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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total housing units
3,170,265
3,167,354
3,173,176
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
1,543,328
1,519,235
1,567,421
1-unit, attached
206,124
193,502
218,747
2 units
266,701
251,278
282,124
3 or 4 units
287,274
271,048
303,500
5 to 9 units
261,225
248,112
274,338
10 to 19 units
177,893
164,714
191,072
20 or more units
402,209
384,212
420,206
Mobile home
24,700
20,247
29,153
Boat, RV, van, etc.
811
0
1,801
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
74,305
68,070
80,540
1995 to 1998
155,087
145,471
164,703
1990 to 1994
175,980
164,286
187,674
1980 to 1989
318,442
302,785
334,099
1970 to 1979
503,271
484,951
521,591
1960 to 1969
441,919
426,676
457,162
1950 to 1959
507,062
488,391
525,733
1940 to 1949
266,667
251,469
281,865
1939 or earlier
727,532
707,014
748,050
 
ROOMS
1 room
67,070
58,848
75,292
2 rooms
106,816
95,568
118,064
3 rooms
297,371
282,292
312,450
4 rooms
549,217
528,955
569,479
5 rooms
685,247
661,700
708,794
6 rooms
589,028
572,038
606,018
7 rooms
358,948
342,121
375,775
8 rooms
260,535
247,934
273,136
9 rooms or more
256,033
243,914
268,152
Median (rooms)
5.3
5.1
5.5
 
Occupied housing units
2,978,253
2,964,106
2,992,400
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
610,380
587,851
632,909
1995 to 1999
1,005,645
981,037
1,030,253
1990 to 1994
430,695
414,444
446,946
1980 to 1989
438,577
419,475
457,679
1970 to 1979
260,438
247,490
273,386
1969 or earlier
232,518
220,391
244,646
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
413,797
393,687
433,907
1
1,038,169
1,014,315
1,062,023
2
1,106,895
1,083,785
1,130,005
3 or more
419,392
402,009
436,775
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
2,620,989
2,598,150
2,643,828
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
30,502
25,882
35,122
Electricity
290,021
273,232
306,810
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9,259
6,611
11,907
Coal or coke
899
183
1,615
Wood
494
24
964
Solar energy
213
0
573
Other fuel
13,829
10,550
17,108
No fuel used
12,047
9,156
14,938
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
13,865
9,321
18,409
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
15,881
11,872
19,891
No telephone service available
105,409
94,522
116,296
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
2,852,080
2,835,105
2,869,055
1.01 to 1.50
86,975
76,819
97,131
1.51 or more
39,198
32,747
45,650
 
Specified owner-occupied units
1,529,123
1,504,734
1,553,512
VALUE
Less than $50,000
15,736
12,246
19,226
$50,000 to $99,999
174,459
164,919
183,999
$100,000 to $149,999
364,261
348,485
380,037
$150,000 to $199,999
364,911
349,165
380,657
$200,000 to $299,999
333,526
319,910
347,142
$300,000 to $499,999
193,253
183,191
203,315
$500,000 to $999,999
68,597
63,320
73,874
$1,000,000 or more
14,380
11,547
17,213
Median (dollars)
175,921
173,507
178,335
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage
1,135,435
1,111,657
1,159,213
Less than $300
905
235
1,575
$300 to $499
9,225
6,804
11,646
$500 to $699
29,208
24,288
34,128
$700 to $999
131,535
123,193
139,877
$1,000 to $1,499
396,423
380,029
412,817
$1,500 to $1,999
287,335
273,213
301,457
$2,000 or more
280,804
267,913
293,695
Median (dollars)
1,501
1,481
1,521
Housing units without a mortgage
393,688
379,653
407,723
Less than $100
260
0
569
$100 to $199
6,222
4,348
8,096
$200 to $299
36,529
31,906
41,152
$300 to $399
74,855
68,470
81,241
$400 or more
275,822
262,985
288,659
Median (dollars)
494
486
502
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage
1,135,435
1,111,657
1,159,213
Less than 20 percent
378,187
362,451
393,923
20.0 to 24.9 percent
201,645
189,321
213,969
25.0 to 29.9 percent
158,848
147,986
169,710
30.0 to 34.9 percent
110,727
101,952
119,502
35.0 percent or more
282,469
268,269
296,669
Not computed
3,559
1,460
5,658
Housing unit without a mortgage
393,688
379,653
407,723
Less than 10 percent
134,579
125,222
143,936
10.0 to 14.9 percent
86,288
79,734
92,842
15.0 to 19.9 percent
49,600
44,035
55,165
20.0 to 24.9 percent
30,205
26,136
34,274
25.0 to 29.9 percent
20,677
17,666
23,688
30.0 to 34.9 percent
15,117
11,607
18,627
35.0 percent or more
54,154
48,097
60,211
Not computed
3,068
1,771
4,365
 
Specified renter-occupied units
1,042,802
1,016,778
1,068,826
GROSS RENT
Less than $200
41,060
34,701
47,419
$200 to $299
25,774
20,479
31,069
$300 to $499
113,310
101,725
124,895
$500 to $749
352,230
332,559
371,901
$750 to $999
285,436
267,568
303,304
$1,000 to $1,499
154,507
141,837
167,177
$1,500 or more
39,045
33,597
44,493
No cash rent
31,440
26,899
35,981
Median (dollars)
734
722
746
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
155,221
142,681
167,761
15.0 to 19.9 percent
149,084
138,960
159,208
20.0 to 24.9 percent
143,674
130,007
157,341
25.0 to 29.9 percent
122,195
109,553
134,837
30.0 to 34.9 percent
74,022
64,320
83,724
35.0 percent or more
345,543
324,887
366,199
Not computed
53,063
45,788
60,338

The 2001 Supplementary Survey 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. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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