ACS: 2003 Multiyear Profile for Washington -- Table 4

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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
	2003 Estimate	2002 Estimate	2001 Estimate	2000 Estimate
Total housing units	2,567,328	2,530,215 c	2,496,301 c	2,451,075 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	61.76%	61.20%	61.03%	60.05% *
1-unit, attached	2.87%	3.10%	3.01%	3.09%
2 units	3.14%	3.46%	3.67%	4.29% *
3 or 4 units	4.08%	3.88%	4.56%	4.61%
5 to 9 units	4.90%	4.95%	5.13%	5.26%
10 to 19 units	6.35%	6.00%	6.12%	6.31%
20 or more units	8.99%	9.03%	8.19%	8.27%
Mobile home	7.68%	8.20%	8.08%	7.89%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.24%	0.18%	0.21%	0.22%

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later	15.58%	14.27% *	12.74% *	12.08% *
1990 to 1994	10.36%	10.28%	10.57%	10.25%
1980 to 1989	15.00%	16.22%	16.01%	15.89%
1970 to 1979	19.48%	19.64%	20.56%	20.11%
1960 to 1969	11.61%	11.01%	11.31%	11.97%
1950 to 1959	9.50%	9.69%	9.72%	9.86%
1940 to 1949	6.56%	7.03%	6.88%	7.46% *
1939 or earlier	11.90%	11.85%	12.20%	12.38%

ROOMS
1 room	2.61%	2.37%	2.25%	2.19%
2 rooms	5.48%	5.70%	5.51%	5.81%
3 rooms	10.54%	10.34%	10.28%	11.21%
4 rooms	16.17%	17.11%	16.64%	18.10% *
5 rooms	18.30%	18.06%	18.83%	18.74%
6 rooms	17.66%	16.36% *	16.67%	15.52% *
7 rooms	12.62%	13.28%	12.67%	12.40%
8 rooms	8.18%	8.39%	8.30%	7.49%
9 rooms or more	8.44%	8.38%	8.86%	8.54%
Median (rooms)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2

Occupied housing units	2,382,320	2,358,892	2,323,138 *	2,277,698 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	43.02%	34.95% *	24.58% *	11.54% *
1995 to 1999	22.54%	27.02% *	34.90% *	45.40% *
1990 to 1994	12.11%	13.19%	14.93% *	15.70% *
1980 to 1989	11.03%	12.71% *	12.74% *	13.95% *
1970 to 1979	6.44%	7.17% *	7.00%	7.77% *
1969 or earlier	4.85%	4.95%	5.85% *	5.65% *

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	6.67%	6.98%	7.09%	6.76%
1	30.82%	30.92%	31.16%	32.29% *
2	38.96%	38.60%	39.29%	39.25%
3 or more	23.54%	23.50%	22.45%	21.70% *

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	32.40%	31.05%	31.10%	30.04%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3.99%	4.07%	3.95%	3.88%
Electricity	52.49%	53.21%	54.07% *	55.47% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	5.30%	5.24%	5.19%	5.29%
Coal or coke	0.02%	0.02%	0.05%	0.01%
Wood	4.80%	5.27%	4.57%	4.30%
Solar energy	0.04%	0.04%	0.05%	0.03%
Other fuel	0.69%	0.92%	0.69%	0.74%
No fuel used	0.27%	0.18%	0.34%	0.25%

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	0.46%	0.37%	0.33%	0.49%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	0.63%	0.61%	0.53%	0.65%
No telephone service available	3.05%	2.16% *	2.49%	1.54% *

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	96.87%	96.39%	96.45%	96.35%
1.01 to 1.50	1.99%	2.50% *	2.08%	2.30%
1.51 or more	1.14%	1.11%	1.47% *	1.34%

Specified owner-occupied units	1,254,408	1,232,402	1,214,471	1,150,763 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1.02%	1.12%	1.28%	1.13%
$50,000 to $99,999	8.12%	9.83% *	10.18% *	11.66% *
$100,000 to $149,999	19.26%	21.32%	24.14% *	26.62% *
$150,000 to $199,999	21.52%	22.11%	22.11%	23.42% *
$200,000 to $299,999	26.34%	23.88% *	23.17% *	21.04% *
$300,000 to $499,999	17.58%	16.59%	14.70% *	11.98% *
$500,000 to $999,999	5.17%	4.51%	3.75% *	3.64% *
$1,000,000 or more	0.99%	0.65% *	0.65% *	0.52% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	200,235	193,481 *	188,800 *	180,915 *

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage	947,207	936,582	908,170	861,822 *
Less than $300	0.35%	0.37%	0.20%	0.13% *
$300 to $499	1.53%	1.33%	1.82%	1.78%
$500 to $699	4.29%	4.49%	4.64%	5.12%
$700 to $999	16.06%	15.82%	14.90% *	16.69%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.79%	32.47% *	34.45%	37.09%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.49%	25.13% *	24.17%	21.87%
$2,000 or more	18.49%	20.39% *	19.83%	17.32%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	1,380	1,430 *	1,412 *	1,354
Housing units without a mortgage	307,201	295,820	306,301	288,941
Less than $100	0.86%	0.26%	0.75%	0.70%
$100 to $199	7.63%	7.63%	7.95%	7.91%
$200 to $299	21.44%	20.75%	19.26%	23.21%
$300 to $399	25.85%	24.58%	27.07%	28.48% *
$400 or more	44.21%	46.78%	44.96%	39.69% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	376	387	381	357 *

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage	947,207	936,582	908,170	861,822 *
Less than 20 percent	32.11%	32.25%	32.20%	35.25%
20.0 to 24.9 percent	17.06%	17.83%	19.37%	18.22%
25.0 to 29.9 percent	15.45%	14.63%	14.17%	15.09%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9.58%	10.15%	9.61%	9.46%
35.0 percent or more	25.79%	25.14%	24.66%	21.98% *
Not computed	4,065	5,110	2,478	2,283
Housing unit without a mortgage	307,201	295,820	306,301	288,941
Less than 10 percent	46.86%	42.02% *	42.04% *	49.27%
10.0 to 14.9 percent	21.96%	23.23%	23.83%	23.53%
15.0 to 19.9 percent	11.94%	13.17%	11.16%	10.24%
20.0 to 24.9 percent	6.75%	6.62%	6.57%	4.73% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent	3.25%	4.23%	3.73%	3.17%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	2.32%	3.39%	3.63% *	2.80%
35.0 percent or more	6.91%	7.33%	9.03% *	6.26%
Not computed	1,783	1,380	3,135	911

Specified renter-occupied units	844,514	833,666	826,042	850,593
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200	3.53%	3.75%	3.51%	3.38%
$200 to $299	2.59%	3.59%	2.66%	3.35%
$300 to $499	12.40%	12.52%	12.94%	14.03%
$500 to $749	33.81%	34.40%	35.97%	36.87% *
$750 to $999	26.58%	26.14%	25.63%	25.37%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.63%	15.40%	15.39%	13.24% *
$1,500 or more	4.46%	4.20%	3.89%	3.76%
No cash rent	43,364	38,719	32,669 *	37,859
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	734	725	717	697 *

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	11.66%	11.36%	13.82% *	14.83% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent	12.98%	14.27%	13.66%	15.98% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent	13.73%	13.53%	14.41%	15.02%
25.0 to 29.9 percent	12.34%	11.58%	13.12%	10.87%
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9.17%	9.34%	9.06%	8.88%
35.0 percent or more	40.12%	39.93%	35.94% *	34.41% *
Not computed	49,881	44,963	41,259	48,364

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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.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
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