Total housing units

4,885,615

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

2,831,011

57.9

1-unit, attached

235,485

4.8

2 units

338,065

6.9

3 or 4 units

318,494

6.5

5 to 9 units

301,361

6.2

10 to 19 units

211,482

4.3

20 or more units

491,167

10.1

Mobile home

156,584

3.2

Boat, RV, van, etc.

1,966

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

79,970

1.6

1995 to 1998

256,641

5.3

1990 to 1994

268,350

5.5

1980 to 1989

473,462

9.7

1970 to 1979

798,295

16.3

1960 to 1969

715,007

14.6

1940 to 1959

1,190,514

24.4

1939 or earlier

1,103,376

22.6

ROOMS

1 room

95,195

1.9

2 rooms

185,584

3.8

3 rooms

416,970

8.5

4 rooms

779,823

16.0

5 rooms

1,061,511

21.7

6 rooms

909,025

18.6

7 rooms

601,008

12.3

8 rooms

426,101

8.7

9 or more rooms

410,398

8.4

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

4,591,779

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

835,314

18.2

1995 to 1998

1,318,885

28.7

1990 to 1994

764,977

16.7

1980 to 1989

716,106

15.6

1970 to 1979

476,496

10.4

1969 or earlier

480,001

10.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

543,582

11.8

1

1,624,574

35.4

2

1,728,493

37.6

3 or more

695,130

15.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

3,698,099

80.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

229,004

5.0

Electricity

570,601

12.4

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

28,427

0.6

Coal or coke

938

0.0

Wood

16,958

0.4

Solar energy

773

0.0

Other fuel

25,144

0.5

No fuel used

21,835

0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

23,959

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

26,711

0.6

No telephone service

138,928

3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

4,591,779

100.0

1.00 or less

4,369,424

95.2

1.01 to 1.50

128,008

2.8

1.51 or more

94,347

2.1

Specified owner-occupied units

2,470,338

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

230,049

9.3

$50,000 to $99,999

651,605

26.4

$100,000 to $149,999

583,409

23.6

$150,000 to $199,999

429,311

17.4

$200,000 to $299,999

344,651

14.0

$300,000 to $499,999

163,254

6.6

$500,000 to $999,999

55,673

2.3

$1,000,000 or more

12,386

0.5

Median (dollars)

130,800

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,724,034

69.8

Less than $300

6,334

0.3

$300 to $499

75,022

3.0

$500 to $699

179,760

7.3

$700 to $999

357,790

14.5

$1,000 to $1,499

567,599

23.0

$1,500 to $1,999

302,243

12.2

$2,000 or more

235,286

9.5

Median (dollars)

1,198

(X)

Not mortgaged

746,304

30.2

Median (dollars)

353

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

892,162

36.1

15 to 19 percent

444,398

18.0

20 to 24 percent

356,666

14.4

25 to 29 percent

241,928

9.8

30 to 34 percent

151,094

6.1

35 percent or more

368,276

14.9

Not computed

15,814

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

1,487,504

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

84,360

5.7

$200 to $299

72,607

4.9

$300 to $499

315,984

21.2

$500 to $749

537,116

36.1

$750 to $999

260,136

17.5

$1,000 to $1,499

123,169

8.3

$1,500 or more

37,732

2.5

No cash rent

56,400

3.8

Median (dollars)

605

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

297,685

20.0

15 to 19 percent

226,102

15.2

20 to 24 percent

194,637

13.1

25 to 29 percent

149,844

10.1

30 to 34 percent

104,711

7.0

35 percent or more

420,404

28.3

Not computed

94,121

6.3