Total housing units

4,371,945

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

66,704

1985 to 1988

228,004

1980 to 1984

238,892

1970 to 1979

813,367

1960 to 1969

725,770

1950 to 1959

737,513

1940 to 1949

432,656

1939 or earlier

1,129,039

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

45,649

1 bedroom

467,805

2 bedrooms

1,244,831

3 bedrooms

1,859,870

4 bedrooms

637,982

5 or more bedrooms

115,808

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

32,908

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

35,695

Condominium housing units

113,570

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

3,603,499

Individual drilled well

644,790

Individual dug well

63,096

Some other source

60,560

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

3,392,785

Septic tank or cesspool

940,943

Other means

38,217

Occupied housing units

4,087,546

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

2,787,946

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

153,731

Electricity

684,664

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

304,718

Coal or coke

15,654

Wood

100,978

Solar energy

630

Other fuel

29,433

No fuel used

9,792

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

736,224

1985 to 1988

1,101,892

1980 to 1984

532,164

1970 to 1979

811,354

1960 to 1969

454,622

1959 or earlier

451,290

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

191,994

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

415,742

1

1,351,420

2

1,576,105

3 or more

744,279

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,276,743

With a mortgage

1,435,245

Less than $300

70,113

$300 to $499

374,621

$500 to $699

423,102

$700 to $999

359,881

$1,000 to $1,499

152,227

$1,500 to $1,999

35,341

$2,000 or more

19,960

Median (dollars)

625

Not mortgaged

841,498

Less than $100

24,325

$100 to $199

373,241

$200 to $299

333,386

$300 to $399

78,365

$400 or more

32,181

Median (dollars)

205

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,276,743

Less than 20 percent

1,452,066

20 to 24 percent

313,149

25 to 29 percent

184,656

30 to 34 percent

100,244

35 percent or more

215,260

Not computed

11,368

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,293,380

Less than $200

149,166

$200 to $299

206,428

$300 to $499

621,708

$500 to $749

225,629

$750 to $999

27,810

$1,000 or more

12,964

No cash rent

49,675

Median (dollars)

379

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,293,380

Less than 20 percent

430,173

20 to 24 percent

174,668

25 to 29 percent

138,817

30 to 34 percent

94,494

35 percent or more

387,063

Not computed

68,165