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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	2,660,847	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	1,424,573	1,402,980	1,446,166
1-unit, attached	121,199	111,325	131,073
2 units	284,641	270,853	298,429
3 or 4 units	306,813	291,570	322,056
5 to 9 units	153,466	141,325	165,607
10 to 19 units	108,914	98,473	119,355
20 or more units	234,819	221,054	248,584
Mobile home	25,674	21,592	29,756
Boat, RV, van, etc.	748	0	1,688

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	51,691	45,506	57,876
1995 to 1999	105,095	97,037	113,153
1990 to 1994	106,212	97,169	115,255
1980 to 1989	283,923	270,615	297,231
1970 to 1979	319,162	304,883	333,441
1960 to 1969	310,628	297,563	323,693
1950 to 1959	331,755	317,918	345,592
1940 to 1949	207,615	195,174	220,056
1939 or earlier	944,766	921,861	967,671

ROOMS
1 room	35,397	30,273	40,521
2 rooms	117,920	108,441	127,399
3 rooms	236,700	220,612	252,788
4 rooms	412,755	393,679	431,831
5 rooms	496,539	476,230	516,848
6 rooms	482,377	463,587	501,167
7 rooms	372,515	356,578	388,452
8 rooms	233,156	222,535	243,777
9 rooms or more	273,488	259,991	286,985
Median (rooms)	5.6	5.5	5.7

Occupied housing units	2,435,941	2,422,239	2,449,643
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	793,517	776,047	810,987
1995 to 1999	546,458	528,665	564,251
1990 to 1994	282,531	267,275	297,787
1980 to 1989	335,386	321,109	349,663
1970 to 1979	219,216	207,763	230,669
1969 or earlier	258,833	248,162	269,504

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	259,157	245,070	273,244
1	876,556	856,287	896,825
2	935,961	918,074	953,848
3 or more	364,267	349,653	378,881

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	1,074,455	1,054,225	1,094,685
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	60,350	54,352	66,348
Electricity	330,082	312,294	347,870
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	933,509	910,441	956,577
Coal or coke	2,618	1,182	4,054
Wood	20,979	17,388	24,570
Solar energy	808	0	1,726
Other fuel	9,253	5,853	12,653
No fuel used	3,887	2,365	5,409

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	7,149	4,439	9,859
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	8,442	5,591	11,293
No telephone service available	35,569	28,306	42,832

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	2,392,727	2,378,006	2,407,448
1.01 to 1.50	33,385	28,350	38,420
1.51 or more	9,829	7,488	12,170

Specified owner-occupied units	1,258,630	1,235,794	1,281,466
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,349	4,445	8,253
$50,000 to $99,999	37,486	33,808	41,164
$100,000 to $149,999	113,156	105,074	121,238
$150,000 to $199,999	136,812	126,774	146,850
$200,000 to $299,999	306,111	293,438	318,784
$300,000 to $499,999	460,671	447,473	473,869
$500,000 to $999,999	169,104	158,212	179,996
$1,000,000 or more	28,941	24,846	33,036
Median (dollars)	309,736	305,590	313,882

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	887,797	867,821	907,773
Less than $300	3,086	1,719	4,453
$300 to $499	16,524	12,838	20,210
$500 to $699	32,197	27,794	36,600
$700 to $999	96,702	88,426	104,978
$1,000 to $1,499	260,075	247,744	272,406
$1,500 to $1,999	220,786	209,397	232,175
$2,000 or more	258,427	244,497	272,357
Median (dollars)	1,571	1,548	1,594
Housing units without a mortgage	370,833	358,604	383,062
Less than $100	401	0	999
$100 to $199	6,638	4,699	8,577
$200 to $299	36,367	31,142	41,592
$300 to $399	73,750	66,942	80,558
$400 or more	253,677	243,722	263,632
Median (dollars)	481	473	489

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	887,797	867,821	907,773
Less than 20 percent	337,025	323,598	350,452
20.0 to 24.9 percent	149,489	141,168	157,810
25.0 to 29.9 percent	117,368	108,814	125,922
30.0 to 34.9 percent	79,594	72,558	86,630
35.0 percent or more	202,128	190,825	213,431
Not computed	2,193	1,161	3,225
Housing unit without a mortgage	370,833	358,604	383,062
Less than 10 percent	127,319	119,369	135,269
10.0 to 14.9 percent	73,110	67,102	79,118
15.0 to 19.9 percent	42,858	38,032	47,684
20.0 to 24.9 percent	30,599	26,530	34,668
25.0 to 29.9 percent	19,512	15,507	23,517
30.0 to 34.9 percent	19,362	15,888	22,836
35.0 percent or more	55,386	49,017	61,755
Not computed	2,687	820	4,554

Specified renter-occupied units	861,544	840,779	882,309
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	45,120	38,193	52,047
$200 to $299	56,045	48,713	63,377
$300 to $499	79,674	72,350	86,998
$500 to $749	173,695	162,791	184,599
$750 to $999	186,587	174,021	199,153
$1,000 to $1,499	203,467	189,883	217,051
$1,500 or more	81,536	73,309	89,763
No cash rent	35,420	30,286	40,554
Median (dollars)	820	801	839

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	111,628	102,075	121,181
15.0 to 19.9 percent	120,503	110,572	130,434
20.0 to 24.9 percent	108,828	98,527	119,129
25.0 to 29.9 percent	93,598	84,161	103,035
30.0 to 34.9 percent	81,208	72,439	89,977
35.0 percent or more	298,300	281,183	315,417
Not computed	47,479	40,508	54,450

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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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