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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	155,828	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	82,583	77,507	87,659
1-unit, attached	38,250	33,767	42,733
2 units	6,068	3,622	8,514
3 or 4 units	8,842	5,690	11,994
5 to 9 units	6,040	3,374	8,706
10 to 19 units	4,339	2,661	6,017
20 or more units	4,732	2,881	6,583
Mobile home	4,974	2,763	7,185
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	504

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	5,406	3,530	7,282
1995 to 1999	8,028	5,705	10,351
1990 to 1994	13,592	10,446	16,738
1980 to 1989	16,646	13,181	20,111
1970 to 1979	19,344	15,785	22,903
1960 to 1969	13,717	11,014	16,420
1950 to 1959	20,618	16,598	24,638
1940 to 1949	16,676	12,541	20,811
1939 or earlier	41,801	36,803	46,799

ROOMS
1 room	632	28	1,236
2 rooms	3,109	1,436	4,782
3 rooms	11,120	8,048	14,192
4 rooms	21,580	17,387	25,773
5 rooms	27,516	22,791	32,241
6 rooms	32,918	27,988	37,848
7 rooms	23,045	18,889	27,201
8 rooms	22,533	19,212	25,854
9 rooms or more	13,375	10,346	16,404
Median (rooms)	5.9	5.7	6.1

Occupied housing units	146,666	143,854	149,478
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	47,176	42,299	52,053
1995 to 1999	27,836	23,763	31,909
1990 to 1994	23,034	19,737	26,331
1980 to 1989	20,380	17,055	23,705
1970 to 1979	12,223	9,930	14,516
1969 or earlier	16,017	13,524	18,510

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	15,587	12,280	18,894
1	42,828	37,391	48,265
2	56,946	51,459	62,433
3 or more	31,305	27,812	34,798

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	56,497	51,800	61,194
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	5,357	3,419	7,295
Electricity	27,727	23,998	31,456
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	52,771	47,767	57,775
Coal or coke	741	90	1,392
Wood	2,373	1,539	3,207
Solar energy	0	0	504
Other fuel	153	0	404
No fuel used	1,047	0	2,206

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	935	0	1,907
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	694	0	1,535
No telephone service available	2,382	696	4,068

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	144,689	141,687	147,691
1.01 to 1.50	1,266	322	2,210
1.51 or more	711	0	1,777

Specified owner-occupied units	92,653	87,199	98,107
VALUE
Less than $50,000	9,634	7,195	12,073
$50,000 to $99,999	22,866	19,728	26,004
$100,000 to $149,999	32,504	28,547	36,461
$150,000 to $199,999	17,117	13,903	20,331
$200,000 to $299,999	6,606	4,810	8,402
$300,000 to $499,999	3,103	1,480	4,726
$500,000 to $999,999	672	0	1,529
$1,000,000 or more	151	0	387
Median (dollars)	119,345	114,996	123,694

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	61,018	55,902	66,134
Less than $300	415	0	920
$300 to $499	1,114	273	1,955
$500 to $699	5,947	3,988	7,906
$700 to $999	17,035	13,795	20,275
$1,000 to $1,499	22,711	19,076	26,346
$1,500 to $1,999	10,441	8,109	12,773
$2,000 or more	3,355	1,814	4,896
Median (dollars)	1,120	1,065	1,175
Housing units without a mortgage	31,635	27,788	35,482
Less than $100	0	0	504
$100 to $199	1,396	550	2,242
$200 to $299	6,844	4,629	9,059
$300 to $399	11,212	8,581	13,843
$400 or more	12,183	9,507	14,859
Median (dollars)	373	357	389

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	61,018	55,902	66,134
Less than 20 percent	24,094	20,301	27,887
20.0 to 24.9 percent	9,899	7,697	12,101
25.0 to 29.9 percent	8,304	5,946	10,662
30.0 to 34.9 percent	5,558	3,822	7,294
35.0 percent or more	13,005	10,102	15,908
Not computed	158	0	430
Housing unit without a mortgage	31,635	27,788	35,482
Less than 10 percent	12,652	9,817	15,487
10.0 to 14.9 percent	5,944	4,314	7,574
15.0 to 19.9 percent	3,505	1,995	5,015
20.0 to 24.9 percent	3,425	1,826	5,024
25.0 to 29.9 percent	1,389	529	2,249
30.0 to 34.9 percent	816	111	1,521
35.0 percent or more	3,038	1,847	4,229
Not computed	866	0	1,903

Specified renter-occupied units	41,224	35,975	46,473
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	3,100	1,713	4,487
$200 to $299	870	111	1,629
$300 to $499	8,941	6,123	11,759
$500 to $749	16,625	13,010	20,240
$750 to $999	8,030	5,144	10,916
$1,000 to $1,499	1,700	177	3,223
$1,500 or more	474	0	1,130
No cash rent	1,484	547	2,421
Median (dollars)	610	575	645

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	6,569	3,990	9,148
15.0 to 19.9 percent	4,860	2,507	7,213
20.0 to 24.9 percent	5,099	2,610	7,588
25.0 to 29.9 percent	5,049	2,938	7,160
30.0 to 34.9 percent	2,391	1,004	3,778
35.0 percent or more	15,608	11,651	19,565
Not computed	1,648	667	2,629

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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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