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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
535,805
531,979 c
527,837 c
522,323 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
79.68%
80.46%
80.63%
82.46% *
1-unit, attached
3.44%
3.24%
3.75%
3.79%
2 units
6.00%
5.10%
4.75%
4.00% *
3 or 4 units
2.07%
2.61%
2.73%
1.54%
5 to 9 units
2.29%
2.66%
1.56%
2.14%
10 to 19 units
2.94%
2.28%
3.08%
1.49% *
20 or more units
2.80%
2.66%
2.50%
3.51%
Mobile home
0.77%
0.98%
0.98%
1.08%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
9.68%
8.26%
6.73% *
6.17% *
1990 to 1994
4.51%
4.32%
4.54%
4.22%
1980 to 1989
9.33%
9.42%
11.08%
11.28% *
1970 to 1979
19.76%
20.82%
20.69%
20.28%
1960 to 1969
22.55%
21.81%
21.81%
24.06%
1950 to 1959
18.39%
19.15%
18.29%
17.62%
1940 to 1949
5.21%
5.14%
6.20%
5.62%
1939 or earlier
10.56%
11.08%
10.66%
10.76%
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.83%
1.18%
0.86%
0.84%
2 rooms
2.01%
2.26%
2.03%
2.13%
3 rooms
6.13%
7.78%
6.28%
6.91%
4 rooms
10.47%
9.64%
9.88%
10.47%
5 rooms
14.73%
16.34%
17.53% *
14.13%
6 rooms
21.42%
18.65% *
19.16%
19.39%
7 rooms
17.97%
17.09%
18.18%
17.54%
8 rooms
14.56%
14.32%
14.75%
15.38%
9 rooms or more
11.89%
12.74%
11.35%
13.21%
Median (rooms)
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.3
 
Occupied housing units
487,650
484,562
488,170
472,525 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
25.66%
20.01% *
13.67% *
4.03% *
1995 to 1999
22.99%
26.58% *
31.59% *
32.53% *
1990 to 1994
11.67%
12.01%
13.08%
16.39% *
1980 to 1989
14.84%
16.73%
15.87%
17.68% *
1970 to 1979
13.35%
13.29%
13.16%
15.12%
1969 or earlier
11.50%
11.38%
12.64%
14.24% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
4.48%
5.01%
5.05%
5.26%
1
24.80%
27.72%
26.80%
25.04%
2
44.49%
43.53%
45.95%
45.23%
3 or more
26.23%
23.74%
22.20% *
24.47%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
31.03%
27.57% *
29.90%
28.59%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.61%
1.76%
1.61%
2.66% *
Electricity
6.59%
8.24%
6.39%
7.15%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
60.19%
61.73%
61.31%
60.93%
Coal or coke
0.18%
0.00%
0.03%
0.09%
Wood
0.27%
0.42%
0.21%
0.11%
Solar energy
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.13%
0.22%
0.39% *
0.28%
No fuel used
0.00%
0.06%
0.16%
0.19%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.25%
0.29%
0.55% *
0.35%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.15%
0.14%
0.33%
0.42%
No telephone service available
0.82%
0.86%
0.66%
0.54%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.16%
97.89%
97.76%
97.10%
1.01 to 1.50
2.00%
1.71%
1.83%
2.10%
1.51 or more
0.84%
0.40%
0.41%
0.80%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
365,602
364,267
357,603
364,531
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.26%
0.32%
0.54%
0.79% *
$50,000 to $99,999
0.57%
1.10% *
2.03% *
3.94% *
$100,000 to $149,999
3.68%
10.33% *
15.63% *
21.66% *
$150,000 to $199,999
6.74%
16.02% *
24.89% *
29.33% *
$200,000 to $299,999
28.86%
32.26% *
31.45%
26.01%
$300,000 to $499,999
44.01%
29.23% *
18.20% *
12.80% *
$500,000 to $999,999
14.00%
8.44% *
5.99% *
4.65% *
$1,000,000 or more
1.89%
2.30%
1.27%
0.82% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
333,521
255,425 *
225,419 *
201,470 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
266,450
266,665
258,242
258,811
Less than $300
0.30%
0.45%
0.23%
0.00%
$300 to $499
0.78%
0.81%
0.53%
0.43%
$500 to $699
0.99%
1.98% *
1.83%
2.34% *
$700 to $999
4.29%
6.96% *
5.34%
5.53%
$1,000 to $1,499
18.79%
20.46%
22.20% *
22.33% *
$1,500 to $1,999
29.86%
30.52%
33.89% *
34.05% *
$2,000 or more
44.98%
38.82% *
35.98% *
35.32% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,923
1,812 *
1,800 *
1,765 *
Housing units without a mortgage
99,152
97,602
99,361
105,720
Less than $100
0.17%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
$100 to $199
0.00%
0.65%
0.23%
0.88%
$200 to $299
2.13%
1.42%
3.47%
2.24%
$300 to $399
3.82%
6.35%
3.49%
5.86%
$400 or more
93.89%
91.59%
92.82%
91.02%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
746
750
754
714
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
266,450
266,665
258,242
258,811
Less than 20 percent
30.34%
35.29% *
31.27%
30.88%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
14.73%
15.62%
16.91%
16.54%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.83%
14.65%
14.41%
13.25%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
10.69%
8.71%
9.52%
9.49%
35.0 percent or more
31.41%
25.73% *
27.89%
29.84%
Not computed
176
590
839
1,480 *
Housing unit without a mortgage
99,152
97,602
99,361
105,720
Less than 10 percent
22.46%
24.33%
25.69%
25.90%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
21.93%
21.27%
19.63%
18.23%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
12.84%
14.37%
13.60%
17.32%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
11.05%
9.35%
13.50%
9.27%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.57%
6.43%
6.31%
5.75%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
4.79%
3.46%
3.47%
3.53%
35.0 percent or more
21.35%
20.79%
17.80%
20.01%
Not computed
1,164
396
359
991
 
Specified renter-occupied units
94,812
95,353
107,200
88,021
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
3.19%
0.89% *
1.97%
0.55% *
$200 to $299
2.01%
3.42%
0.61%
1.57%
$300 to $499
2.79%
4.94%
3.09%
6.94% *
$500 to $749
7.68%
8.31%
11.33%
12.25%
$750 to $999
20.53%
26.30%
24.54%
26.14%
$1,000 to $1,499
40.41%
41.47%
44.30%
40.52%
$1,500 or more
23.40%
14.66% *
14.17% *
12.02% *
No cash rent
4,039
4,988
4,462
3,020
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,127
1,057
1,079
1,024 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
11.88%
10.20%
13.33%
13.27%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
15.67%
12.50%
17.31%
15.20%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.65%
15.14%
14.80%
13.12%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.09%
12.38%
9.13%
10.28%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.27%
9.00%
8.34%
9.67%
35.0 percent or more
39.44%
40.78%
37.09%
38.46%
Not computed
5,590
6,432
6,121
5,111
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Footnotes

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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