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 San Diego city, San Diego County pt.
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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
494,686
492,591
478,867
475,371 *
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
44.95%
45.68%
44.57%
46.68%
1-unit, attached
9.76%
11.07%
10.08%
9.67%
2 units
2.61%
4.48% *
6.15% *
2.92%
3 or 4 units
7.33%
7.28%
5.11% *
6.23%
5 to 9 units
10.45%
10.19%
9.45%
10.97%
10 to 19 units
7.65%
8.20%
8.56%
8.37%
20 or more units
15.89%
12.03% *
14.57%
13.86%
Mobile home
1.37%
0.87%
1.41%
1.31%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.19%
0.10%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
8.99%
9.17%
6.49% *
5.71% *
1990 to 1994
6.94%
5.23% *
6.49%
6.40%
1980 to 1989
16.72%
17.96%
18.40%
20.74% *
1970 to 1979
24.85%
25.68%
21.86% *
22.11% *
1960 to 1969
12.90%
16.68% *
17.39% *
15.56% *
1950 to 1959
15.22%
12.92% *
14.46%
14.50%
1940 to 1949
6.56%
4.99% *
6.83%
6.23%
1939 or earlier
7.84%
7.38%
8.08%
8.75%
 
ROOMS
1 room
3.85%
3.89%
3.30%
4.53%
2 rooms
7.36%
7.46%
8.47%
6.97%
3 rooms
16.53%
17.05%
19.90% *
16.50%
4 rooms
23.44%
20.24% *
21.67%
20.96%
5 rooms
17.52%
18.71%
18.90%
19.18%
6 rooms
13.79%
14.35%
12.56%
13.86%
7 rooms
8.86%
8.92%
7.35% *
9.67%
8 rooms
5.09%
5.91%
4.66%
5.11%
9 rooms or more
3.56%
3.47%
3.18%
3.22%
Median (rooms)
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.6
 
Occupied housing units
461,618
465,561
453,333
452,716
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
47.58%
38.51% *
29.76% *
13.75% *
1995 to 1999
21.79%
28.72% *
36.58% *
48.49% *
1990 to 1994
9.72%
8.77%
9.49%
14.09% *
1980 to 1989
10.44%
11.87%
12.52% *
10.43%
1970 to 1979
5.88%
6.64%
6.66%
7.51% *
1969 or earlier
4.59%
5.49%
4.99%
5.74% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
8.33%
7.72%
9.26%
8.17%
1
36.51%
37.76%
40.29% *
38.45%
2
41.06%
39.65%
34.71% *
38.25%
3 or more
14.11%
14.87%
15.74%
15.13%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
64.33%
61.40% *
67.44% *
62.20%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.98%
1.19%
0.94%
1.05%
Electricity
27.68%
28.43%
26.15%
30.75%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.00%
0.04%
0.03%
0.08%
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.05%
0.04%
0.00%
Wood
0.62%
0.28%
0.53%
0.16% *
Solar energy
0.25%
0.18%
0.13%
0.32%
Other fuel
0.00%
0.16%
0.00%
0.07%
No fuel used
6.15%
8.27% *
4.74%
5.37%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.05%
0.08%
0.26%
0.48% *
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.77%
0.31% *
0.81%
0.64%
No telephone service available
2.36%
1.43%
1.87%
2.22%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
91.34%
90.98%
92.21%
91.08%
1.01 to 1.50
5.64%
5.41%
4.61%
5.07%
1.51 or more
3.02%
3.61%
3.18%
3.85%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
190,266
195,200
177,590 *
179,821
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.65%
1.06%
0.78%
0.08%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.99%
1.31%
2.16%
4.43% *
$100,000 to $149,999
2.21%
3.74% *
7.92% *
9.98% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.21%
8.16% *
17.84% *
21.52% *
$200,000 to $299,999
15.88%
25.72% *
28.20% *
29.15% *
$300,000 to $499,999
46.77%
36.99% *
26.38% *
23.10% *
$500,000 to $999,999
23.94%
19.76% *
14.51% *
9.64% *
$1,000,000 or more
5.36%
3.27% *
2.21% *
2.09% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
397,593
348,106 *
281,337 *
251,868 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
145,148
152,801
137,399
139,483
Less than $300
0.14%
0.84%
0.41%
0.22%
$300 to $499
1.49%
1.27%
1.41%
0.92%
$500 to $699
3.12%
2.79%
2.70%
3.90%
$700 to $999
8.72%
7.16%
6.94%
8.08%
$1,000 to $1,499
20.60%
22.82%
25.22%
25.92% *
$1,500 to $1,999
27.71%
27.32%
28.70%
30.04%
$2,000 or more
38.22%
37.79%
34.63%
30.93% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,792
1,768
1,712 *
1,656 *
Housing units without a mortgage
45,118
42,399
40,191
40,338
Less than $100
2.07%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
$100 to $199
10.71%
17.97% *
16.69% *
21.22% *
$200 to $299
28.36%
28.44%
22.63%
29.44%
$300 to $399
28.32%
20.07%
24.39%
22.37%
$400 or more
30.54%
33.52%
36.29%
26.97%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
324
317
334
298
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
145,148
152,801
137,399
139,483
Less than 20 percent
27.39%
29.11%
29.40%
28.51%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.48%
19.04%
18.25%
16.01%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
15.54%
12.41%
11.51% *
12.45%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.60%
10.46%
9.73%
14.53% *
35.0 percent or more
31.98%
28.98%
31.11%
28.50%
Not computed
548
456
583
0
Housing unit without a mortgage
45,118
42,399
40,191
40,338
Less than 10 percent
57.78%
56.14%
59.78%
64.40%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
17.12%
18.56%
18.67%
18.68%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
9.77%
8.26%
5.54%
5.89%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
2.67%
4.55%
4.83%
3.55%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3.62%
2.75%
2.75%
2.42%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
0.42%
2.93%
1.43%
0.48%
35.0 percent or more
8.63%
6.81%
7.00%
4.58%
Not computed
168
474
183
478
 
Specified renter-occupied units
237,571
238,977
243,730
248,477
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
0.45%
1.63% *
1.15% *
1.94% *
$200 to $299
2.74%
2.14%
2.80%
1.29% *
$300 to $499
4.92%
5.12%
5.11%
6.26%
$500 to $749
18.23%
22.27% *
24.53% *
28.72% *
$750 to $999
28.59%
23.48% *
27.16%
24.13% *
$1,000 to $1,499
30.18%
32.83%
28.89%
28.04%
$1,500 or more
14.90%
12.53%
10.36% *
9.63% *
No cash rent
9,179
14,734 *
11,533
11,782
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
953
953
893 *
862 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
10.75%
10.21%
10.84%
14.64% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
11.14%
9.67%
11.70%
13.51%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
11.61%
12.56%
13.08%
13.01%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.93%
17.28% *
12.83%
12.36%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.03%
9.73%
9.15%
8.66%
35.0 percent or more
46.54%
40.54% *
42.40%
37.82% *
Not computed
17,131
18,553
18,137
14,314
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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.

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