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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	549,102	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	309,203	297,658	320,748
1-unit, attached	37,439	31,398	43,480
2 units	20,228	15,749	24,707
3 or 4 units	34,377	28,761	39,993
5 to 9 units	37,884	31,341	44,427
10 to 19 units	33,096	26,913	39,279
20 or more units	69,809	62,101	77,517
Mobile home	6,826	4,650	9,002
Boat, RV, van, etc.	240	0	651

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	12,690	9,357	16,023
1995 to 1999	25,648	21,343	29,953
1990 to 1994	28,052	22,902	33,202
1980 to 1989	63,159	56,241	70,077
1970 to 1979	82,625	76,134	89,116
1960 to 1969	87,264	79,094	95,434
1950 to 1959	82,188	75,947	88,429
1940 to 1949	43,555	37,218	49,892
1939 or earlier	123,921	114,429	133,413

ROOMS
1 room	17,159	13,188	21,130
2 rooms	31,011	25,967	36,055
3 rooms	75,258	67,570	82,946
4 rooms	109,467	100,716	118,218
5 rooms	103,469	94,344	112,594
6 rooms	89,565	82,000	97,130
7 rooms	57,939	52,258	63,620
8 rooms	35,853	30,043	41,663
9 rooms or more	29,381	24,536	34,226
Median (rooms)	4.9	4.7	5.1

Occupied housing units	518,471	513,496	523,446
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	193,113	182,905	203,321
1995 to 1999	115,693	106,414	124,972
1990 to 1994	56,746	49,876	63,616
1980 to 1989	73,742	65,816	81,668
1970 to 1979	42,898	37,300	48,496
1969 or earlier	36,279	31,906	40,652

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	41,031	35,019	47,043
1	186,845	175,925	197,765
2	186,068	175,382	196,754
3 or more	104,527	96,005	113,049

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	397,619	387,393	407,845
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	5,451	3,551	7,351
Electricity	105,542	95,704	115,380
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	0	545
Coal or coke	143	0	384
Wood	1,956	872	3,040
Solar energy	0	0	545
Other fuel	1,703	318	3,088
No fuel used	6,057	3,863	8,251

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,068	292	1,844
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,542	369	2,715
No telephone service available	6,981	3,889	10,073

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	476,893	470,778	483,008
1.01 to 1.50	24,983	20,404	29,562
1.51 or more	16,595	13,320	19,870

Specified owner-occupied units	265,764	256,438	275,090
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,816	828	2,804
$50,000 to $99,999	3,786	2,174	5,398
$100,000 to $149,999	4,660	2,483	6,837
$150,000 to $199,999	4,166	2,708	5,624
$200,000 to $299,999	25,320	20,729	29,911
$300,000 to $499,999	120,062	110,581	129,543
$500,000 to $999,999	93,062	85,516	100,608
$1,000,000 or more	12,892	9,522	16,262
Median (dollars)	456,643	445,324	467,962

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	208,752	198,521	218,983
Less than $300	186	0	498
$300 to $499	3,064	1,714	4,414
$500 to $699	5,121	3,295	6,947
$700 to $999	16,647	12,145	21,149
$1,000 to $1,499	29,479	24,619	34,339
$1,500 to $1,999	46,899	40,790	53,008
$2,000 or more	107,356	99,748	114,964
Median (dollars)	2,034	1,970	2,098
Housing units without a mortgage	57,012	51,358	62,666
Less than $100	168	0	446
$100 to $199	7,462	5,322	9,602
$200 to $299	13,113	10,283	15,943
$300 to $399	14,245	11,204	17,286
$400 or more	22,024	17,876	26,172
Median (dollars)	349	329	369

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	208,752	198,521	218,983
Less than 20 percent	59,067	52,765	65,369
20.0 to 24.9 percent	32,245	27,209	37,281
25.0 to 29.9 percent	23,905	18,949	28,861
30.0 to 34.9 percent	24,948	20,478	29,418
35.0 percent or more	67,687	60,881	74,493
Not computed	900	0	1,990
Housing unit without a mortgage	57,012	51,358	62,666
Less than 10 percent	30,491	26,512	34,470
10.0 to 14.9 percent	10,840	8,145	13,535
15.0 to 19.9 percent	4,359	2,655	6,063
20.0 to 24.9 percent	3,489	2,020	4,958
25.0 to 29.9 percent	2,206	990	3,422
30.0 to 34.9 percent	1,107	178	2,036
35.0 percent or more	4,163	2,133	6,193
Not computed	357	0	772

Specified renter-occupied units	219,990	209,292	230,688
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	2,456	955	3,957
$200 to $299	5,341	2,949	7,733
$300 to $499	6,966	3,590	10,342
$500 to $749	26,347	20,716	31,978
$750 to $999	44,610	37,782	51,438
$1,000 to $1,499	91,554	82,059	101,049
$1,500 or more	39,636	34,128	45,144
No cash rent	3,080	1,682	4,478
Median (dollars)	1,105	1,075	1,135

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	25,107	19,592	30,622
15.0 to 19.9 percent	31,131	25,588	36,674
20.0 to 24.9 percent	30,082	24,621	35,543
25.0 to 29.9 percent	24,083	19,084	29,082
30.0 to 34.9 percent	18,288	14,523	22,053
35.0 percent or more	84,650	76,600	92,700
Not computed	6,649	4,288	9,010

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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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