Total housing units

8,157,575

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

5,171,892

63.4

1-unit, attached

249,018

3.1

2 units

170,679

2.1

3 or 4 units

272,988

3.3

5 to 9 units

356,073

4.4

10 to 19 units

351,859

4.3

20 or more units

819,101

10.0

Mobile home

731,652

9.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

34,313

0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

285,423

3.5

1995 to 1998

788,815

9.7

1990 to 1994

615,612

7.5

1980 to 1989

1,843,009

22.6

1970 to 1979

1,753,545

21.5

1960 to 1969

1,096,908

13.4

1940 to 1959

1,336,454

16.4

1939 or earlier

437,809

5.4

ROOMS

1 room

207,639

2.5

2 rooms

510,542

6.3

3 rooms

981,597

12.0

4 rooms

1,328,543

16.3

5 rooms

1,833,437

22.5

6 rooms

1,474,159

18.1

7 rooms

856,297

10.5

8 rooms

501,265

6.1

9 or more rooms

464,096

5.7

Median (rooms)

5.1

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

7,393,354

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

1,842,731

24.9

1995 to 1998

2,233,669

30.2

1990 to 1994

1,126,526

15.2

1980 to 1989

1,030,476

13.9

1970 to 1979

630,749

8.5

1969 or earlier

529,203

7.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

548,125

7.4

1

2,658,321

36.0

2

3,024,813

40.9

3 or more

1,162,095

15.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

3,192,579

43.2

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

469,684

6.4

Electricity

3,651,110

49.4

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

5,452

0.1

Coal or coke

341

0.0

Wood

32,046

0.4

Solar energy

1,621

0.0

Other fuel

9,556

0.1

No fuel used

30,965

0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

54,853

0.7

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

53,511

0.7

No telephone service

234,909

3.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

7,393,354

100.0

1.00 or less

6,695,841

90.6

1.01 to 1.50

361,794

4.9

1.51 or more

335,719

4.5

Specified owner-occupied units

3,849,585

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

875,444

22.7

$50,000 to $99,999

1,561,509

40.6

$100,000 to $149,999

700,830

18.2

$150,000 to $199,999

335,179

8.7

$200,000 to $299,999

223,968

5.8

$300,000 to $499,999

104,821

2.7

$500,000 to $999,999

37,697

1.0

$1,000,000 or more

10,137

0.3

Median (dollars)

82,500

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

2,471,978

64.2

Less than $300

20,398

0.5

$300 to $499

165,939

4.3

$500 to $699

374,627

9.7

$700 to $999

706,875

18.4

$1,000 to $1,499

710,869

18.5

$1,500 to $1,999

278,944

7.2

$2,000 or more

214,326

5.6

Median (dollars)

986

(X)

Not mortgaged

1,377,607

35.8

Median (dollars)

296

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

1,568,141

40.7

15 to 19 percent

701,804

18.2

20 to 24 percent

509,176

13.2

25 to 29 percent

315,316

8.2

30 to 34 percent

192,337

5.0

35 percent or more

522,231

13.6

Not computed

40,580

1.1

Specified renter-occupied units

2,649,196

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

117,323

4.4

$200 to $299

123,921

4.7

$300 to $499

665,505

25.1

$500 to $749

981,603

37.1

$750 to $999

408,142

15.4

$1,000 to $1,499

167,914

6.3

$1,500 or more

41,170

1.6

No cash rent

143,618

5.4

Median (dollars)

574

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

498,475

18.8

15 to 19 percent

405,696

15.3

20 to 24 percent

356,043

13.4

25 to 29 percent

269,717

10.2

30 to 34 percent

191,319

7.2

35 percent or more

717,156

27.1

Not computed

210,790

8.0