Total housing units

1,232,511

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

911,987

74.0

1-unit, attached

28,118

2.3

2 units

39,388

3.2

3 or 4 units

47,698

3.9

5 to 9 units

45,113

3.7

10 to 19 units

38,393

3.1

20 or more units

56,352

4.6

Mobile home

64,719

5.3

Boat, RV, van, etc.

743

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

23,287

1.9

1995 to 1998

66,227

5.4

1990 to 1994

61,890

5.0

1980 to 1989

99,157

8.0

1970 to 1979

206,519

16.8

1960 to 1969

146,038

11.8

1940 to 1959

240,239

19.5

1939 or earlier

389,154

31.6

ROOMS

1 room

11,525

0.9

2 rooms

35,841

2.9

3 rooms

88,256

7.2

4 rooms

189,216

15.4

5 rooms

252,974

20.5

6 rooms

225,522

18.3

7 rooms

172,112

14.0

8 rooms

130,000

10.5

9 or more rooms

127,065

10.3

Median (rooms)

5.7

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,149,276

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

205,894

17.9

1995 to 1998

301,998

26.3

1990 to 1994

187,571

16.3

1980 to 1989

179,418

15.6

1970 to 1979

132,962

11.6

1969 or earlier

141,433

12.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

73,684

6.4

1

350,894

30.5

2

464,402

40.4

3 or more

260,296

22.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

773,247

67.3

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

180,140

15.7

Electricity

147,318

12.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

25,860

2.3

Coal or coke

70

0.0

Wood

13,243

1.2

Solar energy

238

0.0

Other fuel

6,002

0.5

No fuel used

3,158

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

4,832

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

5,882

0.5

No telephone service

19,737

1.7

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,149,276

100.0

1.00 or less

1,126,778

98.0

1.01 to 1.50

14,866

1.3

1.51 or more

7,632

0.7

Specified owner-occupied units

665,442

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

135,833

20.4

$50,000 to $99,999

301,591

45.3

$100,000 to $149,999

134,212

20.2

$150,000 to $199,999

53,228

8.0

$200,000 to $299,999

29,483

4.4

$300,000 to $499,999

8,938

1.3

$500,000 to $999,999

1,743

0.3

$1,000,000 or more

414

0.1

Median (dollars)

82,500

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

417,849

62.8

Less than $300

4,155

0.6

$300 to $499

47,967

7.2

$500 to $699

95,068

14.3

$700 to $999

129,665

19.5

$1,000 to $1,499

98,007

14.7

$1,500 to $1,999

28,357

4.3

$2,000 or more

14,630

2.2

Median (dollars)

829

(X)

Not mortgaged

247,593

37.2

Median (dollars)

268

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

300,944

45.2

15 to 19 percent

127,548

19.2

20 to 24 percent

88,373

13.3

25 to 29 percent

51,298

7.7

30 to 34 percent

29,578

4.4

35 percent or more

64,152

9.6

Not computed

3,549

0.5

Specified renter-occupied units

301,589

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

21,701

7.2

$200 to $299

29,825

9.9

$300 to $499

107,981

35.8

$500 to $749

94,106

31.2

$750 to $999

21,391

7.1

$1,000 to $1,499

6,195

2.1

$1,500 or more

1,616

0.5

No cash rent

18,774

6.2

Median (dollars)

470

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

67,560

22.4

15 to 19 percent

46,238

15.3

20 to 24 percent

38,805

12.9

25 to 29 percent

30,560

10.1

30 to 34 percent

20,172

6.7

35 percent or more

74,644

24.8

Not computed

23,610

7.8