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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	291,037	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	149,400	140,556	158,244
1-unit, attached	17,316	13,921	20,711
2 units	33,923	28,619	39,227
3 or 4 units	39,871	33,912	45,830
5 to 9 units	12,529	9,638	15,420
10 to 19 units	15,525	11,811	19,239
20 or more units	21,416	17,955	24,877
Mobile home	1,057	292	1,822
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	474

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	4,413	2,520	6,306
1995 to 1999	7,825	5,181	10,469
1990 to 1994	14,858	11,188	18,528
1980 to 1989	31,053	25,916	36,190
1970 to 1979	33,701	28,978	38,424
1960 to 1969	34,166	29,008	39,324
1950 to 1959	34,426	28,745	40,107
1940 to 1949	16,634	12,724	20,544
1939 or earlier	113,961	105,748	122,174

ROOMS
1 room	1,396	433	2,359
2 rooms	12,052	8,340	15,764
3 rooms	28,978	23,379	34,577
4 rooms	48,963	41,163	56,763
5 rooms	45,476	38,727	52,225
6 rooms	49,683	43,694	55,672
7 rooms	43,799	37,149	50,449
8 rooms	30,307	25,651	34,963
9 rooms or more	30,383	25,795	34,971
Median (rooms)	5.7	5.5	5.9

Occupied housing units	276,069	272,147	279,991
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	90,776	84,038	97,514
1995 to 1999	66,210	59,542	72,878
1990 to 1994	31,778	26,274	37,282
1980 to 1989	36,346	31,697	40,995
1970 to 1979	23,767	20,536	26,998
1969 or earlier	27,192	23,036	31,348

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	26,308	21,639	30,977
1	99,344	91,215	107,473
2	109,276	101,707	116,845
3 or more	41,141	36,069	46,213

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	129,562	122,394	136,730
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,342	2,667	6,017
Electricity	36,452	30,940	41,964
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	102,197	95,064	109,330
Coal or coke	191	0	509
Wood	1,078	28	2,128
Solar energy	0	0	474
Other fuel	2,247	570	3,924
No fuel used	0	0	474

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	778	0	1,795
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	776	0	1,789
No telephone service available	6,021	3,062	8,980

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	271,121	266,806	275,436
1.01 to 1.50	3,493	1,666	5,320
1.51 or more	1,455	272	2,638

Specified owner-occupied units	142,231	134,592	149,870
VALUE
Less than $50,000	153	0	439
$50,000 to $99,999	355	0	783
$100,000 to $149,999	3,859	2,082	5,636
$150,000 to $199,999	11,751	8,361	15,141
$200,000 to $299,999	29,409	25,350	33,468
$300,000 to $499,999	70,146	64,246	76,046
$500,000 to $999,999	24,054	19,558	28,550
$1,000,000 or more	2,504	1,046	3,962
Median (dollars)	360,275	351,838	368,712

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	100,253	92,821	107,685
Less than $300	587	21	1,153
$300 to $499	1,068	0	2,227
$500 to $699	2,127	782	3,472
$700 to $999	8,212	5,527	10,897
$1,000 to $1,499	28,162	23,443	32,881
$1,500 to $1,999	25,790	22,106	29,474
$2,000 or more	34,307	29,931	38,683
Median (dollars)	1,679	1,607	1,751
Housing units without a mortgage	41,978	36,307	47,649
Less than $100	0	0	474
$100 to $199	658	0	1,513
$200 to $299	2,326	920	3,732
$300 to $399	6,538	4,319	8,757
$400 or more	32,456	27,327	37,585
Median (dollars)	536	506	566

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	100,253	92,821	107,685
Less than 20 percent	37,405	32,308	42,502
20.0 to 24.9 percent	14,141	11,095	17,187
25.0 to 29.9 percent	11,631	9,147	14,115
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9,557	6,962	12,152
35.0 percent or more	27,340	23,031	31,649
Not computed	179	0	508
Housing unit without a mortgage	41,978	36,307	47,649
Less than 10 percent	14,204	10,783	17,625
10.0 to 14.9 percent	8,217	6,068	10,366
15.0 to 19.9 percent	5,842	3,962	7,722
20.0 to 24.9 percent	3,210	1,585	4,835
25.0 to 29.9 percent	531	23	1,039
30.0 to 34.9 percent	1,928	945	2,911
35.0 percent or more	8,046	4,761	11,331
Not computed	0	0	474

Specified renter-occupied units	95,972	88,185	103,759
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	5,477	3,314	7,640
$200 to $299	4,966	2,730	7,202
$300 to $499	7,738	5,309	10,167
$500 to $749	15,203	11,303	19,103
$750 to $999	26,280	20,644	31,916
$1,000 to $1,499	27,535	22,614	32,456
$1,500 or more	5,870	2,880	8,860
No cash rent	2,903	1,340	4,466
Median (dollars)	881	831	931

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	9,191	6,015	12,367
15.0 to 19.9 percent	11,887	8,155	15,619
20.0 to 24.9 percent	12,841	9,274	16,408
25.0 to 29.9 percent	11,507	8,418	14,596
30.0 to 34.9 percent	12,020	8,440	15,600
35.0 percent or more	34,450	28,936	39,964
Not computed	4,076	1,906	6,246

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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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