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Lake Forest, Illinois Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Lake Forest, Illinois      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  7,757  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,413 100.0
1-unit, detached 6,396 82.5   1.00 or less 7,388 99.7
1-unit, attached 277 3.6   1.01 to 1.50 8 0.1
2 units 176 2.3   1.51 or more 17 0.2
3 or 4 units 67 0.9        
5 to 9 units 68 0.9             Specified owner-occupied units 5,904 100.0
10 to 19 units 162 2.1   VALUE
20 or more units 603 7.8   Less than $50,000 0 0.0
Mobile home 8 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 4 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 37 0.6
        $150,000 to $199,000 51 0.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 351 5.9
1999 to March 2000 260 3.4   $300,000 to $499,999 1,366 23.1
1995 to 1998 766 9.9   $500,000 to $999,999 2,686 45.5
1990 to 1994 495 6.4   $1,000,000 or more 1,409 23.9
1980 to 1989 1,254 16.2   Median (dollars) 652,500 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,064 13.7        
1960 to 1969 1,338 17.2   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,305 16.8        
1939 or earlier 1,275 16.4   With a mortgage 4,349 73.7
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 42 0.5        $500 to $699 14 0.2
2 rooms 108 1.4        $700 to $999 55 0.9
3 rooms 259 3.3        $1,000 to $1,499 216 3.7
4 rooms 353 4.6        $1,500 to $1,999 403 6.8
5 rooms 570 7.3        $2,000 or more 3,661 62.0
6 rooms 683 8.8        Median (dollars) 3,509 (x)
7 rooms 983 12.7   Not mortgaged 1,555 26.3
8 rooms 1,250 16.1        Median (dollars) 929 (x)
9 or more rooms 3,509 45.2        
Median (rooms) 8.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

7,413 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 2,326 39.4
1999 to March 2000 1,260 17.0   15 to 19 percent 799 13.5
1995 to 1998 2,123 28.6   20 to 24 percent 600 10.2
1990 to 1994 1,108 14.9   25 to 29 percent 497 8.4
1980 to 1989 1,581 21.3   30 to 34 percent 260 4.4
1970 to 1979 738 10.0   35 percent or more 1,413 23.9
1969 or earlier 603 8.1   Not computed 9 0.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 879 100.0
None 193 2.6   GROSS RENT    
1 1,518 20.5   Less than $200 2 0.2
2 3,648 49.2   $200 to $299 12 1.4
3 or more 2,054 27.7   $300 to $499 44 5.0
        $500 to $749 215 24.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 96 10.9
Utility Gas 6,711 90.5   $1,000 to $1,499 129 14.7
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 31 0.4   $1,500 or more 242 27.5
Electricity 656 8.8   No cash rent 139 15.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 2 0.0   Median (dollars) 1,003 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 2 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 7 0.1   Less than 15 percent 173 19.7
No fuel used 4 0.1   15 to 19 percent 80 9.1
        20 to 24 percent 109 12.4
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 90 10.2
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 1 0.0   30 to 34 percent 54 6.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 21 0.3   35 percent or more 223 25.4
No telephone service 17 0.2   Not computed 150 17.1


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.