Total housing units

1,173,043

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

809,373

69.0

1-unit, attached

20,908

1.8

2 units

37,702

3.2

3 or 4 units

35,068

3.0

5 to 9 units

31,193

2.7

10 to 19 units

26,935

2.3

20 or more units

32,535

2.8

Mobile home

174,831

14.9

Boat, RV, van, etc.

4,498

0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

35,750

3.0

1995 to 1998

118,105

10.1

1990 to 1994

105,115

9.0

1980 to 1989

211,664

18.0

1970 to 1979

265,647

22.6

1960 to 1969

169,228

14.4

1940 to 1959

185,070

15.8

1939 or earlier

82,464

7.0

ROOMS

1 room

12,236

1.0

2 rooms

36,072

3.1

3 rooms

90,692

7.7

4 rooms

230,032

19.6

5 rooms

337,303

28.8

6 rooms

243,277

20.7

7 rooms

119,876

10.2

8 rooms

57,995

4.9

9 or more rooms

45,560

3.9

Median (rooms)

5.1

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,042,696

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

224,881

21.6

1995 to 1998

297,863

28.6

1990 to 1994

168,988

16.2

1980 to 1989

155,061

14.9

1970 to 1979

106,005

10.2

1969 or earlier

89,898

8.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

84,225

8.1

1

363,481

34.9

2

423,901

40.7

3 or more

171,089

16.4

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

506,400

48.6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

140,936

13.5

Electricity

340,734

32.7

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,206

0.1

Coal or coke

46

0.0

Wood

49,379

4.7

Solar energy

278

0.0

Other fuel

1,809

0.2

No fuel used

1,908

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

8,327

0.8

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

7,746

0.7

No telephone service

56,747

5.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,042,696

100.0

1.00 or less

1,004,615

96.3

1.01 to 1.50

26,153

2.5

1.51 or more

11,928

1.1

Specified owner-occupied units

513,483

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

140,655

27.4

$50,000 to $99,999

230,751

44.9

$100,000 to $149,999

81,850

15.9

$150,000 to $199,999

31,081

6.1

$200,000 to $299,999

19,075

3.7

$300,000 to $499,999

7,608

1.5

$500,000 to $999,999

1,880

0.4

$1,000,000 or more

583

0.1

Median (dollars)

72,800

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

312,244

60.8

Less than $300

5,845

1.1

$300 to $499

48,139

9.4

$500 to $699

87,598

17.1

$700 to $999

94,841

18.5

$1,000 to $1,499

53,250

10.4

$1,500 to $1,999

14,208

2.8

$2,000 or more

8,363

1.6

Median (dollars)

737

(X)

Not mortgaged

201,239

39.2

Median (dollars)

240

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

232,789

45.3

15 to 19 percent

88,819

17.3

20 to 24 percent

59,900

11.7

25 to 29 percent

37,590

7.3

30 to 34 percent

22,942

4.5

35 percent or more

65,454

12.7

Not computed

5,989

1.2

Specified renter-occupied units

310,291

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

23,965

7.7

$200 to $299

27,449

8.8

$300 to $499

115,273

37.1

$500 to $749

85,190

27.5

$750 to $999

17,842

5.8

$1,000 to $1,499

5,257

1.7

$1,500 or more

1,078

0.3

No cash rent

34,237

11.0

Median (dollars)

453

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

60,335

19.4

15 to 19 percent

42,416

13.7

20 to 24 percent

35,458

11.4

25 to 29 percent

28,074

9.0

30 to 34 percent

19,553

6.3

35 percent or more

82,778

26.7

Not computed

41,677

13.4