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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
377,901
372,209 c
366,374 c
359,411 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
49.03%
51.36%
50.63%
51.34%
1-unit, attached
23.41%
23.48%
23.60%
22.68%
2 units
0.44%
1.22% *
0.43%
0.38%
3 or 4 units
1.53%
0.95%
1.37%
1.72%
5 to 9 units
4.57%
6.33% *
4.66%
6.00%
10 to 19 units
12.30%
7.87% *
9.85% *
8.89% *
20 or more units
8.17%
8.33%
8.53%
8.38%
Mobile home
0.55%
0.46%
0.93%
0.61%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
13.56%
11.04% *
12.09%
10.23% *
1990 to 1994
8.93%
7.99%
9.40%
10.27%
1980 to 1989
25.16%
25.66%
25.57%
27.38%
1970 to 1979
21.55%
23.83%
22.81%
21.52%
1960 to 1969
14.74%
15.87%
16.79%
14.69%
1950 to 1959
12.05%
11.15%
9.81% *
11.50%
1940 to 1949
2.84%
3.52%
2.76%
3.24%
1939 or earlier
1.19%
0.92%
0.77%
1.16%
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.92%
1.04%
0.98%
0.77%
2 rooms
3.22%
3.42%
3.02%
3.63%
3 rooms
8.21%
6.92%
7.48%
7.25%
4 rooms
10.63%
10.49%
11.27%
10.99%
5 rooms
13.46%
11.87%
10.94% *
11.02% *
6 rooms
10.89%
11.81%
12.06%
11.82%
7 rooms
12.73%
12.03%
13.46%
11.15%
8 rooms
15.17%
15.40%
15.06%
16.51%
9 rooms or more
24.76%
27.03%
25.72%
26.87%
Median (rooms)
6.7
6.9
6.8
6.9
 
Occupied housing units
366,851
363,100
361,079 *
349,721 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
40.61%
29.52% *
21.66% *
8.57% *
1995 to 1999
22.93%
27.99% *
34.59% *
46.77% *
1990 to 1994
11.45%
12.83%
14.32% *
14.87% *
1980 to 1989
14.60%
17.44% *
17.59% *
17.91% *
1970 to 1979
6.78%
7.31%
6.71%
7.49%
1969 or earlier
3.63%
4.90% *
5.14% *
4.39%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
3.67%
3.19%
3.29%
3.74%
1
29.23%
27.57%
27.82%
27.05%
2
45.77%
45.12%
44.99%
48.49%
3 or more
21.32%
24.12% *
23.90% *
20.72%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
58.68%
58.54%
59.30%
56.46%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.06%
0.94%
1.60%
1.35%
Electricity
36.27%
35.92%
34.65%
37.15%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.63%
4.15%
4.24%
4.64%
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wood
0.15%
0.12%
0.17%
0.15%
Solar energy
0.07%
0.00%
0.00%
0.05%
Other fuel
0.00%
0.28%
0.00%
0.06%
No fuel used
0.15%
0.06%
0.04%
0.14%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.31%
0.38%
0.05%
0.36%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.16%
0.25%
0.05%
0.18%
No telephone service available
1.17%
0.66%
0.25% *
0.52%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
96.73%
96.41%
95.52%
96.40%
1.01 to 1.50
2.21%
1.87%
3.15%
2.19%
1.51 or more
1.06%
1.72%
1.32%
1.41%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
233,684
240,110
235,668
218,517 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.68%
0.28%
0.75%
1.59%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.69%
0.81%
1.70% *
2.58% *
$100,000 to $149,999
2.62%
5.98% *
8.43% *
11.07% *
$150,000 to $199,999
5.68%
11.87% *
16.12% *
20.17% *
$200,000 to $299,999
22.40%
24.86%
31.13% *
31.27% *
$300,000 to $499,999
45.00%
40.24% *
30.99% *
25.07% *
$500,000 to $999,999
20.29%
14.74% *
9.86% *
7.27% *
$1,000,000 or more
2.65%
1.23% *
1.03% *
0.98% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
368,409
332,026 *
272,886 *
252,860 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
198,666
207,464
202,559
188,020
Less than $300
0.08%
0.10%
0.31%
0.00%
$300 to $499
0.78%
0.42%
0.36%
0.70%
$500 to $699
1.08%
0.74%
2.13% *
0.84%
$700 to $999
4.82%
4.51%
4.57%
4.89%
$1,000 to $1,499
17.74%
25.53% *
21.55% *
27.66% *
$1,500 to $1,999
29.63%
26.42%
29.78%
27.67%
$2,000 or more
45.87%
42.28%
41.30% *
38.24% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,929
1,863 *
1,810 *
1,765 *
Housing units without a mortgage
35,018
32,646
33,109
30,497
Less than $100
1.15%
0.00%
0.55%
0.00%
$100 to $199
1.81%
0.00%
1.29%
11.28% *
$200 to $299
6.23%
7.92%
10.83%
6.12%
$300 to $399
11.94%
22.74% *
16.96%
22.69% *
$400 or more
78.87%
69.35% *
70.37% *
59.92% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
543
475 *
483 *
436 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
198,666
207,464
202,559
188,020
Less than 20 percent
40.89%
42.64%
50.36% *
48.66% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.23%
20.24% *
16.15%
19.44% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.96%
13.22%
12.66%
11.72%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.42%
7.95%
6.52% *
7.01%
35.0 percent or more
19.50%
15.95% *
14.31% *
13.18% *
Not computed
513
243
0
127
Housing unit without a mortgage
35,018
32,646
33,109
30,497
Less than 10 percent
48.61%
55.79%
64.34% *
68.76% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
26.70%
22.65%
16.79% *
11.83% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
6.95%
6.99%
6.84%
4.49%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
5.08%
2.02% *
1.28% *
2.30% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
2.99%
2.10%
1.69%
1.92%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
1.12%
2.04%
2.36%
0.60%
35.0 percent or more
8.55%
8.41%
6.69%
10.12%
Not computed
0
718
381
176
 
Specified renter-occupied units
104,472
89,590 *
94,653 *
102,512
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
1.02%
0.73%
1.54%
0.67%
$200 to $299
0.34%
2.35%
1.14%
1.28%
$300 to $499
2.21%
1.74%
3.58%
1.02%
$500 to $749
4.38%
3.35%
5.87%
5.15%
$750 to $999
20.85%
20.55%
21.86%
26.39%
$1,000 to $1,499
48.40%
43.43%
42.01%
44.80%
$1,500 or more
22.80%
27.86%
23.99%
20.68%
No cash rent
3,223
3,036
4,397
4,163
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,192
1,211
1,156
1,141
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
11.53%
17.12%
15.89%
19.19% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
17.00%
10.61% *
16.93%
18.68%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.32%
23.09% *
14.80%
15.03%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.63%
10.05%
11.13%
13.95%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.68%
10.24%
14.97% *
4.92%
35.0 percent or more
36.84%
28.89% *
26.28% *
28.23% *
Not computed
5,401
4,421
4,762
5,566
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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.
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