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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
187,451
186,897 c
186,442 c
185,876 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
53.86%
54.59%
52.42%
53.50%
1-unit, attached
4.59%
3.94%
4.43%
4.61%
2 units
13.40%
13.36%
12.61%
12.61%
3 or 4 units
8.57%
6.93% *
8.79%
9.03%
5 to 9 units
7.17%
6.56%
7.86%
7.30%
10 to 19 units
3.41%
3.65%
4.18%
3.12%
20 or more units
7.61%
9.37% *
8.48%
8.53%
Mobile home
1.39%
1.61%
1.24%
1.30%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
4.52%
4.88%
3.20% *
2.83% *
1990 to 1994
3.02%
3.55%
3.35%
3.26%
1980 to 1989
8.36%
8.75%
9.00%
9.49% *
1970 to 1979
11.15%
12.48%
11.94%
11.91%
1960 to 1969
12.91%
11.72%
12.27%
12.59%
1950 to 1959
16.81%
17.32%
17.08%
17.86%
1940 to 1949
9.27%
9.44%
10.81% *
11.76% *
1939 or earlier
33.96%
31.87%
32.36%
30.30% *
 
ROOMS
1 room
1.81%
1.51%
1.51%
1.57%
2 rooms
3.42%
4.03%
4.33% *
3.98%
3 rooms
7.56%
8.68%
8.96% *
7.98%
4 rooms
17.48%
18.14%
18.91%
20.12% *
5 rooms
25.99%
23.56% *
24.61%
23.77% *
6 rooms
20.45%
19.37%
19.02% *
19.89%
7 rooms
11.14%
11.06%
10.27%
10.90%
8 rooms
6.09%
7.61% *
6.68%
6.14%
9 rooms or more
6.05%
6.05%
5.70%
5.64%
Median (rooms)
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.2
 
Occupied housing units
177,213
177,065
174,320 *
174,144 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
32.50%
25.69% *
18.10% *
7.03% *
1995 to 1999
21.46%
27.41% *
31.45% *
37.38% *
1990 to 1994
9.76%
10.47%
11.39% *
13.80% *
1980 to 1989
13.97%
14.24%
15.18%
15.86% *
1970 to 1979
9.79%
9.23%
9.82%
10.94%
1969 or earlier
12.52%
12.95%
14.06% *
14.99% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
11.78%
12.68%
14.13% *
14.22% *
1
39.72%
38.40%
38.10%
37.76%
2
34.02%
35.49%
35.31%
35.67%
3 or more
14.48%
13.43%
12.46% *
12.35% *
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
45.60%
44.18%
47.55%
44.65%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.48%
3.30%
2.08%
1.98%
Electricity
15.10%
15.75%
15.87%
17.44% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
34.63%
34.71%
32.68% *
34.42%
Coal or coke
0.15%
0.13%
0.18%
0.13%
Wood
1.21%
1.32%
0.98%
0.99%
Solar energy
0.03%
0.00%
0.02%
0.01%
Other fuel
0.53%
0.29%
0.42%
0.33%
No fuel used
0.28%
0.32%
0.22%
0.05% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.15%
0.41%
0.30%
0.34% *
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.59%
0.48%
0.50%
0.55%
No telephone service available
2.36%
1.95%
2.76%
3.18%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.76%
97.38%
97.81%
97.41%
1.01 to 1.50
1.65%
2.19%
1.47%
2.04%
1.51 or more
0.59%
0.43%
0.73%
0.55%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
92,084
92,089
88,168 *
89,232
VALUE
Less than $50,000
1.21%
0.78%
1.07%
1.00%
$50,000 to $99,999
17.35%
21.97% *
29.78% *
30.68% *
$100,000 to $149,999
37.02%
40.76% *
39.52%
41.33% *
$150,000 to $199,999
19.94%
19.17%
15.95% *
16.64% *
$200,000 to $299,999
16.49%
12.58% *
9.92% *
7.50% *
$300,000 to $499,999
7.13%
4.03% *
3.19% *
2.54% *
$500,000 to $999,999
0.86%
0.65%
0.48%
0.30% *
$1,000,000 or more
0.00%
0.06%
0.10%
0.00%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
141,740
135,778 *
127,286 *
128,334 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
59,452
63,050
59,210
59,648
Less than $300
1.11%
0.48% *
0.62%
0.33% *
$300 to $499
1.78%
2.91% *
2.58%
2.82% *
$500 to $699
7.10%
7.23%
5.96%
7.53%
$700 to $999
23.48%
25.65%
24.34%
24.99%
$1,000 to $1,499
42.05%
40.46%
42.00%
42.10%
$1,500 to $1,999
17.42%
17.38%
15.87%
14.96% *
$2,000 or more
7.05%
5.88%
8.64% *
7.27%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,163
1,139
1,163
1,149
Housing units without a mortgage
32,632
29,039 *
28,958 *
29,584 *
Less than $100
0.14%
0.33%
0.70%
0.09%
$100 to $199
1.75%
2.93%
3.46% *
2.40%
$200 to $299
13.91%
21.57% *
18.58% *
22.54% *
$300 to $399
34.60%
37.74%
34.79%
36.48%
$400 or more
49.60%
37.43% *
42.48% *
38.50% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
399
368 *
379 *
367 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
59,452
63,050
59,210
59,648
Less than 20 percent
41.24%
45.90% *
44.80% *
45.89% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
19.34%
16.82%
17.99%
17.91%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.86%
14.12%
13.30%
12.52%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.31%
7.20%
7.83%
7.56%
35.0 percent or more
17.25%
15.96%
16.09%
16.13%
Not computed
180
57
157
119
Housing unit without a mortgage
32,632
29,039 *
28,958 *
29,584 *
Less than 10 percent
37.27%
39.36%
37.43%
39.09%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
21.38%
17.52% *
19.60%
20.24%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.47%
14.57% *
12.45%
11.27%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.42%
8.37%
7.80%
10.15% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
6.00%
3.37% *
5.94%
5.38%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
4.52%
7.14%
4.87%
3.83%
35.0 percent or more
12.94%
9.66%
11.91%
10.04% *
Not computed
416
393
237
55 *
 
Specified renter-occupied units
65,746
66,823
70,065 *
69,286 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
6.95%
8.68%
8.73%
8.65%
$200 to $299
8.37%
7.74%
8.24%
7.48%
$300 to $499
17.32%
20.12%
23.30% *
20.51% *
$500 to $749
44.61%
42.15%
39.91% *
43.23%
$750 to $999
18.42%
17.30%
15.81%
15.56% *
$1,000 to $1,499
3.55%
3.66%
3.04%
3.59%
$1,500 or more
0.78%
0.36%
0.97%
1.00%
No cash rent
1,766
2,199
1,825
2,376
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
608
604
560 *
576 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
16.00%
15.29%
15.87%
16.39%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.97%
13.45% *
16.15% *
13.83% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.99%
12.39%
12.89%
12.44%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.79%
16.03% *
13.93%
11.88%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.58%
7.13%
8.72%
9.56%
35.0 percent or more
39.67%
35.71%
32.43% *
35.89%
Not computed
2,305
3,075
2,554
2,809
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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.

For the characteristic Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units with a Mortgage and Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units without a Mortgage minus the number of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent, the percent distributions and medians are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the no cash rent category.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
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