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 Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY MSA
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
517,863
515,814 c
513,872 c
511,583 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
56.13%
55.65%
57.28%
57.09%
1-unit, attached
2.97%
3.75%
3.56%
2.88%
2 units
20.54%
20.64%
20.88%
19.56%
3 or 4 units
6.88%
7.26%
5.90%
6.90%
5 to 9 units
4.67%
4.67%
5.09%
5.49%
10 to 19 units
2.75%
1.89%
2.36%
1.64% *
20 or more units
3.88%
4.21%
2.75% *
4.13%
Mobile home
2.17%
1.94%
2.15%
2.33%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.00%
0.03%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
4.67%
4.37%
3.67%
3.20% *
1990 to 1994
3.38%
4.27%
3.02%
4.17%
1980 to 1989
6.43%
5.57%
6.65%
5.29%
1970 to 1979
10.80%
10.32%
10.70%
9.97%
1960 to 1969
10.22%
11.46%
10.54%
13.05% *
1950 to 1959
17.40%
17.04%
17.56%
16.80%
1940 to 1949
9.80%
9.82%
10.91%
10.79%
1939 or earlier
37.30%
37.16%
36.94%
36.73%
 
ROOMS
1 room
0.57%
0.51%
0.44%
0.50%
2 rooms
1.76%
2.72% *
1.99%
2.31%
3 rooms
7.06%
6.41%
5.93%
6.79%
4 rooms
15.02%
16.22%
13.66%
15.36%
5 rooms
21.93%
20.42%
22.80%
20.77%
6 rooms
21.76%
23.92%
25.49% *
22.69%
7 rooms
14.91%
14.42%
14.49%
14.30%
8 rooms
8.73%
8.30%
8.28%
8.75%
9 rooms or more
8.26%
7.07%
6.92% *
8.55%
Median (rooms)
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
 
Occupied housing units
474,003
464,327
469,529
467,039
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
30.34%
24.13% *
17.25% *
6.32% *
1995 to 1999
19.44%
22.61% *
26.57% *
34.59% *
1990 to 1994
13.00%
13.22%
14.58%
14.73%
1980 to 1989
14.71%
15.77%
14.95%
17.05% *
1970 to 1979
9.21%
11.33% *
11.34% *
11.73% *
1969 or earlier
13.31%
12.93%
15.31% *
15.59% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
12.28%
12.37%
13.10%
13.40%
1
37.62%
37.46%
37.42%
36.55%
2
36.67%
35.92%
35.63%
36.95%
3 or more
13.43%
14.25%
13.85%
13.09%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
86.77%
86.49%
88.43%
87.57%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.19%
2.79%
2.13%
1.92%
Electricity
6.19%
5.51%
4.48% *
5.40%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.02%
3.86%
3.54%
3.75%
Coal or coke
0.05%
0.05%
0.03%
0.05%
Wood
0.47%
0.66%
0.78%
0.72%
Solar energy
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.27%
0.44%
0.53%
0.56%
No fuel used
0.03%
0.21% *
0.08%
0.04%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.29%
0.71%
0.28%
0.25%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.28%
1.05% *
0.18%
0.59%
No telephone service available
2.51%
2.67%
1.61%
1.85%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
98.43%
99.40% *
99.22% *
98.35%
1.01 to 1.50
1.32%
0.38% *
0.59% *
1.38%
1.51 or more
0.26%
0.22%
0.19%
0.27%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
264,142
255,051
252,649
255,754
VALUE
Less than $50,000
8.39%
10.24%
8.05%
8.33%
$50,000 to $99,999
45.10%
46.92%
54.39% *
52.85% *
$100,000 to $149,999
27.47%
24.79%
23.45% *
24.18% *
$150,000 to $199,999
11.55%
11.79%
8.22% *
8.58% *
$200,000 to $299,999
5.09%
4.75%
4.01%
5.32%
$300,000 to $499,999
2.09%
1.25%
1.46%
0.67% *
$500,000 to $999,999
0.30%
0.26%
0.42%
0.07%
$1,000,000 or more
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
97,006
94,291
92,555 *
96,155
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
168,460
169,801
160,217
166,563
Less than $300
0.00%
0.41%
0.69% *
0.44%
$300 to $499
3.58%
2.57%
2.15%
3.44%
$500 to $699
9.10%
10.26%
7.89%
8.40%
$700 to $999
28.38%
27.88%
26.68%
28.80%
$1,000 to $1,499
38.65%
37.55%
37.24%
37.40%
$1,500 to $1,999
13.88%
15.03%
16.87%
14.10%
$2,000 or more
6.41%
6.31%
8.49%
7.41%
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,111
1,105
1,143
1,104
Housing units without a mortgage
95,682
85,250 *
92,432
89,191
Less than $100
0.00%
0.22%
0.61%
0.00%
$100 to $199
4.58%
5.58%
4.88%
4.41%
$200 to $299
14.59%
20.28% *
14.40%
18.90% *
$300 to $399
26.28%
24.34%
24.31%
28.25%
$400 or more
54.55%
49.57%
55.80%
48.43% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
419
398
426
394 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
168,460
169,801
160,217
166,563
Less than 20 percent
47.35%
47.19%
41.29% *
44.51%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
17.48%
16.83%
18.89%
17.31%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
14.19%
13.88%
14.39%
13.81%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
5.93%
7.48%
8.95% *
7.83%
35.0 percent or more
15.05%
14.62%
16.49%
16.56%
Not computed
899
760
177
378
Housing unit without a mortgage
95,682
85,250 *
92,432
89,191
Less than 10 percent
33.75%
33.43%
27.80% *
33.12%
10.0 to 14.9 percent
22.94%
24.23%
22.55%
24.04%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.07%
11.74%
15.33%
14.65%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
8.68%
11.32%
11.12%
7.63%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.08%
5.42%
6.94%
3.81%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2.58%
4.23%
3.15%
5.02%
35.0 percent or more
12.89%
9.64%
13.10%
11.74%
Not computed
345
195
409
423
 
Specified renter-occupied units
153,052
150,378
155,338
157,626
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
4.11%
3.07%
2.81%
4.29%
$200 to $299
5.62%
4.95%
2.63% *
6.64%
$300 to $499
27.26%
27.64%
26.94%
28.13%
$500 to $749
43.80%
53.06% *
49.48%
46.72%
$750 to $999
16.97%
8.95% *
14.16%
11.71% *
$1,000 to $1,499
2.10%
2.21%
3.60%
2.27%
$1,500 or more
0.15%
0.13%
0.40%
0.23%
No cash rent
6,052
5,646
7,503
8,340
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
565
568
575
557
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
16.04%
18.74%
16.64%
19.32%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
15.37%
11.36%
13.50%
15.19%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.85%
10.74%
13.37%
11.49%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.89%
10.04%
8.46% *
10.30%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
6.61%
7.38%
5.90%
6.82%
35.0 percent or more
36.23%
41.75% *
42.12% *
36.87%
Not computed
8,333
7,911
9,337
10,273
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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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