Total housing units

7,302,947

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

3,816,527

52.3

1-unit, attached

429,457

5.9

2 units

196,327

2.7

3 or 4 units

313,631

4.3

5 to 9 units

363,281

5.0

10 to 19 units

366,197

5.0

20 or more units

940,712

12.9

Mobile home

849,304

11.6

Boat, RV, van, etc.

27,511

0.4

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

214,120

2.9

1995 to 1998

674,760

9.2

1990 to 1994

768,470

10.5

1980 to 1989

1,916,430

26.2

1970 to 1979

1,686,263

23.1

1960 to 1969

934,219

12.8

1940 to 1959

899,664

12.3

1939 or earlier

209,021

2.9

ROOMS

1 room

172,853

2.4

2 rooms

442,807

6.1

3 rooms

840,626

11.5

4 rooms

1,418,028

19.4

5 rooms

1,657,617

22.7

6 rooms

1,295,505

17.7

7 rooms

774,119

10.6

8 rooms

420,337

5.8

9 or more rooms

281,055

3.8

Median (rooms)

5.0

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

6,337,929

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

1,420,535

22.4

1995 to 1998

1,991,209

31.4

1990 to 1994

1,099,721

17.4

1980 to 1989

1,074,907

17.0

1970 to 1979

478,089

7.5

1969 or earlier

273,468

4.3

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

515,455

8.1

1

2,626,233

41.4

2

2,419,707

38.2

3 or more

776,534

12.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

377,299

6.0

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

226,573

3.6

Electricity

5,527,713

87.2

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

70,496

1.1

Coal or coke

284

0.0

Wood

16,538

0.3

Solar energy

2,527

0.0

Other fuel

4,744

0.1

No fuel used

111,755

1.8

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

30,134

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

35,010

0.6

No telephone service

139,891

2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

6,337,929

100.0

1.00 or less

5,927,582

93.5

1.01 to 1.50

215,294

3.4

1.51 or more

195,053

3.1

Specified owner-occupied units

3,242,202

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

232,080

7.2

$50,000 to $99,999

1,287,169

39.7

$100,000 to $149,999

839,775

25.9

$150,000 to $199,999

407,296

12.6

$200,000 to $299,999

270,659

8.3

$300,000 to $499,999

132,683

4.1

$500,000 to $999,999

54,446

1.7

$1,000,000 or more

18,094

0.6

Median (dollars)

105,500

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

2,323,452

71.7

Less than $300

12,975

0.4

$300 to $499

122,608

3.8

$500 to $699

335,230

10.3

$700 to $999

683,336

21.1

$1,000 to $1,499

700,028

21.6

$1,500 to $1,999

266,771

8.2

$2,000 or more

202,504

6.2

Median (dollars)

1,004

(X)

Not mortgaged

918,750

28.3

Median (dollars)

306

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

1,107,462

34.2

15 to 19 percent

546,299

16.8

20 to 24 percent

443,882

13.7

25 to 29 percent

307,703

9.5

30 to 34 percent

204,169

6.3

35 percent or more

601,349

18.5

Not computed

31,338

1.0

Specified renter-occupied units

1,889,455

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

71,963

3.8

$200 to $299

64,650

3.4

$300 to $499

347,435

18.4

$500 to $749

722,946

38.3

$750 to $999

392,136

20.8

$1,000 to $1,499

155,594

8.2

$1,500 or more

46,265

2.4

No cash rent

88,466

4.7

Median (dollars)

641

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

276,173

14.6

15 to 19 percent

253,428

13.4

20 to 24 percent

244,091

12.9

25 to 29 percent

201,446

10.7

30 to 34 percent

149,658

7.9

35 percent or more

622,632

33.0

Not computed

142,027

7.5