
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: La Salle 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 | 46,438 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 43,417 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 36,215 | 78.0 | 1.00 or less | 42,552 | 98.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 603 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 634 | 1.5 | |
| 2 units | 2,238 | 4.8 | 1.51 or more | 231 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,074 | 4.5 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,175 | 2.5 | Specified owner-occupied units | 28,136 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 672 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 901 | 1.9 | Less than $50,000 | 3,701 | 13.2 | |
| Mobile home | 2,535 | 5.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 13,816 | 49.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 25 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 6,395 | 22.7 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,769 | 9.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,162 | 4.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 647 | 1.4 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 215 | 0.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,225 | 4.8 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 46 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,332 | 5.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 32 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,270 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 87,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,857 | 12.6 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 4,754 | 10.2 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 10,853 | 23.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,500 | 35.5 | With a mortgage | 16,465 | 58.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 144 | 0.5 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,450 | 5.2 | |||
| 1 room | 286 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 3,206 | 11.4 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,060 | 2.3 | $700 to $999 | 5,460 | 19.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 2,735 | 5.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 4,611 | 16.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 7,701 | 16.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,145 | 4.1 | |
| 5 rooms | 11,672 | 25.1 | $2,000 or more | 449 | 1.6 | |
| 6 rooms | 9,887 | 21.3 | Median (dollars) | 873 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 6,149 | 13.2 | Not mortgaged | 11,671 | 41.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,734 | 8.0 | Median (dollars) | 297 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,214 | 6.9 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.5 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 43,417 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 12,316 | 43.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,148 | 14.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 5,132 | 18.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,033 | 23.1 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,617 | 12.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,136 | 16.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,179 | 7.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 7,056 | 16.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 1,282 | 4.6 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 5,022 | 11.6 | 35 percent or more | 3,400 | 12.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 8,022 | 18.5 | Not computed | 210 | 0.7 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,559 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,766 | 6.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 15,227 | 35.1 | Less than $200 | 735 | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 17,452 | 40.2 | $200 to $299 | 896 | 8.5 | |
| 3 or more | 7,972 | 18.4 | $300 to $499 | 3,885 | 36.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,310 | 31.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 693 | 6.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 35,403 | 81.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 177 | 1.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,527 | 8.1 | $1,500 or more | 40 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 3,631 | 8.4 | No cash rent | 823 | 7.8 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 516 | 1.2 | Median (dollars) | 474 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 18 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 126 | 0.3 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 120 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 2,811 | 26.6 | |
| No fuel used | 76 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,554 | 14.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,319 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,015 | 9.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 134 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 647 | 6.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 106 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 2,266 | 21.5 | |
| No telephone service | 1,175 | 2.7 | Not computed | 947 | 9.0 | |
| 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)

