Total housing units

2,621,989

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

1,374,479

52.4

1-unit, attached

104,129

4.0

2 units

304,501

11.6

3 or 4 units

299,416

11.4

5 to 9 units

156,135

6.0

10 to 19 units

113,697

4.3

20 or more units

244,892

9.3

Mobile home

24,117

0.9

Boat, RV, van, etc.

623

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

24,461

0.9

1995 to 1998

87,730

3.3

1990 to 1994

106,216

4.1

1980 to 1989

292,701

11.2

1970 to 1979

336,814

12.8

1960 to 1969

314,855

12.0

1940 to 1959

553,514

21.1

1939 or earlier

905,698

34.5

ROOMS

1 room

52,726

2.0

2 rooms

124,481

4.7

3 rooms

254,740

9.7

4 rooms

388,408

14.8

5 rooms

502,111

19.2

6 rooms

479,951

18.3

7 rooms

334,349

12.8

8 rooms

240,039

9.2

9 or more rooms

245,184

9.4

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

2,443,580

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

400,318

16.4

1995 to 1998

685,244

28.0

1990 to 1994

380,137

15.6

1980 to 1989

393,609

16.1

1970 to 1979

256,043

10.5

1969 or earlier

328,229

13.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

311,079

12.7

1

903,725

37.0

2

921,732

37.7

3 or more

307,044

12.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

1,072,587

43.9

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

64,204

2.6

Electricity

303,613

12.4

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

963,353

39.4

Coal or coke

2,592

0.1

Wood

19,513

0.8

Solar energy

400

0.0

Other fuel

10,714

0.4

No fuel used

6,604

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

15,211

0.6

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

15,574

0.6

No telephone service

22,981

0.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

2,443,580

100.0

1.00 or less

2,373,948

97.2

1.01 to 1.50

43,921

1.8

1.51 or more

25,711

1.1

Specified owner-occupied units

1,187,871

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

8,071

0.7

$50,000 to $99,999

105,192

8.9

$100,000 to $149,999

277,571

23.4

$150,000 to $199,999

273,542

23.0

$200,000 to $299,999

286,599

24.1

$300,000 to $499,999

170,536

14.4

$500,000 to $999,999

56,270

4.7

$1,000,000 or more

10,090

0.8

Median (dollars)

185,700

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

850,347

71.6

Less than $300

936

0.1

$300 to $499

14,626

1.2

$500 to $699

45,200

3.8

$700 to $999

139,675

11.8

$1,000 to $1,499

312,414

26.3

$1,500 to $1,999

187,969

15.8

$2,000 or more

149,527

12.6

Median (dollars)

1,353

(X)

Not mortgaged

337,524

28.4

Median (dollars)

406

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

397,028

33.4

15 to 19 percent

214,224

18.0

20 to 24 percent

178,705

15.0

25 to 29 percent

121,955

10.3

30 to 34 percent

76,471

6.4

35 percent or more

192,836

16.2

Not computed

6,652

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

932,073

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

65,917

7.1

$200 to $299

55,583

6.0

$300 to $499

131,590

14.1

$500 to $749

267,427

28.7

$750 to $999

203,232

21.8

$1,000 to $1,499

129,997

13.9

$1,500 or more

45,182

4.8

No cash rent

33,145

3.6

Median (dollars)

684

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

176,440

18.9

15 to 19 percent

132,678

14.2

20 to 24 percent

116,690

12.5

25 to 29 percent

109,861

11.8

30 to 34 percent

71,917

7.7

35 percent or more

266,864

28.6

Not computed

57,623

6.2