Chicago, IL, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	1,152,871	100.0
1-unit, detached	285,978	24.8
1-unit, attached	39,263	3.4
2 units	202,962	17.6
3 or 4 units	166,021	14.4
5 to 9 units	121,964	10.6
10 to 19 units	67,262	5.8
20 or more units	267,474	23.2
Mobile home	1,630	0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	317	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	10,036	0.9
1995 to 1998	21,460	1.9
1990 to 1994	20,546	1.8
1980 to 1989	46,668	4.0
1970 to 1979	97,590	8.5
1960 to 1969	156,608	13.6
1940 to 1959	361,868	31.4
1939 or earlier	438,095	38.0

ROOMS
1 room	58,423	5.1
2 rooms	86,383	7.5
3 rooms	153,556	13.3
4 rooms	219,856	19.1
5 rooms	268,009	23.2
6 rooms	194,640	16.9
7 rooms	80,039	6.9
8 rooms	43,234	3.8
9 or more rooms	48,731	4.2
Median (rooms)	4.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	1,061,921	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	231,035	21.8
1995 to 1998	331,471	31.2
1990 to 1994	156,388	14.7
1980 to 1989	140,813	13.3
1970 to 1979	98,956	9.3
1969 or earlier	103,258	9.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	306,336	28.8
1	461,677	43.5
2	227,045	21.4
3 or more	66,863	6.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	886,646	83.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	21,666	2.0
Electricity	118,762	11.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	7,418	0.7
Coal or coke	504	0.0
Wood	137	0.0
Solar energy	439	0.0
Other fuel	12,824	1.2
No fuel used	13,525	1.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	11,445	1.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	13,148	1.2
No telephone service	57,186	5.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	1,061,921	100.0
1.00 or less	954,391	89.9
1.01 to 1.50	58,452	5.5
1.51 or more	49,078	4.6

Specified owner-occupied units	263,925	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,331	3.2
$50,000 to $99,999	74,177	28.1
$100,000 to $149,999	76,043	28.8
$150,000 to $199,999	51,358	19.5
$200,000 to $299,999	31,054	11.8
$300,000 to $499,999	14,517	5.5
$500,000 to $999,999	6,638	2.5
$1,000,000 or more	1,807	0.7
Median (dollars)	132,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	180,801	68.5
Less than $300	444	0.2
$300 to $499	4,027	1.5
$500 to $699	13,071	5.0
$700 to $999	39,276	14.9
$1,000 to $1,499	70,040	26.5
$1,500 to $1,999	32,322	12.2
$2,000 or more	21,621	8.2
Median (dollars)	1,216	(X)
Not mortgaged	83,124	31.5
Median (dollars)	369	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	86,050	32.6
15 to 19 percent	40,938	15.5
20 to 24 percent	34,790	13.2
25 to 29 percent	25,328	9.6
30 to 34 percent	17,333	6.6
35 percent or more	56,032	21.2
Not computed	3,454	1.3

Specified renter-occupied units	596,060	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	37,615	6.3
$200 to $299	22,493	3.8
$300 to $499	112,016	18.8
$500 to $749	235,954	39.6
$750 to $999	103,733	17.4
$1,000 to $1,499	53,173	8.9
$1,500 or more	18,854	3.2
No cash rent	12,222	2.1
Median (dollars)	616	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	114,984	19.3
15 to 19 percent	87,917	14.7
20 to 24 percent	75,443	12.7
25 to 29 percent	58,951	9.9
30 to 34 percent	42,030	7.1
35 percent or more	183,735	30.8
Not computed	33,000	5.5

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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