Total housing units

2,321,144

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,531,612

66.0

1-unit, attached

77,795

3.4

2 units

190,889

8.2

3 or 4 units

91,047

3.9

5 to 9 units

106,680

4.6

10 to 19 units

75,456

3.3

20 or more units

143,497

6.2

Mobile home

101,465

4.4

Boat, RV, van, etc.

2,703

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

50,735

2.2

1995 to 1998

170,219

7.3

1990 to 1994

168,838

7.3

1980 to 1989

249,789

10.8

1970 to 1979

391,349

16.9

1960 to 1969

276,188

11.9

1940 to 1959

470,862

20.3

1939 or earlier

543,164

23.4

ROOMS

1 room

33,295

1.4

2 rooms

74,934

3.2

3 rooms

185,861

8.0

4 rooms

385,742

16.6

5 rooms

525,730

22.6

6 rooms

444,756

19.2

7 rooms

299,561

12.9

8 rooms

195,817

8.4

9 or more rooms

175,448

7.6

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,084,544

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

382,909

18.4

1995 to 1998

579,516

27.8

1990 to 1994

347,228

16.7

1980 to 1989

323,813

15.5

1970 to 1979

222,015

10.7

1969 or earlier

229,063

11.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

163,969

7.9

1

678,059

32.5

2

865,437

41.5

3 or more

377,079

18.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,384,230

66.4

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

228,408

11.0

Electricity

236,755

11.4

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

158,499

7.6

Coal or coke

330

0.0

Wood

56,862

2.7

Solar energy

409

0.0

Other fuel

13,430

0.6

No fuel used

5,621

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

10,648

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

12,580

0.6

No telephone service

34,208

1.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,084,544

100.0

1.00 or less

2,034,471

97.6

1.01 to 1.50

33,053

1.6

1.51 or more

17,020

0.8

Specified owner-occupied units

1,122,467

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

73,450

6.5

$50,000 to $99,999

396,893

35.4

$100,000 to $149,999

343,993

30.6

$150,000 to $199,999

173,519

15.5

$200,000 to $299,999

95,163

8.5

$300,000 to $499,999

30,507

2.7

$500,000 to $999,999

7,353

0.7

$1,000,000 or more

1,589

0.1

Median (dollars)

112,200

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

770,996

68.7

Less than $300

2,433

0.2

$300 to $499

37,000

3.3

$500 to $699

105,092

9.4

$700 to $999

225,805

20.1

$1,000 to $1,499

260,821

23.2

$1,500 to $1,999

92,913

8.3

$2,000 or more

46,932

4.2

Median (dollars)

1,024

(X)

Not mortgaged

351,471

31.3

Median (dollars)

333

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

413,452

36.8

15 to 19 percent

220,825

19.7

20 to 24 percent

173,620

15.5

25 to 29 percent

109,833

9.8

30 to 34 percent

64,892

5.8

35 percent or more

135,075

12.0

Not computed

4,770

0.4

Specified renter-occupied units

641,672

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

30,696

4.8

$200 to $299

36,842

5.7

$300 to $499

189,366

29.5

$500 to $749

254,439

39.7

$750 to $999

78,955

12.3

$1,000 to $1,499

22,527

3.5

$1,500 or more

4,881

0.8

No cash rent

23,966

3.7

Median (dollars)

540

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

135,380

21.1

15 to 19 percent

106,965

16.7

20 to 24 percent

90,934

14.2

25 to 29 percent

67,926

10.6

30 to 34 percent

44,573

6.9

35 percent or more

162,669

25.4

Not computed

33,225

5.2