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Alton, Illinois Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Alton, Illinois      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  15,548  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 14,144 100.0
1-unit, detached 12,017 77.3   1.00 or less 13,833 97.8
1-unit, attached 349 2.2   1.01 to 1.50 249 1.8
2 units 1,122 7.2   1.51 or more 62 0.4
3 or 4 units 892 5.7        
5 to 9 units 372 2.4             Specified owner-occupied units 8,842 100.0
10 to 19 units 46 0.3   VALUE
20 or more units 592 3.8   Less than $50,000 3,036 34.3
Mobile home 152 1.0   $50,000 to $99,999 4,373 49.5
Boat, RV, van, etc. 6 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 820 9.3
        $150,000 to $199,000 319 3.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 181 2.0
1999 to March 2000 98 0.6   $300,000 to $499,999 92 1.0
1995 to 1998 387 2.5   $500,000 to $999,999 21 0.2
1990 to 1994 375 2.4   $1,000,000 or more 0 0.0
1980 to 1989 609 3.9   Median (dollars) 62,000 (x)
1970 to 1979 1,469 9.4        
1960 to 1969 1,792 11.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 6,036 38.8        
1939 or earlier 4,782 30.8   With a mortgage 5,383 60.9
             Less than $300 53 0.6
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 777 8.8
1 room 51 0.3        $500 to $699 1,661 18.8
2 rooms 343 2.2        $700 to $999 1,842 20.8
3 rooms 1,297 8.3        $1,000 to $1,499 706 8.0
4 rooms 3,027 19.5        $1,500 to $1,999 249 2.8
5 rooms 4,277 27.5        $2,000 or more 95 1.1
6 rooms 3,041 19.6        Median (dollars) 725 (x)
7 rooms 1,548 10.0   Not mortgaged 3,459 39.1
8 rooms 1,121 7.2        Median (dollars) 274 (x)
9 or more rooms 843 5.4        
Median (rooms) 5.2 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

14,144 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 3,922 44.4
1999 to March 2000 2,400 17.0   15 to 19 percent 1,669 18.9
1995 to 1998 3,749 26.5   20 to 24 percent 1,022 11.6
1990 to 1994 2,013 14.2   25 to 29 percent 623 7.0
1980 to 1989 1,947 13.8   30 to 34 percent 420 4.8
1970 to 1979 1,614 11.4   35 percent or more 1,076 12.2
1969 or earlier 2,421 17.1   Not computed 110 1.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 4,456 100.0
None 1,599 11.3   GROSS RENT    
1 5,632 39.8   Less than $200 420 9.4
2 4,919 34.8   $200 to $299 453 10.2
3 or more 1,994 14.1   $300 to $499 1,766 39.6
        $500 to $749 1,277 28.7
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 160 3.6
Utility Gas 10,277 72.7   $1,000 to $1,499 56 1.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 393 2.8   $1,500 or more 61 1.4
Electricity 2,923 20.7   No cash rent 263 5.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 422 3.0   Median (dollars) 439 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 49 0.3   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 37 0.3   Less than 15 percent 790 17.7
No fuel used 43 0.3   15 to 19 percent 584 13.1
        20 to 24 percent 481 10.8
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 442 9.9
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 62 0.4   30 to 34 percent 219 4.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 48 0.3   35 percent or more 1,556 34.9
No telephone service 752 5.3   Not computed 384 8.6


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