Sycamore, IL

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1774223, place: Sycamore city, Illinois)

Total housing units: 4,946

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 3,021 (61.08%)
1-unit, attached: 412 (8.33%)
2 units: 293 (5.92%)
3 or 4 units: 371 (7.5%)
5 to 9 units: 332 (6.71%)
10 to 19 units: 71 (1.44%)
20 or more units: 198 (4%)
Mobile home.: 242 (4.89%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 6 (0.12%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 193 (3.9%)
1995 to 1998: 384 (7.76%)
1990 to 1994: 462 (9.34%)
1980 to 1989: 490 (9.91%)
1970 to 1979: 769 (15.55%)
1960 to 1969: 574 (11.61%)
1940 to 1959: 934 (18.88%)
1939 or earlier: 1,140 (23.05%)

ROOMS
1 room: 48 (0.97%)
2 rooms: 156 (3.15%)
3 rooms: 380 (7.68%)
4 rooms: 769 (15.55%)
5 rooms: 1,123 (22.71%)
6 rooms: 886 (17.91%)
7 rooms: 708 (14.31%)
8 rooms: 457 (9.24%)
9 or more rooms: 419 (8.47%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 4,719

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 915 (19.39%)
1995 to 1998: 1,484 (31.45%)
1990 to 1994: 866 (18.35%)
1980 to 1989: 726 (15.38%)
1970 to 1979: 400 (8.48%)
1969 or earlier: 328 (6.95%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 219 (4.64%)
1: 1,562 (33.1%)
2: 2,148 (45.52%)
3 or more: 790 (16.74%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 4,052 (85.87%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 55 (1.17%)
Electricity: 594 (12.59%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 7 (0.15%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 11 (0.23%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9 (0.19%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12 (0.25%)
No telephone service: 73 (1.55%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,719 (100%)
1.00 or less: 4,657 (98.69%)
1.01 to 1.50: 47 (1%)
1.51 or more: 15 (0.32%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,695

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 16 (0.59%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 425 (15.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,286 (47.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 604 (22.41%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 302 (11.21%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 56 (2.08%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 6 (0.22%)
Median (dollars): $134,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,078 (77.11%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 8 (0.3%)
--$500 to $699: 73 (2.71%)
--$700 to $999: 480 (17.81%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 999 (37.07%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 360 (13.36%)
--$2,000 or more: 158 (5.86%)
--Median (dollars): $1,221
Not mortgaged: 617 (22.89%)
--Median (dollars): $425

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 725 (26.9%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 566 (21%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 558 (20.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 313 (11.61%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 204 (7.57%)
35.0 percent or more: 322 (11.95%)
Not computed: 7 (0.26%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,472

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 52 (3.53%)
$200 to $299: 51 (3.46%)
$300 to $499: 348 (23.64%)
$500 to $749: 553 (37.57%)
$750 to $999: 244 (16.58%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 160 (10.87%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 64 (4.35%)
Median (dollars): $589

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 458 (31.11%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 219 (14.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 257 (17.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 166 (11.28%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 77 (5.23%)
35.0 percent or more: 226 (15.35%)
Not computed: 69 (4.69%)

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