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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	304,123	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	105,758	98,403	113,113
1-unit, attached	11,185	8,059	14,311
2 units	47,336	39,778	54,894
3 or 4 units	47,099	39,975	54,223
5 to 9 units	20,612	15,677	25,547
10 to 19 units	17,846	13,482	22,210
20 or more units	54,172	47,557	60,787
Mobile home	115	0	312
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	535

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	4,331	2,631	6,031
1995 to 1999	9,269	5,662	12,876
1990 to 1994	6,414	3,890	8,938
1980 to 1989	10,803	7,679	13,927
1970 to 1979	18,854	15,176	22,532
1960 to 1969	35,291	29,309	41,273
1950 to 1959	66,472	58,888	74,056
1940 to 1949	55,950	47,669	64,231
1939 or earlier	96,739	88,617	104,861

ROOMS
1 room	8,989	5,849	12,129
2 rooms	13,544	9,490	17,598
3 rooms	46,255	38,689	53,821
4 rooms	49,064	41,973	56,155
5 rooms	61,522	53,348	69,696
6 rooms	43,825	37,731	49,919
7 rooms	29,354	25,080	33,628
8 rooms	20,036	15,952	24,120
9 rooms or more	31,534	26,639	36,429
Median (rooms)	5.1	4.9	5.3

Occupied housing units	279,586	274,536	284,636
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	109,753	100,824	118,682
1995 to 1999	62,908	55,524	70,292
1990 to 1994	29,842	24,489	35,195
1980 to 1989	32,145	27,396	36,894
1970 to 1979	19,899	16,223	23,575
1969 or earlier	25,039	20,625	29,453

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	65,454	56,917	73,991
1	102,562	93,244	111,880
2	82,277	73,939	90,615
3 or more	29,293	24,819	33,767

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	185,049	175,449	194,649
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	3,680	1,871	5,489
Electricity	25,860	20,537	31,183
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	61,146	53,723	68,569
Coal or coke	0	0	535
Wood	0	0	535
Solar energy	0	0	535
Other fuel	1,346	295	2,397
No fuel used	2,505	718	4,292

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	801	0	1,850
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	994	0	2,231
No telephone service available	11,352	7,242	15,462

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	266,239	260,515	271,963
1.01 to 1.50	9,291	6,011	12,571
1.51 or more	4,056	2,483	5,629

Specified owner-occupied units	96,344	88,799	103,889
VALUE
Less than $50,000	589	108	1,070
$50,000 to $99,999	1,449	572	2,326
$100,000 to $149,999	11,444	7,474	15,414
$150,000 to $199,999	11,442	8,775	14,109
$200,000 to $299,999	19,344	15,028	23,660
$300,000 to $499,999	33,639	28,992	38,286
$500,000 to $999,999	14,378	11,104	17,652
$1,000,000 or more	4,059	2,872	5,246
Median (dollars)	319,815	302,300	337,330

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	71,569	64,824	78,314
Less than $300	199	0	539
$300 to $499	624	16	1,232
$500 to $699	582	10	1,154
$700 to $999	2,846	1,175	4,517
$1,000 to $1,499	14,581	10,897	18,265
$1,500 to $1,999	17,702	13,764	21,640
$2,000 or more	35,035	30,962	39,108
Median (dollars)	1,983	1,887	2,079
Housing units without a mortgage	24,775	20,949	28,601
Less than $100	0	0	535
$100 to $199	0	0	535
$200 to $299	194	0	522
$300 to $399	142	0	396
$400 or more	24,439	20,666	28,212
Median (dollars)	857	815	899

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	71,569	64,824	78,314
Less than 20 percent	29,443	24,662	34,224
20.0 to 24.9 percent	12,413	9,684	15,142
25.0 to 29.9 percent	7,780	5,144	10,416
30.0 to 34.9 percent	6,049	4,125	7,973
35.0 percent or more	15,014	11,855	18,173
Not computed	870	58	1,682
Housing unit without a mortgage	24,775	20,949	28,601
Less than 10 percent	4,376	2,608	6,144
10.0 to 14.9 percent	4,805	2,964	6,646
15.0 to 19.9 percent	3,854	2,126	5,582
20.0 to 24.9 percent	2,653	1,501	3,805
25.0 to 29.9 percent	2,150	934	3,366
30.0 to 34.9 percent	390	0	855
35.0 percent or more	6,547	4,438	8,656
Not computed	0	0	535

Specified renter-occupied units	152,727	144,696	160,758
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	13,051	9,224	16,878
$200 to $299	3,788	1,874	5,702
$300 to $499	6,864	3,233	10,495
$500 to $749	39,632	32,917	46,347
$750 to $999	48,439	42,166	54,712
$1,000 to $1,499	29,180	22,029	36,331
$1,500 or more	5,365	2,617	8,113
No cash rent	6,408	3,556	9,260
Median (dollars)	812	780	844

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	15,830	11,205	20,455
15.0 to 19.9 percent	18,794	13,003	24,585
20.0 to 24.9 percent	21,913	16,660	27,166
25.0 to 29.9 percent	17,979	12,809	23,149
30.0 to 34.9 percent	17,072	12,637	21,507
35.0 percent or more	51,996	43,945	60,047
Not computed	9,143	5,524	12,762

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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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