Total housing units

2,032,378

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

64,704

1985 to 1988

186,504

1980 to 1984

217,263

1970 to 1979

500,161

1960 to 1969

314,535

1950 to 1959

248,403

1940 to 1949

181,625

1939 or earlier

319,183

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

60,214

1 bedroom

293,845

2 bedrooms

605,305

3 bedrooms

718,803

4 bedrooms

278,629

5 or more bedrooms

75,582

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

18,618

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

17,337

Condominium housing units

62,639

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

1,742,224

Individual drilled well

231,249

Individual dug well

32,283

Some other source

26,622

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

1,387,396

Septic tank or cesspool

630,646

Other means

14,336

Occupied housing units

1,872,431

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

420,139

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

21,506

Electricity

1,030,798

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

185,646

Coal or coke

1,745

Wood

198,877

Solar energy

759

Other fuel

10,021

No fuel used

2,940

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

492,023

1985 to 1988

558,378

1980 to 1984

244,692

1970 to 1979

321,583

1960 to 1969

136,545

1959 or earlier

119,210

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

64,667

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

140,645

1

582,484

2

731,018

3 or more

418,284

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

903,351

With a mortgage

641,275

Less than $300

26,910

$300 to $499

116,210

$500 to $699

147,820

$700 to $999

200,271

$1,000 to $1,499

110,733

$1,500 to $1,999

25,062

$2,000 or more

14,269

Median (dollars)

738

Not mortgaged

262,076

Less than $100

16,926

$100 to $199

122,638

$200 to $299

88,912

$300 to $399

22,726

$400 or more

10,874

Median (dollars)

194

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

903,351

Less than 20 percent

529,346

20 to 24 percent

134,919

25 to 29 percent

87,604

30 to 34 percent

51,071

35 percent or more

95,997

Not computed

4,414

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

687,032

Less than $200

48,992

$200 to $299

73,540

$300 to $499

287,874

$500 to $749

194,094

$750 to $999

40,906

$1,000 or more

15,293

No cash rent

26,333

Median (dollars)

445

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

687,032

Less than 20 percent

214,287

20 to 24 percent

101,438

25 to 29 percent

81,837

30 to 34 percent

55,932

35 percent or more

199,276

Not computed

34,262