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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
267,987
265,377 c
262,995 c
260,978 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
59.09%
59.48%
56.27%
57.04%
1-unit, attached
7.56%
7.53%
7.28%
5.90% *
2 units
4.72%
5.63%
6.96% *
6.63% *
3 or 4 units
7.76%
7.67%
7.75%
8.35%
5 to 9 units
6.26%
5.22% *
5.68%
6.24%
10 to 19 units
2.58%
2.63%
2.98%
2.54%
20 or more units
4.42%
4.57%
4.37%
4.85%
Mobile home
7.59%
7.10%
8.37%
8.06%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.03%
0.17% *
0.33% *
0.40% *
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
15.49%
13.74%
12.45% *
11.07% *
1990 to 1994
7.75%
8.45%
7.22%
7.47%
1980 to 1989
28.95%
27.20%
29.72%
28.41%
1970 to 1979
27.93%
28.79%
26.34%
29.21%
1960 to 1969
9.60%
10.56%
11.07% *
12.05% *
1950 to 1959
5.60%
6.70%
7.35% *
6.44%
1940 to 1949
2.63%
2.63%
2.64%
3.37%
1939 or earlier
2.06%
1.94%
3.21%
1.97%
 
ROOMS
1 room
5.57%
5.47%
4.70%
4.10%
2 rooms
7.96%
7.20%
7.08%
6.68%
3 rooms
14.14%
12.13% *
13.08%
12.87%
4 rooms
18.37%
19.80%
21.63% *
20.34% *
5 rooms
19.68%
19.33%
19.79%
19.40%
6 rooms
14.37%
14.69%
13.97%
14.52%
7 rooms
9.29%
9.66%
9.70%
10.14%
8 rooms
5.44%
5.80%
5.37%
6.75% *
9 rooms or more
5.19%
5.91%
4.71%
5.20%
Median (rooms)
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.8
 
Occupied housing units
229,408
225,474
220,110 *
222,607 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
42.00%
33.09% *
26.24% *
12.05% *
1995 to 1999
24.46%
29.71% *
35.04% *
46.90% *
1990 to 1994
11.95%
13.88% *
14.24% *
15.88% *
1980 to 1989
13.56%
14.53%
15.84% *
16.69% *
1970 to 1979
5.84%
6.27%
6.48%
6.14%
1969 or earlier
2.19%
2.51%
2.17%
2.34%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
9.90%
8.05%
7.48% *
8.81%
1
32.34%
30.31%
34.19%
33.68%
2
38.33%
41.31%
37.54%
38.94%
3 or more
19.43%
20.33%
20.78%
18.56%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
48.19%
48.91%
48.74%
45.70%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.29%
2.07%
2.50%
1.61% *
Electricity
10.62%
11.06%
11.40%
13.77% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
33.66%
32.68%
31.82%
32.43%
Coal or coke
0.46%
0.34%
0.37%
0.82%
Wood
2.93%
2.92%
3.14%
3.53%
Solar energy
0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
1.37%
1.28%
1.49%
1.83%
No fuel used
0.47%
0.74%
0.54%
0.32%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
3.59%
3.15%
3.62%
3.64%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
3.25%
2.12% *
2.97%
2.87%
No telephone service available
3.35%
2.13% *
3.37%
3.39%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
93.88%
93.75%
93.01%
93.99%
1.01 to 1.50
4.25%
3.81%
4.84%
3.96%
1.51 or more
1.87%
2.44%
2.15%
2.05%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
111,771
113,332
108,633
106,208
VALUE
Less than $50,000
3.31%
2.86%
4.64%
5.52% *
$50,000 to $99,999
9.89%
12.66% *
12.04% *
15.70% *
$100,000 to $149,999
21.82%
25.06% *
30.46% *
32.29% *
$150,000 to $199,999
29.07%
31.58%
27.74%
23.87% *
$200,000 to $299,999
25.25%
19.78% *
18.17% *
16.48% *
$300,000 to $499,999
8.79%
7.20% *
6.01% *
5.33% *
$500,000 to $999,999
1.45%
0.83%
0.71% *
0.76%
$1,000,000 or more
0.41%
0.03% *
0.24%
0.05% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
174,146
166,249 *
160,279 *
154,522 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
80,471
82,527
79,740
77,830
Less than $300
0.77%
0.39%
0.37%
0.04% *
$300 to $499
1.49%
2.98% *
1.49%
3.76% *
$500 to $699
3.28%
4.34%
4.88% *
5.26%
$700 to $999
14.61%
14.32%
13.19%
12.54%
$1,000 to $1,499
39.65%
36.45% *
41.33%
35.37% *
$1,500 to $1,999
25.65%
28.51%
25.68%
28.59%
$2,000 or more
14.56%
13.00%
13.06%
14.44%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,374
1,395
1,376
1,400
Housing units without a mortgage
31,300
30,805
28,893
28,378
Less than $100
4.29%
4.32%
6.89%
6.93% *
$100 to $199
13.81%
13.98%
12.39%
13.07%
$200 to $299
20.96%
21.27%
16.02%
19.68%
$300 to $399
18.72%
22.53%
24.91%
19.89%
$400 or more
42.22%
37.90%
39.78%
40.43%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
356
343
352
359
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
80,471
82,527
79,740
77,830
Less than 20 percent
41.88%
46.41%
44.67% *
44.03%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
19.07%
17.02%
17.08%
18.25%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.12%
12.77%
12.57%
12.41%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.65%
6.96% *
7.35%
8.68%
35.0 percent or more
16.29%
16.84%
18.33%
16.62%
Not computed
125
42
228
180
Housing unit without a mortgage
31,300
30,805
28,893
28,378
Less than 10 percent
59.06%
65.42% *
65.69%
61.49%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
17.40%
15.81%
13.38%
16.42%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.96%
6.83% *
6.96%
6.68% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
4.50%
3.12%
5.01%
3.93%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
2.05%
2.87%
1.30%
3.30%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
0.84%
0.14%
2.88% *
2.28%
35.0 percent or more
6.19%
5.81%
4.78%
5.92%
Not computed
220
107
75
181
 
Specified renter-occupied units
85,303
80,045 *
79,440 *
81,837
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
0.69%
0.86%
1.95% *
2.79% *
$200 to $299
2.97%
2.56%
3.05%
3.89%
$300 to $499
11.38%
10.37%
9.24%
12.90%
$500 to $749
30.52%
33.66%
32.97%
32.94%
$750 to $999
29.95%
27.56%
30.89%
26.79% *
$1,000 to $1,499
19.12%
18.45%
16.98%
15.46% *
$1,500 or more
5.36%
6.54%
4.91%
5.23%
No cash rent
12,710
11,514
11,421
12,273
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
780
771
770
734 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
16.78%
19.54%
24.42% *
20.69%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.60%
16.55% *
15.48%
17.24% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
14.79%
15.05%
14.53%
15.67%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.83%
13.23%
10.91%
11.01%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.54%
6.89% *
7.22% *
7.53%
35.0 percent or more
34.46%
28.74% *
27.45% *
27.86% *
Not computed
12,802
11,697
11,620
12,424
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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.
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