 13.81%15.58%
1970 to 1979337 5.28%9.86%
1969 or earlier310 4.86%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None310 4.75%10.3%
11,789 27.4%34.25%
22,980 45.64%38.36%
3 or more1,450 22.21%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas5,635 86.31%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas25 0.38%6.52%
Electricity803 12.3%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.18 0.28%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood0  1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel18 0.28%0.39%
No fuel used30 0.46%0.69%
 
 West Chicago, Illinois %, West Chicago, Illinois United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities69  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities79  715,535
No telephone service199  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units6,529  105,480,101
1.00 or less5,318 81.45%94.26%
1.01 to 1.50520 7.96%3.02%
1.51 or more691 10.58%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units4,157  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,00012 0.29%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999250 6.01%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,9991,559 37.5%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999974 23.43%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999793 19.08%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999542 13.04%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,99927 0.65%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)160,000  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage3,446 82.9%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $49966 1.59%3.89%
- $500 to $69941 0.99%8.95%
- $700 to $999269 6.47%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,4991,302 31.32%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,9991,053 25.33%10.06%
- $2,000 or more715 17.2%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,516  1,088
Not mortgaged711 17.1%29.97%
- Median (dollars)446  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent1,044 25.11%36.52%
15 to 19 percent697 16.77%17.5%
20 to 24 percent722 17.37%13.92%
25 to 29 percent547 13.16%9.44%
30 to 34 percent339 8.15%6.02%
35 percent or more753 18.11%15.79%
Not computed55 1.32%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units2,128  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $2007 0.33%5.24%
$200 to $29911 0.52%5.17%
$300 to $49990 4.23%21.99%
$500 to $749828 38.91%33.69%
$750 to $999891 41.87%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,499234 11.0%8.68%
$1,500 or more41 1.93%2.91%
No cash rent26 1.22%5.15%
Median (dollars)785  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent420 19.74%18.1%
15 to 19 percent368 17.29%14.31%
20 to 24 percent265 12.45%12.78%
25 to 29 percent228 10.71%10.42%
30 to 34 percent147 6.91%7.34%
35 percent or more604 28.38%29.5%
Not computed96 4.51%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.