
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Will 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 | 175,524 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 167,542 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 132,832 | 75.7 | 1.00 or less | 163,112 | 97.4 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 15,018 | 8.6 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 3,029 | 1.8 | |
| 2 units | 4,959 | 2.8 | 1.51 or more | 1,401 | 0.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,006 | 2.9 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 3,743 | 2.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 127,180 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4,966 | 2.8 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 5,775 | 3.3 | Less than $50,000 | 1,766 | 1.4 | |
| Mobile home | 3,169 | 1.8 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 21,318 | 16.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 56 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 37,351 | 29.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 31,383 | 24.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 24,066 | 18.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 11,020 | 6.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 9,533 | 7.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 27,876 | 15.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 1,628 | 1.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 20,387 | 11.6 | $1,000,000 or more | 135 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 19,233 | 11.0 | Median (dollars) | 154,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 33,512 | 19.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 21,309 | 12.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 25,262 | 14.4 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 16,925 | 9.6 | With a mortgage | 103,097 | 81.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 144 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 1,459 | 1.1 | |||
| 1 room | 970 | 0.6 | $500 to $699 | 4,772 | 3.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,917 | 1.7 | $700 to $999 | 16,876 | 13.3 | |
| 3 rooms | 8,452 | 4.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 38,713 | 30.4 | |
| 4 rooms | 17,659 | 10.1 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 25,484 | 20.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 30,521 | 17.4 | $2,000 or more | 15,649 | 12.3 | |
| 6 rooms | 35,359 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 1,365 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 30,019 | 17.1 | Not mortgaged | 24,083 | 18.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 24,505 | 14.0 | Median (dollars) | 388 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 25,122 | 14.3 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 6.3 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 167,542 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 35,440 | 27.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 29,750 | 17.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 23,632 | 18.6 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 53,648 | 32.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 22,590 | 17.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 31,227 | 18.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 15,991 | 12.6 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 24,969 | 14.9 | 30 to 34 percent | 9,746 | 7.7 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15,843 | 9.5 | 35 percent or more | 19,204 | 15.1 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 12,105 | 7.2 | Not computed | 577 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 27,825 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 6,673 | 4.0 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 43,161 | 25.8 | Less than $200 | 1,470 | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 80,202 | 47.9 | $200 to $299 | 836 | 3.0 | |
| 3 or more | 37,506 | 22.4 | $300 to $499 | 4,664 | 16.8 | |
| $500 to $749 | 12,005 | 43.1 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 4,753 | 17.1 | |||
| Utility Gas | 151,367 | 90.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,532 | 9.1 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,784 | 2.3 | $1,500 or more | 470 | 1.7 | |
| Electricity | 11,231 | 6.7 | No cash rent | 1,095 | 3.9 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 324 | 0.2 | Median (dollars) | 630 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 166 | 0.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 441 | 0.3 | Less than 15 percent | 6,015 | 21.6 | |
| No fuel used | 219 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,477 | 16.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 3,829 | 13.8 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 2,923 | 10.5 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 318 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,007 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 370 | 0.2 | 35 percent or more | 7,017 | 25.2 | |
| No telephone service | 2,251 | 1.3 | Not computed | 1,557 | 5.6 | |
| 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)

