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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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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
794,913
100%
796,765
100%
1,852
+/-14,842
no
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
364,535
45.9%
373,181
46.8%
0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
1-unit, attached
33,153
4.2%
32,453
4.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
2 units
25,140
3.2%
22,871
2.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
3 or 4 units
31,706
4.0%
32,182
4.0%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 units
47,622
6.0%
57,882
7.3%
1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
10 to 19 units
126,578
15.9%
152,291
19.1%
3.2%
+/-1.8%
yes
20 or more units
160,293
20.2%
115,556
14.5%
- 5.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
Mobile home
5,886
0.7%
10,022
1.3%
0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
327
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
16,771
2.1%
21,866
2.7%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
1995 to 1998
39,061
4.9%
34,966
4.4%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
1990 to 1994
29,257
3.7%
33,468
4.2%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
1980 to 1989
130,740
16.4%
137,806
17.3%
0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
1970 to 1979
236,101
29.7%
235,238
29.5%
- 0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
1960 to 1969
134,840
17.0%
129,231
16.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
1950 to 1959
116,110
14.6%
110,264
13.8%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
1940 to 1949
49,265
6.2%
48,076
6.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
1939 or earlier
42,768
5.4%
45,850
5.8%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
 
ROOMS
1 room
19,678
2.5%
16,281
2.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
2 rooms
47,061
5.9%
50,661
6.4%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
3 rooms
147,018
18.5%
149,803
18.8%
0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
4 rooms
161,890
20.4%
161,917
20.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
5 rooms
163,755
20.6%
162,958
20.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
6 rooms
121,865
15.3%
115,113
14.4%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
7 rooms
66,671
8.4%
68,686
8.6%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
8 rooms
34,079
4.3%
40,070
5.0%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
9 rooms or more
32,896
4.1%
31,276
3.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Median (rooms)
4.6
(NA)
4.6
(NA)
0.0
+/-0.2
no
 
Occupied housing units
711,072
100%
721,926
100%
10,854
+/-17,152
no
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
90,523
12.7%
217,475
30.1%
17.4%
+/-2.0%
yes
1995 to 1999
333,078
46.8%
238,703
33.1%
-13.7%
+/-2.0%
yes
1990 to 1994
99,831
14.0%
79,003
10.9%
- 3.1%
+/-1.3%
yes
1980 to 1989
80,642
11.3%
79,332
11.0%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
1970 to 1979
54,834
7.7%
57,294
7.9%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
1969 or earlier
52,164
7.3%
50,119
6.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
69,385
9.8%
68,686
9.5%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
1
314,185
44.2%
317,508
44.0%
- 0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
2
250,915
35.3%
253,876
35.2%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
3 or more
76,587
10.8%
81,856
11.3%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
306,046
43.0%
305,749
42.4%
- 0.6%
+/-2.0%
no
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,645
0.5%
4,409
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Electricity
396,931
55.8%
407,959
56.5%
0.7%
+/-2.1%
no
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
652
0.1%
362
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Wood
390
0.1%
0
0.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Solar energy
0
0.0%
108
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other fuel
101
0.1%
139
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
No fuel used
3,307
0.5%
3,200
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
2,312
0.3%
2,515
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
2,457
0.3%
3,342
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
No telephone service available
28,757
4.0%
25,505
3.5%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
637,148
89.6%
649,674
90.0%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
1.01 to 1.50
47,282
6.6%
54,058
7.5%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
1.51 or more
26,642
3.7%
18,194
2.5%
- 1.2%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
Specified owner-occupied units
285,358
100%
297,675
100%
12,317
+/-13,268
no
VALUE
Less than $50,000
61,328
21.5%
55,587
18.7%
- 2.8%
+/-2.1%
yes
$50,000 to $99,999
119,602
41.9%
121,878
40.9%
- 1.0%
+/-2.6%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
46,511
16.3%
48,982
16.5%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
22,458
7.9%
27,702
9.3%
1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
$200,000 to $299,999
17,303
6.1%
22,749
7.6%
1.5%
+/-1.3%
yes
$300,000 to $499,999
12,061
4.2%
13,569
4.6%
0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
$500,000 to $999,999
4,684
1.6%
5,906
2.0%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
$1,000,000 or more
1,411
0.5%
1,302
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Median (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
83,735
(NA)
86,817
(NA)
3,082
+/-2,828
yes
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
175,071
100%
184,861
100%
9,790
+/-12,217
no
Less than $300
1,053
0.6%
663
0.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
$300 to $499
10,572
6.0%
9,058
4.9%
- 1.1%
+/-1.8%
no
$500 to $699
29,449
16.8%
22,311
12.1%
- 4.7%
+/-2.6%
yes
$700 to $999
46,411
26.5%
51,621
27.9%
1.4%
+/-3.5%
no
$1,000 to $1,499
46,704
26.7%
52,688
28.5%
1.8%
+/-3.5%
no
$1,500 to $1,999
20,159
11.5%
24,739
13.4%
1.9%
+/-2.3%
no
$2,000 or more
20,723
11.8%
23,781
12.9%
1.1%
+/-2.1%
no
Median (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,000
(NA)
1,066
(NA)
66
+/-53
yes
Housing units without a mortgage
110,287
100%
112,814
100%
2,527
+/-8,072
no
Less than $100
1,795
1.6%
2,277
2.0%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
$100 to $199
17,809
16.1%
13,379
11.9%
- 4.2%
+/-3.5%
yes
$200 to $299
28,688
26.0%
25,765
22.8%
- 3.2%
+/-3.5%
no
$300 to $399
25,121
22.8%
27,069
24.0%
1.2%
+/-3.3%
no
$400 or more
36,874
33.4%
44,324
39.3%
5.9%
+/-3.8%
yes
Median (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
324
(NA)
352
(NA)
28
+/-18
yes
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
175,071
100%
184,861
100%
9,790
+/-12,217
no
Less than 20 percent
82,897
47.6%
82,612
44.8%
- 2.8%
+/-3.6%
no
20.0 to 24.9 percent
27,049
15.5%
33,334
18.1%
2.6%
+/-2.8%
no
25.0 to 29.9 percent
18,244
10.5%
17,521
9.5%
- 1.0%
+/-2.1%
no
30.0 to 34.9 percent
14,288
8.2%
15,454
8.4%
0.2%
+/-2.1%
no
35.0 percent or more
31,514
18.1%
35,475
19.2%
1.1%
+/-3.1%
no
Not computed
1,079
(NA)
465
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
Housing unit without a mortgage
110,287
100%
112,814
100%
2,527
+/-8,072
no
Less than 10 percent
52,279
47.7%
49,862
44.5%
- 3.2%
+/-4.3%
no
10.0 to 14.9 percent
22,955
20.9%
22,430
20.0%
- 0.9%
+/-4.1%
no
15.0 to 19.9 percent
11,984
10.9%
13,557
12.1%
1.2%
+/-2.6%
no
20.0 to 24.9 percent
6,308
5.8%
7,241
6.5%
0.7%
+/-2.1%
no
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3,443
3.1%
4,603
4.1%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2,895
2.6%
2,579
2.3%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
35.0 percent or more
9,806
8.9%
11,801
10.5%
1.6%
+/-3.0%
no
Not computed
617
(NA)
741
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
 
Specified renter-occupied units
399,824
100%
394,450
100%
-5,374
+/-18,031
no
GROSS RENT (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
7,136
1.9%
8,493
2.2%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
$200 to $299
7,658
2.0%
6,070
1.6%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
$300 to $499
97,382
25.4%
79,569
20.8%
- 4.6%
+/-2.8%
yes
$500 to $749
167,461
43.8%
174,158
45.6%
1.8%
+/-3.0%
no
$750 to $999
69,484
18.2%
74,738
19.6%
1.4%
+/-2.5%
no
$1,000 to $1,499
25,489
6.7%
32,788
8.6%
1.9%
+/-1.5%
yes
$1,500 or more
8,087
2.1%
5,999
1.6%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
No cash rent
17,127
(NA)
12,635
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
Median (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
603
(NA)
624
(NA)
21
+/-15
yes
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
65,056
17.2%
66,255
17.6%
0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
15.0 to 19.9 percent
71,015
18.8%
68,891
18.3%
- 0.5%
+/-2.1%
no
20.0 to 24.9 percent
60,114
15.9%
53,717
14.3%
- 1.6%
+/-2.1%
no
25.0 to 29.9 percent
43,887
11.6%
41,285
11.0%
- 0.6%
+/-2.0%
no
30.0 to 34.9 percent
31,339
8.3%
34,961
9.3%
1.0%
+/-2.0%
no
35.0 percent or more
106,403
28.2%
110,578
29.4%
1.2%
+/-3.0%
no
Not computed
22,010
(NA)
18,763
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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