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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
2,219,423
2,197,126 c
2,174,920 c
2,145,283 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
52.50%
52.30%
50.89% *
51.19% *
1-unit, attached
20.40%
21.18%
21.27%
20.75%
2 units
2.02%
2.23%
3.11% *
2.73% *
3 or 4 units
2.85%
2.90%
2.41%
3.11%
5 to 9 units
5.47%
5.22%
6.06%
6.03%
10 to 19 units
8.46%
8.08%
8.05%
8.04%
20 or more units
6.42%
5.87%
6.01%
6.11%
Mobile home
1.87%
2.22%
2.20%
2.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.01%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
12.26%
10.30% *
9.20% *
8.38% *
1990 to 1994
8.17%
8.65%
8.88%
8.33%
1980 to 1989
16.17%
17.43% *
16.83%
17.74% *
1970 to 1979
15.83%
16.36%
16.53%
16.40%
1960 to 1969
13.59%
13.64%
14.72% *
14.87% *
1950 to 1959
13.31%
12.60%
13.52%
12.66%
1940 to 1949
6.96%
6.85%
7.17%
7.71%
1939 or earlier
13.73%
14.17%
13.16%
13.91%
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.91%
1.03%
1.09%
0.99%
2 rooms
2.51%
2.47%
2.60%
2.38%
3 rooms
8.67%
7.56% *
8.69%
9.03%
4 rooms
12.40%
13.66% *
13.61% *
13.13%
5 rooms
15.32%
15.96%
16.36%
16.39% *
6 rooms
19.03%
18.87%
19.01%
18.77%
7 rooms
13.96%
13.94%
13.53%
14.19%
8 rooms
11.80%
11.77%
11.07%
11.18%
9 rooms or more
15.40%
14.73%
14.06% *
13.95% *
Median (rooms)
6.0
6.0
5.9
5.9
 
Occupied housing units
2,048,134
2,019,463
2,013,646
1,976,812 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
36.61%
28.22% *
19.49% *
7.82% *
1995 to 1999
22.35%
26.74% *
31.15% *
40.23% *
1990 to 1994
11.49%
13.24% *
14.76% *
16.29% *
1980 to 1989
13.99%
14.71%
16.17% *
16.42% *
1970 to 1979
7.66%
8.74% *
8.69% *
9.01% *
1969 or earlier
7.90%
8.35%
9.73% *
10.22% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
9.62%
9.77%
10.93% *
10.46%
1
32.55%
33.73%
32.85%
32.03%
2
37.22%
36.94%
37.38%
37.86%
3 or more
20.61%
19.56%
18.84% *
19.65%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
47.27%
46.73%
45.85%
44.89%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.94%
2.84%
2.84%
2.36%
Electricity
33.27%
33.32%
33.07%
34.06%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14.46%
14.66%
15.96% *
16.07% *
Coal or coke
0.30%
0.37%
0.31%
0.39%
Wood
1.33%
1.38%
1.47%
1.46%
Solar energy
0.01%
0.06%
0.01%
0.02%
Other fuel
0.24%
0.38%
0.33%
0.46% *
No fuel used
0.19%
0.26%
0.17%
0.30%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.60%
0.57%
0.50%
0.56%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.61%
0.39%
0.44%
0.36% *
No telephone service available
2.50%
2.48%
2.34%
1.92% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.67%
97.44%
97.81%
97.53%
1.01 to 1.50
1.52%
1.73%
1.55%
1.72%
1.51 or more
0.81%
0.83%
0.64%
0.74%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
1,255,265
1,246,296
1,199,233 *
1,169,982 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
2.87%
3.13%
3.52%
3.73%
$50,000 to $99,999
13.71%
16.28% *
18.46% *
19.34% *
$100,000 to $149,999
18.90%
22.84% *
27.16% *
28.73% *
$150,000 to $199,999
19.19%
20.43%
20.71%
20.47%
$200,000 to $299,999
20.63%
18.71%
16.41% *
16.44% *
$300,000 to $499,999
17.32%
13.31% *
10.23% *
8.34% *
$500,000 to $999,999
6.53%
4.62% *
3.03% *
2.70% *
$1,000,000 or more
0.86%
0.69%
0.47% *
0.25% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
186,139
169,582 *
157,612 *
157,118 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
961,649
972,625
918,141
887,013 *
Less than $300
0.56%
0.44%
0.24% *
0.41%
$300 to $499
1.94%
1.88%
1.95%
2.37%
$500 to $699
4.87%
5.61%
4.79%
4.71%
$700 to $999
15.83%
15.92%
15.80%
15.18%
$1,000 to $1,499
34.06%
33.46%
34.53%
35.33%
$1,500 to $1,999
22.51%
22.15%
23.89%
23.16%
$2,000 or more
20.22%
20.55%
18.80% *
18.84% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,395
1,397
1,392
1,389
Housing units without a mortgage
293,616
273,671 *
281,092
282,969
Less than $100
0.49%
0.63%
0.64%
0.47%
$100 to $199
7.26%
7.45%
8.19%
8.22%
$200 to $299
22.01%
27.29% *
23.35%
29.39% *
$300 to $399
29.38%
30.12%
27.59%
27.05%
$400 or more
40.86%
34.50% *
40.23%
34.87% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
366
348 *
361
342 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
961,649
972,625
918,141
887,013 *
Less than 20 percent
41.90%
43.55%
42.32%
42.70%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
19.72%
19.35%
18.13%
18.43%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.97%
12.09%
12.85%
14.04%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.08%
7.56%
7.77%
7.86%
35.0 percent or more
18.32%
17.45%
18.92%
16.97%
Not computed
574
1,235
2,835 *
2,638 *
Housing unit without a mortgage
293,616
273,671 *
281,092
282,969
Less than 10 percent
51.16%
50.74%
49.10%
50.29%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.12%
20.19%
18.58%
17.44%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.56%
10.88%
10.53%
11.84% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
5.89%
6.18%
5.88%
5.89%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3.25%
2.93%
4.05%
3.69%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2.72%
2.13%
2.92%
2.39%
35.0 percent or more
8.31%
6.95%
8.95%
8.47%
Not computed
1,814
1,972
2,918
3,178
 
Specified renter-occupied units
622,963
618,043
652,697 *
651,051 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
3.84%
4.90%
4.29%
3.80%
$200 to $299
3.33%
3.42%
3.08%
3.04%
$300 to $499
8.65%
11.10% *
11.27% *
12.57% *
$500 to $749
25.67%
30.28% *
31.09% *
32.97% *
$750 to $999
29.56%
27.83%
27.18%
28.04%
$1,000 to $1,499
22.71%
17.75% *
17.67% *
15.61% *
$1,500 or more
6.24%
4.73% *
5.41%
3.98% *
No cash rent
22,613
28,403
39,583 *
36,107 *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
817
752 *
752 *
734 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
13.89%
16.29%
16.57% *
18.35% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
16.12%
16.40%
15.91%
14.60%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.13%
15.51% *
16.76% *
16.41% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.91%
12.89%
11.10% *
11.83%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.89%
8.33%
8.45%
8.41%
35.0 percent or more
35.06%
30.58% *
31.22% *
30.41% *
Not computed
32,918
32,902
46,984 *
46,649 *
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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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