Merrillville, IN

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1848528, place: Merrillville town, Indiana)

Total housing units: 12,391

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 8,454 (68.23%)
1-unit, attached: 655 (5.29%)
2 units: 68 (0.55%)
3 or 4 units: 557 (4.5%)
5 to 9 units: 539 (4.35%)
10 to 19 units: 1,080 (8.72%)
20 or more units: 982 (7.93%)
Mobile home.: 56 (0.45%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 110 (0.89%)
1995 to 1998: 814 (6.57%)
1990 to 1994: 1,108 (8.94%)
1980 to 1989: 1,435 (11.58%)
1970 to 1979: 2,757 (22.25%)
1960 to 1969: 3,129 (25.25%)
1940 to 1959: 2,590 (20.9%)
1939 or earlier: 448 (3.62%)

ROOMS
1 room: 143 (1.15%)
2 rooms: 493 (3.98%)
3 rooms: 878 (7.09%)
4 rooms: 1,879 (15.16%)
5 rooms: 2,870 (23.16%)
6 rooms: 2,509 (20.25%)
7 rooms: 1,702 (13.74%)
8 rooms: 1,132 (9.14%)
9 or more rooms: 785 (6.34%)
Median (rooms): 5.5

Occupied housing units: 11,763

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 2,012 (17.1%)
1995 to 1998: 3,513 (29.86%)
1990 to 1994: 2,075 (17.64%)
1980 to 1989: 1,504 (12.79%)
1970 to 1979: 1,168 (9.93%)
1969 or earlier: 1,491 (12.68%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 917 (7.8%)
1: 3,845 (32.69%)
2: 4,788 (40.7%)
3 or more: 2,213 (18.81%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 10,094 (85.81%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 134 (1.14%)
Electricity: 1,333 (11.33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 63 (0.54%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 8 (0.07%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 45 (0.38%)
No fuel used: 86 (0.73%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18 (0.15%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 75 (0.64%)
No telephone service: 106 (0.9%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 11,763 (100%)
1.00 or less: 11,438 (97.24%)
1.01 to 1.50: 230 (1.96%)
1.51 or more: 95 (0.81%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 7,829

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 55 (0.7%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 3,749 (47.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,221 (41.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 624 (7.97%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 142 (1.81%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 19 (0.24%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 19 (0.24%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $101,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 5,728 (73.16%)
--Less than $300: 9 (0.11%)
--$300 to $499: 182 (2.32%)
--$500 to $699: 734 (9.38%)
--$700 to $999: 2,259 (28.85%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 2,098 (26.8%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 321 (4.1%)
--$2,000 or more: 125 (1.6%)
--Median (dollars): $961
Not mortgaged: 2,101 (26.84%)
--Median (dollars): $307

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 3,125 (39.92%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,512 (19.31%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,234 (15.76%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 674 (8.61%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 327 (4.18%)
35.0 percent or more: 885 (11.3%)
Not computed: 72 (0.92%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 3,414

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 91 (2.67%)
$200 to $299: 58 (1.7%)
$300 to $499: 193 (5.65%)
$500 to $749: 1,578 (46.22%)
$750 to $999: 1,006 (29.47%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 268 (7.85%)
$1,500 or more: 105 (3.08%)
No cash rent: 115 (3.37%)
Median (dollars): $704

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 671 (19.65%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 517 (15.14%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 482 (14.12%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 374 (10.95%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 199 (5.83%)
35.0 percent or more: 976 (28.59%)
Not computed: 195 (5.71%)

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