Charleston, IL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1712567, place: Charleston city, Illinois)

Total housing units: 8,155

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,280 (52.48%)
1-unit, attached: 110 (1.35%)
2 units: 388 (4.76%)
3 or 4 units: 633 (7.76%)
5 to 9 units: 614 (7.53%)
10 to 19 units: 852 (10.45%)
20 or more units: 750 (9.2%)
Mobile home.: 528 (6.47%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 70 (0.86%)
1995 to 1998: 492 (6.03%)
1990 to 1994: 624 (7.65%)
1980 to 1989: 935 (11.47%)
1970 to 1979: 1,790 (21.95%)
1960 to 1969: 1,415 (17.35%)
1940 to 1959: 1,134 (13.91%)
1939 or earlier: 1,695 (20.78%)

ROOMS
1 room: 410 (5.03%)
2 rooms: 466 (5.71%)
3 rooms: 788 (9.66%)
4 rooms: 1,797 (22.04%)
5 rooms: 1,826 (22.39%)
6 rooms: 1,255 (15.39%)
7 rooms: 675 (8.28%)
8 rooms: 508 (6.23%)
9 or more rooms: 430 (5.27%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 7,691

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,070 (39.92%)
1995 to 1998: 2,023 (26.3%)
1990 to 1994: 859 (11.17%)
1980 to 1989: 878 (11.42%)
1970 to 1979: 407 (5.29%)
1969 or earlier: 454 (5.9%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 606 (7.88%)
1: 3,274 (42.57%)
2: 2,902 (37.73%)
3 or more: 909 (11.82%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,374 (56.87%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 74 (0.96%)
Electricity: 3,218 (41.84%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 17 (0.22%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 8 (0.1%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 21 (0.27%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 206 (2.68%)
No telephone service: 256 (3.33%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 7,691 (100%)
1.00 or less: 7,454 (96.92%)
1.01 to 1.50: 60 (0.78%)
1.51 or more: 177 (2.3%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,140

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 661 (21.05%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 1,580 (50.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 546 (17.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 172 (5.48%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 161 (5.13%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 11 (0.35%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 9 (0.29%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $80,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 1,999 (63.66%)
--Less than $300: 47 (1.5%)
--$300 to $499: 252 (8.03%)
--$500 to $699: 503 (16.02%)
--$700 to $999: 543 (17.29%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 398 (12.68%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 129 (4.11%)
--$2,000 or more: 127 (4.04%)
--Median (dollars): $795
Not mortgaged: 1,141 (36.34%)
--Median (dollars): $321

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,383 (44.04%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 547 (17.42%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 399 (12.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 199 (6.34%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 174 (5.54%)
35.0 percent or more: 401 (12.77%)
Not computed: 37 (1.18%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 4,161

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 234 (5.62%)
$200 to $299: 442 (10.62%)
$300 to $499: 1,898 (45.61%)
$500 to $749: 931 (22.37%)
$750 to $999: 397 (9.54%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 137 (3.29%)
$1,500 or more: 18 (0.43%)
No cash rent: 104 (2.5%)
Median (dollars): $441

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 499 (11.99%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 293 (7.04%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 410 (9.85%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 339 (8.15%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 295 (7.09%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,147 (51.6%)
Not computed: 178 (4.28%)

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