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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
3,246,652
3,223,004 c
3,212,180 c
3,200,912 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
9.26%
10.27% *
8.67%
9.81%
1-unit, attached
6.99%
6.75%
6.68%
6.72%
2 units
13.06%
12.98%
13.17%
13.73%
3 or 4 units
10.22%
9.38% *
9.90%
9.43%
5 to 9 units
7.05%
6.82%
7.38%
7.47%
10 to 19 units
6.34%
6.06%
7.15% *
6.62%
20 or more units
46.89%
47.71%
46.84%
46.00%
Mobile home
0.06%
0.03%
0.15% *
0.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.13%
0.01% *
0.07%
0.09%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
3.33%
2.60% *
2.67% *
1.85% *
1990 to 1994
1.83%
2.04%
1.60%
1.61%
1980 to 1989
4.85%
4.29% *
4.48%
4.60%
1970 to 1979
7.65%
7.49%
7.75%
7.33%
1960 to 1969
13.73%
13.43%
14.25%
12.87% *
1950 to 1959
15.78%
15.91%
17.18% *
15.15%
1940 to 1949
13.06%
14.91% *
15.60% *
15.28% *
1939 or earlier
39.77%
39.32%
36.47% *
41.32% *
 
ROOMS
1 room
6.82%
6.42%
6.29%
6.43%
2 rooms
9.35%
9.85%
9.78%
9.32%
3 rooms
25.90%
25.36%
25.64%
24.43% *
4 rooms
24.24%
23.50%
25.34% *
25.27%
5 rooms
14.60%
15.80% *
14.88%
14.48%
6 rooms
9.40%
9.92%
9.15%
9.90%
7 rooms
3.93%
4.02%
3.76%
4.34%
8 rooms
2.23%
2.21%
1.72% *
2.22%
9 rooms or more
3.55%
2.92% *
3.45%
3.61%
Median (rooms)
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9
 
Occupied housing units
3,017,983
2,983,374 *
2,976,120 *
2,983,940 *
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
30.99%
23.31% *
14.53% *
5.12% *
1995 to 1999
23.83%
28.34% *
33.79% *
39.18% *
1990 to 1994
13.13%
13.89%
14.75% *
16.04% *
1980 to 1989
13.66%
14.78% *
15.92% *
16.36% *
1970 to 1979
10.31%
10.84%
11.38% *
12.55% *
1969 or earlier
8.08%
8.84% *
9.64% *
10.74% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
54.46%
54.50%
55.64% *
53.51%
1
32.80%
32.92%
32.11%
33.15%
2
10.19%
9.83%
9.82%
10.53%
3 or more
2.55%
2.75%
2.43%
2.81%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
48.01%
48.98%
51.07% *
43.45% *
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.67%
1.83%
1.62%
1.51%
Electricity
6.70%
6.69%
6.45%
6.83%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
42.02%
40.32% *
38.95% *
45.24% *
Coal or coke
0.07%
0.07%
0.03%
0.04%
Wood
0.02%
0.04%
0.00%
0.02%
Solar energy
0.01%
0.04% *
0.03% *
0.03%
Other fuel
0.99%
1.24% *
1.15%
1.55% *
No fuel used
0.52%
0.79% *
0.71% *
1.33% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.51%
0.60%
0.57%
0.61%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.64%
0.76%
0.67%
0.78%
No telephone service available
4.52%
4.62%
3.97%
4.05%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
90.55%
89.88%
90.17%
90.19%
1.01 to 1.50
5.78%
6.24%
5.98%
5.97%
1.51 or more
3.67%
3.89%
3.85%
3.84%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
432,752
433,755
390,374 *
408,582 *
VALUE
Less than $50,000
1.55%
1.05%
2.18%
1.79%
$50,000 to $99,999
1.33%
1.34%
3.24% *
3.55% *
$100,000 to $149,999
3.55%
3.93%
5.99% *
9.76% *
$150,000 to $199,999
8.85%
12.49% *
23.59% *
26.84% *
$200,000 to $299,999
31.31%
37.88% *
36.89% *
35.01%
$300,000 to $499,999
39.92%
34.72% *
23.61% *
19.34% *
$500,000 to $999,999
12.05%
7.28% *
3.35% *
3.11% *
$1,000,000 or more
1.45%
1.31%
1.16%
0.61% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
313,867
283,588 *
240,947 *
231,922 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
289,674
312,449 *
271,298
268,227 *
Less than $300
0.00%
0.07%
0.08%
0.02%
$300 to $499
1.06%
0.67%
0.03% *
0.98%
$500 to $699
2.08%
2.54%
2.77%
2.25%
$700 to $999
6.97%
7.64%
9.47% *
7.92%
$1,000 to $1,499
20.76%
24.79% *
24.39% *
25.11% *
$1,500 to $1,999
31.75%
30.42%
30.87%
34.97%
$2,000 or more
37.38%
33.87%
32.40% *
28.76% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,812
1,733 *
1,694 *
1,670 *
Housing units without a mortgage
143,078
121,306 *
119,076 *
140,355
Less than $100
0.60%
0.16%
0.27%
0.87%
$100 to $199
0.71%
1.68%
2.07% *
2.68% *
$200 to $299
3.68%
4.30%
6.26% *
9.03% *
$300 to $399
14.33%
20.54% *
18.56% *
18.86% *
$400 or more
80.68%
73.31% *
72.84% *
68.55% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
532
495 *
498 *
479 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
289,674
312,449 *
271,298
268,227 *
Less than 20 percent
25.52%
26.20%
27.76%
31.60% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.11%
14.14%
12.80%
13.97%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
10.58%
12.27%
12.23%
13.84% *
30.0 to 34.9 percent
6.72%
9.22%
8.31%
9.12%
35.0 percent or more
44.08%
38.16% *
38.90% *
31.47% *
Not computed
1,907
1,944
1,014
1,081
Housing unit without a mortgage
143,078
121,306 *
119,076 *
140,355
Less than 10 percent
35.41%
39.26%
41.16% *
39.45%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
16.05%
17.47%
18.26%
19.84%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
10.46%
12.17%
9.87%
12.60%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.23%
5.71%
7.30%
7.36%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.41%
4.73%
5.21%
5.90%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
4.69%
4.08%
3.01%
2.28% *
35.0 percent or more
20.74%
16.58%
15.19% *
12.56% *
Not computed
3,882
1,229 *
1,202 *
943 *
 
Specified renter-occupied units
2,055,758
2,049,400
2,104,672 *
2,057,238
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
4.64%
4.59%
4.26%
4.24%
$200 to $299
4.02%
5.05% *
3.79%
3.89%
$300 to $499
8.92%
9.11%
10.29% *
9.44%
$500 to $749
23.91%
26.92% *
29.58% *
29.72% *
$750 to $999
28.03%
26.39% *
27.45%
28.53%
$1,000 to $1,499
19.63%
18.37%
15.72% *
16.70% *
$1,500 or more
10.86%
9.57% *
8.92% *
7.49% *
No cash rent
48,942
51,850
50,828
46,811
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
816
783 *
767 *
772 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
16.70%
18.50% *
19.14% *
18.86% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
11.94%
12.91%
13.67% *
14.29% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
10.74%
11.11%
11.95% *
12.35% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
10.44%
10.60%
10.54%
10.73%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.30%
8.34%
7.52% *
8.49%
35.0 percent or more
41.87%
38.54% *
37.18% *
35.29% *
Not computed
99,921
95,177
86,265 *
76,398 *
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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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