Total housing units

7,008,999

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

90,008

1985 to 1988

696,179

1980 to 1984

1,295,101

1970 to 1979

1,818,149

1960 to 1969

1,136,548

1950 to 1959

964,539

1940 to 1949

510,244

1939 or earlier

498,231

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

151,634

1 bedroom

1,154,485

2 bedrooms

2,165,269

3 bedrooms

2,773,102

4 bedrooms

673,050

5 or more bedrooms

91,459

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

85,075

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

84,824

Condominium housing units

203,069

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

6,417,136

Individual drilled well

511,056

Individual dug well

55,660

Some other source

25,147

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

5,690,550

Septic tank or cesspool

1,266,713

Other means

51,736

Occupied housing units

6,070,937

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

3,060,161

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

473,529

Electricity

2,438,294

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

8,717

Coal or coke

198

Wood

70,382

Solar energy

1,175

Other fuel

5,622

No fuel used

12,859

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

1,621,840

1985 to 1988

1,703,659

1980 to 1984

863,726

1970 to 1979

1,001,571

1960 to 1969

460,774

1959 or earlier

419,367

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

523,034

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

489,248

1

2,189,536

2

2,422,344

3 or more

969,809

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

3,008,039

With a mortgage

1,872,449

Less than $300

111,810

$300 to $499

378,761

$500 to $699

422,800

$700 to $999

501,984

$1,000 to $1,499

316,678

$1,500 to $1,999

83,119

$2,000 or more

57,297

Median (dollars)

712

Not mortgaged

1,135,590

Less than $100

123,563

$100 to $199

479,541

$200 to $299

326,140

$300 to $399

121,218

$400 or more

85,128

Median (dollars)

193

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified owner-occupied housing units

3,008,039

Less than 20 percent

1,723,135

20 to 24 percent

421,209

25 to 29 percent

279,712

30 to 34 percent

167,185

35 percent or more

385,437

Not computed

31,361

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

2,332,892

Less than $200

179,006

$200 to $299

345,205

$300 to $499

1,094,795

$500 to $749

457,529

$750 to $999

93,910

$1,000 or more

45,836

No cash rent

116,611

Median (dollars)

395

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

2,332,892

Less than 20 percent

768,452

20 to 24 percent

340,969

25 to 29 percent

251,388

30 to 34 percent

173,403

35 percent or more

636,766

Not computed

161,914