Total housing units

1,753,670

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,078,678

61.5

1-unit, attached

40,185

2.3

2 units

43,607

2.5

3 or 4 units

57,981

3.3

5 to 9 units

77,598

4.4

10 to 19 units

41,561

2.4

20 or more units

56,005

3.2

Mobile home

355,499

20.3

Boat, RV, van, etc.

2,556

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

63,539

3.6

1995 to 1998

206,016

11.7

1990 to 1994

184,176

10.5

1980 to 1989

362,092

20.6

1970 to 1979

349,513

19.9

1960 to 1969

227,757

13.0

1940 to 1959

253,438

14.5

1939 or earlier

107,139

6.1

ROOMS

1 room

10,444

0.6

2 rooms

42,737

2.4

3 rooms

119,708

6.8

4 rooms

307,840

17.6

5 rooms

437,605

25.0

6 rooms

371,856

21.2

7 rooms

228,049

13.0

8 rooms

129,163

7.4

9 or more rooms

106,268

6.1

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,533,854

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

301,556

19.7

1995 to 1998

434,141

28.3

1990 to 1994

236,870

15.4

1980 to 1989

237,812

15.5

1970 to 1979

160,321

10.5

1969 or earlier

163,154

10.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

138,337

9.0

1

515,334

33.6

2

599,534

39.1

3 or more

280,649

18.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

402,555

26.2

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

131,334

8.6

Electricity

895,132

58.4

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

78,331

5.1

Coal or coke

183

0.0

Wood

19,290

1.3

Solar energy

447

0.0

Other fuel

2,105

0.1

No fuel used

4,477

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

9,521

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

8,398

0.5

No telephone service

63,775

4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,533,854

100.0

1.00 or less

1,484,516

96.8

1.01 to 1.50

34,508

2.2

1.51 or more

14,830

1.0

Specified owner-occupied units

783,909

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

103,516

13.2

$50,000 to $99,999

320,410

40.9

$100,000 to $149,999

173,497

22.1

$150,000 to $199,999

86,657

11.1

$200,000 to $299,999

58,246

7.4

$300,000 to $499,999

28,626

3.7

$500,000 to $999,999

9,893

1.3

$1,000,000 or more

3,064

0.4

Median (dollars)

94,900

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

523,848

66.8

Less than $300

6,288

0.8

$300 to $499

45,330

5.8

$500 to $699

98,514

12.6

$700 to $999

163,177

20.8

$1,000 to $1,499

136,760

17.4

$1,500 to $1,999

44,792

5.7

$2,000 or more

28,987

3.7

Median (dollars)

894

(X)

Not mortgaged

260,061

33.2

Median (dollars)

240

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

320,341

40.9

15 to 19 percent

136,112

17.4

20 to 24 percent

100,301

12.8

25 to 29 percent

64,940

8.3

30 to 34 percent

40,544

5.2

35 percent or more

112,189

14.3

Not computed

9,482

1.2

Specified renter-occupied units

421,146

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

27,496

6.5

$200 to $299

31,965

7.6

$300 to $499

122,673

29.1

$500 to $749

139,071

33.0

$750 to $999

40,644

9.7

$1,000 to $1,499

13,136

3.1

$1,500 or more

4,277

1.0

No cash rent

41,884

9.9

Median (dollars)

510

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

80,320

19.1

15 to 19 percent

59,832

14.2

20 to 24 percent

50,027

11.9

25 to 29 percent

37,688

8.9

30 to 34 percent

27,365

6.5

35 percent or more

112,878

26.8

Not computed

53,036

12.6