
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Stephenson 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 | 21,713 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 19,785 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 15,801 | 72.8 | 1.00 or less | 19,530 | 98.7 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 438 | 2.0 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 212 | 1.1 | |
| 2 units | 1,189 | 5.5 | 1.51 or more | 43 | 0.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 1,113 | 5.1 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 817 | 3.8 | Specified owner-occupied units | 11,730 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 313 | 1.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 648 | 3.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,997 | 17.0 | |
| Mobile home | 1,382 | 6.4 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,090 | 51.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 12 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,465 | 21.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 793 | 6.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 345 | 2.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 283 | 1.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 34 | 0.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,018 | 4.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,091 | 5.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,785 | 8.2 | Median (dollars) | 81,400 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,033 | 14.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 2,335 | 10.8 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 3,858 | 17.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 8,310 | 38.3 | With a mortgage | 7,219 | 61.5 | |
| Less than $300 | 16 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 555 | 4.7 | |||
| 1 room | 160 | 0.7 | $500 to $699 | 1,535 | 13.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 585 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 2,636 | 22.5 | |
| 3 rooms | 1,186 | 5.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,967 | 16.8 | |
| 4 rooms | 3,009 | 13.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 356 | 3.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 4,330 | 19.9 | $2,000 or more | 154 | 1.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,919 | 22.7 | Median (dollars) | 858 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,591 | 16.5 | Not mortgaged | 4,511 | 38.5 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,123 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 311 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,810 | 8.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.8 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 19,785 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 5,051 | 43.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 3,002 | 15.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,267 | 19.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5,198 | 26.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,770 | 15.1 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 3,208 | 16.2 | 25 to 29 percent | 866 | 7.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 3,632 | 18.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 518 | 4.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,275 | 11.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,200 | 10.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 2,470 | 12.5 | Not computed | 58 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 4,635 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,521 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 6,450 | 32.6 | Less than $200 | 328 | 7.1 | |
| 2 | 8,053 | 40.7 | $200 to $299 | 607 | 13.1 | |
| 3 or more | 3,761 | 19.0 | $300 to $499 | 1,896 | 40.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 1,321 | 28.5 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 151 | 3.3 | |||
| Utility Gas | 13,914 | 70.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11 | 0.2 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,665 | 13.5 | $1,500 or more | 46 | 1.0 | |
| Electricity | 2,419 | 12.2 | No cash rent | 275 | 5.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 585 | 3.0 | Median (dollars) | 433 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 149 | 0.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 30 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 1,123 | 24.2 | |
| No fuel used | 23 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 714 | 15.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 581 | 12.5 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 552 | 11.9 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 72 | 0.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 309 | 6.7 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 104 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 1,031 | 22.2 | |
| No telephone service | 706 | 3.6 | Not computed | 325 | 7.0 | |
| 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)

