Alton, IL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1701114, place: Alton city, Illinois)

Total housing units: 13,888

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 10,113 (72.82%)
1-unit, attached: 311 (2.24%)
2 units: 1,138 (8.19%)
3 or 4 units: 872 (6.28%)
5 to 9 units: 359 (2.58%)
10 to 19 units: 51 (0.37%)
20 or more units: 509 (3.67%)
Mobile home.: 535 (3.85%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 80 (0.58%)
1995 to 1998: 434 (3.13%)
1990 to 1994: 283 (2.04%)
1980 to 1989: 471 (3.39%)
1970 to 1979: 1,182 (8.51%)
1960 to 1969: 1,271 (9.15%)
1940 to 1959: 5,543 (39.91%)
1939 or earlier: 4,624 (33.29%)

ROOMS
1 room: 51 (0.37%)
2 rooms: 345 (2.48%)
3 rooms: 1,200 (8.64%)
4 rooms: 2,837 (20.43%)
5 rooms: 4,020 (28.95%)
6 rooms: 2,666 (19.2%)
7 rooms: 1,170 (8.42%)
8 rooms: 913 (6.57%)
9 or more rooms: 686 (4.94%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 12,513

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,258 (18.05%)
1995 to 1998: 3,487 (27.87%)
1990 to 1994: 1,775 (14.19%)
1980 to 1989: 1,582 (12.64%)
1970 to 1979: 1,349 (10.78%)
1969 or earlier: 2,062 (16.48%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,517 (12.12%)
1: 5,275 (42.16%)
2: 4,124 (32.96%)
3 or more: 1,597 (12.76%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 9,453 (75.55%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 103 (0.82%)
Electricity: 2,506 (20.03%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 346 (2.77%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 22 (0.18%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 30 (0.24%)
No fuel used: 53 (0.42%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 44 (0.35%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29 (0.23%)
No telephone service: 741 (5.92%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 12,513 (100%)
1.00 or less: 12,186 (97.39%)
1.01 to 1.50: 255 (2.04%)
1.51 or more: 72 (0.58%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,298

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 2,929 (40.13%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,700 (50.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 452 (6.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (1.77%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 41 (0.56%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 28 (0.38%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.26%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $56,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 4,364 (59.8%)
--Less than $300: 46 (0.63%)
--$300 to $499: 729 (9.99%)
--$500 to $699: 1,524 (20.88%)
--$700 to $999: 1,450 (19.87%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 491 (6.73%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 81 (1.11%)
--$2,000 or more: 43 (0.59%)
--Median (dollars): $686
Not mortgaged: 2,934 (40.2%)
--Median (dollars): $265

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,234 (44.31%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,387 (19.01%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 791 (10.84%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 473 (6.48%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 330 (4.52%)
35.0 percent or more: 999 (13.69%)
Not computed: 84 (1.15%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,332

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 420 (9.7%)
$200 to $299: 479 (11.06%)
$300 to $499: 1,753 (40.47%)
$500 to $749: 1,240 (28.62%)
$750 to $999: 133 (3.07%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 24 (0.55%)
$1,500 or more: 8 (0.18%)
No cash rent: 275 (6.35%)
Median (dollars): $430

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 779 (17.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 582 (13.43%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 469 (10.83%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 410 (9.46%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 229 (5.29%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,449 (33.45%)
Not computed: 414 (9.56%)

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