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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
1,214,302
1,202,028 c
1,190,142 c
1,173,043 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
71.30%
70.15%
69.54%
69.94%
1-unit, attached
2.11%
1.87%
1.70%
2.18%
2 units
3.67%
3.89%
3.45%
3.37%
3 or 4 units
3.39%
3.06%
3.32%
3.20%
5 to 9 units
2.45%
3.02%
3.35% *
3.19%
10 to 19 units
2.48%
2.58%
2.65%
2.55%
20 or more units
1.92%
2.35%
2.51%
1.92%
Mobile home
12.59%
13.05%
13.44%
13.43%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.09%
0.03%
0.04%
0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
16.84%
15.13%
13.02% *
12.74% *
1990 to 1994
9.79%
7.98% *
8.36% *
8.15% *
1980 to 1989
15.47%
18.33% *
16.67%
18.53% *
1970 to 1979
19.99%
22.10% *
23.24% *
21.66% *
1960 to 1969
14.27%
12.83%
13.79%
14.19%
1950 to 1959
10.20%
9.14%
9.78%
10.68%
1940 to 1949
5.75%
6.71%
6.24%
6.52%
1939 or earlier
7.69%
7.78%
8.90%
7.54%
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.72%
0.89%
0.45% *
0.56%
2 rooms
2.14%
2.16%
2.40%
2.42%
3 rooms
8.76%
7.91%
8.16%
7.39% *
4 rooms
20.57%
20.11%
21.26%
20.61%
5 rooms
28.86%
29.86%
29.38%
30.59%
6 rooms
20.81%
21.19%
21.36%
21.54%
7 rooms
9.43%
9.83%
9.10%
9.28%
8 rooms
4.55%
4.41%
4.50%
4.53%
9 rooms or more
4.16%
3.65%
3.39%
3.08% *
Median (rooms)
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
 
Occupied housing units
1,075,918
1,062,677
1,045,785 *
1,042,563 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
37.62%
30.78% *
22.15% *
11.28% *
1995 to 1999
21.32%
26.58% *
30.68% *
39.91% *
1990 to 1994
12.51%
11.71%
14.94% *
14.81% *
1980 to 1989
12.88%
13.48%
14.31%
15.39% *
1970 to 1979
8.12%
9.46% *
9.51% *
9.42% *
1969 or earlier
7.55%
7.99%
8.41%
9.20% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
8.09%
7.54%
7.00%
6.82% *
1
33.09%
32.75%
36.13% *
35.90% *
2
39.29%
41.79% *
39.14%
39.80%
3 or more
19.53%
17.91% *
17.73% *
17.48% *
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
49.23%
50.68%
50.21%
49.72%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10.39%
9.74%
11.20%
10.85%
Electricity
35.83%
34.93%
33.45%
34.49%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.45%
0.31%
0.24%
0.09% *
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wood
3.76%
4.07%
4.54%
4.29%
Solar energy
0.00%
0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.16%
0.18%
0.26%
0.35%
No fuel used
0.17%
0.07%
0.10%
0.21%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.39%
0.42%
0.46%
0.58%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.89%
0.70%
0.62%
0.46% *
No telephone service available
7.51%
5.72% *
5.30% *
5.07% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
96.52%
96.72%
97.16%
97.16%
1.01 to 1.50
2.83%
2.35%
2.04% *
2.34%
1.51 or more
0.66%
0.93%
0.80%
0.49%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
556,240
558,028
528,500 *
517,990 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
19.44%
21.31%
24.10% *
26.19% *
$50,000 to $99,999
43.61%
45.94%
46.89% *
46.13%
$100,000 to $149,999
19.97%
18.18%
17.78%
15.65% *
$150,000 to $199,999
8.50%
7.34%
5.92% *
6.56% *
$200,000 to $299,999
5.22%
4.36%
3.83% *
3.65% *
$300,000 to $499,999
2.62%
2.12%
1.27% *
1.45% *
$500,000 to $999,999
0.65%
0.51%
0.21% *
0.33%
$1,000,000 or more
0.00%
0.23%
0.00%
0.03%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
83,699
80,854
78,204 *
78,459
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
339,938
343,626
320,301 *
311,635 *
Less than $300
0.89%
0.92%
0.62%
0.95%
$300 to $499
11.33%
10.50%
10.65%
12.02%
$500 to $699
24.49%
27.71% *
24.70%
26.65%
$700 to $999
33.25%
30.25% *
33.07%
34.39%
$1,000 to $1,499
20.52%
20.54%
23.41%
17.39%
$1,500 to $1,999
6.03%
5.69%
5.14%
5.42%
$2,000 or more
3.50%
4.39%
2.42%
3.17%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
806
786
799
787
Housing units without a mortgage
216,302
214,402
208,199
206,355
Less than $100
2.57%
2.54%
2.43%
2.56%
$100 to $199
22.94%
27.39% *
21.59%
28.18% *
$200 to $299
41.76%
39.37%
35.60% *
37.79%
$300 to $399
21.10%
19.10%
21.60%
19.58%
$400 or more
11.63%
11.61%
18.78% *
11.90%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
252
244
273 *
247
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
339,938
343,626
320,301 *
311,635 *
Less than 20 percent
53.54%
52.85%
46.08% *
51.44% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.50%
15.87%
19.22% *
15.91%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
9.94%
9.10%
8.98%
10.32%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.20%
6.06%
6.25%
5.36% *
35.0 percent or more
13.83%
16.11%
19.47% *
16.97% *
Not computed
1,238
1,118
953
1,058
Housing unit without a mortgage
216,302
214,402
208,199
206,355
Less than 10 percent
49.45%
54.94%
49.67%
51.34%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
20.58%
19.24%
17.27% *
16.24% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.05%
7.88% *
10.67%
12.45%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.75%
7.35%
6.51%
6.32%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3.53%
2.27% *
4.09%
3.44%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2.63%
2.08%
3.12%
3.28%
35.0 percent or more
6.01%
6.24%
8.66% *
6.93%
Not computed
694
1,635
3,118 *
2,034
 
Specified renter-occupied units
336,540
332,034
325,560
324,068
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
5.11%
6.88% *
5.70%
7.77% *
$200 to $299
6.77%
6.97%
8.07%
6.00%
$300 to $499
34.95%
33.61%
32.34%
36.15%
$500 to $749
40.92%
38.20%
38.88%
38.71%
$750 to $999
8.34%
10.70% *
11.62% *
8.35%
$1,000 to $1,499
3.16%
3.14%
3.15%
2.51%
$1,500 or more
0.75%
0.50%
0.26% *
0.51%
No cash rent
33,046
47,880 *
43,254 *
35,887
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
513
511
522
500
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
17.43%
17.82%
16.81%
20.91% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.82%
17.07% *
16.33% *
16.86% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.96%
15.24%
14.12%
13.61%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
10.57%
8.12% *
9.02%
9.11%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
6.56%
8.49%
7.95%
8.12%
35.0 percent or more
36.66%
33.26%
35.77%
31.38% *
Not computed
36,581
51,180 *
48,250 *
38,105
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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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