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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
272,394
272,636 c
273,565 c
274,845 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
12.49%
13.07%
12.38%
12.39%
1-unit, attached
26.72%
25.30%
26.09%
27.07%
2 units
2.66%
4.41% *
3.75% *
5.72% *
3 or 4 units
7.69%
7.36%
8.28%
8.14%
5 to 9 units
8.02%
7.52%
6.68% *
6.22% *
10 to 19 units
12.32%
11.85%
11.67%
10.35% *
20 or more units
29.99%
30.34%
31.03%
30.04%
Mobile home
0.09%
0.12%
0.12%
0.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.02%
0.06%
0.00%
0.03%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
2.95%
2.30%
1.51% *
0.93% *
1990 to 1994
1.28%
1.17%
1.28%
0.86%
1980 to 1989
4.83%
4.29%
5.19%
4.72%
1970 to 1979
7.03%
8.86% *
8.37% *
7.01%
1960 to 1969
14.01%
12.32% *
11.22% *
12.87%
1950 to 1959
14.74%
14.99%
15.50%
18.21% *
1940 to 1949
15.18%
18.32% *
18.72% *
15.97%
1939 or earlier
39.98%
37.74% *
38.22%
39.43%
 
ROOMS
1 room
7.86%
6.64% *
7.26%
7.10%
2 rooms
8.59%
8.57%
9.24%
8.51%
3 rooms
20.45%
21.08%
22.32%
21.89%
4 rooms
18.55%
19.01%
17.60%
17.19%
5 rooms
11.59%
12.65%
12.61%
13.44% *
6 rooms
11.97%
11.34%
10.62% *
12.30%
7 rooms
8.15%
7.27%
8.54%
7.53%
8 rooms
5.79%
5.92%
5.24%
5.64%
9 rooms or more
7.05%
7.52%
6.56%
6.41%
Median (rooms)
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
 
Occupied housing units
246,669
242,095 *
243,064
243,992
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
42.12%
31.96% *
23.14% *
9.48% *
1995 to 1999
21.59%
30.00% *
34.63% *
47.41% *
1990 to 1994
9.12%
10.81% *
11.37% *
12.35% *
1980 to 1989
10.35%
10.93%
12.48% *
11.72% *
1970 to 1979
7.97%
7.28%
9.03% *
8.40%
1969 or earlier
8.84%
9.02%
9.36%
10.63% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
37.46%
36.01%
35.63%
36.71%
1
42.17%
43.84%
44.73% *
43.10%
2
16.40%
16.47%
16.13%
15.54%
3 or more
3.97%
3.67%
3.51%
4.66%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
65.33%
63.56%
62.54% *
65.26%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.18%
1.30%
1.37%
1.64% *
Electricity
27.35%
27.76%
28.34%
25.49%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.76%
6.39% *
6.36% *
6.53% *
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.06%
0.04%
0.00%
Wood
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.08%
Solar energy
0.06%
0.02%
0.02%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.77%
0.56%
0.60%
0.59%
No fuel used
0.56%
0.36%
0.73%
0.41%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.27%
0.41%
0.85% *
0.52%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.30%
0.22%
1.14% *
0.59%
No telephone service available
3.13%
2.50%
2.88%
2.34%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
95.18%
94.71%
95.58%
94.57%
1.01 to 1.50
2.53%
3.22%
2.39%
3.06%
1.51 or more
2.29%
2.06%
2.03%
2.37%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
76,306
73,483
70,763 *
72,333
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.48%
0.47%
1.05%
0.73%
$50,000 to $99,999
8.60%
10.37%
13.18% *
15.14% *
$100,000 to $149,999
17.33%
21.85% *
24.06% *
28.54% *
$150,000 to $199,999
14.13%
14.91%
17.28% *
14.53%
$200,000 to $299,999
15.50%
13.00% *
11.73% *
12.99%
$300,000 to $499,999
18.46%
16.95%
16.61%
15.62% *
$500,000 to $999,999
21.97%
18.59% *
12.91% *
10.34% *
$1,000,000 or more
3.53%
3.86%
3.17%
2.11% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
248,171
217,295 *
183,165 *
177,619 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
55,944
55,066
51,584 *
52,787
Less than $300
0.33%
0.27%
0.64%
0.63%
$300 to $499
1.69%
1.72%
2.48%
2.04%
$500 to $699
5.92%
5.65%
4.01% *
4.81%
$700 to $999
16.31%
14.92%
13.93%
15.75%
$1,000 to $1,499
26.66%
24.43%
32.43% *
28.85%
$1,500 to $1,999
16.63%
18.12%
17.09%
17.26%
$2,000 or more
32.46%
34.89%
29.42% *
30.66%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,482
1,573
1,446
1,461
Housing units without a mortgage
20,362
18,417
19,179
19,546
Less than $100
0.22%
1.15%
1.36%
1.67% *
$100 to $199
10.99%
14.26%
11.47%
16.97% *
$200 to $299
28.03%
26.26%
26.04%
29.25%
$300 to $399
21.19%
23.09%
18.72%
20.56%
$400 or more
39.57%
35.23%
42.41%
31.56% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
349
335
356
308 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
55,944
55,066
51,584 *
52,787
Less than 20 percent
39.83%
43.91%
40.80%
41.70%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.90%
13.13%
14.84%
13.72%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.26%
11.20%
10.02%
10.99%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.57%
7.41%
5.65%
8.51%
35.0 percent or more
24.43%
24.35%
28.69% *
25.08%
Not computed
540
390
287
289
Housing unit without a mortgage
20,362
18,417
19,179
19,546
Less than 10 percent
47.58%
52.30%
48.85%
57.35% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.02%
17.67%
18.02%
18.39%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.30%
11.10%
11.45%
7.40%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
8.21%
5.45%
4.98%
6.05%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.09%
2.42%
3.39%
1.15% *
30.0 to 34.9 percent
1.15%
2.85%
2.26%
2.21%
35.0 percent or more
8.65%
8.22%
11.04%
7.44%
Not computed
240
209
237
302
 
Specified renter-occupied units
142,950
145,398
146,805
149,686 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
6.89%
6.36%
6.71%
6.82%
$200 to $299
4.51%
4.04%
3.62%
4.70%
$300 to $499
10.23%
11.54%
13.99% *
12.78% *
$500 to $749
31.68%
33.53%
33.13%
34.28%
$750 to $999
19.12%
19.93%
20.32%
20.83%
$1,000 to $1,499
18.08%
15.36% *
15.14% *
13.27% *
$1,500 or more
9.49%
9.25%
7.09% *
7.32% *
No cash rent
4,664
5,179
5,517
4,122
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
721
705
683 *
677 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
13.06%
18.40% *
18.66% *
19.75% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.98%
13.97%
15.80% *
15.30%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.92%
14.06% *
12.77% *
15.06%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.25%
13.83% *
11.63%
11.25%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.53%
8.87%
8.31%
8.13%
35.0 percent or more
38.26%
30.88% *
32.83% *
30.50% *
Not computed
9,771
8,839
8,669
7,740
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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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