Elgin, IL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1723074, place: Elgin city, Illinois)

Total housing units: 32,702

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 18,235 (55.76%)
1-unit, attached: 3,964 (12.12%)
2 units: 2,459 (7.52%)
3 or 4 units: 1,812 (5.54%)
5 to 9 units: 2,558 (7.82%)
10 to 19 units: 1,122 (3.43%)
20 or more units: 1,503 (4.6%)
Mobile home.: 1,040 (3.18%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 9 (0.03%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 495 (1.51%)
1995 to 1998: 1,940 (5.93%)
1990 to 1994: 3,627 (11.09%)
1980 to 1989: 3,976 (12.16%)
1970 to 1979: 5,736 (17.54%)
1960 to 1969: 3,927 (12.01%)
1940 to 1959: 5,342 (16.34%)
1939 or earlier: 7,659 (23.42%)

ROOMS
1 room: 589 (1.8%)
2 rooms: 1,923 (5.88%)
3 rooms: 2,875 (8.79%)
4 rooms: 5,224 (15.97%)
5 rooms: 6,334 (19.37%)
6 rooms: 6,221 (19.02%)
7 rooms: 3,982 (12.18%)
8 rooms: 3,209 (9.81%)
9 or more rooms: 2,345 (7.17%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 31,540

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 6,204 (19.67%)
1995 to 1998: 10,056 (31.88%)
1990 to 1994: 6,223 (19.73%)
1980 to 1989: 4,745 (15.04%)
1970 to 1979: 2,334 (7.4%)
1969 or earlier: 1,978 (6.27%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,258 (7.16%)
1: 10,566 (33.5%)
2: 12,937 (41.02%)
3 or more: 5,779 (18.32%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 28,739 (91.12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 191 (0.61%)
Electricity: 2,276 (7.22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 74 (0.23%)
Coal or coke: 10 (0.03%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 84 (0.27%)
No fuel used: 166 (0.53%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 191 (0.61%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 97 (0.31%)
No telephone service: 797 (2.53%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 31,540 (100%)
1.00 or less: 28,162 (89.29%)
1.01 to 1.50: 1,609 (5.1%)
1.51 or more: 1,769 (5.61%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 19,199

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 42 (0.22%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,089 (10.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9,142 (47.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,416 (28.21%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 2,279 (11.87%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 185 (0.96%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 30 (0.16%)
$1,000,000 or more: 16 (0.08%)
Median (dollars): $141,400

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 15,705 (81.8%)
--Less than $300: 7 (0.04%)
--$300 to $499: 105 (0.55%)
--$500 to $699: 493 (2.57%)
--$700 to $999: 2,528 (13.17%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 7,541 (39.28%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 3,829 (19.94%)
--$2,000 or more: 1,202 (6.26%)
--Median (dollars): $1,315
Not mortgaged: 3,494 (18.2%)
--Median (dollars): $438

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 4,351 (22.66%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3,259 (16.97%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3,495 (18.2%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2,573 (13.4%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1,728 (9%)
35.0 percent or more: 3,701 (19.28%)
Not computed: 92 (0.48%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 9,365

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 423 (4.52%)
$200 to $299: 260 (2.78%)
$300 to $499: 1,026 (10.96%)
$500 to $749: 4,451 (47.53%)
$750 to $999: 2,110 (22.53%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 762 (8.14%)
$1,500 or more: 127 (1.36%)
No cash rent: 206 (2.2%)
Median (dollars): $675

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,840 (19.65%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,701 (18.16%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,464 (15.63%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 1,069 (11.41%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 693 (7.4%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,278 (24.32%)
Not computed: 320 (3.42%)

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