
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 | 2,436 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,819 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,700 | 69.8 | 1.00 or less | 1,588 | 87.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 55 | 2.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 160 | 8.8 | |
| 2 units | 58 | 2.4 | 1.51 or more | 71 | 3.9 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 42 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2 | 0.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 906 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 0 | 0.0 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 26 | 1.1 | Less than $50,000 | 695 | 76.7 | |
| Mobile home | 535 | 22.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 186 | 20.5 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 18 | 0.7 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 14 | 1.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 36 | 1.5 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 202 | 8.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 11 | 1.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 117 | 4.8 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 303 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 22,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 427 | 17.5 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 471 | 19.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 560 | 23.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 320 | 13.1 | With a mortgage | 206 | 22.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 70 | 7.7 | |||
| 1 room | 52 | 2.1 | $500 to $699 | 81 | 8.9 | |
| 2 rooms | 133 | 5.5 | $700 to $999 | 34 | 3.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 285 | 11.7 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 15 | 1.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 488 | 20.0 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 698 | 28.7 | $2,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 rooms | 490 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 584 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 111 | 4.6 | Not mortgaged | 700 | 77.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 102 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 198 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 77 | 3.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.9 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,819 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 471 | 52.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 231 | 12.7 | 15 to 19 percent | 117 | 12.9 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 459 | 25.2 | 20 to 24 percent | 89 | 9.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 235 | 12.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 33 | 3.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 299 | 16.4 | 30 to 34 percent | 58 | 6.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 227 | 12.5 | 35 percent or more | 107 | 11.8 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 368 | 20.2 | Not computed | 31 | 3.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 442 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 338 | 18.6 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 691 | 38.0 | Less than $200 | 104 | 23.5 | |
| 2 | 595 | 32.7 | $200 to $299 | 78 | 17.6 | |
| 3 or more | 195 | 10.7 | $300 to $499 | 89 | 20.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 37 | 8.4 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 5 | 1.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 620 | 34.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 11 | 2.5 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 437 | 24.0 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 735 | 40.4 | No cash rent | 118 | 26.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 0 | 0.0 | Median (dollars) | 276 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 19 | 1.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 8 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 85 | 19.2 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 79 | 17.9 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 28 | 6.3 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 17 | 3.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 53 | 2.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 5 | 1.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 48 | 2.6 | 35 percent or more | 105 | 23.8 | |
| No telephone service | 122 | 6.7 | Not computed | 123 | 27.8 | |
| 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)

