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 Philadelphia city, Philadelphia County pt.
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
659,260
660,450 c
661,411 c
661,958 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
7.10%
6.80%
8.61% *
9.74% *
1-unit, attached
63.98%
62.36%
58.30% *
56.18% *
2 units
7.62%
7.20%
8.52%
7.39%
3 or 4 units
5.33%
6.61%
6.57%
6.81%
5 to 9 units
3.88%
4.24%
4.18%
3.59%
10 to 19 units
1.89%
2.94% *
3.24% *
3.44% *
20 or more units
10.05%
9.81%
10.40%
11.96% *
Mobile home
0.04%
0.04%
0.19%
0.89%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.10%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
1.70%
1.30%
1.41%
2.13%
1990 to 1994
0.58%
1.16% *
1.23% *
1.13% *
1980 to 1989
3.31%
3.33%
3.70%
2.94%
1970 to 1979
5.35%
7.56% *
8.71% *
6.28%
1960 to 1969
10.44%
9.53%
9.65%
9.61%
1950 to 1959
16.72%
16.12%
15.52%
15.86%
1940 to 1949
16.96%
17.41%
14.70% *
15.67%
1939 or earlier
44.94%
43.60%
45.09%
46.39%
 
ROOMS
1 room
2.48%
1.76%
2.29%
3.00%
2 rooms
4.89%
5.37%
5.94%
4.85%
3 rooms
11.41%
12.63%
14.02% *
13.32%
4 rooms
11.72%
14.37% *
12.72%
12.99%
5 rooms
15.32%
12.60% *
13.16% *
13.61%
6 rooms
31.41%
30.55%
29.25%
30.81%
7 rooms
12.06%
12.17%
11.95%
12.55%
8 rooms
6.14%
5.87%
5.69%
4.57% *
9 rooms or more
4.56%
4.67%
4.98%
4.30%
Median (rooms)
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
 
Occupied housing units
580,784
586,402
583,340
580,172
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
31.29%
26.42% *
18.84% *
8.55% *
1995 to 1999
21.96%
24.19%
27.81% *
36.80% *
1990 to 1994
10.48%
10.89%
12.52%
11.15%
1980 to 1989
13.49%
14.23%
15.73% *
16.50% *
1970 to 1979
10.31%
8.87%
11.01%
9.29%
1969 or earlier
12.47%
15.39% *
14.08%
17.71% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
36.16%
35.69%
35.44%
35.93%
1
38.72%
40.77%
42.87% *
40.21%
2
19.55%
19.09%
17.71%
19.02%
3 or more
5.56%
4.45%
3.97% *
4.84%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
81.71%
81.29%
78.09% *
78.67% *
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.20%
0.93%
1.57%
1.04%
Electricity
8.75%
8.24%
10.94% *
8.40%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7.79%
8.70%
8.50%
11.04% *
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.04%
0.23%
0.14%
Wood
0.04%
0.00%
0.04%
0.18%
Solar energy
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.22%
0.41%
0.39%
0.24%
No fuel used
0.29%
0.38%
0.22%
0.28%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.63%
0.60%
0.47%
0.81%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.59%
1.00%
0.99%
0.78%
No telephone service available
6.19%
5.59%
4.52%
5.30%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
96.82%
96.70%
95.79% *
95.93% *
1.01 to 1.50
2.50%
2.73%
2.94%
3.10%
1.51 or more
0.68%
0.57%
1.27% *
0.97%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
322,073
313,448
290,790 *
291,124 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
29.16%
31.76%
33.73% *
35.39% *
$50,000 to $99,999
41.76%
44.68%
45.74% *
46.37% *
$100,000 to $149,999
14.45%
13.81%
13.14%
13.04%
$150,000 to $199,999
6.26%
5.52%
4.19% *
3.02% *
$200,000 to $299,999
3.73%
2.39%
2.05% *
0.94% *
$300,000 to $499,999
3.46%
1.51% *
0.75% *
1.03% *
$500,000 to $999,999
0.96%
0.21% *
0.28% *
0.14% *
$1,000,000 or more
0.23%
0.13%
0.13%
0.08%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
72,716
67,743 *
67,478 *
65,936 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
185,370
182,434
164,729 *
164,006 *
Less than $300
0.44%
0.74%
0.52%
1.05%
$300 to $499
5.59%
8.60% *
7.01%
12.86% *
$500 to $699
16.46%
22.86% *
16.89%
19.51%
$700 to $999
41.20%
33.62% *
36.64%
34.88% *
$1,000 to $1,499
24.33%
23.56%
26.19%
22.38%
$1,500 to $1,999
6.14%
7.26%
9.58% *
6.35%
$2,000 or more
5.85%
3.36% *
3.16% *
2.97% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
910
837 *
913
849 *
Housing units without a mortgage
136,703
131,014
126,061
127,118
Less than $100
0.17%
0.00%
1.22% *
0.43%
$100 to $199
10.15%
11.51%
12.10%
14.98% *
$200 to $299
26.97%
32.61% *
31.54%
32.92% *
$300 to $399
29.01%
28.55%
23.78% *
27.77%
$400 or more
33.70%
27.34% *
31.36%
23.90% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
340
317 *
322
305 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
185,370
182,434
164,729 *
164,006 *
Less than 20 percent
43.93%
45.59%
40.68%
48.83% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.85%
15.48%
15.86%
13.30%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
10.94%
9.27%
10.45%
10.11%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
6.82%
7.19%
7.41%
4.35%
35.0 percent or more
24.46%
22.46%
25.59%
23.41%
Not computed
2,048
721
1,156
984
Housing unit without a mortgage
136,703
131,014
126,061
127,118
Less than 10 percent
32.55%
34.55%
30.51%
39.71% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.90%
18.12%
21.25%
18.56%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
13.57%
13.81%
11.43%
11.58%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.95%
8.05%
8.83%
10.53%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
6.35%
5.67%
6.63%
5.16%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
3.78%
5.19%
6.39%
3.67%
35.0 percent or more
15.90%
14.59%
14.95%
10.79% *
Not computed
4,001
1,684
3,341
2,398
 
Specified renter-occupied units
231,370
247,322
256,141 *
263,729 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
5.28%
6.65%
4.92%
5.63%
$200 to $299
4.16%
4.24%
5.96%
5.47%
$300 to $499
16.15%
15.19%
20.14%
27.31% *
$500 to $749
37.39%
37.18%
35.79%
36.50%
$750 to $999
23.29%
23.27%
20.71%
16.90% *
$1,000 to $1,499
11.08%
9.99%
10.04%
6.66% *
$1,500 or more
2.65%
3.48%
2.44%
1.52%
No cash rent
8,436
13,240
14,013 *
12,027
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
667
647
626 *
574 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
15.72%
15.58%
13.52%
15.17%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
8.65%
12.88% *
13.56% *
15.46% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
11.35%
10.91%
8.69%
9.33%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
10.76%
9.15%
12.34%
11.67%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
7.56%
7.36%
7.48%
6.72%
35.0 percent or more
45.97%
44.11%
44.41%
41.65%
Not computed
14,613
22,180 *
21,981 *
17,522
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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.

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2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
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