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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
773,126
763,701 c
755,240 c
742,237 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
56.67%
55.57%
56.49%
55.52%
1-unit, attached
3.13%
2.87%
2.52%
3.31%
2 units
2.62%
2.35%
2.83%
2.16%
3 or 4 units
4.51%
4.72%
4.52%
5.01%
5 to 9 units
6.60%
6.93%
7.09%
7.65%
10 to 19 units
8.49%
8.58%
9.47%
9.91%
20 or more units
15.63%
15.75%
14.31%
13.17% *
Mobile home
2.25%
3.17% *
2.66%
3.08% *
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.11%
0.06%
0.12%
0.19%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
11.01%
10.63%
8.61% *
8.99% *
1990 to 1994
8.68%
8.53%
8.79%
7.31%
1980 to 1989
15.55%
19.01% *
16.28%
17.55% *
1970 to 1979
16.70%
16.14%
18.01%
17.56%
1960 to 1969
15.10%
13.70%
15.91%
14.93%
1950 to 1959
10.80%
11.82%
10.52%
11.96%
1940 to 1949
6.90%
6.29%
6.77%
7.26%
1939 or earlier
15.27%
13.88%
15.11%
14.46%
 
ROOMS
1 room
4.07%
3.79%
3.43%
3.33%
2 rooms
7.67%
7.85%
7.21%
8.26%
3 rooms
13.54%
13.80%
12.63%
14.23%
4 rooms
15.23%
15.79%
15.45%
15.66%
5 rooms
13.89%
14.69%
15.67% *
15.27%
6 rooms
13.31%
13.70%
13.33%
13.00%
7 rooms
11.85%
10.92%
11.73%
10.79%
8 rooms
9.33%
9.25%
9.39%
8.30%
9 rooms or more
11.11%
10.22%
11.16%
11.17%
Median (rooms)
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
 
Occupied housing units
722,826
723,926
721,881
707,183 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
43.29%
35.43% *
23.59% *
11.24% *
1995 to 1999
21.65%
26.19% *
36.45% *
47.14% *
1990 to 1994
11.11%
12.62%
13.99% *
13.96% *
1980 to 1989
11.69%
13.07%
12.62%
13.79% *
1970 to 1979
6.28%
6.94%
6.83%
7.62% *
1969 or earlier
5.98%
5.75%
6.51%
6.25%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
8.88%
9.19%
9.78%
8.28%
1
34.96%
33.94%
33.57%
35.74%
2
37.04%
37.97%
38.39%
36.93%
3 or more
19.11%
18.90%
18.25%
19.05%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
44.28%
42.91%
42.58%
42.38%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.46%
1.46%
1.45%
1.38%
Electricity
44.23%
45.84%
45.55%
46.74% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7.49%
7.63%
7.87%
7.74%
Coal or coke
0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Wood
1.45%
1.15%
1.25%
0.77% *
Solar energy
0.03%
0.08%
0.11%
0.03%
Other fuel
0.58%
0.63%
0.82%
0.78%
No fuel used
0.46%
0.31%
0.37%
0.18% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.55%
0.25%
0.13% *
0.65%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.93%
0.61%
0.48% *
0.51% *
No telephone service available
3.88%
2.20% *
2.11% *
1.29% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.02%
96.74%
96.51%
96.09% *
1.01 to 1.50
1.46%
1.75%
1.52%
2.05%
1.51 or more
1.52%
1.51%
1.97%
1.86%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
380,524
373,753
369,782
347,072 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.62%
0.81%
0.75%
0.62%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.84%
0.99%
1.19%
1.50%
$100,000 to $149,999
3.79%
5.52% *
8.06% *
12.18% *
$150,000 to $199,999
13.31%
16.92% *
17.92% *
22.95% *
$200,000 to $299,999
34.83%
32.94%
32.54%
30.99% *
$300,000 to $499,999
31.85%
30.65%
29.23% *
22.07% *
$500,000 to $999,999
12.07%
10.19%
8.62% *
8.19% *
$1,000,000 or more
2.68%
1.98%
1.68% *
1.50% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
288,517
279,608 *
259,647 *
247,673 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
297,357
290,046
284,930
268,993 *
Less than $300
0.19%
0.20%
0.07%
0.18%
$300 to $499
0.50%
0.81%
1.11% *
0.98%
$500 to $699
1.88%
1.68%
1.57%
2.79%
$700 to $999
7.87%
8.73%
7.82%
9.20%
$1,000 to $1,499
28.89%
22.66% *
25.53%
30.03%
$1,500 to $1,999
27.65%
29.33%
29.10%
27.51%
$2,000 or more
33.02%
36.60% *
34.79%
29.31% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,676
1,749 *
1,705
1,623
Housing units without a mortgage
83,167
83,707
84,852
78,079
Less than $100
0.21%
0.00%
0.68%
0.25%
$100 to $199
2.61%
2.59%
3.50%
1.98%
$200 to $299
10.60%
9.36%
10.24%
15.31% *
$300 to $399
21.09%
18.99%
19.90%
23.76%
$400 or more
65.49%
69.06%
65.69%
58.69% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
473
495
462
437 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
297,357
290,046
284,930
268,993 *
Less than 20 percent
30.78%
28.92%
31.66%
37.27% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.59%
19.31% *
19.37% *
17.51%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
15.14%
13.63%
13.81%
12.77%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
10.35%
11.28%
10.31%
8.83%
35.0 percent or more
28.14%
26.86%
24.85%
23.62% *
Not computed
2,106
1,472
1,171
203 *
Housing unit without a mortgage
83,167
83,707
84,852
78,079
Less than 10 percent
40.86%
40.39%
38.67%
47.21%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
26.27%
26.14%
23.19%
21.75%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.52%
12.68%
12.64%
13.46%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
6.78%
7.20%
6.75%
6.06%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3.15%
4.50%
5.18%
3.34%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
1.25%
2.59%
4.07% *
2.86% *
35.0 percent or more
7.19%
6.50%
9.51%
5.32%
Not computed
371
459
1,658
0
 
Specified renter-occupied units
275,268
281,634
285,454
290,757
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
3.77%
4.59%
3.69%
2.70%
$200 to $299
2.52%
2.73%
2.47%
2.40%
$300 to $499
4.97%
4.69%
5.07%
4.32%
$500 to $749
25.83%
27.30%
27.52%
30.79% *
$750 to $999
32.19%
30.64%
30.63%
31.25%
$1,000 to $1,499
21.79%
21.53%
22.96%
21.79%
$1,500 or more
8.94%
8.51%
7.66%
6.74% *
No cash rent
8,094
9,077
6,958
7,276
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
847
832
822
813 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
14.32%
10.96% *
12.44%
14.94%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.72%
15.09%
13.62%
18.19% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.31%
15.35%
16.74%
16.37%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
13.83%
13.00%
13.61%
12.17%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.64%
10.06%
9.92%
9.79%
35.0 percent or more
33.19%
35.54%
33.68%
28.55% *
Not computed
9,822
11,964
10,684
10,442
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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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