Note: The 2003 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
120,879,390
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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
73,551,424
73,273,017
73,829,831
1-unit, attached
6,707,518
6,619,315
6,795,721
2 units
5,039,138
4,961,973
5,116,303
3 or 4 units
5,805,366
5,712,324
5,898,408
5 to 9 units
6,053,427
5,951,357
6,155,497
10 to 19 units
5,506,410
5,415,644
5,597,176
20 or more units
9,431,243
9,330,492
9,531,994
Mobile home
8,697,578
8,470,893
8,924,263
Boat, RV, van, etc.
87,286
76,789
97,783
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later
5,690,900
5,599,616
5,782,184
1995 to 1999
10,667,615
10,555,114
10,780,116
1990 to 1994
8,743,885
8,638,270
8,849,500
1980 to 1989
17,893,449
17,751,277
18,035,621
1970 to 1979
21,112,229
20,960,080
21,264,378
1960 to 1969
15,068,483
14,931,467
15,205,499
1950 to 1959
14,989,398
14,843,559
15,135,237
1940 to 1949
8,134,126
8,035,655
8,232,597
1939 or earlier
18,579,305
18,364,484
18,794,126
ROOMS
1 room
1,918,514
1,873,170
1,963,858
2 rooms
4,410,702
4,344,815
4,476,589
3 rooms
11,783,358
11,643,386
11,923,330
4 rooms
21,003,290
20,823,818
21,182,762
5 rooms
26,163,152
25,984,568
26,341,736
6 rooms
22,635,586
22,482,889
22,788,283
7 rooms
14,462,296
14,329,594
14,594,998
8 rooms
9,372,110
9,276,961
9,467,259
9 rooms or more
9,130,382
9,009,348
9,251,416
Median (rooms)
5.3
5.1
5.5
Occupied housing units
108,419,506
108,167,885
108,671,127
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
40,316,237
40,112,728
40,519,746
1995 to 1999
24,458,047
24,311,692
24,604,402
1990 to 1994
12,760,443
12,660,051
12,860,835
1980 to 1989
13,722,704
13,605,231
13,840,177
1970 to 1979
8,874,294
8,788,998
8,959,590
1969 or earlier
8,287,781
8,185,170
8,390,392
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
9,788,183
9,689,565
9,886,801
1
36,135,604
35,973,777
36,297,431
2
41,671,007
41,465,232
41,876,782
3 or more
20,824,712
20,678,995
20,970,429
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
55,084,675
54,634,173
55,535,177
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,684,131
6,482,692
6,885,570
Electricity
33,903,973
33,586,007
34,221,939
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9,377,649
9,133,282
9,622,016
Coal or coke
156,622
136,369
176,875
Wood
1,840,178
1,745,574
1,934,782
Solar energy
35,186
30,420
39,952
Other fuel
422,634
400,848
444,420
No fuel used
914,458
888,319
940,597
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
437,100
417,648
456,552
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
564,170
541,651
586,689
No telephone service available
4,076,804
3,977,888
4,175,720
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
104,279,392
104,024,940
104,533,844
1.01 to 1.50
2,811,798
2,765,847
2,857,749
1.51 or more
1,328,316
1,289,428
1,367,204
Specified owner-occupied units
58,808,660
58,410,255
59,207,065
VALUE
Less than $50,000
3,978,242
3,869,388
4,087,096
$50,000 to $99,999
13,422,819
13,248,645
13,596,993
$100,000 to $149,999
12,676,645
12,515,310
12,837,980
$150,000 to $199,999
9,009,762
8,893,345
9,126,179
$200,000 to $299,999
8,807,310
8,692,207
8,922,413
$300,000 to $499,999
7,311,114
7,230,480
7,391,748
$500,000 to $999,999
3,018,958
2,966,892
3,071,024
$1,000,000 or more
583,810
561,230
606,390
Median (dollars)
147,275
146,508
148,042
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage
41,176,939
40,866,268
41,487,610
Less than $300
217,089
203,110
231,068
$300 to $499
1,532,437
1,489,965
1,574,909
$500 to $699
3,912,422
3,850,152
3,974,692
$700 to $999
9,071,210
8,968,381
9,174,039
$1,000 to $1,499
12,932,211
12,793,014
13,071,408
$1,500 to $1,999
6,903,398
6,809,739
6,997,057
$2,000 or more
6,608,172
6,528,863
6,687,481
Median (dollars)
1,204
1,200
1,208
Housing units without a mortgage
17,631,721
17,481,947
17,781,495
Less than $100
208,509
196,744
220,274
$100 to $199
2,391,486
2,340,275
2,442,697
$200 to $299
4,767,267
4,699,837
4,834,697
$300 to $399
4,035,102
3,977,053
4,093,151
$400 or more
6,229,357
6,161,043
6,297,671
Median (dollars)
333
331
335
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
The 2003 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.