Total housing units

2,451,075

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,527,867

62.3

1-unit, attached

75,807

3.1

2 units

68,836

2.8

3 or 4 units

92,243

3.8

5 to 9 units

112,031

4.6

10 to 19 units

125,087

5.1

20 or more units

228,720

9.3

Mobile home

207,861

8.5

Boat, RV, van, etc.

12,623

0.5

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

63,240

2.6

1995 to 1998

222,959

9.1

1990 to 1994

244,670

10.0

1980 to 1989

397,167

16.2

1970 to 1979

496,088

20.2

1960 to 1969

305,318

12.5

1940 to 1959

414,555

16.9

1939 or earlier

307,078

12.5

ROOMS

1 room

72,323

3.0

2 rooms

143,347

5.8

3 rooms

249,715

10.2

4 rooms

378,808

15.5

5 rooms

431,978

17.6

6 rooms

400,758

16.4

7 rooms

310,645

12.7

8 rooms

219,726

9.0

9 or more rooms

243,775

9.9

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,271,398

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

531,064

23.4

1995 to 1998

699,395

30.8

1990 to 1994

377,287

16.6

1980 to 1989

332,146

14.6

1970 to 1979

184,974

8.1

1969 or earlier

146,532

6.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

168,376

7.4

1

720,922

31.7

2

894,011

39.4

3 or more

488,089

21.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

746,887

32.9

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

69,591

3.1

Electricity

1,202,177

52.9

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

126,740

5.6

Coal or coke

478

0.0

Wood

106,968

4.7

Solar energy

374

0.0

Other fuel

13,851

0.6

No fuel used

4,332

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

12,457

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

16,173

0.7

No telephone service

31,110

1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,271,398

100.0

1.00 or less

2,155,969

94.9

1.01 to 1.50

61,747

2.7

1.51 or more

53,682

2.4

Specified owner-occupied units

1,157,462

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

19,062

1.6

$50,000 to $99,999

155,140

13.4

$100,000 to $149,999

296,818

25.6

$150,000 to $199,999

265,104

22.9

$200,000 to $299,999

247,284

21.4

$300,000 to $499,999

128,147

11.1

$500,000 to $999,999

38,523

3.3

$1,000,000 or more

7,384

0.6

Median (dollars)

168,300

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

872,307

75.4

Less than $300

2,736

0.2

$300 to $499

21,596

1.9

$500 to $699

60,136

5.2

$700 to $999

170,296

14.7

$1,000 to $1,499

323,484

27.9

$1,500 to $1,999

177,390

15.3

$2,000 or more

116,669

10.1

Median (dollars)

1,268

(X)

Not mortgaged

285,155

24.6

Median (dollars)

338

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

351,194

30.3

15 to 19 percent

191,738

16.6

20 to 24 percent

177,087

15.3

25 to 29 percent

132,297

11.4

30 to 34 percent

88,460

7.6

35 percent or more

209,945

18.1

Not computed

6,741

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

795,523

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

31,180

3.9

$200 to $299

26,850

3.4

$300 to $499

130,788

16.4

$500 to $749

289,892

36.4

$750 to $999

171,787

21.6

$1,000 to $1,499

87,199

11.0

$1,500 or more

24,252

3.0

No cash rent

33,575

4.2

Median (dollars)

663

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

120,221

15.1

15 to 19 percent

115,555

14.5

20 to 24 percent

110,719

13.9

25 to 29 percent

91,271

11.5

30 to 34 percent

66,114

8.3

35 percent or more

244,942

30.8

Not computed

46,701

5.9