Total housing units

3,310,275

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,794,967

54.2

1-unit, attached

285,268

8.6

2 units

331,393

10.0

3 or 4 units

223,580

6.8

5 to 9 units

160,249

4.8

10 to 19 units

161,666

4.9

20 or more units

318,765

9.6

Mobile home

33,600

1.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

787

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

48,124

1.5

1995 to 1998

139,421

4.2

1990 to 1994

158,581

4.8

1980 to 1989

409,978

12.4

1970 to 1979

462,740

14.0

1960 to 1969

526,732

15.9

1940 to 1959

898,653

27.1

1939 or earlier

666,046

20.1

ROOMS

1 room

62,183

1.9

2 rooms

127,499

3.9

3 rooms

354,967

10.7

4 rooms

478,257

14.4

5 rooms

563,712

17.0

6 rooms

563,331

17.0

7 rooms

432,850

13.1

8 rooms

366,169

11.1

9 or more rooms

361,307

10.9

Median (rooms)

5.6

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

3,064,645

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

478,715

15.6

1995 to 1998

848,022

27.7

1990 to 1994

500,125

16.3

1980 to 1989

533,287

17.4

1970 to 1979

328,059

10.7

1969 or earlier

376,437

12.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

388,950

12.7

1

1,066,089

34.8

2

1,160,440

37.9

3 or more

449,166

14.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

2,048,048

66.8

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

73,539

2.4

Electricity

316,379

10.3

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

595,094

19.4

Coal or coke

1,277

0.0

Wood

6,989

0.2

Solar energy

447

0.0

Other fuel

12,896

0.4

No fuel used

9,976

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

16,530

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

17,531

0.6

No telephone service

56,202

1.8

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

3,064,645

100.0

1.00 or less

2,911,462

95.0

1.01 to 1.50

88,410

2.9

1.51 or more

64,773

2.1

Specified owner-occupied units

1,701,732

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

30,058

1.8

$50,000 to $99,999

229,354

13.5

$100,000 to $149,999

415,190

24.4

$150,000 to $199,999

379,890

22.3

$200,000 to $299,999

354,359

20.8

$300,000 to $499,999

213,099

12.5

$500,000 to $999,999

67,913

4.0

$1,000,000 or more

11,869

0.7

Median (dollars)

170,800

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,215,974

71.5

Less than $300

652

0.0

$300 to $499

8,119

0.5

$500 to $699

37,467

2.2

$700 to $999

136,751

8.0

$1,000 to $1,499

381,124

22.4

$1,500 to $1,999

321,562

18.9

$2,000 or more

330,299

19.4

Median (dollars)

1,560

(X)

Not mortgaged

485,758

28.5

Median (dollars)

567

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

459,669

27.0

15 to 19 percent

290,484

17.1

20 to 24 percent

264,744

15.6

25 to 29 percent

196,726

11.6

30 to 34 percent

130,862

7.7

35 percent or more

349,502

20.5

Not computed

9,745

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

1,049,127

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

49,700

4.7

$200 to $299

33,558

3.2

$300 to $499

89,707

8.6

$500 to $749

333,465

31.8

$750 to $999

314,000

29.9

$1,000 to $1,499

149,173

14.2

$1,500 or more

45,726

4.4

No cash rent

33,798

3.2

Median (dollars)

751

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

193,841

18.5

15 to 19 percent

153,607

14.6

20 to 24 percent

135,777

12.9

25 to 29 percent

112,519

10.7

30 to 34 percent

79,665

7.6

35 percent or more

314,146

29.9

Not computed

59,572

5.7