Total housing units

2,442,017

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,679,585

68.8

1-unit, attached

67,120

2.7

2 units

95,630

3.9

3 or 4 units

124,049

5.1

5 to 9 units

92,267

3.8

10 to 19 units

76,929

3.2

20 or more units

99,472

4.1

Mobile home

199,826

8.2

Boat, RV, van, etc.

7,139

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

56,520

2.3

1995 to 1998

182,995

7.5

1990 to 1994

176,169

7.2

1980 to 1989

347,622

14.2

1970 to 1979

443,860

18.2

1960 to 1969

357,273

14.6

1940 to 1959

482,425

19.8

1939 or earlier

395,153

16.2

ROOMS

1 room

28,314

1.2

2 rooms

66,688

2.7

3 rooms

189,631

7.8

4 rooms

411,025

16.8

5 rooms

589,790

24.2

6 rooms

478,974

19.6

7 rooms

299,253

12.3

8 rooms

196,918

8.1

9 or more rooms

181,424

7.4

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,194,594

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

438,896

20.0

1995 to 1998

639,174

29.1

1990 to 1994

356,064

16.2

1980 to 1989

337,264

15.4

1970 to 1979

214,612

9.8

1969 or earlier

208,584

9.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

181,064

8.3

1

748,044

34.1

2

872,629

39.8

3 or more

392,857

17.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,261,397

57.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

293,603

13.4

Electricity

538,606

24.5

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

13,893

0.6

Coal or coke

170

0.0

Wood

77,666

3.5

Solar energy

403

0.0

Other fuel

5,317

0.2

No fuel used

3,539

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

11,923

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

12,787

0.6

No telephone service

64,114

2.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,194,594

100.0

1.00 or less

2,141,331

97.6

1.01 to 1.50

38,171

1.7

1.51 or more

15,092

0.7

Specified owner-occupied units

1,188,442

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

198,814

16.7

$50,000 to $99,999

491,675

41.4

$100,000 to $149,999

262,103

22.1

$150,000 to $199,999

117,791

9.9

$200,000 to $299,999

74,880

6.3

$300,000 to $499,999

30,303

2.5

$500,000 to $999,999

10,661

0.9

$1,000,000 or more

2,215

0.2

Median (dollars)

89,900

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

803,068

67.6

Less than $300

9,439

0.8

$300 to $499

82,645

7.0

$500 to $699

164,700

13.9

$700 to $999

251,271

21.1

$1,000 to $1,499

197,676

16.6

$1,500 to $1,999

59,941

5.0

$2,000 or more

37,396

3.1

Median (dollars)

861

(X)

Not mortgaged

385,374

32.4

Median (dollars)

249

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

516,068

43.4

15 to 19 percent

220,898

18.6

20 to 24 percent

154,354

13.0

25 to 29 percent

93,760

7.9

30 to 34 percent

55,795

4.7

35 percent or more

138,410

11.6

Not computed

9,157

0.8

Specified renter-occupied units

632,945

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

41,625

6.6

$200 to $299

54,058

8.5

$300 to $499

220,781

34.9

$500 to $749

201,199

31.8

$750 to $999

54,654

8.6

$1,000 to $1,499

16,014

2.5

$1,500 or more

5,029

0.8

No cash rent

39,585

6.3

Median (dollars)

484

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

128,317

20.3

15 to 19 percent

96,965

15.3

20 to 24 percent

81,710

12.9

25 to 29 percent

63,284

10.0

30 to 34 percent

43,355

6.8

35 percent or more

166,262

26.3

Not computed

53,052

8.4