Chicago Housing, Details
Number of rooms and number of bedrooms, and type of heating fuel used in occupied Chicago housing units. Room counts are in two categories, owner-occupied and renter-occupied units.
Total units
464,912
100.0%
597,009
100.0%
1 room
3,057
0.7%
51,040
8.5%
2 rooms
12,152
2.6%
67,334
11.3%
3 rooms
31,083
6.7%
109,628
18.4%
4 rooms
53,391
11.5%
146,516
24.5%
5 rooms
122,278
26.3%
122,445
20.5%
6 rooms
110,607
23.8%
69,877
11.7%
7 or more
132,344
28.5%
30,169
5.1%
Median
5.6
4.0
Total units
464,912
100.0%
597,009
100.0%
No bedrooms
6,633
1.4%
71,722
12.0%
1 bedroom
41,481
8.9%
198,331
33.2%
2 bedrooms
144,321
31.0%
205,804
34.5%
3 bedrooms
184,529
39.7%
102,370
17.1%
4 bedrooms
61,074
13.1%
14,404
2.4%
5 or more
26,874
5.8%
4,378
0.7%
Occupied housing units
1,061,921
100.0%
Utility gas
886,646
83.5%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
21,666
2.0%
Electricity
118,762
11.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7,418
0.7%
Coal or coke
504
0.0%
Wood
137
0.0%
Solar energy
439
0.0%
Other fuel
12,824
1.2%
No fuel used
13,525
1.3%
