Total housing units

1,514,400

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,080,624

71.4

1-unit, attached

36,344

2.4

2 units

28,844

1.9

3 or 4 units

42,740

2.8

5 to 9 units

54,509

3.6

10 to 19 units

40,233

2.7

20 or more units

63,466

4.2

Mobile home

161,984

10.7

Boat, RV, van, etc.

5,656

0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

33,976

2.2

1995 to 1998

93,041

6.1

1990 to 1994

76,352

5.0

1980 to 1989

277,098

18.3

1970 to 1979

339,008

22.4

1960 to 1969

224,293

14.8

1940 to 1959

314,909

20.8

1939 or earlier

155,723

10.3

ROOMS

1 room

19,660

1.3

2 rooms

52,958

3.5

3 rooms

124,912

8.2

4 rooms

261,161

17.2

5 rooms

417,580

27.6

6 rooms

329,361

21.7

7 rooms

164,709

10.9

8 rooms

81,542

5.4

9 or more rooms

62,517

4.1

Median (rooms)

5.2

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,342,293

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

303,818

22.6

1995 to 1998

376,984

28.1

1990 to 1994

207,374

15.4

1980 to 1989

201,560

15.0

1970 to 1979

138,026

10.3

1969 or earlier

114,531

8.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

94,293

7.0

1

468,748

34.9

2

535,680

39.9

3 or more

243,572

18.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

809,732

60.3

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

148,325

11.1

Electricity

352,291

26.2

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,114

0.1

Coal or coke

55

0.0

Wood

24,310

1.8

Solar energy

299

0.0

Other fuel

3,890

0.3

No fuel used

2,277

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

7,546

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

8,552

0.6

No telephone service

62,015

4.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,342,293

100.0

1.00 or less

1,292,867

96.3

1.01 to 1.50

32,684

2.4

1.51 or more

16,742

1.2

Specified owner-occupied units

699,452

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

209,853

30.0

$50,000 to $99,999

306,057

43.8

$100,000 to $149,999

110,293

15.8

$150,000 to $199,999

39,309

5.6

$200,000 to $299,999

21,886

3.1

$300,000 to $499,999

8,857

1.3

$500,000 to $999,999

2,443

0.3

$1,000,000 or more

754

0.1

Median (dollars)

70,700

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

439,410

62.8

Less than $300

10,656

1.5

$300 to $499

68,075

9.7

$500 to $699

108,022

15.4

$700 to $999

133,129

19.0

$1,000 to $1,499

83,525

11.9

$1,500 to $1,999

22,965

3.3

$2,000 or more

13,038

1.9

Median (dollars)

764

(X)

Not mortgaged

260,042

37.2

Median (dollars)

231

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

317,087

45.3

15 to 19 percent

125,122

17.9

20 to 24 percent

81,786

11.7

25 to 29 percent

51,569

7.4

30 to 34 percent

31,620

4.5

35 percent or more

84,574

12.1

Not computed

7,694

1.1

Specified renter-occupied units

413,797

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

26,999

6.5

$200 to $299

35,927

8.7

$300 to $499

164,046

39.6

$500 to $749

113,705

27.5

$750 to $999

26,426

6.4

$1,000 to $1,499

8,168

2.0

$1,500 or more

2,623

0.6

No cash rent

35,903

8.7

Median (dollars)

456

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

81,878

19.8

15 to 19 percent

60,233

14.6

20 to 24 percent

48,965

11.8

25 to 29 percent

38,713

9.4

30 to 34 percent

27,448

6.6

35 percent or more

110,379

26.7

Not computed

46,181

11.2