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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	12,656,882	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	7,231,440	7,173,376	7,289,504
1-unit, attached	901,094	871,180	931,008
2 units	305,882	288,888	322,876
3 or 4 units	739,710	711,146	768,274
5 to 9 units	810,452	781,030	839,874
10 to 19 units	702,131	674,442	729,820
20 or more units	1,389,195	1,355,211	1,423,179
Mobile home	559,381	508,709	610,053
Boat, RV, van, etc.	17,597	13,350	21,844

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	471,459	451,821	491,097
1995 to 1999	729,768	703,115	756,421
1990 to 1994	890,177	850,990	929,364
1980 to 1989	1,992,950	1,949,227	2,036,673
1970 to 1979	2,473,643	2,423,395	2,523,891
1960 to 1969	1,893,264	1,860,714	1,925,814
1950 to 1959	2,008,606	1,951,182	2,066,030
1940 to 1949	954,290	926,855	981,725
1939 or earlier	1,242,725	1,209,262	1,276,188

ROOMS
1 room	420,247	403,927	436,567
2 rooms	778,824	755,202	802,446
3 rooms	1,662,608	1,623,711	1,701,505
4 rooms	2,386,569	2,340,834	2,432,304
5 rooms	2,594,870	2,543,886	2,645,854
6 rooms	2,221,355	2,178,871	2,263,839
7 rooms	1,330,234	1,293,439	1,367,029
8 rooms	735,829	709,556	762,102
9 rooms or more	526,346	508,030	544,662
Median (rooms)	4.9	4.7	5.1

Occupied housing units	11,856,538	11,795,065	11,918,011
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	4,719,502	4,660,166	4,778,838
1995 to 1999	2,817,419	2,771,317	2,863,521
1990 to 1994	1,349,127	1,315,259	1,382,995
1980 to 1989	1,435,115	1,405,299	1,464,931
1970 to 1979	887,203	863,313	911,093
1969 or earlier	648,172	624,580	671,764

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	926,067	896,614	955,520
1	3,856,874	3,791,528	3,922,220
2	4,540,915	4,480,742	4,601,088
3 or more	2,532,682	2,489,748	2,575,616

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	8,204,429	7,987,133	8,421,725
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	427,427	332,776	522,078
Electricity	2,509,617	2,449,607	2,569,627
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	51,335	0	107,883
Coal or coke	867	164	1,570
Wood	276,987	215,795	338,179
Solar energy	8,927	6,371	11,483
Other fuel	38,047	28,269	47,825
No fuel used	338,902	318,112	359,692

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	42,691	36,258	49,124
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	80,717	72,090	89,344
No telephone service available	203,667	186,635	220,699

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	10,687,219	10,629,889	10,744,549
1.01 to 1.50	702,466	674,778	730,154
1.51 or more	466,853	445,607	488,099

Specified owner-occupied units	5,921,184	5,846,451	5,995,917
VALUE
Less than $50,000	50,809	42,730	58,888
$50,000 to $99,999	252,903	234,067	271,739
$100,000 to $149,999	445,844	427,123	464,565
$150,000 to $199,999	609,158	577,033	641,283
$200,000 to $299,999	1,201,347	1,167,310	1,235,384
$300,000 to $499,999	1,913,281	1,876,881	1,949,681
$500,000 to $999,999	1,197,202	1,167,663	1,226,741
$1,000,000 or more	250,640	235,067	266,213
Median (dollars)	334,426	331,704	337,148

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	4,650,090	4,587,566	4,712,614
Less than $300	10,443	7,248	13,638
$300 to $499	68,836	61,430	76,242
$500 to $699	176,610	164,190	189,030
$700 to $999	517,287	493,171	541,403
$1,000 to $1,499	1,172,646	1,136,976	1,208,316
$1,500 to $1,999	1,075,534	1,049,375	1,101,693
$2,000 or more	1,628,734	1,597,056	1,660,412
Median (dollars)	1,660	1,647	1,673
Housing units without a mortgage	1,271,094	1,241,981	1,300,207
Less than $100	12,021	9,467	14,575
$100 to $199	176,576	164,162	188,990
$200 to $299	363,046	349,509	376,583
$300 to $399	275,367	261,607	289,127
$400 or more	444,084	426,738	461,430
Median (dollars)	329	324	334

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	4,650,090	4,587,566	4,712,614
Less than 20 percent	1,313,861	1,276,775	1,350,947
20.0 to 24.9 percent	746,253	723,494	769,012
25.0 to 29.9 percent	635,853	610,658	661,048
30.0 to 34.9 percent	469,455	449,870	489,040
35.0 percent or more	1,461,202	1,425,068	1,497,336
Not computed	23,466	18,023	28,909
Housing unit without a mortgage	1,271,094	1,241,981	1,300,207
Less than 10 percent	648,085	629,176	666,994
10.0 to 14.9 percent	232,525	218,931	246,119
15.0 to 19.9 percent	122,309	113,310	131,308
20.0 to 24.9 percent	78,512	71,619	85,405
25.0 to 29.9 percent	47,193	41,203	53,183
30.0 to 34.9 percent	29,702	23,827	35,577
35.0 percent or more	102,609	92,947	112,271
Not computed	10,159	7,120	13,198

Specified renter-occupied units	4,940,500	4,865,510	5,015,490
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	57,315	49,499	65,131
$200 to $299	133,259	120,202	146,316
$300 to $499	403,869	385,126	422,612
$500 to $749	1,085,870	1,038,819	1,132,921
$750 to $999	1,211,542	1,177,412	1,245,672
$1,000 to $1,499	1,300,763	1,261,373	1,340,153
$1,500 or more	583,907	559,519	608,295
No cash rent	163,975	145,941	182,009
Median (dollars)	890	882	898

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	529,443	505,468	553,418
15.0 to 19.9 percent	590,572	565,189	615,955
20.0 to 24.9 percent	594,773	568,212	621,334
25.0 to 29.9 percent	593,031	569,480	616,582
30.0 to 34.9 percent	423,676	401,462	445,890
35.0 percent or more	1,960,524	1,910,173	2,010,875
Not computed	248,481	227,049	269,913

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Footnotes

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.

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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