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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
582,755
581,090 c
579,724 c
576,681 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
49.33%
50.66%
47.47%
47.29%
1-unit, attached
4.68%
4.81%
5.45%
4.88%
2 units
15.06%
14.92%
17.11% *
15.67%
3 or 4 units
10.05%
8.54%
8.76%
8.40%
5 to 9 units
4.68%
5.09%
5.03%
6.47% *
10 to 19 units
4.70%
4.07%
4.70%
5.08%
20 or more units
11.07%
11.18%
11.16%
11.68%
Mobile home
0.43%
0.67%
0.33%
0.52%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.06%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
5.36%
4.59%
4.65%
2.96% *
1990 to 1994
3.47%
3.23%
4.00%
4.56% *
1980 to 1989
9.83%
9.13%
9.97%
10.19%
1970 to 1979
10.05%
11.23%
10.33%
12.24% *
1960 to 1969
12.99%
13.40%
12.14%
12.58%
1950 to 1959
14.18%
14.38%
14.69%
13.06%
1940 to 1949
7.26%
7.40%
7.60%
7.57%
1939 or earlier
36.86%
36.65%
36.63%
36.85%
 
ROOMS
1 room
1.19%
1.12%
1.87%
1.27%
2 rooms
5.25%
4.84%
4.11% *
4.24%
3 rooms
8.94%
9.80%
8.74%
11.05% *
4 rooms
13.94%
15.11%
15.55%
16.40% *
5 rooms
17.10%
15.47%
17.58%
16.65%
6 rooms
16.05%
16.23%
15.42%
14.40%
7 rooms
13.90%
13.86%
12.71%
13.03%
8 rooms
10.23%
11.30%
11.89% *
10.62%
9 rooms or more
13.40%
12.28%
12.14%
12.35%
Median (rooms)
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.5
 
Occupied housing units
551,957
554,224
565,799 *
549,974
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
33.95%
24.24% *
17.83% *
7.56% *
1995 to 1999
22.10%
26.29% *
32.16% *
38.29% *
1990 to 1994
12.08%
14.76% *
14.21% *
15.55% *
1980 to 1989
12.21%
12.83%
12.85%
14.21% *
1970 to 1979
8.46%
9.16%
10.24% *
10.73% *
1969 or earlier
11.20%
12.72% *
12.70% *
13.67% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
9.64%
8.52%
10.18%
8.76%
1
35.96%
36.82%
35.41%
36.42%
2
39.73%
40.10%
38.83%
39.94%
3 or more
14.67%
14.55%
15.58%
14.88%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
50.29%
49.99%
48.85%
48.70%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.58%
1.39%
1.86%
1.57%
Electricity
11.71%
9.89% *
11.42%
13.17%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
35.60%
37.93%
37.09%
35.76%
Coal or coke
0.07%
0.08%
0.04%
0.08%
Wood
0.18%
0.29%
0.40%
0.25%
Solar energy
0.09%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.21%
0.39%
0.20%
0.23%
No fuel used
0.26%
0.04% *
0.14%
0.25%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.25%
0.37%
0.36%
0.22%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.19%
0.43%
0.64% *
0.32%
No telephone service available
1.63%
0.68% *
1.30%
0.70% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.89%
98.08%
98.00%
98.27%
1.01 to 1.50
1.71%
1.24%
1.43%
1.20%
1.51 or more
0.41%
0.68%
0.58%
0.52%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
274,543
282,850
274,395
261,489
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.58%
0.85%
0.51%
0.53%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.74%
0.60%
1.65% *
1.93% *
$100,000 to $149,999
2.17%
2.83%
5.08% *
8.54% *
$150,000 to $199,999
3.04%
8.20% *
12.37% *
18.11% *
$200,000 to $299,999
20.34%
27.34% *
28.14% *
27.78% *
$300,000 to $499,999
46.37%
40.23% *
33.79% *
31.23% *
$500,000 to $999,999
23.42%
17.16% *
15.53% *
10.54% *
$1,000,000 or more
3.34%
2.80%
2.94%
1.33% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
382,383
343,938 *
322,466 *
284,601 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
199,249
203,696
193,034
182,980 *
Less than $300
0.23%
0.18%
0.61%
0.23%
$300 to $499
1.42%
1.19%
0.73%
0.99%
$500 to $699
1.50%
1.97%
1.86%
1.80%
$700 to $999
4.87%
5.06%
6.40%
8.49% *
$1,000 to $1,499
19.32%
22.70% *
22.20%
25.34% *
$1,500 to $1,999
27.51%
30.20%
26.43%
28.46%
$2,000 or more
45.14%
38.70% *
41.75%
34.70% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,913
1,818 *
1,843 *
1,706 *
Housing units without a mortgage
75,294
79,154
81,361
78,509
Less than $100
0.00%
0.00%
0.28%
0.00%
$100 to $199
0.93%
1.37%
0.72%
0.22%
$200 to $299
4.69%
5.16%
4.79%
5.42%
$300 to $399
9.50%
12.73%
15.29% *
13.71% *
$400 or more
84.88%
80.74%
78.92% *
80.66%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
561
535
545
535
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
199,249
203,696
193,034
182,980 *
Less than 20 percent
34.81%
41.74% *
38.49%
44.24% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
20.09%
18.40%
17.48%
20.18%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.38%
11.97%
15.28%
13.99%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.06%
9.35%
9.73%
6.92%
35.0 percent or more
22.65%
18.53% *
19.02% *
14.67% *
Not computed
397
218
712
715
Housing unit without a mortgage
75,294
79,154
81,361
78,509
Less than 10 percent
34.97%
40.01%
35.48%
39.08%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
22.19%
19.05%
22.71%
18.02%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.79%
12.72%
8.73%
9.43%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
8.05%
7.01%
7.25%
7.28%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4.21%
3.13%
5.19%
5.28%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
5.99%
2.21% *
6.32%
3.33% *
35.0 percent or more
14.80%
15.87%
14.32%
17.60%
Not computed
0
394
550
186
 
Specified renter-occupied units
211,037
195,601 *
212,625
218,139
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
2.15%
1.49%
2.36%
3.20%
$200 to $299
5.85%
5.47%
3.55% *
4.06%
$300 to $499
7.91%
6.32%
8.77%
7.49%
$500 to $749
11.26%
13.55%
13.03%
15.63% *
$750 to $999
21.26%
20.73%
23.10%
26.30% *
$1,000 to $1,499
35.30%
34.19%
33.83%
28.10% *
$1,500 or more
16.27%
18.25%
15.35%
15.23%
No cash rent
9,249
6,111
9,070
8,032
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,018
1,028
993
943 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
15.37%
15.29%
20.36% *
18.18%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
16.79%
16.38%
17.32%
16.16%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
11.44%
13.24%
13.31%
15.78% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.52%
13.26%
11.95%
15.16%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.85%
8.61%
8.79%
7.55%
35.0 percent or more
35.03%
33.22%
28.27% *
27.17% *
Not computed
11,399
8,621
12,881
9,419
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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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