
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Grundy 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 | 6,282 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 5,562 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,360 | 69.4 | 1.00 or less | 5,389 | 96.9 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 30 | 0.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 113 | 2.0 | |
| 2 units | 124 | 2.0 | 1.51 or more | 60 | 1.1 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 91 | 1.4 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 73 | 1.2 | Specified owner-occupied units | 2,650 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 8 | 0.1 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2 | 0.0 | Less than $50,000 | 1,251 | 47.2 | |
| Mobile home | 1,579 | 25.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,114 | 42.0 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 15 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 199 | 7.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 46 | 1.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 15 | 0.6 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 190 | 3.0 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 18 | 0.7 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 661 | 10.5 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 6 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 630 | 10.0 | $1,000,000 or more | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,130 | 18.0 | Median (dollars) | 52,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,397 | 22.2 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 778 | 12.4 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 724 | 11.5 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 772 | 12.3 | With a mortgage | 1,240 | 46.8 | |
| Less than $300 | 68 | 2.6 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 365 | 13.8 | |||
| 1 room | 54 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 400 | 15.1 | |
| 2 rooms | 154 | 2.5 | $700 to $999 | 284 | 10.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 405 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 98 | 3.7 | |
| 4 rooms | 1,333 | 21.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 14 | 0.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,672 | 26.6 | $2,000 or more | 11 | 0.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 1,261 | 20.1 | Median (dollars) | 577 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 674 | 10.7 | Not mortgaged | 1,410 | 53.2 | |
| 8 rooms | 437 | 7.0 | Median (dollars) | 206 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 292 | 4.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 5,562 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 1,137 | 42.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 769 | 13.8 | 15 to 19 percent | 370 | 14.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1,387 | 24.9 | 20 to 24 percent | 315 | 11.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 888 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 200 | 7.5 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1,019 | 18.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 119 | 4.5 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 735 | 13.2 | 35 percent or more | 447 | 16.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 764 | 13.7 | Not computed | 62 | 2.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 945 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 429 | 7.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,828 | 32.9 | Less than $200 | 162 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 1,990 | 35.8 | $200 to $299 | 117 | 12.4 | |
| 3 or more | 1,315 | 23.6 | $300 to $499 | 347 | 36.7 | |
| $500 to $749 | 78 | 8.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Utility Gas | 516 | 9.3 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 2,158 | 38.8 | $1,500 or more | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Electricity | 2,265 | 40.7 | No cash rent | 231 | 24.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 112 | 2.0 | Median (dollars) | 339 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 17 | 0.3 | ||||
| Wood | 483 | 8.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 11 | 0.2 | Less than 15 percent | 128 | 13.5 | |
| No fuel used | 0 | 0.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 99 | 10.5 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 79 | 8.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 101 | 10.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 64 | 1.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 40 | 4.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 77 | 1.4 | 35 percent or more | 243 | 25.7 | |
| No telephone service | 439 | 7.9 | Not computed | 255 | 27.0 | |
| 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)

