Total housing units

6,100,262

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

218,967

1985 to 1988

911,095

1980 to 1984

1,003,017

1970 to 1979

1,786,497

1960 to 1969

992,958

1950 to 1959

715,247

1940 to 1949

246,505

1939 or earlier

225,976

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

160,245

1 bedroom

938,229

2 bedrooms

2,475,509

3 bedrooms

1,998,038

4 bedrooms

460,912

5 or more bedrooms

67,329

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

27,957

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

33,155

Condominium housing units

944,590

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

5,298,184

Individual drilled well

745,506

Individual dug well

49,052

Some other source

7,520

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

4,499,793

Septic tank or cesspool

1,559,113

Other means

41,356

Occupied housing units

5,134,869

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

384,495

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

371,704

Electricity

4,045,573

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

210,500

Coal or coke

237

Wood

39,491

Solar energy

3,504

Other fuel

4,253

No fuel used

75,112

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

1,255,898

1985 to 1988

1,649,808

1980 to 1984

808,729

1970 to 1979

916,968

1960 to 1969

305,677

1959 or earlier

197,789

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

270,242

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

474,011

1

2,105,514

2

1,891,008

3 or more

664,336

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,414,406

With a mortgage

1,668,542

Less than $300

95,910

$300 to $499

299,144

$500 to $699

403,654

$700 to $999

479,000

$1,000 to $1,499

262,807

$1,500 to $1,999

72,015

$2,000 or more

56,012

Median (dollars)

718

Not mortgaged

745,864

Less than $100

76,481

$100 to $199

345,238

$200 to $299

194,001

$300 to $399

69,973

$400 or more

60,171

Median (dollars)

186

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

2,414,406

Less than 20 percent

1,298,659

20 to 24 percent

334,343

25 to 29 percent

230,614

30 to 34 percent

147,372

35 percent or more

383,252

Not computed

20,166

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,669,618

Less than $200

103,168

$200 to $299

130,877

$300 to $499

639,975

$500 to $749

561,918

$750 to $999

114,891

$1,000 or more

53,647

No cash rent

65,142

Median (dollars)

481

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

1,669,618

Less than 20 percent

428,662

20 to 24 percent

240,216

25 to 29 percent

198,776

30 to 34 percent

146,785

35 percent or more

558,484

Not computed

96,695