Elgin, IL, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	32,702	100.0
1-unit, detached	18,235	55.8
1-unit, attached	3,964	12.1
2 units	2,459	7.5
3 or 4 units	1,812	5.5
5 to 9 units	2,558	7.8
10 to 19 units	1,122	3.4
20 or more units	1,503	4.6
Mobile home	1,040	3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	495	1.5
1995 to 1998	1,940	5.9
1990 to 1994	3,627	11.1
1980 to 1989	3,976	12.2
1970 to 1979	5,736	17.5
1960 to 1969	3,927	12.0
1940 to 1959	5,342	16.3
1939 or earlier	7,659	23.4

ROOMS
1 room	589	1.8
2 rooms	1,923	5.9
3 rooms	2,875	8.8
4 rooms	5,224	16.0
5 rooms	6,334	19.4
6 rooms	6,221	19.0
7 rooms	3,982	12.2
8 rooms	3,209	9.8
9 or more rooms	2,345	7.2
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	31,540	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,204	19.7
1995 to 1998	10,056	31.9
1990 to 1994	6,223	19.7
1980 to 1989	4,745	15.0
1970 to 1979	2,334	7.4
1969 or earlier	1,978	6.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,258	7.2
1	10,566	33.5
2	12,937	41.0
3 or more	5,779	18.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	28,739	91.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	191	0.6
Electricity	2,276	7.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	74	0.2
Coal or coke	10	0.0
Wood	0	0.0
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	84	0.3
No fuel used	166	0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	191	0.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	97	0.3
No telephone service	797	2.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	31,540	100.0
1.00 or less	28,162	89.3
1.01 to 1.50	1,609	5.1
1.51 or more	1,769	5.6

Specified owner-occupied units	19,199	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	42	0.2
$50,000 to $99,999	2,089	10.9
$100,000 to $149,999	9,142	47.6
$150,000 to $199,999	5,416	28.2
$200,000 to $299,999	2,279	11.9
$300,000 to $499,999	185	1.0
$500,000 to $999,999	30	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.1
Median (dollars)	141,400	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	15,705	81.8
Less than $300	7	0.0
$300 to $499	105	0.5
$500 to $699	493	2.6
$700 to $999	2,528	13.2
$1,000 to $1,499	7,541	39.3
$1,500 to $1,999	3,829	19.9
$2,000 or more	1,202	6.3
Median (dollars)	1,315	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,494	18.2
Median (dollars)	438	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	4,351	22.7
15 to 19 percent	3,259	17.0
20 to 24 percent	3,495	18.2
25 to 29 percent	2,573	13.4
30 to 34 percent	1,728	9.0
35 percent or more	3,701	19.3
Not computed	92	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	9,365	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	423	4.5
$200 to $299	260	2.8
$300 to $499	1,026	11.0
$500 to $749	4,451	47.5
$750 to $999	2,110	22.5
$1,000 to $1,499	762	8.1
$1,500 or more	127	1.4
No cash rent	206	2.2
Median (dollars)	675	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,840	19.6
15 to 19 percent	1,701	18.2
20 to 24 percent	1,464	15.6
25 to 29 percent	1,069	11.4
30 to 34 percent	693	7.4
35 percent or more	2,278	24.3
Not computed	320	3.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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