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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
12,656,882
12,507,767 c
12,374,511 c
12,214,549 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
57.13%
56.50% *
55.67% *
55.78% *
1-unit, attached
7.12%
7.07%
7.18%
7.19%
2 units
2.42%
3.65% *
3.59% *
3.25% *
3 or 4 units
5.84%
5.56%
6.10%
6.11%
5 to 9 units
6.40%
6.31%
6.76% *
6.67%
10 to 19 units
5.55%
5.55%
5.81%
5.76%
20 or more units
10.98%
10.87%
10.25% *
10.54% *
Mobile home
4.42%
4.32%
4.49%
4.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.14%
0.18%
0.15%
0.12%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
9.49%
8.20% *
6.51% *
5.92% *
1990 to 1994
7.03%
6.82%
6.90%
7.09%
1980 to 1989
15.75%
16.44% *
17.18% *
16.82% *
1970 to 1979
19.54%
19.38%
19.66%
19.94%
1960 to 1969
14.96%
15.58% *
15.50% *
16.37% *
1950 to 1959
15.87%
15.76%
15.90%
15.68%
1940 to 1949
7.54%
7.89% *
8.12% *
8.09% *
1939 or earlier
9.82%
9.94%
10.21%
10.10%
 
ROOMS
1 room
3.32%
3.38%
3.29%
3.40%
2 rooms
6.15%
6.17%
6.00%
6.90% *
3 rooms
13.14%
13.64% *
13.19%
13.65% *
4 rooms
18.86%
18.89%
19.91% *
18.81%
5 rooms
20.50%
20.52%
21.39% *
20.96%
6 rooms
17.55%
17.44%
16.76% *
16.65% *
7 rooms
10.51%
10.45%
10.14% *
10.33%
8 rooms
5.81%
5.60%
5.55%
5.59%
9 rooms or more
4.16%
3.90% *
3.78% *
3.71% *
Median (rooms)
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.8
 
Occupied housing units
11,856,538
11,705,477 *
11,551,928 *
11,389,368 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
39.81%
31.80% *
22.07% *
9.79% *
1995 to 1999
23.76%
29.31% *
35.86% *
44.79% *
1990 to 1994
11.38%
12.29% *
13.53% *
15.44% *
1980 to 1989
12.10%
12.95% *
14.08% *
14.71% *
1970 to 1979
7.48%
7.72%
8.19% *
8.48% *
1969 or earlier
5.47%
5.92% *
6.27% *
6.78% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
7.81%
7.93%
8.43% *
8.06%
1
32.53%
32.90%
33.83% *
33.85% *
2
38.30%
38.53%
38.02%
38.52%
3 or more
21.36%
20.64% *
19.73% *
19.57% *
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
69.20%
68.24%
70.24%
69.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.60%
3.71%
3.50%
3.74%
Electricity
21.17%
21.76%
20.22% *
22.15% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.43%
0.45%
0.35%
0.39%
Coal or coke
0.01%
0.01%
0.02%
0.01%
Wood
2.34%
2.25%
2.60%
2.39%
Solar energy
0.08%
0.04% *
0.11%
0.09%
Other fuel
0.32%
0.36%
0.33%
0.28%
No fuel used
2.86%
3.17% *
2.64%
1.72% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.36%
0.54% *
0.54% *
0.52% *
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.68%
0.94% *
0.86% *
0.95% *
No telephone service available
1.72%
1.69%
2.02% *
2.01% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
90.14%
89.56% *
89.88% *
89.01% *
1.01 to 1.50
5.92%
5.99%
6.04%
6.14%
1.51 or more
3.94%
4.44% *
4.08%
4.85% *
 
Specified owner-occupied units
5,921,184
5,728,543 *
5,531,611 *
5,399,249 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.86%
1.19% *
1.29% *
1.43% *
$50,000 to $99,999
4.27%
5.86% *
7.83% *
9.29% *
$100,000 to $149,999
7.53%
10.90% *
13.67% *
16.81% *
$150,000 to $199,999
10.29%
14.05% *
15.95% *
18.13% *
$200,000 to $299,999
20.29%
22.06% *
22.20% *
21.22% *
$300,000 to $499,999
32.31%
26.83% *
23.48% *
20.59% *
$500,000 to $999,999
20.22%
15.70% *
12.61% *
10.12% *
$1,000,000 or more
4.23%
3.40% *
2.97% *
2.41% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
334,426
281,838 *
248,818 *
230,473 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
4,650,090
4,472,054 *
4,295,498 *
4,220,978 *
Less than $300
0.22%
0.26%
0.25%
0.25%
$300 to $499
1.48%
1.62%
1.70%
1.68%
$500 to $699
3.80%
3.71%
4.00%
4.32% *
$700 to $999
11.12%
11.58%
11.39%
11.79% *
$1,000 to $1,499
25.22%
26.44% *
26.01%
27.48% *
$1,500 to $1,999
23.13%
23.21%
23.71%
24.07% *
$2,000 or more
35.03%
33.18% *
32.95% *
30.42% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,660
1,628 *
1,627 *
1,584 *
Housing units without a mortgage
1,271,094
1,256,489
1,236,113
1,178,271 *
Less than $100
0.95%
0.78%
0.88%
0.87%
$100 to $199
13.89%
15.78% *
14.31%
16.89% *
$200 to $299
28.56%
30.58% *
27.88%
30.71% *
$300 to $399
21.66%
20.68%
21.72%
22.88%
$400 or more
34.94%
32.18% *
35.20%
28.65% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
329
312 *
328
306 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
4,650,090
4,472,054 *
4,295,498 *
4,220,978 *
Less than 20 percent
28.40%
29.81% *
29.79% *
31.47% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.13%
16.63%
16.54%
16.68%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.74%
13.71%
13.82%
14.00%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
10.15%
10.02%
10.22%
9.61%
35.0 percent or more
31.58%
29.83% *
29.63% *
28.24% *
Not computed
23,466
14,083 *
16,301 *
15,813 *
Housing unit without a mortgage
1,271,094
1,256,489
1,236,113
1,178,271 *
Less than 10 percent
51.40%
53.57% *
53.22% *
56.66% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
18.44%
18.16%
18.05%
18.39%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.70%
9.85%
9.21%
9.11%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
6.23%
5.33% *
5.55%
4.81% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3.74%
3.16%
3.01% *
2.53% *
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2.36%
2.06%
2.27%
1.81%
35.0 percent or more
8.14%
7.88%
8.69%
6.69% *
Not computed
10,159
10,663
12,409
11,308
 
Specified renter-occupied units
4,940,500
5,006,499
5,065,209 *
5,045,165
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
1.20%
1.17%
1.49% *
1.41%
$200 to $299
2.79%
3.10%
2.50%
2.74%
$300 to $499
8.46%
8.76%
9.25% *
10.49% *
$500 to $749
22.73%
25.34% *
26.73% *
28.39% *
$750 to $999
25.36%
24.86%
25.51%
25.73%
$1,000 to $1,499
27.23%
24.87% *
22.93% *
22.20% *
$1,500 or more
12.22%
11.89%
11.59% *
9.04% *
No cash rent
163,975
169,800
179,808
178,167
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
890
856 *
841 *
815 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
11.28%
11.71%
12.35% *
13.59% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.59%
13.69% *
13.21%
14.29% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.68%
13.06%
13.47% *
13.39%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.64%
12.29%
12.37%
11.94%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.03%
8.65%
9.40%
8.84%
35.0 percent or more
41.78%
40.60%
39.21% *
37.95% *
Not computed
248,481
243,065
246,803
245,628
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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.

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