Chesterton, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1812412, place: Chesterton town, Indiana)

Total housing units: 4,186

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 2,796 (66.79%)
1-unit, attached: 262 (6.26%)
2 units: 397 (9.48%)
3 or 4 units: 202 (4.83%)
5 to 9 units: 195 (4.66%)
10 to 19 units: 248 (5.92%)
20 or more units: 76 (1.82%)
Mobile home.: 10 (0.24%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 161 (3.85%)
1995 to 1998: 446 (10.65%)
1990 to 1994: 410 (9.79%)
1980 to 1989: 264 (6.31%)
1970 to 1979: 924 (22.07%)
1960 to 1969: 580 (13.86%)
1940 to 1959: 761 (18.18%)
1939 or earlier: 640 (15.29%)

ROOMS
1 room: 9 (0.22%)
2 rooms: 47 (1.12%)
3 rooms: 140 (3.34%)
4 rooms: 720 (17.2%)
5 rooms: 952 (22.74%)
6 rooms: 643 (15.36%)
7 rooms: 657 (15.7%)
8 rooms: 490 (11.71%)
9 or more rooms: 528 (12.61%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 4,010

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 814 (20.3%)
1995 to 1998: 1,145 (28.55%)
1990 to 1994: 737 (18.38%)
1980 to 1989: 595 (14.84%)
1970 to 1979: 373 (9.3%)
1969 or earlier: 346 (8.63%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 136 (3.39%)
1: 1,257 (31.35%)
2: 1,861 (46.41%)
3 or more: 756 (18.85%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 3,701 (92.29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 29 (0.72%)
Electricity: 280 (6.98%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 0 (0%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15 (0.37%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 18 (0.45%)
No telephone service: 45 (1.12%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 4,010 (100%)
1.00 or less: 3,942 (98.3%)
1.01 to 1.50: 68 (1.7%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 2,599

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 38 (1.46%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 573 (22.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,068 (41.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 543 (20.89%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 230 (8.85%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 83 (3.19%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 55 (2.12%)
$1,000,000 or more: 9 (0.35%)
Median (dollars): $133,500

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,004 (77.11%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 84 (3.23%)
--$500 to $699: 156 (6%)
--$700 to $999: 557 (21.43%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 760 (29.24%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 317 (12.2%)
--$2,000 or more: 130 (5%)
--Median (dollars): $1,101
Not mortgaged: 595 (22.89%)
--Median (dollars): $283

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 996 (38.32%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 482 (18.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 470 (18.08%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 230 (8.85%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 143 (5.5%)
35.0 percent or more: 270 (10.39%)
Not computed: 8 (0.31%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 1,229

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 9 (0.73%)
$200 to $299: 9 (0.73%)
$300 to $499: 75 (6.1%)
$500 to $749: 730 (59.4%)
$750 to $999: 332 (27.01%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 20 (1.63%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 54 (4.39%)
Median (dollars): $679

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 261 (21.24%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 323 (26.28%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 220 (17.9%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 98 (7.97%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 45 (3.66%)
35.0 percent or more: 228 (18.55%)
Not computed: 54 (4.39%)

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