Total housing units

1,963,711

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,300,272

66.2

1-unit, attached

38,560

2.0

2 units

43,427

2.2

3 or 4 units

64,084

3.3

5 to 9 units

74,809

3.8

10 to 19 units

46,830

2.4

20 or more units

71,419

3.6

Mobile home

319,212

16.3

Boat, RV, van, etc.

5,098

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

56,336

2.9

1995 to 1998

199,400

10.2

1990 to 1994

187,261

9.5

1980 to 1989

347,272

17.7

1970 to 1979

400,128

20.4

1960 to 1969

292,352

14.9

1940 to 1959

341,735

17.4

1939 or earlier

139,227

7.1

ROOMS

1 room

15,674

0.8

2 rooms

50,793

2.6

3 rooms

136,843

7.0

4 rooms

316,769

16.1

5 rooms

482,133

24.6

6 rooms

425,854

21.7

7 rooms

257,321

13.1

8 rooms

146,620

7.5

9 or more rooms

131,704

6.7

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,737,080

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

329,027

18.9

1995 to 1998

483,535

27.8

1990 to 1994

277,851

16.0

1980 to 1989

261,448

15.1

1970 to 1979

189,797

10.9

1969 or earlier

195,422

11.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

143,594

8.3

1

560,684

32.3

2

663,256

38.2

3 or more

369,546

21.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

661,032

38.1

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

243,761

14.0

Electricity

798,542

46.0

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

7,348

0.4

Coal or coke

582

0.0

Wood

19,548

1.1

Solar energy

216

0.0

Other fuel

1,715

0.1

No fuel used

4,336

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

11,005

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

9,660

0.6

No telephone service

73,557

4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,737,080

100.0

1.00 or less

1,686,076

97.1

1.01 to 1.50

35,100

2.0

1.51 or more

15,904

0.9

Specified owner-occupied units

918,570

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

176,187

19.2

$50,000 to $99,999

392,400

42.7

$100,000 to $149,999

180,391

19.6

$150,000 to $199,999

84,488

9.2

$200,000 to $299,999

52,724

5.7

$300,000 to $499,999

23,363

2.5

$500,000 to $999,999

7,052

0.8

$1,000,000 or more

1,965

0.2

Median (dollars)

85,100

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

587,895

64.0

Less than $300

10,262

1.1

$300 to $499

68,978

7.5

$500 to $699

134,983

14.7

$700 to $999

180,970

19.7

$1,000 to $1,499

130,570

14.2

$1,500 to $1,999

38,595

4.2

$2,000 or more

23,537

2.6

Median (dollars)

816

(X)

Not mortgaged

330,675

36.0

Median (dollars)

228

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

399,917

43.5

15 to 19 percent

156,176

17.0

20 to 24 percent

110,978

12.1

25 to 29 percent

67,849

7.4

30 to 34 percent

42,840

4.7

35 percent or more

127,930

13.9

Not computed

12,880

1.4

Specified renter-occupied units

469,129

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

47,066

10.0

$200 to $299

48,015

10.2

$300 to $499

159,828

34.1

$500 to $749

123,614

26.3

$750 to $999

30,122

6.4

$1,000 to $1,499

9,101

1.9

$1,500 or more

2,434

0.5

No cash rent

48,949

10.4

Median (dollars)

447

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

92,000

19.6

15 to 19 percent

61,017

13.0

20 to 24 percent

51,356

10.9

25 to 29 percent

41,425

8.8

30 to 34 percent

29,476

6.3

35 percent or more

128,349

27.4

Not computed

65,506

14.0