Total housing units

2,246,046

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

36,459

1985 to 1988

142,830

1980 to 1984

146,959

1970 to 1979

453,736

1960 to 1969

377,084

1950 to 1959

332,135

1940 to 1949

213,208

1939 or earlier

543,635

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

22,633

1 bedroom

244,220

2 bedrooms

710,649

3 bedrooms

935,640

4 bedrooms

279,214

5 or more bedrooms

53,690

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

16,235

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

17,739

Condominium housing units

31,255

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

1,664,281

Individual drilled well

516,561

Individual dug well

47,725

Some other source

17,479

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

1,525,810

Septic tank or cesspool

703,032

Other means

17,204

Occupied housing units

2,065,355

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,303,759

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

132,864

Electricity

398,892

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

127,072

Coal or coke

3,899

Wood

86,977

Solar energy

573

Other fuel

8,177

No fuel used

3,142

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

394,984

1985 to 1988

566,037

1980 to 1984

270,006

1970 to 1979

404,968

1960 to 1969

211,463

1959 or earlier

217,897

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

121,752

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

174,852

1

669,869

2

816,833

3 or more

403,801

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,152,343

With a mortgage

742,515

Less than $300

57,005

$300 to $499

238,470

$500 to $699

219,841

$700 to $999

154,543

$1,000 to $1,499

55,939

$1,500 to $1,999

10,799

$2,000 or more

5,918

Median (dollars)

561

Not mortgaged

409,828

Less than $100

14,228

$100 to $199

225,879

$200 to $299

132,809

$300 to $399

26,022

$400 or more

10,890

Median (dollars)

188

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,152,343

Less than 20 percent

771,103

20 to 24 percent

150,043

25 to 29 percent

84,473

30 to 34 percent

44,552

35 percent or more

96,001

Not computed

6,171

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

589,881

Less than $200

61,538

$200 to $299

104,845

$300 to $499

284,983

$500 to $749

95,144

$750 to $999

10,284

$1,000 or more

3,794

No cash rent

29,293

Median (dollars)

374

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

589,881

Less than 20 percent

206,238

20 to 24 percent

82,043

25 to 29 percent

62,424

30 to 34 percent

42,716

35 percent or more

159,669

Not computed

36,791