Total housing units

2,145,283

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,097,673

51.2

1-unit, attached

451,411

21.0

2 units

45,775

2.1

3 or 4 units

63,110

2.9

5 to 9 units

120,188

5.6

10 to 19 units

169,818

7.9

20 or more units

155,223

7.2

Mobile home

41,356

1.9

Boat, RV, van, etc.

729

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

42,423

2.0

1995 to 1998

137,305

6.4

1990 to 1994

179,323

8.4

1980 to 1989

367,969

17.2

1970 to 1979

368,974

17.2

1960 to 1969

323,089

15.1

1940 to 1959

457,633

21.3

1939 or earlier

268,567

12.5

ROOMS

1 room

32,218

1.5

2 rooms

75,417

3.5

3 rooms

172,285

8.0

4 rooms

250,401

11.7

5 rooms

334,716

15.6

6 rooms

396,812

18.5

7 rooms

302,418

14.1

8 rooms

261,141

12.2

9 or more rooms

319,875

14.9

Median (rooms)

6.0

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,980,859

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

356,433

18.0

1995 to 1998

566,221

28.6

1990 to 1994

335,043

16.9

1980 to 1989

336,444

17.0

1970 to 1979

187,658

9.5

1969 or earlier

199,060

10.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

222,548

11.2

1

662,103

33.4

2

746,259

37.7

3 or more

349,949

17.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

911,868

46.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

61,262

3.1

Electricity

655,468

33.1

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

316,734

16.0

Coal or coke

2,636

0.1

Wood

19,721

1.0

Solar energy

419

0.0

Other fuel

7,296

0.4

No fuel used

5,455

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

9,033

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

8,223

0.4

No telephone service

32,001

1.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,980,859

100.0

1.00 or less

1,909,665

96.4

1.01 to 1.50

40,994

2.1

1.51 or more

30,200

1.5

Specified owner-occupied units

1,178,779

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

44,906

3.8

$50,000 to $99,999

227,547

19.3

$100,000 to $149,999

346,627

29.4

$150,000 to $199,999

246,058

20.9

$200,000 to $299,999

189,652

16.1

$300,000 to $499,999

91,576

7.8

$500,000 to $999,999

27,743

2.4

$1,000,000 or more

4,670

0.4

Median (dollars)

146,000

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

916,046

77.7

Less than $300

2,980

0.3

$300 to $499

22,682

1.9

$500 to $699

58,597

5.0

$700 to $999

168,089

14.3

$1,000 to $1,499

336,139

28.5

$1,500 to $1,999

187,327

15.9

$2,000 or more

140,232

11.9

Median (dollars)

1,296

(X)

Not mortgaged

262,733

22.3

Median (dollars)

333

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

377,966

32.1

15 to 19 percent

212,564

18.0

20 to 24 percent

184,436

15.6

25 to 29 percent

127,560

10.8

30 to 34 percent

80,299

6.8

35 percent or more

189,225

16.1

Not computed

6,729

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

631,986

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

32,197

5.1

$200 to $299

22,982

3.6

$300 to $499

89,902

14.2

$500 to $749

212,212

33.6

$750 to $999

153,478

24.3

$1,000 to $1,499

75,100

11.9

$1,500 or more

19,354

3.1

No cash rent

26,761

4.2

Median (dollars)

689

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

114,885

18.2

15 to 19 percent

97,330

15.4

20 to 24 percent

88,113

13.9

25 to 29 percent

71,393

11.3

30 to 34 percent

49,373

7.8

35 percent or more

170,658

27.0

Not computed

40,234

6.4