Total housing units

1,385,975

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

816,706

58.9

1-unit, attached

71,185

5.1

2 units

119,585

8.6

3 or 4 units

127,032

9.2

5 to 9 units

76,836

5.5

10 to 19 units

52,697

3.8

20 or more units

109,740

7.9

Mobile home

11,580

0.8

Boat, RV, van, etc.

614

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

15,993

1.2

1995 to 1998

47,028

3.4

1990 to 1994

56,058

4.0

1980 to 1989

183,405

13.2

1970 to 1979

203,377

14.7

1960 to 1969

212,176

15.3

1940 to 1959

359,042

25.9

1939 or earlier

308,896

22.3

ROOMS

1 room

22,559

1.6

2 rooms

53,443

3.9

3 rooms

117,201

8.5

4 rooms

202,133

14.6

5 rooms

272,132

19.6

6 rooms

254,459

18.4

7 rooms

188,952

13.6

8 rooms

139,775

10.1

9 or more rooms

135,321

9.8

Median (rooms)

5.6

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,301,670

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

219,462

16.9

1995 to 1998

355,100

27.3

1990 to 1994

191,992

14.7

1980 to 1989

223,472

17.2

1970 to 1979

136,886

10.5

1969 or earlier

174,758

13.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

124,626

9.6

1

431,394

33.1

2

529,491

40.7

3 or more

216,159

16.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

377,550

29.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

31,092

2.4

Electricity

190,146

14.6

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

682,434

52.4

Coal or coke

1,419

0.1

Wood

11,883

0.9

Solar energy

284

0.0

Other fuel

4,578

0.4

No fuel used

2,284

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

6,466

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

6,682

0.5

No telephone service

14,395

1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,301,670

100.0

1.00 or less

1,265,811

97.2

1.01 to 1.50

23,222

1.8

1.51 or more

12,637

1.0

Specified owner-occupied units

728,244

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

5,996

0.8

$50,000 to $99,999

85,221

11.7

$100,000 to $149,999

212,010

29.1

$150,000 to $199,999

156,397

21.5

$200,000 to $299,999

137,499

18.9

$300,000 to $499,999

79,047

10.9

$500,000 to $999,999

38,168

5.2

$1,000,000 or more

13,906

1.9

Median (dollars)

166,900

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

520,076

71.4

Less than $300

310

0.0

$300 to $499

4,748

0.7

$500 to $699

20,129

2.8

$700 to $999

71,583

9.8

$1,000 to $1,499

191,420

26.3

$1,500 to $1,999

119,173

16.4

$2,000 or more

112,713

15.5

Median (dollars)

1,426

(X)

Not mortgaged

208,168

28.6

Median (dollars)

473

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

231,900

31.8

15 to 19 percent

129,217

17.7

20 to 24 percent

110,342

15.2

25 to 29 percent

78,687

10.8

30 to 34 percent

50,276

6.9

35 percent or more

124,176

17.1

Not computed

3,646

0.5

Specified renter-occupied units

428,779

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

22,382

5.2

$200 to $299

18,685

4.4

$300 to $499

55,001

12.8

$500 to $749

152,735

35.6

$750 to $999

97,511

22.7

$1,000 to $1,499

47,845

11.2

$1,500 or more

16,522

3.9

No cash rent

18,098

4.2

Median (dollars)

681

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

79,053

18.4

15 to 19 percent

63,382

14.8

20 to 24 percent

54,702

12.8

25 to 29 percent

47,193

11.0

30 to 34 percent

32,331

7.5

35 percent or more

124,258

29.0

Not computed

27,860

6.5