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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
3,779,034
3,707,129 c
3,630,488 c
3,523,944 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
63.63%
64.27%
64.45%
63.72%
1-unit, attached
2.71%
2.43%
3.23%
2.95%
2 units
2.34%
2.46%
2.84%
2.66%
3 or 4 units
3.12%
2.94%
2.91%
3.06%
5 to 9 units
4.23%
4.46%
4.25%
3.90%
10 to 19 units
3.83%
3.96%
3.38%
2.91% *
20 or more units
2.53%
2.27%
2.31%
2.48%
Mobile home
17.57%
17.17%
16.59%
18.30%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.04%
0.03%
0.04%
0.02%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
21.50%
18.83% *
17.57% *
15.46% *
1990 to 1994
10.33%
10.69%
10.64%
10.68%
1980 to 1989
18.21%
18.51%
19.86% *
19.70% *
1970 to 1979
17.25%
17.66%
17.71%
17.55%
1960 to 1969
10.69%
12.11% *
11.58%
12.86% *
1950 to 1959
9.88%
9.47%
9.25%
10.13%
1940 to 1949
5.42%
5.45%
6.14%
5.48%
1939 or earlier
6.72%
7.27%
7.25%
8.14% *
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.48%
0.48%
0.44%
0.54%
2 rooms
2.16%
1.99%
2.29%
2.31%
3 rooms
7.52%
7.25%
7.29%
7.30%
4 rooms
20.22%
19.68%
18.92% *
20.23%
5 rooms
26.82%
27.37%
27.18%
27.36%
6 rooms
19.45%
19.07%
19.74%
18.70%
7 rooms
10.95%
11.01%
11.23%
11.02%
8 rooms
6.18%
6.47%
6.35%
6.54%
9 rooms or more
6.21%
6.68%
6.56%
6.01%
Median (rooms)
5.2
5.3
5.3
5.2
 
Occupied housing units
3,270,705
3,207,447
3,191,757 *
3,083,979 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
36.68%
29.42% *
20.81% *
9.29% *
1995 to 1999
22.47%
26.84% *
32.32% *
39.36% *
1990 to 1994
10.59%
12.10% *
12.84% *
14.93% *
1980 to 1989
12.09%
12.79% *
14.34% *
16.21% *
1970 to 1979
8.90%
9.00%
8.93%
9.31%
1969 or earlier
9.28%
9.85%
10.75% *
10.89% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
6.70%
7.16%
6.51%
7.11%
1
31.68%
31.20%
31.90%
32.01%
2
39.15%
39.91%
40.05%
39.15%
3 or more
22.47%
21.72%
21.54%
21.73%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
23.29%
22.75%
23.29%
21.79%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
12.78%
14.04%
13.39%
14.27% *
Electricity
50.57%
49.38%
48.96%
48.42%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10.73%
11.46%
11.64%
12.77%
Coal or coke
0.04%
0.01%
0.00% *
0.04%
Wood
2.06%
1.96%
2.24%
2.13%
Solar energy
0.08%
0.06%
0.05%
0.05%
Other fuel
0.14%
0.14%
0.20%
0.19%
No fuel used
0.31%
0.22%
0.24%
0.34%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.35%
0.51%
0.44%
0.41%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.32%
0.52% *
0.44%
0.36%
No telephone service available
5.90%
4.42% *
3.53% *
3.80% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.57%
97.49%
97.28%
97.46%
1.01 to 1.50
1.78%
2.04%
1.97%
1.78%
1.51 or more
0.65%
0.47%
0.75%
0.76%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
1,677,683
1,653,717
1,656,477
1,579,221 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
6.58%
7.16%
6.95%
8.32% *
$50,000 to $99,999
28.32%
30.55% *
33.84% *
37.14% *
$100,000 to $149,999
28.56%
25.97% *
27.20%
25.24% *
$150,000 to $199,999
16.34%
16.02%
15.32%
13.96% *
$200,000 to $299,999
11.83%
12.28%
10.24%
9.19% *
$300,000 to $499,999
6.31%
6.16%
5.05% *
4.94% *
$500,000 to $999,999
1.71%
1.65%
1.20% *
1.04% *
$1,000,000 or more
0.35%
0.21%
0.19% *
0.17% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
125,428
123,957
120,010
115,498 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
1,149,491
1,141,966
1,116,989
1,042,827 *
Less than $300
0.74%
0.58%
0.24% *
0.67%
$300 to $499
4.36%
4.39%
3.70%
4.43%
$500 to $699
10.97%
10.89%
11.86%
12.80% *
$700 to $999
27.80%
26.47%
26.59%
28.50%
$1,000 to $1,499
33.45%
32.57%
34.78%
31.65%
$1,500 to $1,999
13.92%
14.55%
13.86%
12.86%
$2,000 or more
8.76%
10.56% *
8.97%
9.09%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,079
1,099
1,093
1,047 *
Housing units without a mortgage
528,192
511,751
539,488
536,394
Less than $100
1.67%
1.94%
1.60%
1.34%
$100 to $199
20.14%
20.51%
20.00%
25.07%
$200 to $299
35.27%
38.57% *
34.56%
36.22%
$300 to $399
22.99%
21.75%
21.00%
20.53%
$400 or more
19.92%
17.23%
22.83%
16.84% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
279
270
280
263
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
1,149,491
1,141,966
1,116,989
1,042,827 *
Less than 20 percent
42.10%
41.83%
41.82%
44.59%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
17.64%
17.03%
18.60%
17.53%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.44%
12.35%
12.05%
12.42%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.91%
8.67%
7.92%
7.37%
35.0 percent or more
19.90%
20.12%
19.61%
18.09% *
Not computed
4,489
4,855
3,474
4,389
Housing unit without a mortgage
528,192
511,751
539,488
536,394
Less than 10 percent
45.91%
48.66%
44.65%
49.26%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
18.60%
19.38%
19.83%
17.33%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.88%
9.88%
11.51%
11.88%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.41%
7.04%
6.86%
6.60%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4.86%
4.16%
5.00%
4.73%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2.56%
3.17%
2.17%
2.72%
35.0 percent or more
9.78%
7.70% *
9.98%
7.49% *
Not computed
3,688
4,735
6,408 *
1,930
 
Specified renter-occupied units
1,019,764
991,597
974,059
933,942 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
4.17%
4.29%
4.29%
5.68% *
$200 to $299
5.21%
4.65%
4.82%
4.39%
$300 to $499
23.35%
24.22%
22.19%
24.40%
$500 to $749
41.90%
40.68%
39.76% *
38.14% *
$750 to $999
18.22%
19.04%
18.85%
19.38%
$1,000 to $1,499
5.70%
5.79%
8.72% *
6.85%
$1,500 or more
1.46%
1.32%
1.36%
1.15%
No cash rent
100,385
90,142
95,021
75,823 *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
601
602
610
592
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
14.77%
15.87%
17.57% *
19.37% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.14%
15.26%
15.29%
16.04% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.78%
13.96%
14.70% *
13.56%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.10%
10.72% *
11.30%
12.05%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.18%
8.31%
8.27%
8.46%
35.0 percent or more
37.02%
35.87%
32.86% *
30.52% *
Not computed
120,011
102,659 *
111,885
88,677 *
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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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