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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
1,085,515
1,072,792 c
1,058,395 c
1,040,149 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
50.48%
49.85%
48.41% *
50.69%
1-unit, attached
9.71%
10.61%
10.53%
10.30%
2 units
2.09%
3.70% *
4.55% *
2.86% *
3 or 4 units
5.65%
5.40%
4.83%
5.10%
5 to 9 units
7.40%
7.20%
6.86%
7.35%
10 to 19 units
6.46%
7.49%
7.11%
8.48% *
20 or more units
13.70%
11.27% *
13.01%
11.35% *
Mobile home
4.40%
4.22%
4.55%
3.75%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.13%
0.26%
0.14%
0.12%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
11.08%
9.49% *
7.52% *
6.78% *
1990 to 1994
7.33%
6.29% *
7.15%
7.13%
1980 to 1989
18.77%
20.42% *
20.69% *
22.89% *
1970 to 1979
25.69%
27.65% *
26.94%
25.25%
1960 to 1969
13.48%
15.02% *
14.59%
15.07%
1950 to 1959
13.28%
12.30%
12.17%
12.81%
1940 to 1949
5.31%
4.07% *
5.79%
4.71%
1939 or earlier
5.06%
4.76%
5.13%
5.36%
 
ROOMS
1 room
2.75%
2.88%
2.99%
3.15%
2 rooms
6.10%
6.41%
6.78%
6.85%
3 rooms
14.38%
14.16%
15.64%
13.95%
4 rooms
21.26%
21.28%
21.88%
20.18%
5 rooms
18.25%
19.07%
18.96%
20.02%
6 rooms
16.84%
15.31% *
15.09% *
15.38%
7 rooms
10.29%
10.76%
9.37%
10.73%
8 rooms
6.05%
5.82%
5.30%
5.49%
9 rooms or more
4.08%
4.31%
3.98%
4.25%
Median (rooms)
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.8
 
Occupied housing units
1,015,791
1,008,680
991,776 *
997,379 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
43.59%
35.76% *
26.99% *
13.01% *
1995 to 1999
23.41%
28.90% *
36.29% *
46.79% *
1990 to 1994
10.42%
10.48%
11.33%
14.11% *
1980 to 1989
11.66%
12.85%
13.99% *
12.65%
1970 to 1979
6.31%
7.08%
7.29% *
7.96% *
1969 or earlier
4.61%
4.93%
4.11%
5.47% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
7.46%
6.73%
7.57%
6.31% *
1
32.56%
33.61%
36.19% *
35.22% *
2
40.54%
40.84%
37.90% *
40.62%
3 or more
19.44%
18.81%
18.34%
17.86%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
63.52%
62.70%
65.48%
62.13%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.32%
3.01%
2.88%
3.01%
Electricity
26.55%
26.48%
24.98%
29.75% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.07%
0.15%
0.12%
0.15%
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.02%
0.04%
0.00%
Wood
1.50%
0.91% *
1.49%
1.24%
Solar energy
0.15%
0.16%
0.06%
0.24%
Other fuel
0.17%
0.32%
0.20%
0.05%
No fuel used
4.72%
6.24% *
4.75%
3.43% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.23%
0.12%
0.34%
0.29%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.67%
0.39%
0.59%
0.48%
No telephone service available
1.75%
1.42%
1.77%
1.77%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
91.11%
91.13%
92.61% *
91.14%
1.01 to 1.50
5.72%
5.20%
4.62% *
5.22%
1.51 or more
3.16%
3.67%
2.78%
3.64%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
487,459
470,933
444,557 *
447,541 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.55%
0.70%
0.72%
0.29%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.80%
0.93%
1.77% *
2.95% *
$100,000 to $149,999
1.78%
3.81% *
7.59% *
11.07% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.36%
9.56% *
17.40% *
23.34% *
$200,000 to $299,999
16.07%
29.17% *
31.15% *
29.76% *
$300,000 to $499,999
51.03%
38.54% *
27.71% *
22.00% *
$500,000 to $999,999
22.05%
14.77% *
11.20% *
8.67% *
$1,000,000 or more
3.35%
2.52%
2.45%
1.92% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
385,798
329,606 *
276,637 *
245,780 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
379,945
369,808
347,444 *
351,304 *
Less than $300
0.18%
0.48%
0.27%
0.14%
$300 to $499
1.48%
1.11%
1.21%
1.18%
$500 to $699
2.43%
2.14%
2.86%
3.19%
$700 to $999
7.57%
8.06%
8.01%
6.52%
$1,000 to $1,499
22.47%
23.65%
24.52%
25.99% *
$1,500 to $1,999
26.17%
26.86%
26.49%
31.69% *
$2,000 or more
39.70%
37.71%
36.64%
31.30% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,803
1,767
1,716 *
1,676 *
Housing units without a mortgage
107,514
101,125
97,113
96,237 *
Less than $100
1.88%
0.37% *
0.63% *
0.96%
$100 to $199
12.66%
14.21%
11.64%
16.76% *
$200 to $299
26.39%
28.61%
22.56%
27.89%
$300 to $399
23.33%
20.41%
21.92%
22.66%
$400 or more
35.75%
36.40%
43.26% *
31.72%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
335
330
365 *
317
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
379,945
369,808
347,444 *
351,304 *
Less than 20 percent
24.73%
26.32%
27.02%
27.96% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.82%
18.29%
17.20%
17.09%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
15.28%
13.71%
13.99%
14.21%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
10.70%
11.28%
10.92%
12.48%
35.0 percent or more
32.47%
30.41%
30.87%
28.25% *
Not computed
1,813
1,540
1,168
535
Housing unit without a mortgage
107,514
101,125
97,113
96,237 *
Less than 10 percent
52.50%
53.05%
53.86%
60.58% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
21.84%
16.48%
18.49%
17.64%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.26%
9.54%
7.78%
7.09%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
4.16%
6.45%
6.08%
5.02%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4.65%
4.92%
2.29% *
2.44%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
0.73%
1.64%
1.94% *
1.19%
35.0 percent or more
6.86%
7.91%
9.57%
6.04%
Not computed
580
474
1,283
650
 
Specified renter-occupied units
439,779
454,982
464,547 *
474,499 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
0.85%
1.07%
1.22%
1.87% *
$200 to $299
2.26%
2.04%
2.01%
1.59%
$300 to $499
5.04%
4.90%
5.29%
5.64%
$500 to $749
18.75%
21.11%
26.19% *
27.71% *
$750 to $999
30.52%
28.76%
29.24%
28.28%
$1,000 to $1,499
29.67%
31.24%
25.79% *
26.52%
$1,500 or more
12.91%
10.88%
10.24% *
8.39% *
No cash rent
18,481
26,854 *
23,129
30,676 *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
934
932
872 *
859 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
8.86%
9.13%
9.81%
14.65% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.52%
10.56%
11.79%
14.18% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
11.61%
14.20% *
12.41%
13.07%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.62%
15.14% *
13.61%
11.90%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.12%
9.89%
10.15%
9.21%
35.0 percent or more
47.26%
41.09% *
42.22% *
37.00% *
Not computed
27,031
33,249
31,955
35,520 *
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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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