
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: DuPage 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 | 335,621 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 325,601 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 205,735 | 61.3 | 1.00 or less | 314,171 | 96.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 36,223 | 10.8 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 5,976 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 2,720 | 0.8 | 1.51 or more | 5,454 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 9,527 | 2.8 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 22,326 | 6.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 219,711 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 21,329 | 6.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 37,296 | 11.1 | Less than $50,000 | 901 | 0.4 | |
| Mobile home | 439 | 0.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 5,891 | 2.7 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 26 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 41,867 | 19.1 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 67,059 | 30.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 64,209 | 29.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 5,933 | 1.8 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 29,363 | 13.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 22,273 | 6.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 8,755 | 4.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 32,024 | 9.5 | $1,000,000 or more | 1,666 | 0.8 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 65,304 | 19.5 | Median (dollars) | 195,000 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 86,697 | 25.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 50,015 | 14.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 51,795 | 15.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 21,580 | 6.4 | With a mortgage | 175,321 | 79.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 43 | 0.0 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 794 | 0.4 | |||
| 1 room | 4,013 | 1.2 | $500 to $699 | 3,557 | 1.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 10,552 | 3.1 | $700 to $999 | 16,025 | 7.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 26,671 | 7.9 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 63,082 | 28.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 40,834 | 12.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 49,519 | 22.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 53,278 | 15.9 | $2,000 or more | 42,301 | 19.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 53,863 | 16.0 | Median (dollars) | 1,536 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 50,474 | 15.0 | Not mortgaged | 44,390 | 20.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 46,773 | 13.9 | Median (dollars) | 493 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 49,163 | 14.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 325,601 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 65,078 | 29.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 58,164 | 17.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 41,370 | 18.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 96,812 | 29.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 36,507 | 16.6 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 60,468 | 18.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 25,636 | 11.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 58,114 | 17.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 16,136 | 7.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 30,716 | 9.4 | 35 percent or more | 34,137 | 15.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 21,327 | 6.6 | Not computed | 847 | 0.4 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 76,702 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 14,303 | 4.4 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 97,800 | 30.0 | Less than $200 | 1,416 | 1.8 | |
| 2 | 155,787 | 47.8 | $200 to $299 | 1,146 | 1.5 | |
| 3 or more | 57,711 | 17.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,675 | 3.5 | |
| $500 to $749 | 20,376 | 26.6 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 29,320 | 38.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 286,638 | 88.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 16,821 | 21.9 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,641 | 0.5 | $1,500 or more | 3,368 | 4.4 | |
| Electricity | 34,562 | 10.6 | No cash rent | 1,580 | 2.1 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 357 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 837 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 19 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 42 | 0.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 29 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 1,418 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 14,390 | 18.8 | |
| No fuel used | 895 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 13,406 | 17.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 12,772 | 16.7 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 8,903 | 11.6 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 968 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 5,855 | 7.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 952 | 0.3 | 35 percent or more | 18,758 | 24.5 | |
| No telephone service | 2,203 | 0.7 | Not computed | 2,618 | 3.4 | |
| 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)

