Total housing units

2,439,443

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,642,085

67.3

1-unit, attached

68,969

2.8

2 units

82,822

3.4

3 or 4 units

82,861

3.4

5 to 9 units

107,918

4.4

10 to 19 units

76,781

3.1

20 or more units

105,151

4.3

Mobile home

268,876

11.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

3,980

0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

77,589

3.2

1995 to 1998

261,649

10.7

1990 to 1994

233,593

9.6

1980 to 1989

421,225

17.3

1970 to 1979

477,097

19.6

1960 to 1969

347,760

14.3

1940 to 1959

428,704

17.6

1939 or earlier

191,826

7.9

ROOMS

1 room

21,268

0.9

2 rooms

66,101

2.7

3 rooms

172,479

7.1

4 rooms

420,150

17.2

5 rooms

584,917

24.0

6 rooms

494,747

20.3

7 rooms

307,830

12.6

8 rooms

187,845

7.7

9 or more rooms

184,106

7.5

Median (rooms)

5.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,232,905

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

461,201

20.7

1995 to 1998

646,281

28.9

1990 to 1994

358,656

16.1

1980 to 1989

329,092

14.7

1970 to 1979

218,733

9.8

1969 or earlier

218,942

9.8

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

172,002

7.7

1

721,280

32.3

2

890,376

39.9

3 or more

449,247

20.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

804,572

36.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

161,554

7.2

Electricity

1,164,333

52.1

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

40,580

1.8

Coal or coke

2,661

0.1

Wood

50,891

2.3

Solar energy

494

0.0

Other fuel

2,893

0.1

No fuel used

4,927

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

14,340

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

13,324

0.6

No telephone service

66,429

3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,232,905

100.0

1.00 or less

2,171,861

97.3

1.01 to 1.50

42,214

1.9

1.51 or more

18,830

0.8

Specified owner-occupied units

1,205,931

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

156,935

13.0

$50,000 to $99,999

517,407

42.9

$100,000 to $149,999

271,857

22.5

$150,000 to $199,999

126,104

10.5

$200,000 to $299,999

84,945

7.0

$300,000 to $499,999

35,806

3.0

$500,000 to $999,999

10,187

0.8

$1,000,000 or more

2,690

0.2

Median (dollars)

93,000

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

795,765

66.0

Less than $300

9,832

0.8

$300 to $499

72,397

6.0

$500 to $699

153,139

12.7

$700 to $999

250,216

20.7

$1,000 to $1,499

201,077

16.7

$1,500 to $1,999

66,297

5.5

$2,000 or more

42,807

3.5

Median (dollars)

882

(X)

Not mortgaged

410,166

34.0

Median (dollars)

240

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

487,402

40.4

15 to 19 percent

208,531

17.3

20 to 24 percent

157,548

13.1

25 to 29 percent

102,944

8.5

30 to 34 percent

63,756

5.3

35 percent or more

173,203

14.4

Not computed

12,547

1.0

Specified renter-occupied units

657,138

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

52,356

8.0

$200 to $299

48,141

7.3

$300 to $499

197,466

30.0

$500 to $749

218,697

33.3

$750 to $999

66,531

10.1

$1,000 to $1,499

19,759

3.0

$1,500 or more

4,844

0.7

No cash rent

49,344

7.5

Median (dollars)

505

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

124,253

18.9

15 to 19 percent

93,621

14.2

20 to 24 percent

81,596

12.4

25 to 29 percent

68,148

10.4

30 to 34 percent

45,497

6.9

35 percent or more

178,622

27.2

Not computed

65,401

10.0