ACS: 2002 ACS Tabular Profile for Boston, MA--NH PMSA -- Table 4


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	Note: The 2002 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.

TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Total housing units	1,382,290	1,369,412	1,395,168
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	640,206	624,810	655,602
1-unit, attached	68,139	59,854	76,424
2 units	185,275	171,080	199,470
3 or 4 units	164,583	150,002	179,164
5 to 9 units	87,374	77,372	97,376
10 to 19 units	63,666	56,127	71,205
20 or more units	160,948	149,971	171,925
Mobile home	10,962	8,007	13,917
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1,137	0	2,459

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later	25,744	20,532	30,956
1995 to 1998	31,479	26,712	36,246
1990 to 1994	48,669	41,902	55,436
1980 to 1989	135,757	125,296	146,218
1970 to 1979	159,989	149,017	170,962
1960 to 1969	149,675	140,041	159,309
1950 to 1959	195,282	183,338	207,226
1940 to 1949	101,035	90,617	111,453
1939 or earlier	534,660	513,573	555,747

ROOMS
1 room	25,998	21,045	30,951
2 rooms	71,852	63,157	80,548
3 rooms	159,566	145,873	173,259
4 rooms	215,901	201,511	230,291
5 rooms	233,973	221,273	246,673
6 rooms	218,656	203,722	233,590
7 rooms	160,704	149,961	171,447
8 rooms	140,672	129,596	151,748
9 rooms or more	154,968	144,563	165,373
Median (rooms)	5.4	5.2	5.6

Occupied housing units	1,303,824	1,287,913	1,319,735
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	328,774	313,936	343,612
1995 to 1999	349,291	332,250	366,332
1990 to 1994	176,763	163,507	190,019
1980 to 1989	187,476	176,916	198,036
1970 to 1979	117,522	109,104	125,940
1969 or earlier	143,998	135,606	152,390

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	170,445	157,199	183,691
1	480,447	462,922	497,972
2	479,056	460,805	497,307
3 or more	173,876	161,447	186,305

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	583,553	564,994	602,112
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	25,225	21,455	28,995
Electricity	160,294	148,044	172,544
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	522,685	503,342	542,028
Coal or coke	961	176	1,746
Wood	3,326	1,686	4,966
Solar energy	0	0	507
Other fuel	4,512	2,184	6,840
No fuel used	3,268	1,519	5,017

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	5,140	2,751	7,529
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	4,834	2,621	7,047
No telephone service available	18,754	13,033	24,475

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	1,274,080	1,257,928	1,290,232
1.01 to 1.50	18,798	13,818	23,778
1.51 or more	10,946	7,281	14,611

Specified owner-occupied units	599,670	584,553	614,787
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,835	1,797	5,873
$50,000 to $99,999	3,529	2,084	4,974
$100,000 to $149,999	23,062	18,366	27,758
$150,000 to $199,999	59,556	52,874	66,239
$200,000 to $299,999	167,658	157,317	177,999
$300,000 to $499,999	226,236	213,953	238,519
$500,000 to $999,999	99,178	90,704	107,652
$1,000,000 or more	16,616	13,648	19,584
Median (dollars)	328,713	322,572	334,854

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	432,243	418,563	445,923
Less than $300	556	0	1,112
$300 to $499	5,149	2,872	7,426
$500 to $699	7,546	5,116	9,976
$700 to $999	29,609	24,563	34,655
$1,000 to $1,499	123,767	113,859	133,675
$1,500 to $1,999	119,711	111,494	127,928
$2,000 or more	145,905	135,868	155,942
Median (dollars)	1,697	1,664	1,730
Housing units without a mortgage	167,427	157,006	177,848
Less than $100	0	0	507
$100 to $199	1,467	185	2,749
$200 to $299	9,542	7,034	12,050
$300 to $399	34,823	30,066	39,580
$400 or more	121,595	111,964	131,226
Median (dollars)	491	478	504

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	432,243	418,563	445,923
Less than 20 percent	171,335	161,575	181,095
20.0 to 24.9 percent	74,895	67,769	82,021
25.0 to 29.9 percent	48,218	41,697	54,739
30.0 to 34.9 percent	44,456	39,117	49,795
35.0 percent or more	92,901	84,171	101,631
Not computed	438	0	964
Housing unit without a mortgage	167,427	157,006	177,848
Less than 10 percent	68,743	60,973	76,513
10.0 to 14.9 percent	30,860	26,275	35,445
15.0 to 19.9 percent	21,897	17,706	26,088
20.0 to 24.9 percent	11,222	8,622	13,822
25.0 to 29.9 percent	7,974	5,215	10,733
30.0 to 34.9 percent	5,250	3,333	7,167
35.0 percent or more	20,846	17,038	24,654
Not computed	635	20	1,250

Specified renter-occupied units	511,205	493,312	529,098
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	23,724	19,051	28,397
$200 to $299	21,836	16,338	27,334
$300 to $499	40,861	32,939	48,783
$500 to $749	71,770	62,802	80,738
$750 to $999	103,845	93,772	113,918
$1,000 to $1,499	154,458	143,703	165,213
$1,500 or more	76,156	68,492	83,820
No cash rent	18,555	14,593	22,517
Median (dollars)	968	947	989

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	71,067	61,797	80,337
15.0 to 19.9 percent	74,131	65,371	82,891
20.0 to 24.9 percent	61,972	54,288	69,656
25.0 to 29.9 percent	66,317	57,900	74,734
30.0 to 34.9 percent	35,060	28,656	41,464
35.0 percent or more	173,720	161,338	186,102
Not computed	28,938	23,688	34,188

The 2002 American Community 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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