Total housing units

2,065,946

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,399,993

67.8

1-unit, attached

107,385

5.2

2 units

62,137

3.0

3 or 4 units

48,235

2.3

5 to 9 units

49,307

2.4

10 to 19 units

79,019

3.8

20 or more units

220,976

10.7

Mobile home

93,618

4.5

Boat, RV, van, etc.

5,276

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

48,172

2.3

1995 to 1998

136,340

6.6

1990 to 1994

148,759

7.2

1980 to 1989

299,068

14.5

1970 to 1979

375,503

18.2

1960 to 1969

247,952

12.0

1940 to 1959

382,877

18.5

1939 or earlier

427,275

20.7

ROOMS

1 room

39,319

1.9

2 rooms

87,349

4.2

3 rooms

190,435

9.2

4 rooms

286,009

13.8

5 rooms

356,665

17.3

6 rooms

320,391

15.5

7 rooms

271,626

13.1

8 rooms

235,988

11.4

9 or more rooms

278,164

13.5

Median (rooms)

5.7

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,895,127

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

333,904

17.6

1995 to 1998

537,453

28.4

1990 to 1994

330,323

17.4

1980 to 1989

313,696

16.6

1970 to 1979

190,030

10.0

1969 or earlier

189,721

10.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

145,183

7.7

1

590,451

31.2

2

799,324

42.2

3 or more

360,169

19.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,281,261

67.6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

197,163

10.4

Electricity

229,094

12.1

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

121,401

6.4

Coal or coke

433

0.0

Wood

36,961

2.0

Solar energy

315

0.0

Other fuel

18,857

1.0

No fuel used

9,642

0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

9,581

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

9,223

0.5

No telephone service

21,641

1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,895,127

100.0

1.00 or less

1,840,101

97.1

1.01 to 1.50

30,961

1.6

1.51 or more

24,065

1.3

Specified owner-occupied units

1,117,489

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

85,915

7.7

$50,000 to $99,999

306,642

27.4

$100,000 to $149,999

366,474

32.8

$150,000 to $199,999

185,489

16.6

$200,000 to $299,999

115,472

10.3

$300,000 to $499,999

44,497

4.0

$500,000 to $999,999

10,898

1.0

$1,000,000 or more

2,102

0.2

Median (dollars)

122,400

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

829,081

74.2

Less than $300

4,281

0.4

$300 to $499

43,971

3.9

$500 to $699

105,674

9.5

$700 to $999

230,999

20.7

$1,000 to $1,499

278,253

24.9

$1,500 to $1,999

102,140

9.1

$2,000 or more

63,763

5.7

Median (dollars)

1,044

(X)

Not mortgaged

288,408

25.8

Median (dollars)

271

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

432,848

38.7

15 to 19 percent

221,644

19.8

20 to 24 percent

168,114

15.0

25 to 29 percent

105,343

9.4

30 to 34 percent

61,474

5.5

35 percent or more

123,737

11.1

Not computed

4,329

0.4

Specified renter-occupied units

471,466

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

34,829

7.4

$200 to $299

32,885

7.0

$300 to $499

110,074

23.3

$500 to $749

167,824

35.6

$750 to $999

73,201

15.5

$1,000 to $1,499

28,611

6.1

$1,500 or more

6,587

1.4

No cash rent

17,455

3.7

Median (dollars)

566

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

88,147

18.7

15 to 19 percent

72,791

15.4

20 to 24 percent

66,501

14.1

25 to 29 percent

55,315

11.7

30 to 34 percent

37,117

7.9

35 percent or more

127,990

27.1

Not computed

23,605

5.0