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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	204,984	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	108,552	105,775	111,329
1-unit, attached	39,704	37,168	42,240
2 units	5,449	4,233	6,665
3 or 4 units	6,607	5,167	8,047
5 to 9 units	10,563	8,931	12,195
10 to 19 units	14,075	11,923	16,227
20 or more units	14,748	12,766	16,730
Mobile home	5,238	4,221	6,255
Boat, RV, van, etc.	48	0	130

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	8,136	6,896	9,376
1995 to 1999	16,374	14,703	18,045
1990 to 1994	16,081	14,336	17,826
1980 to 1989	28,744	26,261	31,227
1970 to 1979	25,995	23,501	28,489
1960 to 1969	34,311	31,667	36,955
1950 to 1959	33,857	31,323	36,391
1940 to 1949	16,879	14,805	18,953
1939 or earlier	24,607	22,365	26,849

ROOMS
1 room	2,923	1,977	3,869
2 rooms	6,163	4,960	7,366
3 rooms	18,645	16,333	20,957
4 rooms	19,558	17,192	21,924
5 rooms	27,445	25,142	29,748
6 rooms	41,340	38,145	44,535
7 rooms	29,075	26,652	31,498
8 rooms	28,764	26,503	31,025
9 rooms or more	31,071	28,578	33,564
Median (rooms)	6.2	6.1	6.3

Occupied housing units	189,444	187,285	191,603
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	67,521	64,391	70,651
1995 to 1999	44,452	41,599	47,305
1990 to 1994	21,036	18,930	23,142
1980 to 1989	24,089	22,249	25,929
1970 to 1979	14,255	13,066	15,444
1969 or earlier	18,091	16,604	19,578

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	14,001	12,185	15,817
1	62,825	59,353	66,297
2	76,402	73,155	79,649
3 or more	36,216	33,783	38,649

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	93,424	89,923	96,925
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	7,103	5,718	8,488
Electricity	45,762	43,116	48,408
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	41,760	38,988	44,532
Coal or coke	104	0	225
Wood	339	105	573
Solar energy	0	0	290
Other fuel	828	434	1,222
No fuel used	124	0	299

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	898	333	1,463
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	634	278	990
No telephone service available	3,927	2,840	5,014

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	186,159	183,895	188,423
1.01 to 1.50	2,313	1,602	3,024
1.51 or more	972	505	1,439

Specified owner-occupied units	121,695	118,412	124,978
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,547	1,022	2,072
$50,000 to $99,999	12,219	10,626	13,812
$100,000 to $149,999	32,842	30,628	35,056
$150,000 to $199,999	27,328	25,330	29,326
$200,000 to $299,999	27,406	25,502	29,310
$300,000 to $499,999	16,528	14,970	18,086
$500,000 to $999,999	3,344	2,508	4,180
$1,000,000 or more	481	155	807
Median (dollars)	172,252	168,943	175,561

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	93,771	90,567	96,975
Less than $300	595	221	969
$300 to $499	2,129	1,426	2,832
$500 to $699	6,112	4,807	7,417
$700 to $999	17,508	15,769	19,247
$1,000 to $1,499	38,645	36,331	40,959
$1,500 to $1,999	16,981	15,396	18,566
$2,000 or more	11,801	10,399	13,203
Median (dollars)	1,241	1,220	1,262
Housing units without a mortgage	27,924	26,072	29,776
Less than $100	344	81	607
$100 to $199	5,135	4,229	6,041
$200 to $299	10,947	9,707	12,187
$300 to $399	6,421	5,514	7,328
$400 or more	5,077	4,084	6,070
Median (dollars)	277	268	286

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	93,771	90,567	96,975
Less than 20 percent	43,984	41,690	46,278
20.0 to 24.9 percent	19,921	17,915	21,927
25.0 to 29.9 percent	10,297	8,983	11,611
30.0 to 34.9 percent	6,160	4,907	7,413
35.0 percent or more	13,409	11,416	15,402
Not computed	0	0	290
Housing unit without a mortgage	27,924	26,072	29,776
Less than 10 percent	16,391	14,529	18,253
10.0 to 14.9 percent	5,277	4,302	6,252
15.0 to 19.9 percent	2,075	1,429	2,721
20.0 to 24.9 percent	1,188	684	1,692
25.0 to 29.9 percent	759	356	1,162
30.0 to 34.9 percent	396	113	679
35.0 percent or more	1,574	987	2,161
Not computed	264	70	458

Specified renter-occupied units	55,818	52,978	58,658
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,592	883	2,301
$200 to $299	2,331	1,455	3,207
$300 to $499	4,000	2,890	5,110
$500 to $749	17,355	15,504	19,206
$750 to $999	17,518	15,635	19,401
$1,000 to $1,499	8,129	6,638	9,620
$1,500 or more	1,987	1,224	2,750
No cash rent	2,906	2,070	3,742
Median (dollars)	764	742	786

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	8,072	6,635	9,509
15.0 to 19.9 percent	7,014	5,661	8,367
20.0 to 24.9 percent	7,624	6,053	9,195
25.0 to 29.9 percent	7,617	6,037	9,197
30.0 to 34.9 percent	5,854	4,441	7,267
35.0 percent or more	16,323	14,448	18,198
Not computed	3,314	2,473	4,155

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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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