Total housing units

1,161,953

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

791,569

68.1

1-unit, attached

20,145

1.7

2 units

28,401

2.4

3 or 4 units

38,594

3.3

5 to 9 units

39,025

3.4

10 to 19 units

17,215

1.5

20 or more units

31,365

2.7

Mobile home

192,749

16.6

Boat, RV, van, etc.

2,890

0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

36,105

3.1

1995 to 1998

118,945

10.2

1990 to 1994

101,265

8.7

1980 to 1989

214,865

18.5

1970 to 1979

262,509

22.6

1960 to 1969

179,489

15.4

1940 to 1959

176,394

15.2

1939 or earlier

72,381

6.2

ROOMS

1 room

8,511

0.7

2 rooms

35,521

3.1

3 rooms

95,610

8.2

4 rooms

189,849

16.3

5 rooms

316,111

27.2

6 rooms

247,322

21.3

7 rooms

137,633

11.8

8 rooms

72,115

6.2

9 or more rooms

59,281

5.1

Median (rooms)

5.3

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,046,434

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

195,298

18.7

1995 to 1998

282,822

27.0

1990 to 1994

166,167

15.9

1980 to 1989

167,536

16.0

1970 to 1979

120,899

11.6

1969 or earlier

113,712

10.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

96,718

9.2

1

357,797

34.2

2

395,129

37.8

3 or more

196,790

18.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

389,021

37.2

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

216,498

20.7

Electricity

416,322

39.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

2,027

0.2

Coal or coke

66

0.0

Wood

17,736

1.7

Solar energy

196

0.0

Other fuel

1,472

0.1

No fuel used

3,096

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

9,015

0.9

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

7,470

0.7

No telephone service

68,532

6.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,046,434

100.0

1.00 or less

994,817

95.1

1.01 to 1.50

35,419

3.4

1.51 or more

16,198

1.5

Specified owner-occupied units

532,291

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

151,982

28.6

$50,000 to $99,999

234,011

44.0

$100,000 to $149,999

82,508

15.5

$150,000 to $199,999

33,465

6.3

$200,000 to $299,999

20,681

3.9

$300,000 to $499,999

7,009

1.3

$500,000 to $999,999

1,733

0.3

$1,000,000 or more

902

0.2

Median (dollars)

71,400

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

330,697

62.1

Less than $300

9,848

1.9

$300 to $499

51,018

9.6

$500 to $699

83,384

15.7

$700 to $999

100,425

18.9

$1,000 to $1,499

60,236

11.3

$1,500 to $1,999

16,843

3.2

$2,000 or more

8,943

1.7

Median (dollars)

752

(X)

Not mortgaged

201,594

37.9

Median (dollars)

232

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

225,719

42.4

15 to 19 percent

85,178

16.0

20 to 24 percent

61,336

11.5

25 to 29 percent

39,231

7.4

30 to 34 percent

26,433

5.0

35 percent or more

85,408

16.0

Not computed

8,986

1.7

Specified renter-occupied units

282,500

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

29,597

10.5

$200 to $299

30,029

10.6

$300 to $499

94,192

33.3

$500 to $749

73,158

25.9

$750 to $999

16,861

6.0

$1,000 to $1,499

4,000

1.4

$1,500 or more

1,379

0.5

No cash rent

33,284

11.8

Median (dollars)

439

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

53,441

18.9

15 to 19 percent

35,695

12.6

20 to 24 percent

30,417

10.8

25 to 29 percent

24,100

8.5

30 to 34 percent

17,582

6.2

35 percent or more

77,959

27.6

Not computed

43,306

15.3