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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	242,622	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	170,709	163,154	178,264
1-unit, attached	6,483	3,918	9,048
2 units	8,198	4,961	11,435
3 or 4 units	13,807	9,855	17,759
5 to 9 units	11,096	7,219	14,973
10 to 19 units	4,486	1,946	7,026
20 or more units	5,363	3,219	7,507
Mobile home	22,104	18,738	25,470
Boat, RV, van, etc.	376	0	852

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	14,268	10,678	17,858
1995 to 1999	23,149	18,606	27,692
1990 to 1994	21,284	17,223	25,345
1980 to 1989	52,949	46,798	59,100
1970 to 1979	38,696	33,749	43,643
1960 to 1969	24,039	20,319	27,759
1950 to 1959	35,313	30,336	40,290
1940 to 1949	18,159	14,111	22,207
1939 or earlier	14,765	10,502	19,028

ROOMS
1 room	4,566	2,199	6,933
2 rooms	11,563	8,014	15,112
3 rooms	21,428	17,207	25,649
4 rooms	44,508	37,914	51,102
5 rooms	61,112	54,050	68,174
6 rooms	51,808	45,169	58,447
7 rooms	33,706	28,864	38,548
8 rooms	9,180	6,864	11,496
9 rooms or more	4,751	2,494	7,008
Median (rooms)	5.1	4.9	5.3

Occupied housing units	224,310	220,294	228,326
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	87,432	79,006	95,858
1995 to 1999	60,184	53,074	67,294
1990 to 1994	27,733	22,771	32,695
1980 to 1989	20,481	17,086	23,876
1970 to 1979	14,216	11,474	16,958
1969 or earlier	14,264	11,523	17,005

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	24,550	19,254	29,846
1	69,724	62,885	76,563
2	87,336	79,139	95,533
3 or more	42,700	37,114	48,286

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	158,655	151,820	165,490
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	12,376	9,236	15,516
Electricity	47,580	41,388	53,772
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0	0	545
Coal or coke	0	0	545
Wood	4,525	2,779	6,271
Solar energy	0	0	545
Other fuel	885	150	1,620
No fuel used	289	0	665

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,068	0	2,147
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	868	0	1,767
No telephone service available	2,904	805	5,003

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	201,166	195,029	207,303
1.01 to 1.50	15,711	11,934	19,488
1.51 or more	7,433	4,069	10,797

Specified owner-occupied units	138,192	129,830	146,554
VALUE
Less than $50,000	6,188	3,407	8,969
$50,000 to $99,999	50,441	44,631	56,251
$100,000 to $149,999	40,333	35,757	44,909
$150,000 to $199,999	20,120	15,840	24,400
$200,000 to $299,999	16,379	13,138	19,620
$300,000 to $499,999	3,749	1,988	5,510
$500,000 to $999,999	982	252	1,712
$1,000,000 or more	0	0	545
Median (dollars)	115,721	108,618	122,824

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	109,078	101,868	116,288
Less than $300	177	0	481
$300 to $499	3,035	1,533	4,537
$500 to $699	13,192	9,744	16,640
$700 to $999	38,012	31,890	44,134
$1,000 to $1,499	36,460	30,947	41,973
$1,500 to $1,999	14,272	11,516	17,028
$2,000 or more	3,930	2,073	5,787
Median (dollars)	1,002	938	1,066
Housing units without a mortgage	29,114	24,980	33,248
Less than $100	845	20	1,670
$100 to $199	7,298	4,930	9,666
$200 to $299	10,942	8,346	13,538
$300 to $399	4,084	2,456	5,712
$400 or more	5,945	3,924	7,966
Median (dollars)	255	233	277

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	109,078	101,868	116,288
Less than 20 percent	43,704	37,823	49,585
20.0 to 24.9 percent	17,423	13,810	21,036
25.0 to 29.9 percent	13,532	10,043	17,021
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9,068	5,900	12,236
35.0 percent or more	24,457	20,110	28,804
Not computed	894	183	1,605
Housing unit without a mortgage	29,114	24,980	33,248
Less than 10 percent	14,271	11,315	17,227
10.0 to 14.9 percent	4,129	2,586	5,672
15.0 to 19.9 percent	2,957	1,439	4,475
20.0 to 24.9 percent	2,339	803	3,875
25.0 to 29.9 percent	2,290	674	3,906
30.0 to 34.9 percent	252	0	702
35.0 percent or more	2,876	1,282	4,470
Not computed	0	0	545

Specified renter-occupied units	70,790	63,252	78,328
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,258	0	2,710
$200 to $299	3,814	1,786	5,842
$300 to $499	18,080	13,161	22,999
$500 to $749	26,145	21,593	30,697
$750 to $999	8,443	5,676	11,210
$1,000 to $1,499	6,098	3,677	8,519
$1,500 or more	386	0	862
No cash rent	6,566	4,400	8,732
Median (dollars)	545	513	577

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	8,792	5,272	12,312
15.0 to 19.9 percent	8,639	5,554	11,724
20.0 to 24.9 percent	8,909	5,179	12,639
25.0 to 29.9 percent	8,705	5,453	11,957
30.0 to 34.9 percent	4,131	2,044	6,218
35.0 percent or more	23,620	18,162	29,078
Not computed	7,994	5,440	10,548

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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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