East Chicago, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1819486, place: East Chicago city, Indiana)

Total housing units: 13,261

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,796 (36.17%)
1-unit, attached: 886 (6.68%)
2 units: 2,403 (18.12%)
3 or 4 units: 2,480 (18.7%)
5 to 9 units: 1,594 (12.02%)
10 to 19 units: 391 (2.95%)
20 or more units: 700 (5.28%)
Mobile home.: 11 (0.08%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 33 (0.25%)
1995 to 1998: 77 (0.58%)
1990 to 1994: 129 (0.97%)
1980 to 1989: 260 (1.96%)
1970 to 1979: 1,292 (9.74%)
1960 to 1969: 1,785 (13.46%)
1940 to 1959: 4,899 (36.94%)
1939 or earlier: 4,786 (36.09%)

ROOMS
1 room: 227 (1.71%)
2 rooms: 572 (4.31%)
3 rooms: 1,483 (11.18%)
4 rooms: 3,347 (25.24%)
5 rooms: 3,256 (24.55%)
6 rooms: 2,234 (16.85%)
7 rooms: 978 (7.38%)
8 rooms: 565 (4.26%)
9 or more rooms: 599 (4.52%)
Median (rooms): 4.8

Occupied housing units: 11,707

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,125 (18.15%)
1995 to 1998: 3,049 (26.04%)
1990 to 1994: 1,651 (14.1%)
1980 to 1989: 1,701 (14.53%)
1970 to 1979: 1,402 (11.98%)
1969 or earlier: 1,779 (15.2%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 2,942 (25.13%)
1: 5,073 (43.33%)
2: 2,624 (22.41%)
3 or more: 1,068 (9.12%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 10,187 (87.02%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 150 (1.28%)
Electricity: 1,057 (9.03%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 70 (0.6%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 0 (0%)
Solar energy: 10 (0.09%)
Other fuel: 150 (1.28%)
No fuel used: 83 (0.71%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 132 (1.13%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 130 (1.11%)
No telephone service: 938 (8.01%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 11,707 (100%)
1.00 or less: 10,664 (91.09%)
1.01 to 1.50: 693 (5.92%)
1.51 or more: 350 (2.99%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,992

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 836 (20.94%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,829 (70.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 238 (5.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (1.4%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 16 (0.4%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 7 (0.18%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 10 (0.25%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $69,900

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,274 (56.96%)
--Less than $300: 24 (0.6%)
--$300 to $499: 333 (8.34%)
--$500 to $699: 825 (20.67%)
--$700 to $999: 699 (17.51%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 313 (7.84%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 80 (2%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $689
Not mortgaged: 1,718 (43.04%)
--Median (dollars): $247

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 2,049 (51.33%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 587 (14.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 355 (8.89%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 263 (6.59%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 174 (4.36%)
35.0 percent or more: 510 (12.78%)
Not computed: 54 (1.35%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 6,477

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 955 (14.74%)
$200 to $299: 768 (11.86%)
$300 to $499: 2,615 (40.37%)
$500 to $749: 1,488 (22.97%)
$750 to $999: 271 (4.18%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 28 (0.43%)
$1,500 or more: 21 (0.32%)
No cash rent: 331 (5.11%)
Median (dollars): $409

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,618 (24.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 738 (11.39%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 613 (9.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 610 (9.42%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 457 (7.06%)
35.0 percent or more: 1,816 (28.04%)
Not computed: 625 (9.65%)

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