Total housing units

3,281,737

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

2,107,317

64.2

1-unit, attached

94,150

2.9

2 units

90,370

2.8

3 or 4 units

132,535

4.0

5 to 9 units

173,385

5.3

10 to 19 units

129,276

3.9

20 or more units

155,453

4.7

Mobile home

394,938

12.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

4,313

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

130,695

4.0

1995 to 1998

413,557

12.6

1990 to 1994

370,878

11.3

1980 to 1989

721,174

22.0

1970 to 1979

608,926

18.6

1960 to 1969

416,047

12.7

1940 to 1959

427,488

13.0

1939 or earlier

192,972

5.9

ROOMS

1 room

35,912

1.1

2 rooms

117,344

3.6

3 rooms

261,022

8.0

4 rooms

493,235

15.0

5 rooms

705,868

21.5

6 rooms

663,551

20.2

7 rooms

414,712

12.6

8 rooms

285,280

8.7

9 or more rooms

304,813

9.3

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

3,006,369

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

687,586

22.9

1995 to 1998

939,683

31.3

1990 to 1994

468,855

15.6

1980 to 1989

429,041

14.3

1970 to 1979

252,348

8.4

1969 or earlier

228,856

7.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

248,546

8.3

1

971,411

32.3

2

1,195,894

39.8

3 or more

590,518

19.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,470,824

48.9

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

323,977

10.8

Electricity

1,151,346

38.3

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

18,769

0.6

Coal or coke

204

0.0

Wood

29,141

1.0

Solar energy

612

0.0

Other fuel

2,457

0.1

No fuel used

9,039

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

17,117

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

15,161

0.5

No telephone service

96,140

3.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

3,006,369

100.0

1.00 or less

2,861,134

95.2

1.01 to 1.50

88,474

2.9

1.51 or more

56,761

1.9

Specified owner-occupied units

1,596,408

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

151,952

9.5

$50,000 to $99,999

545,851

34.2

$100,000 to $149,999

411,817

25.8

$150,000 to $199,999

211,796

13.3

$200,000 to $299,999

163,422

10.2

$300,000 to $499,999

81,487

5.1

$500,000 to $999,999

25,025

1.6

$1,000,000 or more

5,058

0.3

Median (dollars)

111,200

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,201,569

75.3

Less than $300

9,945

0.6

$300 to $499

62,752

3.9

$500 to $699

151,935

9.5

$700 to $999

340,221

21.3

$1,000 to $1,499

382,584

24.0

$1,500 to $1,999

148,180

9.3

$2,000 or more

105,952

6.6

Median (dollars)

1,039

(X)

Not mortgaged

394,839

24.7

Median (dollars)

259

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

581,615

36.4

15 to 19 percent

293,480

18.4

20 to 24 percent

225,005

14.1

25 to 29 percent

147,360

9.2

30 to 34 percent

91,954

5.8

35 percent or more

242,927

15.2

Not computed

14,067

0.9

Specified renter-occupied units

964,446

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

58,334

6.0

$200 to $299

55,958

5.8

$300 to $499

201,087

20.9

$500 to $749

301,088

31.2

$750 to $999

200,611

20.8

$1,000 to $1,499

75,550

7.8

$1,500 or more

13,285

1.4

No cash rent

58,533

6.1

Median (dollars)

613

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

177,210

18.4

15 to 19 percent

140,798

14.6

20 to 24 percent

123,890

12.8

25 to 29 percent

97,915

10.2

30 to 34 percent

70,813

7.3

35 percent or more

270,671

28.1

Not computed

83,149

8.6