Total California housing units

12,214,549

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

6,883,493

56.4

1-unit, attached

931,873

7.6

2 units

327,024

2.7

3 or 4 units

697,779

5.7

5 to 9 units

722,827

5.9

10 to 19 units

619,092

5.1

20 or more units

1,462,793

12.0

Mobile home

538,423

4.4

Boat, RV, van, etc.

31,245

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

191,345

1.6

1995 to 1998

541,056

4.4

1990 to 1994

845,325

6.9

1980 to 1989

2,098,028

17.2

1970 to 1979

2,504,157

20.5

1960 to 1969

2,047,205

16.8

1940 to 1959

2,834,883

23.2

1939 or earlier

1,152,550

9.4

ROOMS

1 room

611,787

5.0

2 rooms

1,145,774

9.4

3 rooms

1,691,257

13.8

4 rooms

1,923,611

15.7

5 rooms

2,314,491

18.9

6 rooms

2,015,886

16.5

7 rooms

1,261,632

10.3

8 rooms

724,040

5.9

9 or more rooms

526,071

4.3

Median (rooms)

4.8

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

11,502,870

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

2,456,426

21.4

1995 to 1998

3,630,521

31.6

1990 to 1994

1,842,387

16.0

1980 to 1989

1,752,425

15.2

1970 to 1979

1,023,528

8.9

1969 or earlier

797,583

6.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

1,091,214

9.5

1

3,927,721

34.1

2

4,342,204

37.7

3 or more

2,141,731

18.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

8,114,829

70.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

434,972

3.8

Electricity

2,505,406

21.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

36,675

0.3

Coal or coke

734

0.0

Wood

204,699

1.8

Solar energy

13,508

0.1

Other fuel

27,791

0.2

No fuel used

164,256

1.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

85,460

0.7

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

117,382

1.0

No telephone service

168,029

1.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

11,502,870

100.0

1.00 or less

9,754,518

84.8

1.01 to 1.50

700,310

6.1

1.51 or more

1,048,042

9.1

Specified owner-occupied units

5,527,618

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

84,079

1.5

$50,000 to $99,999

557,004

10.1

$100,000 to $149,999

934,731

16.9

$150,000 to $199,999

1,027,275

18.6

$200,000 to $299,999

1,234,462

22.3

$300,000 to $499,999

1,054,888

19.1

$500,000 to $999,999

506,560

9.2

$1,000,000 or more

128,619

2.3

Median (dollars)

211,500

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

4,367,361

79.0

Less than $300

13,898

0.3

$300 to $499

99,711

1.8

$500 to $699

223,464

4.0

$700 to $999

597,073

10.8

$1,000 to $1,499

1,307,350

23.7

$1,500 to $1,999

1,003,607

18.2

$2,000 or more

1,122,258

20.3

Median (dollars)

1,478

(X)

Not mortgaged

1,160,257

21.0

Median (dollars)

305

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

1,549,648

28.0

15 to 19 percent

805,396

14.6

20 to 24 percent

779,363

14.1

25 to 29 percent

624,144

11.3

30 to 34 percent

443,312

8.0

35 percent or more

1,283,647

23.2

Not computed

42,108

0.8

Specified renter-occupied units

4,921,581

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

108,249

2.2

$200 to $299

130,660

2.7

$300 to $499

619,698

12.6

$500 to $749

1,542,012

31.3

$750 to $999

1,161,178

23.6

$1,000 to $1,499

870,092

17.7

$1,500 or more

336,834

6.8

No cash rent

152,858

3.1

Median (dollars)

747

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

718,870

14.6

15 to 19 percent

668,412

13.6

20 to 24 percent

645,258

13.1

25 to 29 percent

542,046

11.0

30 to 34 percent

401,761

8.2

35 percent or more

1,677,934

34.1

Not computed

267,300

5.4