Total housing units

1,808,037

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,122,331

62.1

1-unit, attached

114,410

6.3

2 units

37,429

2.1

3 or 4 units

68,087

3.8

5 to 9 units

83,043

4.6

10 to 19 units

100,981

5.6

20 or more units

175,968

9.7

Mobile home

102,582

5.7

Boat, RV, van, etc.

3,206

0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

74,802

4.1

1995 to 1998

196,594

10.9

1990 to 1994

128,619

7.1

1980 to 1989

317,848

17.6

1970 to 1979

430,637

23.8

1960 to 1969

215,370

11.9

1940 to 1959

257,585

14.2

1939 or earlier

186,582

10.3

ROOMS

1 room

40,431

2.2

2 rooms

98,601

5.5

3 rooms

180,370

10.0

4 rooms

275,808

15.3

5 rooms

300,292

16.6

6 rooms

267,246

14.8

7 rooms

224,030

12.4

8 rooms

185,136

10.2

9 or more rooms

236,123

13.1

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,658,238

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

428,338

25.8

1995 to 1998

539,313

32.5

1990 to 1994

270,280

16.3

1980 to 1989

206,190

12.4

1970 to 1979

122,801

7.4

1969 or earlier

91,316

5.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

105,926

6.4

1

524,599

31.6

2

671,604

40.5

3 or more

356,109

21.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,241,383

74.9

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

102,827

6.2

Electricity

267,077

16.1

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

2,494

0.2

Coal or coke

2,092

0.1

Wood

24,090

1.5

Solar energy

2,395

0.1

Other fuel

11,348

0.7

No fuel used

4,532

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

7,243

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

9,374

0.6

No telephone service

22,877

1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,658,238

100.0

1.00 or less

1,582,651

95.4

1.01 to 1.50

40,309

2.4

1.51 or more

35,278

2.1

Specified owner-occupied units

903,259

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

16,237

1.8

$50,000 to $99,999

103,726

11.5

$100,000 to $149,999

244,227

27.0

$150,000 to $199,999

229,144

25.4

$200,000 to $299,999

191,317

21.2

$300,000 to $499,999

87,958

9.7

$500,000 to $999,999

25,161

2.8

$1,000,000 or more

5,489

0.6

Median (dollars)

166,600

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

715,493

79.2

Less than $300

2,808

0.3

$300 to $499

22,729

2.5

$500 to $699

57,516

6.4

$700 to $999

158,261

17.5

$1,000 to $1,499

267,507

29.6

$1,500 to $1,999

127,212

14.1

$2,000 or more

79,460

8.8

Median (dollars)

1,197

(X)

Not mortgaged

187,766

20.8

Median (dollars)

277

(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

291,128

32.2

15 to 19 percent

155,870

17.3

20 to 24 percent

137,521

15.2

25 to 29 percent

100,233

11.1

30 to 34 percent

64,307

7.1

35 percent or more

149,824

16.6

Not computed

4,376

0.5

Specified renter-occupied units

533,663

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

22,313

4.2

$200 to $299

15,917

3.0

$300 to $499

87,122

16.3

$500 to $749

187,633

35.2

$750 to $999

114,001

21.4

$1,000 to $1,499

70,682

13.2

$1,500 or more

16,633

3.1

No cash rent

19,362

3.6

Median (dollars)

671

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

81,124

15.2

15 to 19 percent

78,312

14.7

20 to 24 percent

75,298

14.1

25 to 29 percent

64,338

12.1

30 to 34 percent

44,528

8.3

35 percent or more

162,134

30.4

Not computed

27,929

5.2