Total housing units

2,496,334

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

81,944

1985 to 1988

312,631

1980 to 1984

262,524

1970 to 1979

589,187

1960 to 1969

433,857

1950 to 1959

334,512

1940 to 1949

206,757

1939 or earlier

274,922

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

30,519

1 bedroom

239,646

2 bedrooms

701,374

3 bedrooms

1,006,857

4 bedrooms

418,984

5 or more bedrooms

98,954

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

46,119

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

33,097

Condominium housing units

122,757

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

1,900,436

Individual drilled well

444,953

Individual dug well

94,284

Some other source

56,661

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

1,740,787

Septic tank or cesspool

707,409

Other means

48,138

Occupied housing units

2,291,830

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

662,150

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

58,853

Electricity

919,790

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

463,578

Coal or coke

19,340

Wood

153,974

Solar energy

1,055

Other fuel

7,347

No fuel used

5,743

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

501,022

1985 to 1988

703,325

1980 to 1984

302,374

1970 to 1979

387,325

1960 to 1969

202,511

1959 or earlier

195,273

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

123,638

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

205,232

1

717,019

2

903,340

3 or more

466,239

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,208,434

With a mortgage

863,766

Less than $300

37,711

$300 to $499

129,903

$500 to $699

157,290

$700 to $999

223,984

$1,000 to $1,499

194,660

$1,500 to $1,999

75,450

$2,000 or more

44,768

Median (dollars)

831

Not mortgaged

344,668

Less than $100

25,370

$100 to $199

161,745

$200 to $299

103,017

$300 to $399

34,285

$400 or more

20,251

Median (dollars)

192

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,208,434

Less than 20 percent

643,936

20 to 24 percent

180,580

25 to 29 percent

131,904

30 to 34 percent

83,859

35 percent or more

162,667

Not computed

5,488

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

746,163

Less than $200

59,579

$200 to $299

65,685

$300 to $499

233,819

$500 to $749

218,074

$750 to $999

82,261

$1,000 or more

46,621

No cash rent

40,124

Median (dollars)

495

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

746,163

Less than 20 percent

219,600

20 to 24 percent

114,724

25 to 29 percent

92,378

30 to 34 percent

63,442

35 percent or more

206,772

Not computed

49,247