
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: LaGrange 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 | 12,938 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 11,225 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 10,334 | 79.9 | 1.00 or less | 10,668 | 95.0 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 348 | 2.7 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 414 | 3.7 | |
| 2 units | 228 | 1.8 | 1.51 or more | 143 | 1.3 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 185 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 217 | 1.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 5,905 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 84 | 0.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 173 | 1.3 | Less than $50,000 | 372 | 6.3 | |
| Mobile home | 1,362 | 10.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,592 | 43.9 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 7 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,690 | 28.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 816 | 13.8 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 338 | 5.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 284 | 2.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 79 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,162 | 9.0 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 16 | 0.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,061 | 8.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,809 | 14.0 | Median (dollars) | 99,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 2,193 | 17.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 1,565 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 1,948 | 15.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 2,916 | 22.5 | With a mortgage | 3,894 | 65.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 37 | 0.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 352 | 6.0 | |||
| 1 room | 45 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 948 | 16.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 173 | 1.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,440 | 24.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 838 | 6.5 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 912 | 15.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,785 | 13.8 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 159 | 2.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 2,751 | 21.3 | $2,000 or more | 46 | 0.8 | |
| 6 rooms | 2,344 | 18.1 | Median (dollars) | 820 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 1,984 | 15.3 | Not mortgaged | 2,011 | 34.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 1,487 | 11.5 | Median (dollars) | 241 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 1,531 | 11.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 11,225 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 2,563 | 43.4 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 1,646 | 14.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,088 | 18.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3,281 | 29.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 792 | 13.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1,939 | 17.3 | 25 to 29 percent | 508 | 8.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2,216 | 19.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 290 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,248 | 11.1 | 35 percent or more | 609 | 10.3 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 895 | 8.0 | Not computed | 55 | 0.9 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 1,840 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,562 | 22.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 2,362 | 21.0 | Less than $200 | 135 | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 4,088 | 36.4 | $200 to $299 | 104 | 5.7 | |
| 3 or more | 2,213 | 19.7 | $300 to $499 | 646 | 35.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 618 | 33.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 65 | 3.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 4,915 | 43.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,040 | 27.1 | $1,500 or more | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Electricity | 987 | 8.8 | No cash rent | 265 | 14.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 676 | 6.0 | Median (dollars) | 477 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 658 | 5.9 | ||||
| Wood | 880 | 7.8 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 55 | 0.5 | Less than 15 percent | 544 | 29.6 | |
| No fuel used | 14 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 212 | 11.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 217 | 11.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 170 | 9.2 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 102 | 0.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 134 | 7.3 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 134 | 1.2 | 35 percent or more | 272 | 14.8 | |
| No telephone service | 2,682 | 23.9 | Not computed | 291 | 15.8 | |
| 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)

