Illinois Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	4,885,615	100.0
1-unit, detached	2,831,011	57.9
1-unit, attached	235,485	4.8
2 units	338,065	6.9
3 or 4 units	318,494	6.5
5 to 9 units	301,361	6.2
10 to 19 units	211,482	4.3
20 or more units	491,167	10.1
Mobile home	156,584	3.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1,966	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	79,970	1.6
1995 to 1998	256,641	5.3
1990 to 1994	268,350	5.5
1980 to 1989	473,462	9.7
1970 to 1979	798,295	16.3
1960 to 1969	715,007	14.6
1940 to 1959	1,190,514	24.4
1939 or earlier	1,103,376	22.6

ROOMS
1 room	95,195	1.9
2 rooms	185,584	3.8
3 rooms	416,970	8.5
4 rooms	779,823	16.0
5 rooms	1,061,511	21.7
6 rooms	909,025	18.6
7 rooms	601,008	12.3
8 rooms	426,101	8.7
9 or more rooms	410,398	8.4
Median (rooms)	5.4	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	4,591,779	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	835,314	18.2
1995 to 1998	1,318,885	28.7
1990 to 1994	764,977	16.7
1980 to 1989	716,106	15.6
1970 to 1979	476,496	10.4
1969 or earlier	480,001	10.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	543,582	11.8
1	1,624,574	35.4
2	1,728,493	37.6
3 or more	695,130	15.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	3,698,099	80.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	229,004	5.0
Electricity	570,601	12.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	28,427	0.6
Coal or coke	938	0.0
Wood	16,958	0.4
Solar energy	773	0.0
Other fuel	25,144	0.5
No fuel used	21,835	0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	23,959	0.5
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	26,711	0.6
No telephone service	138,928	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	4,591,779	100.0
1.00 or less	4,369,424	95.2
1.01 to 1.50	128,008	2.8
1.51 or more	94,347	2.1

Specified owner-occupied units	2,470,338	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	230,049	9.3
$50,000 to $99,999	651,605	26.4
$100,000 to $149,999	583,409	23.6
$150,000 to $199,999	429,311	17.4
$200,000 to $299,999	344,651	14.0
$300,000 to $499,999	163,254	6.6
$500,000 to $999,999	55,673	2.3
$1,000,000 or more	12,386	0.5
Median (dollars)	130,800	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	1,724,034	69.8
Less than $300	6,334	0.3
$300 to $499	75,022	3.0
$500 to $699	179,760	7.3
$700 to $999	357,790	14.5
$1,000 to $1,499	567,599	23.0
$1,500 to $1,999	302,243	12.2
$2,000 or more	235,286	9.5
Median (dollars)	1,198	(X)
Not mortgaged	746,304	30.2
Median (dollars)	353	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	892,162	36.1
15 to 19 percent	444,398	18.0
20 to 24 percent	356,666	14.4
25 to 29 percent	241,928	9.8
30 to 34 percent	151,094	6.1
35 percent or more	368,276	14.9
Not computed	15,814	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	1,487,504	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	84,360	5.7
$200 to $299	72,607	4.9
$300 to $499	315,984	21.2
$500 to $749	537,116	36.1
$750 to $999	260,136	17.5
$1,000 to $1,499	123,169	8.3
$1,500 or more	37,732	2.5
No cash rent	56,400	3.8
Median (dollars)	605	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	297,685	20.0
15 to 19 percent	226,102	15.2
20 to 24 percent	194,637	13.1
25 to 29 percent	149,844	10.1
30 to 34 percent	104,711	7.0
35 percent or more	420,404	28.3
Not computed	94,121	6.3

(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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