Total housing units

547,024

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

341,299

62.4

1-unit, attached

24,233

4.4

2 units

35,664

6.5

3 or 4 units

32,724

6.0

5 to 9 units

27,581

5.0

10 to 19 units

17,279

3.2

20 or more units

31,915

5.8

Mobile home

35,544

6.5

Boat, RV, van, etc.

785

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

10,612

1.9

1995 to 1998

28,419

5.2

1990 to 1994

34,207

6.3

1980 to 1989

117,865

21.5

1970 to 1979

95,757

17.5

1960 to 1969

57,023

10.4

1940 to 1959

73,643

13.5

1939 or earlier

129,498

23.7

ROOMS

1 room

5,938

1.1

2 rooms

17,715

3.2

3 rooms

47,008

8.6

4 rooms

96,034

17.6

5 rooms

109,727

20.1

6 rooms

101,578

18.6

7 rooms

72,036

13.2

8 rooms

50,193

9.2

9 or more rooms

46,795

8.6

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

474,606

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

85,476

18.0

1995 to 1998

138,834

29.3

1990 to 1994

74,269

15.6

1980 to 1989

90,136

19.0

1970 to 1979

45,468

9.6

1969 or earlier

40,423

8.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

27,360

5.8

1

147,377

31.1

2

211,306

44.5

3 or more

88,563

18.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

87,287

18.4

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

50,823

10.7

Electricity

36,223

7.6

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

275,827

58.1

Coal or coke

873

0.2

Wood

20,226

4.3

Solar energy

180

0.0

Other fuel

2,263

0.5

No fuel used

904

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

2,254

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

1,974

0.4

No telephone service

5,263

1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

474,606

100.0

1.00 or less

466,991

98.4

1.01 to 1.50

5,622

1.2

1.51 or more

1,993

0.4

Specified owner-occupied units

249,345

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

5,006

2.0

$50,000 to $99,999

61,539

24.7

$100,000 to $149,999

86,992

34.9

$150,000 to $199,999

48,253

19.4

$200,000 to $299,999

32,989

13.2

$300,000 to $499,999

11,491

4.6

$500,000 to $999,999

2,614

1.0

$1,000,000 or more

461

0.2

Median (dollars)

133,300

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

184,745

74.1

Less than $300

112

0.0

$300 to $499

3,034

1.2

$500 to $699

11,870

4.8

$700 to $999

39,914

16.0

$1,000 to $1,499

75,801

30.4

$1,500 to $1,999

35,244

14.1

$2,000 or more

18,770

7.5

Median (dollars)

1,226

(X)

Not mortgaged

64,600

25.9

Median (dollars)

441

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

71,803

28.8

15 to 19 percent

48,513

19.5

20 to 24 percent

43,062

17.3

25 to 29 percent

29,313

11.8

30 to 34 percent

17,367

7.0

35 percent or more

38,137

15.3

Not computed

1,150

0.5

Specified renter-occupied units

141,227

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

6,580

4.7

$200 to $299

6,090

4.3

$300 to $499

22,330

15.8

$500 to $749

56,341

39.9

$750 to $999

30,305

21.5

$1,000 to $1,499

11,854

8.4

$1,500 or more

1,980

1.4

No cash rent

5,747

4.1

Median (dollars)

646

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

25,470

18.0

15 to 19 percent

23,350

16.5

20 to 24 percent

21,447

15.2

25 to 29 percent

16,646

11.8

30 to 34 percent

10,517

7.4

35 percent or more

36,119

25.6

Not computed

7,678

5.4