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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
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| |
2000
Estimate |
2000
Percent
Distribution |
2002
Estimate |
2002
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2002 - 2000) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
|
Total housing units
|
115,904,641
|
100%
|
119,302,132
|
100%
|
3,397,491
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
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|
1-unit, detached
|
69,578,399
|
60.0%
|
72,406,723
|
60.7%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1-unit, attached
|
6,438,329
|
5.6%
|
6,625,623
|
5.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
2 units
|
5,365,608
|
4.6%
|
5,388,067
|
4.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
3 or 4 units
|
5,635,948
|
4.9%
|
5,624,423
|
4.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 units
|
5,962,184
|
5.1%
|
5,988,009
|
5.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
10 to 19 units
|
5,044,591
|
4.4%
|
5,285,041
|
4.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 or more units
|
9,090,511
|
7.8%
|
9,144,741
|
7.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Mobile home
|
8,695,053
|
7.5%
|
8,751,068
|
7.3%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Boat, RV, van, etc.
|
94,018
|
0.1%
|
88,437
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
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|
1999 or later
|
2,078,710
|
1.8%
|
5,673,827
|
4.8%
|
3.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1995 to 1998
|
8,540,461
|
7.4%
|
8,510,960
|
7.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1990 to 1994
|
8,465,291
|
7.3%
|
8,594,703
|
7.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
1980 to 1989
|
18,311,331
|
15.8%
|
18,300,354
|
15.3%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1970 to 1979
|
21,193,946
|
18.3%
|
21,280,121
|
17.8%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1960 to 1969
|
15,360,842
|
13.3%
|
15,031,222
|
12.6%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1950 to 1959
|
14,683,336
|
12.7%
|
14,989,193
|
12.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
1940 to 1949
|
8,383,893
|
7.2%
|
8,148,694
|
6.8%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1939 or earlier
|
18,886,831
|
16.3%
|
18,773,058
|
15.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
ROOMS
|
|
1 room
|
1,809,574
|
1.6%
|
1,887,184
|
1.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
2 rooms
|
4,494,230
|
3.9%
|
4,440,422
|
3.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
3 rooms
|
11,575,140
|
10.0%
|
11,668,439
|
9.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
4 rooms
|
20,660,053
|
17.8%
|
20,722,036
|
17.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
5 rooms
|
25,393,643
|
21.9%
|
26,007,778
|
21.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
6 rooms
|
21,429,009
|
18.5%
|
22,358,764
|
18.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
7 rooms
|
13,626,752
|
11.8%
|
14,262,655
|
12.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
8 rooms
|
8,695,508
|
7.5%
|
9,220,712
|
7.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
9 rooms or more
|
8,220,732
|
7.1%
|
8,734,142
|
7.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Median (rooms)
|
5.3
|
(NA)
|
5.3
|
(NA)
|
0.0
|
+/-0.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
104,819,002
|
100%
|
107,366,878
|
100%
|
2,547,876
|
+/-330,246
|
yes
|
|
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
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|
2000 or later
|
9,628,266
|
9.2%
|
31,721,944
|
29.5%
|
20.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1995 to 1999
|
42,795,197
|
40.8%
|
29,270,693
|
27.3%
|
-13.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1990 to 1994
|
16,261,334
|
15.5%
|
13,659,729
|
12.7%
|
- 2.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1980 to 1989
|
16,239,571
|
15.5%
|
14,630,551
|
13.6%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1970 to 1979
|
10,001,099
|
9.5%
|
9,318,460
|
8.7%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
1969 or earlier
|
9,893,535
|
9.4%
|
8,765,501
|
8.2%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
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|
No vehicles available
|
9,830,586
|
9.4%
|
9,844,521
|
9.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
1
|
35,445,979
|
33.8%
|
36,040,737
|
33.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
2
|
40,375,618
|
38.5%
|
41,197,517
|
38.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
3 or more
|
19,166,819
|
18.3%
|
20,284,103
|
18.9%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
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|
Utility gas
|
52,639,588
|
50.2%
|
54,052,508
|
50.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
|
6,775,843
|
6.5%
|
6,867,247
|
6.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Electricity
|
32,258,379
|
30.8%
|
33,458,080
|
31.2%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
|
9,824,082
|
9.4%
|
9,496,715
|
8.8%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Coal or coke
|
173,180
|
0.2%
|
173,279
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Wood
|
1,832,648
|
1.7%
|
1,902,633
|
1.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Solar energy
|
42,356
|
0.1%
|
36,133
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other fuel
|
472,426
|
0.5%
|
418,180
|
0.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
No fuel used
|
800,500
|
0.8%
|
962,103
|
0.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
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SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
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|
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
|
535,537
|
0.5%
|
525,346
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
|
640,595
|
0.6%
|
625,998
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
No telephone service available
|
3,190,577
|
3.0%
|
3,609,720
|
3.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
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|
1.00 or less
|
100,452,133
|
95.8%
|
103,109,329
|
96.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
1.01 to 1.50
|
2,857,954
|
2.7%
|
2,827,108
|
2.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
1.51 or more
|
1,508,915
|
1.4%
|
1,430,441
|
1.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Specified owner-occupied units
|
55,003,077
|
100%
|
57,637,324
|
100%
|
2,634,247
|
+/-522,514
|
yes
|
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VALUE
|
|
Less than $50,000
|
5,251,614
|
9.5%
|
4,368,607
|
7.6%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
$50,000 to $99,999
|
16,568,368
|
30.1%
|
14,686,531
|
25.5%
|
- 4.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
13,102,433
|
23.8%
|
13,036,272
|
22.6%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
8,054,696
|
14.6%
|
8,970,105
|
15.6%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
$200,000 to $299,999
|
6,396,851
|
11.6%
|
7,949,533
|
13.8%
|
2.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
$300,000 to $499,999
|
3,959,092
|
7.2%
|
5,870,520
|
10.2%
|
3.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
$500,000 to $999,999
|
1,376,645
|
2.5%
|
2,285,091
|
4.0%
|
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