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
2,651,165
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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
1,887,950
1,832,906
1,942,994
1-unit, attached
87,800
77,249
98,351
2 units
75,363
64,070
86,656
3 or 4 units
100,424
87,755
113,093
5 to 9 units
128,000
114,217
141,783
10 to 19 units
96,147
77,539
114,755
20 or more units
99,361
86,887
111,835
Mobile home
175,191
151,596
198,786
Boat, RV, van, etc.
929
310
1,548
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later
138,721
127,903
149,539
1995 to 1999
255,355
226,974
283,736
1990 to 1994
189,510
177,014
202,006
1980 to 1989
286,710
255,661
317,759
1970 to 1979
403,479
389,220
417,738
1960 to 1969
330,127
303,052
357,202
1950 to 1959
299,666
282,991
316,341
1940 to 1949
180,908
165,772
196,044
1939 or earlier
566,689
511,726
621,652
ROOMS
1 room
19,235
14,046
24,424
2 rooms
69,746
60,489
79,003
3 rooms
191,714
179,930
203,498
4 rooms
434,185
413,836
454,534
5 rooms
620,726
579,499
661,953
6 rooms
514,008
493,757
534,259
7 rooms
343,302
321,210
365,394
8 rooms
235,840
224,875
246,805
9 rooms or more
222,409
192,816
252,002
Median (rooms)
5.5
5.3
5.7
Occupied housing units
2,350,535
2,327,275
2,373,795
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
855,152
829,978
880,326
1995 to 1999
518,296
501,676
534,916
1990 to 1994
275,867
262,196
289,538
1980 to 1989
291,068
278,522
303,614
1970 to 1979
207,882
197,333
218,431
1969 or earlier
202,270
185,480
219,060
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
161,727
121,591
201,863
1
737,862
704,005
771,719
2
922,841
894,594
951,088
3 or more
528,105
495,865
560,345
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
1,435,757
1,374,830
1,496,684
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
226,551
183,125
269,977
Electricity
567,245
472,077
662,413
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
56,816
44,681
68,951
Coal or coke
11,283
0
26,021
Wood
39,674
33,788
45,560
Solar energy
750
0
1,657
Other fuel
9,366
6,979
11,753
No fuel used
3,093
1,967
4,219
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
6,474
4,416
8,532
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
11,205
7,525
14,885
No telephone service available
147,365
104,376
190,354
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
2,305,415
2,281,366
2,329,464
1.01 to 1.50
36,541
30,708
42,374
1.51 or more
8,579
4,266
12,892
Specified owner-occupied units
1,419,239
1,376,038
1,462,440
VALUE
Less than $50,000
116,324
91,984
140,664
$50,000 to $99,999
528,873
490,890
566,856
$100,000 to $149,999
424,942
399,367
450,517
$150,000 to $199,999
186,787
174,960
198,614
$200,000 to $299,999
102,611
88,978
116,244
$300,000 to $499,999
46,307
38,297
54,317
$500,000 to $999,999
10,971
7,196
14,746
$1,000,000 or more
2,424
822
4,026
Median (dollars)
106,840
102,208
111,472
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage
1,016,043
980,793
1,051,293
Less than $300
5,967
4,739
7,195
$300 to $499
61,701
54,018
69,384
$500 to $699
167,503
150,246
184,760
$700 to $999
322,383
306,878
337,888
$1,000 to $1,499
309,360
291,251
327,469
$1,500 to $1,999
95,034
86,088
103,980
$2,000 or more
54,095
46,748
61,442
Median (dollars)
952
934
970
Housing units without a mortgage
403,196
383,199
423,193
Less than $100
3,679
2,406
4,952
$100 to $199
66,728
61,725
71,731
$200 to $299
148,301
137,909
158,693
$300 to $399
98,189
85,374
111,004
$400 or more
86,299
76,836
95,762
Median (dollars)
288
281
295
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.
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