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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
3,311,721
3,300,181 c
3,285,976 c
3,270,909 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
49.19%
49.22%
48.70%
48.82%
1-unit, attached
6.24%
6.02%
6.34%
6.39%
2 units
2.21%
3.16% *
3.02% *
2.91% *
3 or 4 units
6.12%
6.27%
5.98%
5.93%
5 to 9 units
8.81%
8.38%
9.62%
8.95%
10 to 19 units
8.06%
7.62%
8.65%
9.03% *
20 or more units
17.67%
17.63%
15.98% *
16.47% *
Mobile home
1.62%
1.60%
1.51%
1.48%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.10%
0.09%
0.19%
0.02% *
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
4.43%
4.37%
2.92% *
2.71% *
1990 to 1994
4.65%
4.09% *
3.92% *
4.13%
1980 to 1989
11.81%
11.74%
11.89%
11.17%
1970 to 1979
14.28%
15.07%
14.12%
14.45%
1960 to 1969
15.55%
16.34%
16.24%
17.70% *
1950 to 1959
23.56%
22.41% *
23.30%
22.80%
1940 to 1949
11.78%
13.13% *
13.03% *
13.36% *
1939 or earlier
13.94%
12.85% *
14.58%
13.69%
 
ROOMS
1 room
5.04%
5.23%
5.18%
5.42%
2 rooms
8.88%
8.74%
8.44%
10.99% *
3 rooms
17.79%
18.43%
16.84% *
17.40%
4 rooms
19.79%
18.81%
20.92% *
19.09%
5 rooms
18.08%
18.31%
19.18% *
18.40%
6 rooms
14.85%
15.24%
14.11%
13.92% *
7 rooms
8.13%
8.13%
8.16%
7.80%
8 rooms
4.00%
4.13%
4.09%
3.93%
9 rooms or more
3.44%
2.98% *
3.08%
3.04% *
Median (rooms)
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
 
Occupied housing units
3,169,909
3,145,440 *
3,129,610 *
3,081,188 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
38.01%
29.72% *
20.01% *
8.35% *
1995 to 1999
24.71%
30.95% *
37.62% *
46.30% *
1990 to 1994
11.30%
11.94%
12.88% *
15.61% *
1980 to 1989
11.99%
12.38%
13.72% *
13.66% *
1970 to 1979
7.61%
8.03%
8.32% *
8.28% *
1969 or earlier
6.38%
6.97% *
7.45% *
7.80% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
10.51%
10.87%
10.74%
10.73%
1
35.54%
35.91%
36.58%
36.69%
2
35.19%
35.91%
36.05%
36.15%
3 or more
18.77%
17.32% *
16.63% *
16.43% *
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
73.41%
72.52%
76.95% *
75.79% *
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.13%
1.23%
1.36%
1.64% *
Electricity
19.46%
19.78%
17.07% *
19.04%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.11%
0.08%
0.04%
0.00% *
Coal or coke
0.01%
0.01%
0.03%
0.00%
Wood
0.28%
0.31%
0.18% *
0.39%
Solar energy
0.07%
0.03%
0.13%
0.13%
Other fuel
0.07%
0.16%
0.05%
0.05%
No fuel used
5.46%
5.87%
4.18% *
2.96% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.30%
0.49% *
0.59% *
0.67% *
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.81%
1.23% *
1.17% *
1.28% *
No telephone service available
1.46%
1.94% *
2.27% *
2.68% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
85.78%
84.83% *
85.02%
83.85% *
1.01 to 1.50
8.13%
7.72%
8.38%
8.15%
1.51 or more
6.09%
7.45% *
6.60%
8.00% *
 
Specified owner-occupied units
1,348,562
1,325,613
1,278,312 *
1,261,196 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.99%
1.26%
1.02%
1.22%
$50,000 to $99,999
1.55%
2.02% *
2.65% *
3.64% *
$100,000 to $149,999
5.67%
9.12% *
11.72% *
15.32% *
$150,000 to $199,999
11.43%
17.69% *
21.30% *
25.03% *
$200,000 to $299,999
25.33%
28.58% *
29.81% *
24.95%
$300,000 to $499,999
33.06%
25.22% *
20.77% *
18.85% *
$500,000 to $999,999
17.39%
12.81% *
9.76% *
8.61% *
$1,000,000 or more
4.58%
3.31% *
2.98% *
2.39% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
323,066
262,290 *
241,933 *
228,921 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
1,063,909
1,036,222
995,107 *
973,768 *
Less than $300
0.26%
0.21%
0.32%
0.11%
$300 to $499
1.25%
1.69% *
1.49%
1.62%
$500 to $699
3.07%
2.88%
3.26%
3.05%
$700 to $999
8.38%
7.54%
8.30%
9.35%
$1,000 to $1,499
26.68%
28.52%
26.19%
29.02% *
$1,500 to $1,999
26.52%
27.35%
26.85%
25.56%
$2,000 or more
33.84%
31.81% *
33.59%
31.30% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,674
1,655
1,666
1,617 *
Housing units without a mortgage
284,653
289,391
283,205
287,428
Less than $100
1.14%
0.72%
0.63%
0.93%
$100 to $199
13.51%
19.07% *
16.29% *
15.46%
$200 to $299
29.67%
29.74%
27.41%
29.91%
$300 to $399
22.16%
19.74%
22.98%
23.13%
$400 or more
33.51%
30.73%
32.70%
30.57%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
324
302 *
320
315
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
1,063,909
1,036,222
995,107 *
973,768 *
Less than 20 percent
27.14%
26.81%
26.94%
30.69% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
14.82%
15.63%
15.11%
14.50%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.40%
14.08%
13.31%
12.88%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.79%
9.45%
10.93%
8.49% *
35.0 percent or more
34.86%
34.03%
33.71%
33.43%
Not computed
5,427
4,007
4,182
6,478
Housing unit without a mortgage
284,653
289,391
283,205
287,428
Less than 10 percent
47.93%
51.74% *
54.34% *
54.40% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
17.19%
17.52%
17.11%
19.45%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.84%
9.60%
9.27%
8.65%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.06%
6.20%
4.86% *
4.47% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4.46%
2.42% *
3.33%
2.99%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
3.04%
2.92%
2.38%
1.82% *
35.0 percent or more
10.48%
9.60%
8.73%
8.22%
Not computed
2,575
1,733
2,606
3,671
 
Specified renter-occupied units
1,615,835
1,627,937
1,671,802 *
1,633,019
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
1.07%
0.94%
1.37%
1.26%
$200 to $299
2.38%
2.62%
2.22%
2.39%
$300 to $499
8.85%
8.94%
8.97%
9.95%
$500 to $749
28.76%
32.53% *
32.54% *
34.88% *
$750 to $999
27.34%
27.35%
28.12%
27.90%
$1,000 to $1,499
23.23%
19.61% *
20.12% *
17.96% *
$1,500 or more
8.37%
8.01%
6.67% *
5.67% *
No cash rent
32,778
33,691
35,581
32,498
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
821
782 *
785 *
763 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
11.36%
11.55%
11.98%
12.79% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.92%
13.45%
12.38%
12.65%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.20%
11.99%
13.28%
12.70%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.02%
11.43%
12.38%
12.62%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.23%
9.24%
9.49%
9.03%
35.0 percent or more
42.26%
42.33%
40.50%
40.20% *
Not computed
70,554
64,426
63,700
65,264
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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.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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