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Geographic Area: Merrillville, Indiana
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| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent
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| Total
housing units |
13,321 |
100.0 |
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OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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| UNITS IN STRUCTURE |
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Occupied
housing units |
12,673 |
100.0 |
| 1-unit, detached |
8,913 |
66.9 |
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1.00 or less |
12,289 |
97.0 |
| 1-unit, attached |
662 |
5.0 |
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1.01 to 1.50 |
274 |
2.2 |
| 2 units |
86 |
0.6 |
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1.51 or more |
110 |
0.9 |
| 3 or 4 units |
597 |
4.5 |
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| 5 to 9 units |
609 |
4.6 |
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Specified
owner-occupied units |
8,269 |
100.0 |
| 10 to 19 units |
1,292 |
9.7 |
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VALUE |
| 20 or more units |
1,106 |
8.3 |
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Less than $50,000 |
63 |
0.8 |
| Mobile home |
56 |
0.4 |
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$50,000 to $99,999 |
4,043 |
48.9 |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. |
0 |
0.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
3,454 |
41.8 |
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$150,000 to $199,000 |
520 |
6.3 |
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT |
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$200,000 to $299,999 |
161 |
1.9 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
133 |
1.0 |
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$300,000 to $499,999 |
28 |
0.3 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
813 |
6.1 |
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$500,000 to $999,999 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
1,127 |
8.5 |
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$1,000,000 or more |
0 |
0.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,489 |
11.2 |
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Median (dollars) |
100,300 |
(x) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
2,935 |
22.0 |
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| 1960 to 1969 |
3,381 |
25.4 |
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MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
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| 1940 to 1959 |
2,857 |
21.4 |
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| 1939 or earlier |
586 |
4.4 |
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With a mortgage |
5,971 |
72.2 |
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Less than
$300 |
9 |
0.1 |
| ROOMS |
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$300 to
$499 |
214 |
2.6 |
| 1 room |
181 |
1.4 |
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$500 to
$699 |
793 |
9.6 |
| 2 rooms |
523 |
3.9 |
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$700 to
$999 |
2,369 |
28.6 |
| 3 rooms |
988 |
7.4 |
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$1,000 to
$1,499 |
2,132 |
25.8 |
| 4 rooms |
2,029 |
15.2 |
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$1,500 to
$1,999 |
329 |
4.0 |
| 5 rooms |
3,180 |
23.9 |
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$2,000 or
more |
125 |
1.5 |
| 6 rooms |
2,729 |
20.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
953 |
(x) |
| 7 rooms |
1,748 |
13.1 |
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Not mortgaged |
2,298 |
27.8 |
| 8 rooms |
1,130 |
8.5 |
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Median
(dollars) |
309 |
(x) |
| 9 or more rooms |
813 |
6.1 |
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| Median (rooms) |
5.4 |
(x) |
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SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
Occupied
Housing Units
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12,673 |
100.0 |
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| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
Less than 15 percent |
3,387 |
41.0 |
| 1999 to March 2000 |
2,215 |
17.5 |
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15 to 19 percent |
1,536 |
18.6 |
| 1995 to 1998 |
3,764 |
29.7 |
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20 to 24 percent |
1,238 |
15.0 |
| 1990 to 1994 |
2,193 |
17.3 |
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25 to 29 percent |
744 |
9.0 |
| 1980 to 1989 |
1,561 |
12.3 |
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30 to 34 percent |
347 |
4.2 |
| 1970 to 1979 |
1,292 |
10.2 |
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35 percent or more |
953 |
11.5 |
| 1969 or earlier |
1,648 |
13.0 |
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Not computed |
64 |
0.8 |
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| VEHICLES AVAILABLE |
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Specified
renter-occupied units |
3,889 |
100.0 |
| None |
1,043 |
8.2 |
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GROSS RENT |
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| 1 |
4,293 |
33.9 |
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Less than $200 |
97 |
2.5 |
| 2 |
4,907 |
38.7 |
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$200 to $299 |
74 |
1.9 |
| 3 or more |
2,430 |
19.2 |
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$300 to $499 |
265 |
6.8 |
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$500 to $749 |
1,919 |
49.3 |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL |
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$750 to $999 |
1,018 |
26.2 |
| Utility Gas |
10,864 |
85.7 |
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$1,000 to $1,499 |
294 |
7.6 |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas |
101 |
0.8 |
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$1,500 or more |
105 |
2.7 |
| Electricity |
1,508 |
11.9 |
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No cash rent |
117 |
3.0 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. |
61 |
0.5 |
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Median (dollars) |
690 |
(x) |
| Coal or coke |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Wood |
0 |
0.0 |
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GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 |
| Solar energy |
0 |
0.0 |
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| Other fuel |
45 |
0.4 |
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Less than 15 percent |
758 |
19.5 |
| No fuel used |
94 |
0.7 |
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15 to 19 percent |
605 |
15.6 |
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20 to 24 percent |
529 |
13.6 |
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
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25 to 29 percent |
448 |
11.5 |
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities |
26 |
0.2 |
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30 to 34 percent |
236 |
6.1 |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities |
82 |
0.6 |
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35 percent or more |
1,103 |
28.4 |
| No telephone service |
119 |
0.9 |
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Not computed |
210 |
5.4 |
- Represents zero or rounds to zero.
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Census 2000. |
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