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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
2,660,847
2,649,029 c
2,637,576 c
2,621,989 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
53.54%
52.88%
51.38% *
51.99% *
1-unit, attached
4.55%
4.68%
4.74%
4.68%
2 units
10.70%
11.73% *
12.15% *
11.80% *
3 or 4 units
11.53%
11.10%
11.24%
10.61% *
5 to 9 units
5.77%
5.86%
6.16%
6.30%
10 to 19 units
4.09%
3.89%
4.21%
4.68%
20 or more units
8.82%
8.86%
8.99%
9.07%
Mobile home
0.96%
0.95%
1.13%
0.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.03%
0.04%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
5.89%
5.15% *
4.76% *
3.73% *
1990 to 1994
3.99%
4.06%
4.22%
4.34%
1980 to 1989
10.67%
11.38%
11.91% *
11.46% *
1970 to 1979
11.99%
12.80%
12.19%
12.03%
1960 to 1969
11.67%
10.97%
11.04%
12.00%
1950 to 1959
12.47%
12.89%
13.24%
13.29% *
1940 to 1949
7.80%
7.14%
7.53%
8.27%
1939 or earlier
35.51%
35.62%
35.11%
34.88%
 
ROOMS
1 room
1.33%
1.35%
1.87% *
1.50%
2 rooms
4.43%
4.42%
4.14%
4.33%
3 rooms
8.90%
9.99% *
9.50%
10.01% *
4 rooms
15.51%
14.92%
15.54%
16.17%
5 rooms
18.66%
18.98%
19.42%
18.84%
6 rooms
18.13%
18.02%
18.17%
17.77%
7 rooms
14.00%
12.67% *
12.48% *
12.77% *
8 rooms
8.76%
9.80% *
9.57% *
8.88%
9 rooms or more
10.28%
9.86%
9.32% *
9.73%
Median (rooms)
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.5
 
Occupied housing units
2,435,941
2,432,176
2,453,239
2,409,893 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
32.58%
25.18% *
17.26% *
7.35% *
1995 to 1999
22.43%
26.48% *
31.93% *
38.15% *
1990 to 1994
11.60%
12.87% *
13.96% *
15.29% *
1980 to 1989
13.77%
14.69% *
14.75% *
16.07% *
1970 to 1979
9.00%
9.37%
10.16% *
10.19% *
1969 or earlier
10.63%
11.41% *
11.94% *
12.95% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
10.64%
11.17%
11.80% *
11.68% *
1
35.98%
35.35%
35.94%
36.57%
2
38.42%
38.27%
37.75%
37.89%
3 or more
14.95%
15.21%
14.51%
13.86% *
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
44.11%
45.06%
43.31%
43.57%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.48%
2.66%
2.48%
2.52%
Electricity
13.55%
11.75% *
12.98%
13.49%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38.32%
39.08%
39.66% *
39.09%
Coal or coke
0.11%
0.14%
0.13%
0.10%
Wood
0.86%
0.80%
0.86%
0.77%
Solar energy
0.03%
0.00%
0.01%
0.02%
Other fuel
0.38%
0.28%
0.41%
0.28%
No fuel used
0.16%
0.23%
0.16%
0.17%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.29%
0.38%
0.46%
0.46%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.35%
0.46%
0.60% *
0.53%
No telephone service available
1.46%
1.38%
1.46%
1.37%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
98.23%
97.94%
97.75% *
98.03%
1.01 to 1.50
1.37%
1.36%
1.67%
1.38%
1.51 or more
0.40%
0.71% *
0.57% *
0.59% *
 
Specified owner-occupied units
1,258,630
1,238,469
1,214,110 *
1,192,600 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.50%
0.58%
0.49%
0.74%
$50,000 to $99,999
2.98%
4.32% *
6.05% *
7.70% *
$100,000 to $149,999
8.99%
12.49% *
16.87% *
22.28% *
$150,000 to $199,999
10.87%
15.95% *
19.18% *
22.04% *
$200,000 to $299,999
24.32%
27.82% *
26.06% *
22.52% *
$300,000 to $499,999
36.60%
27.04% *
21.72% *
18.24% *
$500,000 to $999,999
13.44%
10.07% *
8.12% *
5.55% *
$1,000,000 or more
2.30%
1.72% *
1.51% *
0.93% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
309,736
254,869 *
231,186 *
206,136 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
887,797
889,936
859,141 *
838,981 *
Less than $300
0.35%
0.24%
0.33%
0.24%
$300 to $499
1.86%
1.32% *
1.54%
1.83%
$500 to $699
3.63%
3.38%
3.43%
4.35% *
$700 to $999
10.89%
11.13%
11.57%
12.24% *
$1,000 to $1,499
29.29%
32.68% *
32.12% *
34.22% *
$1,500 to $1,999
24.87%
26.74%
25.45%
23.97%
$2,000 or more
29.11%
24.52% *
25.55% *
23.15% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,571
1,522 *
1,516 *
1,460 *
Housing units without a mortgage
370,833
348,533 *
354,969
353,619
Less than $100
0.11%
0.03%
0.18%
0.41%
$100 to $199
1.79%
2.32%
1.73%
1.80%
$200 to $299
9.81%
11.32%
10.54%
13.00% *
$300 to $399
19.89%
27.13% *
24.10% *
27.95% *
$400 or more
68.41%
59.19% *
63.45% *
56.84% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
481
439 *
458 *
430 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
887,797
889,936
859,141 *
838,981 *
Less than 20 percent
38.06%
40.97% *
40.63% *
42.39% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.88%
18.57% *
18.39% *
19.11% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.25%
12.25%
13.60%
12.87%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.99%
8.97%
7.67% *
8.02%
35.0 percent or more
22.82%
19.24% *
19.72% *
17.62% *
Not computed
2,193
2,159
2,845
3,884
Housing unit without a mortgage
370,833
348,533 *
354,969
353,619
Less than 10 percent
34.58%
40.37% *
36.17%
39.41% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.86%
18.81%
21.90%
20.00%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
11.64%
12.68%
11.70%
11.09%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
8.31%
8.53%
7.90%
8.41%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.30%
4.67%
5.87%
5.67%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
5.26%
4.00% *
4.35%
3.76% *
35.0 percent or more
15.04%
10.93% *
12.11% *
11.66% *
Not computed
2,687
1,963
2,116
1,111
 
Specified renter-occupied units
861,544
872,793
917,393 *
923,232 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
5.46%
5.23%
4.88%
5.14%
$200 to $299
6.78%
5.76%
6.11%
5.63% *
$300 to $499
9.64%
12.86% *
12.62% *
12.42% *
$500 to $749
21.03%
20.86%
22.12%
25.31% *
$750 to $999
22.59%
20.74%
22.79%
24.58%
$1,000 to $1,499
24.63%
23.64%
21.85% *
18.28% *
$1,500 or more
9.87%
10.91%
9.62%
8.64%
No cash rent
35,420
33,808
41,736
34,289
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
820
813
799
763 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
13.71%
16.30% *
17.91% *
16.94% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.80%
15.48%
15.40%
14.27%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.37%
12.64%
13.49%
13.56%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.50%
13.37% *
12.88%
14.54% *
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.98%
7.41% *
8.41% *
8.89%
35.0 percent or more
36.64%
34.78%
31.92% *
31.81% *
Not computed
47,479
48,808
53,440
44,273
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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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