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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
1,393,631
1,382,290
1,389,234
1,379,582
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
46.73%
46.31%
45.29% *
46.59%
1-unit, attached
5.14%
4.93%
4.79%
4.95%
2 units
12.65%
13.40%
14.21% *
13.33%
3 or 4 units
12.38%
11.91%
12.14%
10.48% *
5 to 9 units
5.90%
6.32%
6.39%
6.66%
10 to 19 units
4.84%
4.61%
5.17%
5.37%
20 or more units
11.56%
11.64%
11.30%
11.81%
Mobile home
0.79%
0.79%
0.72%
0.80%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.08%
0.00%
0.00%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
5.25%
4.14% *
4.29% *
3.21% *
1990 to 1994
3.28%
3.52%
3.47%
3.98% *
1980 to 1989
8.99%
9.82%
9.67%
9.78%
1970 to 1979
11.17%
11.57%
10.39%
10.88%
1960 to 1969
11.31%
10.83%
11.27%
11.75%
1950 to 1959
12.62%
14.13% *
14.26% *
14.04% *
1940 to 1949
8.63%
7.31% *
7.69%
8.71%
1939 or earlier
38.75%
38.68%
38.95%
37.66%
 
ROOMS
1 room
1.79%
1.88%
2.55% *
2.06%
2 rooms
5.51%
5.20%
4.31% *
4.92%
3 rooms
10.56%
11.54%
10.81%
11.26%
4 rooms
15.14%
15.62%
15.61%
15.73%
5 rooms
16.88%
16.93%
17.51%
17.38%
6 rooms
15.98%
15.82%
15.43%
15.86%
7 rooms
13.69%
11.63% *
11.98% *
12.31% *
8 rooms
9.20%
10.18% *
10.98% *
9.38%
9 rooms or more
11.26%
11.21%
10.80%
11.11%
Median (rooms)
5.5
5.4
5.5
5.4
 
Occupied housing units
1,299,196
1,303,824
1,330,003 *
1,310,855
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
33.59%
25.22% *
17.86% *
7.86% *
1995 to 1999
23.30%
26.79% *
31.94% *
40.11% *
1990 to 1994
11.89%
13.56% *
14.18% *
15.18% *
1980 to 1989
12.66%
14.38% *
13.70%
14.69% *
1970 to 1979
8.29%
9.01%
9.99% *
9.46% *
1969 or earlier
10.27%
11.04%
12.34% *
12.71% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
12.59%
13.07%
13.34%
13.24%
1
36.61%
36.85%
36.38%
36.46%
2
36.86%
36.74%
36.47%
36.67%
3 or more
13.93%
13.34%
13.80%
13.63%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
44.66%
44.76%
43.60%
43.80%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.95%
1.93%
1.74%
2.05%
Electricity
13.82%
12.29% *
13.61%
13.59%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
38.59%
40.09%
40.06%
39.68%
Coal or coke
0.10%
0.07%
0.07%
0.06%
Wood
0.34%
0.26%
0.32%
0.26%
Solar energy
0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Other fuel
0.31%
0.35%
0.49%
0.27%
No fuel used
0.21%
0.25%
0.11%
0.29%
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.44%
0.39%
0.39%
0.37%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.39%
0.37%
0.60%
0.52%
No telephone service available
1.51%
1.44%
0.96% *
1.24%
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
97.88%
97.72%
97.44%
98.05%
1.01 to 1.50
1.62%
1.44%
1.86%
1.27%
1.51 or more
0.50%
0.84% *
0.70%
0.68%
 
Specified owner-occupied units
616,578
599,670
601,538
607,164
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.48%
0.64%
0.33%
0.82%
$50,000 to $99,999
0.48%
0.59%
1.03% *
1.93% *
$100,000 to $149,999
1.82%
3.85% *
7.06% *
10.63% *
$150,000 to $199,999
5.65%
9.93% *
14.34% *
21.50% *
$200,000 to $299,999
21.02%
27.96% *
30.36% *
28.27% *
$300,000 to $499,999
46.68%
37.73% *
31.20% *
27.16% *
$500,000 to $999,999
20.58%
16.54% *
13.40% *
8.18% *
$1,000,000 or more
3.30%
2.77%
2.29% *
1.50% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
369,878
336,244 *
298,686 *
255,751 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
443,977
432,243
424,178 *
436,197
Less than $300
0.14%
0.13%
0.27%
0.14%
$300 to $499
1.08%
1.15%
0.73%
1.35%
$500 to $699
2.25%
1.53%
1.70%
2.16%
$700 to $999
5.72%
6.35%
6.66%
8.64% *
$1,000 to $1,499
24.65%
27.13%
25.27%
27.97% *
$1,500 to $1,999
26.13%
27.99%
28.11%
26.87%
$2,000 or more
40.04%
35.72% *
37.25% *
32.87% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,800
1,741 *
1,742 *
1,670 *
Housing units without a mortgage
172,601
167,427
177,360
170,967
Less than $100
0.00%
0.00%
0.13%
0.55%
$100 to $199
0.70%
0.88%
0.77%
0.93%
$200 to $299
3.60%
5.23%
4.81%
6.19% *
$300 to $399
13.21%
19.31% *
17.71% *
21.71% *
$400 or more
82.49%
74.58% *
76.57% *
70.62% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
550
503 *
516 *
482 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
443,977
432,243
424,178 *
436,197
Less than 20 percent
37.10%
39.68% *
40.22% *
42.81% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
16.62%
17.34%
18.91% *
18.48%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.72%
11.17%
13.19%
12.16%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.74%
10.30%
7.35% *
7.76% *
35.0 percent or more
23.82%
21.51%
20.33% *
18.79% *
Not computed
993
438
1,124
3,037
Housing unit without a mortgage
172,601
167,427
177,360
170,967
Less than 10 percent
32.67%
41.21% *
33.21%
40.08% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
19.58%
18.50%
23.51% *
20.97%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
11.81%
13.13%
11.58%
10.86%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
8.23%
6.73%
6.97%
6.62%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
5.62%
4.78%
6.58%
5.47%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
5.83%
3.15% *
4.72%
3.17% *
35.0 percent or more
16.26%
12.50% *
13.44%
12.83%
Not computed
611
635
923
549
 
Specified renter-occupied units
497,736
511,205
527,705 *
532,334 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
5.23%
4.69%
4.05%
4.50%
$200 to $299
6.45%
4.45% *
4.73% *
4.38% *
$300 to $499
6.91%
8.35%
8.21%
7.46%
$500 to $749
13.06%
13.66%
14.07%
16.72% *
$750 to $999
20.47%
20.17%
24.56% *
28.29% *
$1,000 to $1,499
32.62%
32.22%
29.49% *
25.11% *
$1,500 or more
15.26%
16.46%
14.88%
13.55%
No cash rent
18,576
18,555
21,540
16,215
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
975
986
948
890 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
12.54%
14.74%
17.41% *
16.47% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
15.70%
15.37%
14.91%
14.65%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
12.16%
12.85%
13.74%
13.67%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
11.73%
13.75%
13.33%
14.91% *
30.0 to 34.9 percent
10.88%
7.27% *
8.69% *
8.94% *
35.0 percent or more
36.99%
36.02%
31.93% *
31.35% *
Not computed
26,274
28,938
30,260
23,814
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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.
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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