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Forreston, Illinois Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Forreston, Illinois      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  944  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 879 100.0
1-unit, detached 812 86.0   1.00 or less 866 98.5
1-unit, attached 0 0.0   1.01 to 1.50 13 1.5
2 units 20 2.1   1.51 or more 0 0.0
3 or 4 units 18 1.9        
5 to 9 units 0 0.0             Specified owner-occupied units 510 100.0
10 to 19 units 0 0.0   VALUE
20 or more units 36 3.8   Less than $50,000 60 11.8
Mobile home 58 6.1   $50,000 to $99,999 328 64.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 82 16.1
        $150,000 to $199,000 15 2.9
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 14 2.7
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0   $300,000 to $499,999 8 1.6
1995 to 1998 31 3.3   $500,000 to $999,999 0 0.0
1990 to 1994 29 3.1   $1,000,000 or more 3 0.6
1980 to 1989 77 8.2   Median (dollars) 79,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 99 10.5        
1960 to 1969 94 10.0   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 173 18.3        
1939 or earlier 441 46.7   With a mortgage 274 53.7
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 21 4.1
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 54 10.6
2 rooms 6 0.6        $700 to $999 122 23.9
3 rooms 62 6.6        $1,000 to $1,499 69 13.5
4 rooms 94 10.0        $1,500 to $1,999 2 0.4
5 rooms 217 23.0        $2,000 or more 6 1.2
6 rooms 203 21.5        Median (dollars) 848 (x)
7 rooms 172 18.2   Not mortgaged 236 46.3
8 rooms 124 13.1        Median (dollars) 257 (x)
9 or more rooms 66 7.0        
Median (rooms) 6.0 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

879 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 223 43.7
1999 to March 2000 97 11.0   15 to 19 percent 93 18.2
1995 to 1998 221 25.1   20 to 24 percent 63 12.4
1990 to 1994 151 17.2   25 to 29 percent 49 9.6
1980 to 1989 130 14.8   30 to 34 percent 33 6.5
1970 to 1979 124 14.1   35 percent or more 40 7.8
1969 or earlier 156 17.7   Not computed 9 1.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 167 100.0
None 39 4.4   GROSS RENT    
1 258 29.4   Less than $200 20 12.0
2 417 47.4   $200 to $299 29 17.4
3 or more 165 18.8   $300 to $499 44 26.3
        $500 to $749 51 30.5
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 8 4.8
Utility Gas 508 57.8   $1,000 to $1,499 0 0.0
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 184 20.9   $1,500 or more 0 0.0
Electricity 109 12.4   No cash rent 15 9.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 72 8.2   Median (dollars) 455 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 4 0.5   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 2 0.2   Less than 15 percent 56 33.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 37 22.2
        20 to 24 percent 20 12.0
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 14 8.4
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 6 0.7   30 to 34 percent 12 7.2
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 8 0.9   35 percent or more 13 7.8
No telephone service 14 1.6   Not computed 15 9.0


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