Blue Island, IL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1706704, place: Blue Island city, Illinois)

Total housing units: 8,692

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,755 (43.2%)
1-unit, attached: 253 (2.91%)
2 units: 1,466 (16.87%)
3 or 4 units: 697 (8.02%)
5 to 9 units: 1,076 (12.38%)
10 to 19 units: 705 (8.11%)
20 or more units: 339 (3.9%)
Mobile home.: 391 (4.5%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 10 (0.12%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 6 (0.07%)
1995 to 1998: 242 (2.78%)
1990 to 1994: 94 (1.08%)
1980 to 1989: 441 (5.07%)
1970 to 1979: 939 (10.8%)
1960 to 1969: 1,727 (19.87%)
1940 to 1959: 2,365 (27.21%)
1939 or earlier: 2,878 (33.11%)

ROOMS
1 room: 156 (1.79%)
2 rooms: 466 (5.36%)
3 rooms: 1,207 (13.89%)
4 rooms: 2,010 (23.12%)
5 rooms: 1,740 (20.02%)
6 rooms: 1,438 (16.54%)
7 rooms: 719 (8.27%)
8 rooms: 502 (5.78%)
9 or more rooms: 454 (5.22%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 8,197

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,866 (22.76%)
1995 to 1998: 2,219 (27.07%)
1990 to 1994: 1,267 (15.46%)
1980 to 1989: 1,155 (14.09%)
1970 to 1979: 639 (7.8%)
1969 or earlier: 1,051 (12.82%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,283 (15.65%)
1: 3,754 (45.8%)
2: 2,299 (28.05%)
3 or more: 861 (10.5%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 7,258 (88.54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 99 (1.21%)
Electricity: 679 (8.28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7 (0.09%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 68 (0.83%)
No fuel used: 86 (1.05%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 91 (1.11%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 40 (0.49%)
No telephone service: 413 (5.04%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 8,197 (100%)
1.00 or less: 7,297 (89.02%)
1.01 to 1.50: 537 (6.55%)
1.51 or more: 363 (4.43%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,300

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 116 (3.52%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,570 (47.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,304 (39.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 234 (7.09%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 64 (1.94%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 5 (0.15%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 7 (0.21%)
Median (dollars): $99,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,129 (64.52%)
--Less than $300: 7 (0.21%)
--$300 to $499: 69 (2.09%)
--$500 to $699: 156 (4.73%)
--$700 to $999: 675 (20.45%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 996 (30.18%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 185 (5.61%)
--$2,000 or more: 41 (1.24%)
--Median (dollars): $1,062
Not mortgaged: 1,171 (35.48%)
--Median (dollars): $314

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,058 (32.06%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 557 (16.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 504 (15.27%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 328 (9.94%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 138 (4.18%)
35.0 percent or more: 658 (19.94%)
Not computed: 57 (1.73%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,738

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 60 (1.61%)
$200 to $299: 65 (1.74%)
$300 to $499: 1,019 (27.26%)
$500 to $749: 1,947 (52.09%)
$750 to $999: 393 (10.51%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 148 (3.96%)
$1,500 or more: 19 (0.51%)
No cash rent: 87 (2.33%)
Median (dollars): $578

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 777 (20.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 615 (16.45%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 578 (15.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 335 (8.96%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 323 (8.64%)
35.0 percent or more: 960 (25.68%)
Not computed: 150 (4.01%)

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