Total housing units

1,847,181

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,184,167

64.1

1-unit, attached

70,863

3.8

2 units

74,492

4.0

3 or 4 units

83,524

4.5

5 to 9 units

56,990

3.1

10 to 19 units

39,933

2.2

20 or more units

91,139

4.9

Mobile home

240,944

13.0

Boat, RV, van, etc.

5,129

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

40,582

2.2

1995 to 1998

123,982

6.7

1990 to 1994

105,327

5.7

1980 to 1989

339,849

18.4

1970 to 1979

415,167

22.5

1960 to 1969

300,717

16.3

1940 to 1959

365,291

19.8

1939 or earlier

156,266

8.5

ROOMS

1 room

23,452

1.3

2 rooms

75,378

4.1

3 rooms

175,962

9.5

4 rooms

332,103

18.0

5 rooms

468,750

25.4

6 rooms

361,634

19.6

7 rooms

206,683

11.2

8 rooms

112,280

6.1

9 or more rooms

90,939

4.9

Median (rooms)

5.2

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,656,053

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

309,663

18.7

1995 to 1998

446,127

26.9

1990 to 1994

258,185

15.6

1980 to 1989

253,627

15.3

1970 to 1979

194,288

11.7

1969 or earlier

194,163

11.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

196,305

11.9

1

613,285

37.0

2

629,350

38.0

3 or more

217,113

13.1

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

776,540

46.9

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

81,681

4.9

Electricity

774,936

46.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

2,492

0.2

Coal or coke

89

0.0

Wood

12,647

0.8

Solar energy

306

0.0

Other fuel

1,868

0.1

No fuel used

5,494

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

10,717

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

10,726

0.6

No telephone service

69,488

4.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,656,053

100.0

1.00 or less

1,569,627

94.8

1.01 to 1.50

57,282

3.5

1.51 or more

29,144

1.8

Specified owner-occupied units

864,810

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

169,223

19.6

$50,000 to $99,999

369,252

42.7

$100,000 to $149,999

173,997

20.1

$150,000 to $199,999

78,622

9.1

$200,000 to $299,999

47,645

5.5

$300,000 to $499,999

18,778

2.2

$500,000 to $999,999

5,955

0.7

$1,000,000 or more

1,338

0.2

Median (dollars)

85,000

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

516,660

59.7

Less than $300

9,061

1.0

$300 to $499

59,994

6.9

$500 to $699

117,134

13.5

$700 to $999

163,772

18.9

$1,000 to $1,499

113,638

13.1

$1,500 to $1,999

31,802

3.7

$2,000 or more

21,259

2.5

Median (dollars)

816

(X)

Not mortgaged

348,150

40.3

Median (dollars)

232

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

395,010

45.7

15 to 19 percent

138,608

16.0

20 to 24 percent

94,953

11.0

25 to 29 percent

60,192

7.0

30 to 34 percent

38,474

4.4

35 percent or more

123,015

14.2

Not computed

14,558

1.7

Specified renter-occupied units

525,722

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

42,721

8.1

$200 to $299

48,384

9.2

$300 to $499

180,965

34.4

$500 to $749

150,656

28.7

$750 to $999

36,729

7.0

$1,000 to $1,499

11,752

2.2

$1,500 or more

3,666

0.7

No cash rent

50,849

9.7

Median (dollars)

466

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

97,912

18.6

15 to 19 percent

65,760

12.5

20 to 24 percent

56,910

10.8

25 to 29 percent

45,051

8.6

30 to 34 percent

32,514

6.2

35 percent or more

156,882

29.8

Not computed

70,693

13.4