Total housing units

2,904,192

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,810,353

62.3

1-unit, attached

279,789

9.6

2 units

59,766

2.1

3 or 4 units

94,496

3.3

5 to 9 units

146,458

5.0

10 to 19 units

152,821

5.3

20 or more units

171,881

5.9

Mobile home

185,282

6.4

Boat, RV, van, etc.

3,346

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

73,440

2.5

1995 to 1998

234,463

8.1

1990 to 1994

271,818

9.4

1980 to 1989

570,178

19.6

1970 to 1979

570,065

19.6

1960 to 1969

404,533

13.9

1940 to 1959

515,153

17.7

1939 or earlier

264,542

9.1

ROOMS

1 room

34,056

1.2

2 rooms

93,344

3.2

3 rooms

205,183

7.1

4 rooms

409,747

14.1

5 rooms

558,559

19.2

6 rooms

514,410

17.7

7 rooms

396,746

13.7

8 rooms

326,153

11.2

9 or more rooms

365,994

12.6

Median (rooms)

5.8

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,699,173

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

548,950

20.3

1995 to 1998

782,914

29.0

1990 to 1994

430,473

15.9

1980 to 1989

435,640

16.1

1970 to 1979

250,105

9.3

1969 or earlier

251,091

9.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

206,604

7.7

1

853,080

31.6

2

1,068,102

39.6

3 or more

571,387

21.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

918,956

34.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

138,595

5.1

Electricity

1,178,739

43.7

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

362,618

13.4

Coal or coke

5,592

0.2

Wood

78,994

2.9

Solar energy

791

0.0

Other fuel

7,872

0.3

No fuel used

7,016

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

19,550

0.7

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

15,070

0.6

No telephone service

57,656

2.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,699,173

100.0

1.00 or less

2,612,717

96.8

1.01 to 1.50

52,319

1.9

1.51 or more

34,137

1.3

Specified owner-occupied units

1,510,798

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

91,881

6.1

$50,000 to $99,999

462,870

30.6

$100,000 to $149,999

373,288

24.7

$150,000 to $199,999

233,999

15.5

$200,000 to $299,999

209,613

13.9

$300,000 to $499,999

107,093

7.1

$500,000 to $999,999

28,041

1.9

$1,000,000 or more

4,013

0.3

Median (dollars)

125,400

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,135,138

75.1

Less than $300

7,700

0.5

$300 to $499

53,357

3.5

$500 to $699

119,751

7.9

$700 to $999

271,257

18.0

$1,000 to $1,499

357,075

23.6

$1,500 to $1,999

188,573

12.5

$2,000 or more

137,425

9.1

Median (dollars)

1,144

(X)

Not mortgaged

375,660

24.9

Median (dollars)

263

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

536,260

35.5

15 to 19 percent

278,247

18.4

20 to 24 percent

228,390

15.1

25 to 29 percent

151,378

10.0

30 to 34 percent

94,216

6.2

35 percent or more

213,042

14.1

Not computed

9,265

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

843,433

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

41,617

4.9

$200 to $299

36,814

4.4

$300 to $499

159,610

18.9

$500 to $749

258,786

30.7

$750 to $999

170,908

20.3

$1,000 to $1,499

96,258

11.4

$1,500 or more

30,264

3.6

No cash rent

49,176

5.8

Median (dollars)

650

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

153,292

18.2

15 to 19 percent

130,884

15.5

20 to 24 percent

116,516

13.8

25 to 29 percent

92,056

10.9

30 to 34 percent

63,960

7.6

35 percent or more

221,808

26.3

Not computed

64,917

7.7