Total housing units

3,523,944

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

2,267,890

64.4

1-unit, attached

106,066

3.0

2 units

88,507

2.5

3 or 4 units

114,188

3.2

5 to 9 units

151,649

4.3

10 to 19 units

111,985

3.2

20 or more units

100,469

2.9

Mobile home

577,323

16.4

Boat, RV, van, etc.

5,867

0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

144,500

4.1

1995 to 1998

431,764

12.3

1990 to 1994

373,721

10.6

1980 to 1989

692,633

19.7

1970 to 1979

641,117

18.2

1960 to 1969

447,988

12.7

1940 to 1959

536,608

15.2

1939 or earlier

255,613

7.3

ROOMS

1 room

26,948

0.8

2 rooms

99,646

2.8

3 rooms

244,392

6.9

4 rooms

646,267

18.3

5 rooms

913,760

25.9

6 rooms

697,882

19.8

7 rooms

407,780

11.6

8 rooms

249,285

7.1

9 or more rooms

237,984

6.8

Median (rooms)

5.3

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

3,132,013

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

652,745

20.8

1995 to 1998

910,690

29.1

1990 to 1994

479,481

15.3

1980 to 1989

458,864

14.7

1970 to 1979

303,106

9.7

1969 or earlier

327,127

10.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

235,339

7.5

1

1,010,563

32.3

2

1,250,640

39.9

3 or more

635,471

20.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

757,777

24.2

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

394,275

12.6

Electricity

1,528,885

48.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

368,279

11.8

Coal or coke

464

0.0

Wood

65,657

2.1

Solar energy

1,266

0.0

Other fuel

6,543

0.2

No fuel used

8,867

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

19,295

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

16,202

0.5

No telephone service

94,937

3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

3,132,013

100.0

1.00 or less

3,025,254

96.6

1.01 to 1.50

69,483

2.2

1.51 or more

37,276

1.2

Specified owner-occupied units

1,615,713

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

140,292

8.7

$50,000 to $99,999

591,362

36.6

$100,000 to $149,999

421,786

26.1

$150,000 to $199,999

219,174

13.6

$200,000 to $299,999

152,531

9.4

$300,000 to $499,999

66,292

4.1

$500,000 to $999,999

20,265

1.3

$1,000,000 or more

4,011

0.2

Median (dollars)

108,300

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,116,287

69.1

Less than $300

8,652

0.5

$300 to $499

68,577

4.2

$500 to $699

164,915

10.2

$700 to $999

331,732

20.5

$1,000 to $1,499

341,818

21.2

$1,500 to $1,999

121,996

7.6

$2,000 or more

78,597

4.9

Median (dollars)

985

(X)

Not mortgaged

499,426

30.9

Median (dollars)

254

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

609,586

37.7

15 to 19 percent

285,718

17.7

20 to 24 percent

222,935

13.8

25 to 29 percent

147,582

9.1

30 to 34 percent

92,183

5.7

35 percent or more

242,455

15.0

Not computed

15,254

0.9

Specified renter-occupied units

944,275

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

52,432

5.6

$200 to $299

53,063

5.6

$300 to $499

253,017

26.8

$500 to $749

328,027

34.7

$750 to $999

129,815

13.7

$1,000 to $1,499

39,870

4.2

$1,500 or more

9,705

1.0

No cash rent

78,346

8.3

Median (dollars)

548

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

182,032

19.3

15 to 19 percent

137,187

14.5

20 to 24 percent

119,406

12.6

25 to 29 percent

90,607

9.6

30 to 34 percent

62,903

6.7

35 percent or more

251,831

26.7

Not computed

100,309

10.6