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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
California
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TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
Total housing units
12,214,549
100%
12,374,511
100%
159,962
*****
- -
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
6,813,815
55.8%
6,889,071
55.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
1-unit, attached
877,892
7.2%
887,886
7.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
2 units
396,959
3.2%
443,804
3.6%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
3 or 4 units
746,246
6.1%
754,623
6.1%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
5 to 9 units
815,289
6.7%
837,030
6.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
10 to 19 units
703,804
5.8%
718,672
5.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
20 or more units
1,287,442
10.5%
1,268,808
10.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Mobile home
558,866
4.6%
555,566
4.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Boat, RV, van, etc.
14,236
0.1%
19,051
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
157,151
1.3%
272,928
2.2%
0.9%
+/-0.2%
yes
1995 to 1998
565,787
4.6%
532,426
4.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
1990 to 1994
866,387
7.1%
854,348
6.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
1980 to 1989
2,054,143
16.8%
2,126,376
17.2%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
1970 to 1979
2,435,703
19.9%
2,433,246
19.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
1960 to 1969
1,999,449
16.4%
1,918,622
15.5%
- 0.9%
+/-0.5%
yes
1950 to 1959
1,914,926
15.7%
1,967,598
15.9%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
1940 to 1949
987,931
8.1%
1,004,932
8.1%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
1939 or earlier
1,233,072
10.1%
1,264,035
10.2%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
414,884
3.4%
406,741
3.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
2 rooms
842,971
6.9%
742,463
6.0%
- 0.9%
+/-0.3%
yes
3 rooms
1,667,104
13.6%
1,632,017
13.2%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
4 rooms
2,297,088
18.8%
2,463,286
19.9%
1.1%
+/-0.5%
yes
5 rooms
2,560,056
21.0%
2,647,018
21.4%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
6 rooms
2,033,880
16.7%
2,073,373
16.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
7 rooms
1,262,031
10.3%
1,254,971
10.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
8 rooms
682,865
5.6%
686,287
5.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
9 rooms or more
453,670
3.7%
468,355
3.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Median (rooms)
4.8
(NA)
4.9
(NA)
0.1
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
11,389,368
100%
11,551,928
100%
162,560
+/-85,308
yes
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
1,115,360
9.8%
2,549,916
22.1%
12.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
1995 to 1999
5,101,495
44.8%
4,142,520
35.9%
- 8.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
1990 to 1994
1,759,055
15.4%
1,563,150
13.5%
- 1.9%
+/-0.5%
yes
1980 to 1989
1,675,298
14.7%
1,626,433
14.1%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
1970 to 1979
965,707
8.5%
946,129
8.2%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
1969 or earlier
772,453
6.8%
723,780
6.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
918,322
8.1%
973,278
8.4%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
1
3,855,161
33.8%
3,907,504
33.8%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
2
4,387,029
38.5%
4,392,161
38.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
3 or more
2,228,856
19.6%
2,278,985
19.7%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
7,883,567
69.2%
8,114,121
70.2%
1.0%
+/-2.6%
no
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
426,286
3.7%
404,427
3.5%
- 0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Electricity
2,522,945
22.2%
2,336,014
20.2%
- 2.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
44,975
0.4%
40,707
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Coal or coke
602
0.1%
2,435
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Wood
272,058
2.4%
299,840
2.6%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Solar energy
10,640
0.1%
12,164
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other fuel
31,994
0.3%
37,678
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
No fuel used
196,301
1.7%
304,542
2.6%
0.9%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
58,743
0.5%
62,156
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
107,834
0.9%
99,735
0.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
No telephone service available
228,457
2.0%
233,272
2.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
10,137,853
89.0%
10,382,380
89.9%
0.9%
+/-0.3%
yes
1.01 to 1.50
699,296
6.1%
698,225
6.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
1.51 or more
552,219
4.8%
471,323
4.1%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
5,399,249
100%
5,531,611
100%
132,362
+/-102,036
yes
VALUE
Less than $50,000
77,467
1.4%
71,396
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
$50,000 to $99,999
501,473
9.3%
433,170
7.8%
- 1.5%
+/-0.7%
yes
$100,000 to $149,999
907,568
16.8%
756,177
13.7%
- 3.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
$150,000 to $199,999
978,651
18.1%
882,150
15.9%
- 2.2%
+/-0.7%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
1,145,950
21.2%
1,228,023
22.2%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
$300,000 to $499,999
1,111,730
20.6%
1,298,615