Total housing units

4,234,279

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

2,988,818

70.6

1-unit, attached

164,910

3.9

2 units

146,414

3.5

3 or 4 units

118,067

2.8

5 to 9 units

169,946

4.0

10 to 19 units

144,848

3.4

20 or more units

216,573

5.1

Mobile home

277,158

6.5

Boat, RV, van, etc.

7,545

0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

91,872

2.2

1995 to 1998

272,594

6.4

1990 to 1994

259,389

6.1

1980 to 1989

446,197

10.5

1970 to 1979

722,799

17.1

1960 to 1969

602,670

14.2

1940 to 1959

1,123,299

26.5

1939 or earlier

715,459

16.9

ROOMS

1 room

50,170

1.2

2 rooms

135,304

3.2

3 rooms

333,130

7.9

4 rooms

599,129

14.1

5 rooms

958,345

22.6

6 rooms

882,230

20.8

7 rooms

562,036

13.3

8 rooms

365,157

8.6

9 or more rooms

348,778

8.2

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

3,785,661

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

661,630

17.5

1995 to 1998

1,053,121

27.8

1990 to 1994

616,386

16.3

1980 to 1989

614,938

16.2

1970 to 1979

415,497

11.0

1969 or earlier

424,089

11.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

290,240

7.7

1

1,277,655

33.7

2

1,541,576

40.7

3 or more

676,190

17.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

2,961,242

78.2

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

357,502

9.4

Electricity

251,208

6.6

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

130,933

3.5

Coal or coke

659

0.0

Wood

54,608

1.4

Solar energy

641

0.0

Other fuel

18,413

0.5

No fuel used

10,455

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

16,971

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

17,844

0.5

No telephone service

99,747

2.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

3,785,661

100.0

1.00 or less

3,671,717

97.0

1.01 to 1.50

75,064

2.0

1.51 or more

38,880

1.0

Specified owner-occupied units

2,269,175

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

224,603

9.9

$50,000 to $99,999

711,648

31.4

$100,000 to $149,999

603,454

26.6

$150,000 to $199,999

339,716

15.0

$200,000 to $299,999

252,044

11.1

$300,000 to $499,999

104,079

4.6

$500,000 to $999,999

27,642

1.2

$1,000,000 or more

5,989

0.3

Median (dollars)

115,600

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,580,828

69.7

Less than $300

9,917

0.4

$300 to $499

106,879

4.7

$500 to $699

254,041

11.2

$700 to $999

460,678

20.3

$1,000 to $1,499

459,859

20.3

$1,500 to $1,999

176,098

7.8

$2,000 or more

113,356

5.0

Median (dollars)

972

(X)

Not mortgaged

688,347

30.3

Median (dollars)

288

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

947,804

41.8

15 to 19 percent

416,803

18.4

20 to 24 percent

297,909

13.1

25 to 29 percent

188,161

8.3

30 to 34 percent

112,427

5.0

35 percent or more

288,961

12.7

Not computed

17,110

0.8

Specified renter-occupied units

976,313

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

53,844

5.5

$200 to $299

52,030

5.3

$300 to $499

275,832

28.3

$500 to $749

373,820

38.3

$750 to $999

122,289

12.5

$1,000 to $1,499

42,865

4.4

$1,500 or more

12,867

1.3

No cash rent

42,766

4.4

Median (dollars)

546

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

203,605

20.9

15 to 19 percent

144,994

14.9

20 to 24 percent

120,980

12.4

25 to 29 percent

97,918

10.0

30 to 34 percent

66,101

6.8

35 percent or more

277,644

28.4

Not computed

65,071

6.7