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Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year.  Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
589,916
587,704 c
585,800 c
583,646 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
61.55%
62.30%
61.31%
59.53%
1-unit, attached
10.69%
8.19% *
8.83% *
9.37%
2 units
5.36%
6.09%
6.36%
6.91%
3 or 4 units
4.60%
5.99% *
4.08%
5.89%
5 to 9 units
4.53%
5.39%
5.31%
6.28% *
10 to 19 units
4.81%
4.21%
4.68%
3.82%
20 or more units
7.67%
6.95%
8.14%
7.52%
Mobile home
0.78%
0.89%
1.25%
0.67%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.00%
0.04%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
4.48%
3.03% *
3.52%
2.01% *
1990 to 1994
3.25%
2.05% *
2.57%
2.84%
1980 to 1989
5.71%
6.09%
5.99%
6.55%
1970 to 1979
10.14%
10.46%
10.56%
9.67%
1960 to 1969
12.09%
12.48%
11.92%
12.55%
1950 to 1959
18.08%
17.92%
18.75%
17.35%
1940 to 1949
9.43%
12.23% *
12.66% *
14.17% *
1939 or earlier
36.81%
35.73%
34.03% *
34.86%
 
ROOMS
1 room
1.01%
1.02%
0.70%
0.94%
2 rooms
3.09%
3.05%
3.69%
3.62%
3 rooms
9.86%
9.41%
8.89%
10.14%
4 rooms
13.91%
14.96%
13.83%
14.28%
5 rooms
18.01%
18.23%
18.77%
17.27%
6 rooms
22.98%
23.27%
24.55%
25.67% *
7 rooms
13.29%
13.60%
12.58%
12.70%
8 rooms
10.52%
8.32% *
8.72% *
9.04% *
9 rooms or more
7.34%
8.14%
8.28%
6.34%
Median (rooms)
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
 
Occupied housing units
529,930
535,794
531,334
530,224
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
29.95%
22.70% *
17.17% *
8.63% *
1995 to 1999
17.55%
23.77% *
25.31% *
30.64% *
1990 to 1994
11.63%
9.56% *
13.54% *
12.82%
1980 to 1989
14.95%
16.15%
14.95%
16.25%
1970 to 1979
10.62%
10.64%
10.57%
11.87%
1969 or earlier
15.30%
17.18% *
18.45% *
19.80% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
13.23%
15.33% *
15.74% *
15.15%
1
41.39%
38.20% *
37.96% *
41.10%
2
34.10%
34.33%
35.43%
33.99%
3 or more
11.28%
12.15%
10.86%
9.76%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
88.33%
87.92%
86.70% *
88.28%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.72%
0.78%
1.45% *
1.22%
Electricity
8.81%
8.17%
9.54%
7.92%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.21%
2.07% *
1.50%
2.11% *
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.03%
0.04%
0.00%
Wood
0.09%
0.20%
0.11%
0.11%
Solar energy
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.55%
0.58%
0.46%
0.19% *
No fuel used
0.28%
0.23%
0.21%
0.18%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.13%
0.19%
0.12%
0.43%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.15%
0.54% *
0.55% *
0.46%
No telephone service available
2.32%
1.31% *
1.39%
1.22% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
99.34%
98.96%
99.06%
98.60% *
1.01 to 1.50
0.59%
0.77%
0.75%
0.76%
1.51 or more
0.07%
0.27%
0.18%
0.64% *
 
Specified owner-occupied units
341,736
337,605
328,267 *
331,638
VALUE
Less than $50,000
15.90%
16.17%
19.29% *
21.15% *
$50,000 to $99,999
38.09%
43.13% *
41.74% *
43.79% *
$100,000 to $149,999
23.08%
21.91%
22.91%
19.90% *
$150,000 to $199,999
10.40%
9.41%
7.85% *
8.09% *
$200,000 to $299,999
7.12%
4.92% *
5.32% *
4.90% *
$300,000 to $499,999
4.14%
3.11%
2.12% *
1.38% *
$500,000 to $999,999
0.96%
1.16%
0.70%
0.80%
$1,000,000 or more
0.31%
0.19%
0.07%
0.00%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
95,002
89,201 *
90,241 *
88,320 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
210,968
214,037
193,656 *
194,715 *
Less than $300
1.20%
0.68%
0.94%
0.36% *
$300 to $499
4.38%
4.23%
5.28%
6.38% *
$500 to $699
11.18%
12.42%
9.63%
13.90%
$700 to $999
22.04%
26.40% *
27.93% *
27.88% *
$1,000 to $1,499
36.91%
34.76%
31.96% *
31.73% *
$1,500 to $1,999
14.71%
11.48% *
13.80%
10.30% *
$2,000 or more
9.59%
10.03%
10.46%
9.45%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,125
1,080 *
1,074 *
1,019 *
Housing units without a mortgage
130,768
123,568
134,611
136,923
Less than $100
0.77%
0.38%
0.26%
0.27%
$100 to $199
7.15%
5.78%
4.71% *
7.34%
$200 to $299
20.03%
17.76%
18.94%
26.38% *
$300 to $399
26.34%
29.44%
27.11%
30.79% *
$400 or more
45.71%
46.64%
48.98%
35.22% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
385
388
395
348 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
210,968
214,037
193,656 *
194,715 *
Less than 20 percent
44.11%
45.70%
46.31%
48.38%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
14.93%
14.74%
18.26% *
16.22%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.64%
12.62%
10.37%
11.10%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.76%
8.39%
7.80%
7.05%
35.0 percent or more
19.57%
18.55%
17.27%
17.25%
Not computed
551
386
430
185
Housing unit without a mortgage
130,768
123,568
134,611
136,923
Less than 10 percent
35.01%
32.38%
35.52%
35.79%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.06%
21.57%
22.44%
24.04% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
15.27%
16.67%
10.38% *
13.65%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.59%
9.38%
8.17%
8.56%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.88%
5.15%
5.13%
4.52%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
3.93%
5.19%
4.91%
3.83%
35.0 percent or more
13.27%
9.66% *
13.44%
9.62% *
Not computed
1,873
1,797
2,016
947
 
Specified renter-occupied units
169,312
168,124
174,056
172,944
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
6.36%
4.98%
6.04%
6.57%
$200 to $299
6.40%
4.03%
6.66%
4.75%
$300 to $499
22.37%
24.05%
21.22%
29.45% *
$500 to $749
37.54%
40.54%
37.36%
41.37%
$750 to $999
19.63%
19.30%
19.53%
12.19% *
$1,000 to $1,499
6.07%
6.14%
6.36%
3.85% *
$1,500 or more
1.64%
0.96%
2.82%
1.82%
No cash rent
6,990
6,385
7,266
7,344
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
586
588
598
550 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
16.33%
16.34%
18.81%
22.42% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.96%
14.82%
10.98% *
16.18%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.08%
11.85%
13.21%
11.76%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.57%
11.90%
10.79%
14.20%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.39%
8.14%
10.34%
6.47%
35.0 percent or more
34.67%
36.94%
35.86%
28.97% *
Not computed
9,064
9,191
8,494
9,945
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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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