Total housing units

2,532,319

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,802,259

71.2

1-unit, attached

74,224

2.9

2 units

84,902

3.4

3 or 4 units

100,805

4.0

5 to 9 units

115,303

4.6

10 to 19 units

81,380

3.2

20 or more units

104,936

4.1

Mobile home

166,733

6.6

Boat, RV, van, etc.

1,777

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

62,171

2.5

1995 to 1998

196,751

7.8

1990 to 1994

178,425

7.0

1980 to 1989

286,089

11.3

1970 to 1979

415,562

16.4

1960 to 1969

345,252

13.6

1940 to 1959

535,312

21.1

1939 or earlier

512,757

20.2

ROOMS

1 room

22,460

0.9

2 rooms

65,929

2.6

3 rooms

179,172

7.1

4 rooms

390,386

15.4

5 rooms

589,121

23.3

6 rooms

518,807

20.5

7 rooms

336,879

13.3

8 rooms

219,232

8.7

9 or more rooms

210,333

8.3

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,336,306

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

457,416

19.6

1995 to 1998

651,594

27.9

1990 to 1994

375,085

16.1

1980 to 1989

352,934

15.1

1970 to 1979

242,032

10.4

1969 or earlier

257,245

11.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

168,050

7.2

1

756,663

32.4

2

941,344

40.3

3 or more

470,249

20.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,510,378

64.6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

209,401

9.0

Electricity

506,997

21.7

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

60,264

2.6

Coal or coke

2,077

0.1

Wood

33,075

1.4

Solar energy

443

0.0

Other fuel

8,695

0.4

No fuel used

4,976

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

10,599

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

12,001

0.5

No telephone service

68,575

2.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,336,306

100.0

1.00 or less

2,282,415

97.7

1.01 to 1.50

37,678

1.6

1.51 or more

16,213

0.7

Specified owner-occupied units

1,378,878

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

156,936

11.4

$50,000 to $99,999

605,074

43.9

$100,000 to $149,999

360,943

26.2

$150,000 to $199,999

141,084

10.2

$200,000 to $299,999

78,658

5.7

$300,000 to $499,999

27,098

2.0

$500,000 to $999,999

7,264

0.5

$1,000,000 or more

1,821

0.1

Median (dollars)

94,300

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

978,279

70.9

Less than $300

9,082

0.7

$300 to $499

89,032

6.5

$500 to $699

202,536

14.7

$700 to $999

314,203

22.8

$1,000 to $1,499

253,798

18.4

$1,500 to $1,999

72,753

5.3

$2,000 or more

36,875

2.7

Median (dollars)

869

(X)

Not mortgaged

400,599

29.1

Median (dollars)

255

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

588,929

42.7

15 to 19 percent

262,908

19.1

20 to 24 percent

185,828

13.5

25 to 29 percent

112,219

8.1

30 to 34 percent

66,007

4.8

35 percent or more

154,162

11.2

Not computed

8,825

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

654,126

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

39,800

6.1

$200 to $299

37,819

5.8

$300 to $499

203,896

31.2

$500 to $749

251,210

38.4

$750 to $999

63,565

9.7

$1,000 to $1,499

17,161

2.6

$1,500 or more

5,124

0.8

No cash rent

35,551

5.4

Median (dollars)

521

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

137,205

21.0

15 to 19 percent

99,484

15.2

20 to 24 percent

85,833

13.1

25 to 29 percent

65,942

10.1

30 to 34 percent

45,273

6.9

35 percent or more

172,474

26.4

Not computed

47,915

7.3