
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Marengo County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 10,127 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 8,767 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 6,203 | 61.3 | 1.00 or less | 8,309 | 94.8 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 107 | 1.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 259 | 3.0 | |
| 2 units | 314 | 3.1 | 1.51 or more | 199 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 250 | 2.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 177 | 1.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 4,139 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 66 | 0.7 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 162 | 1.6 | Less than $50,000 | 1,307 | 31.6 | |
| Mobile home | 2,823 | 27.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,853 | 44.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 25 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 582 | 14.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 226 | 5.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 130 | 3.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 353 | 3.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 16 | 0.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,059 | 10.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 912 | 9.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 25 | 0.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,866 | 18.4 | Median (dollars) | 65,900 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,859 | 18.4 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,629 | 16.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,706 | 16.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 743 | 7.3 | With a mortgage | 2,016 | 48.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 103 | 2.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 255 | 6.2 | |||
| 1 room | 97 | 1.0 | $500 to $699 | 650 | 15.7 | |
| 2 rooms | 279 | 2.8 | $700 to $999 | 576 | 13.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 728 | 7.2 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 326 | 7.9 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,326 | 13.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 99 | 2.4 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,768 | 27.3 | $2,000 or more | 7 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,422 | 23.9 | Median (dollars) | 700 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,307 | 12.9 | Not mortgaged | 2,123 | 51.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 629 | 6.2 | Median (dollars) | 206 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 571 | 5.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 8,767 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,092 | 50.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,169 | 13.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 630 | 15.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,140 | 24.4 | 20 to 24 percent | 295 | 7.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,513 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 230 | 5.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,430 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 153 | 3.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,214 | 13.8 | 35 percent or more | 647 | 15.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 1,301 | 14.8 | Not computed | 92 | 2.2 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,786 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,259 | 14.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,954 | 33.7 | Less than $200 | 405 | 22.7 | |
| 2 | 2,935 | 33.5 | $200 to $299 | 286 | 16.0 | |
| 3 or more | 1,619 | 18.5 | $300 to $499 | 589 | 33.0 | |
| $500 to $749 | 133 | 7.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| Utility Gas | 2,246 | 25.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,261 | 25.8 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 3,888 | 44.3 | No cash rent | 362 | 20.3 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 74 | 0.8 | Median (dollars) | 305 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 278 | 3.2 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 3 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 0 | 0.0 | Less than 15 percent | 306 | 17.1 | |
| No fuel used | 17 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 231 | 12.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 214 | 12.0 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 54 | 3.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 190 | 2.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 128 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 138 | 1.6 | 35 percent or more | 414 | 23.2 | |
| No telephone service | 851 | 9.7 | Not computed | 439 | 24.6 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

