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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	173,285	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	105,554	100,164	110,944
1-unit, attached	32,081	27,037	37,125
2 units	3,519	1,460	5,578
3 or 4 units	4,299	2,343	6,255
5 to 9 units	6,185	3,718	8,652
10 to 19 units	9,447	6,311	12,583
20 or more units	8,326	5,762	10,890
Mobile home	3,874	2,242	5,506
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	504

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	9,006	6,184	11,828
1995 to 1999	13,359	10,663	16,055
1990 to 1994	15,491	12,138	18,844
1980 to 1989	31,225	27,023	35,427
1970 to 1979	27,784	23,860	31,708
1960 to 1969	21,350	17,243	25,457
1950 to 1959	18,252	15,221	21,283
1940 to 1949	8,905	6,205	11,605
1939 or earlier	27,913	23,784	32,042

ROOMS
1 room	1,106	263	1,949
2 rooms	2,123	943	3,303
3 rooms	8,835	6,230	11,440
4 rooms	15,371	11,614	19,128
5 rooms	26,303	21,579	31,027
6 rooms	32,814	28,168	37,460
7 rooms	25,701	21,803	29,599
8 rooms	26,245	22,466	30,024
9 rooms or more	34,787	30,571	39,003
Median (rooms)	6.5	6.3	6.7

Occupied housing units	164,742	161,576	167,908
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	49,342	44,392	54,292
1995 to 1999	39,196	34,262	44,130
1990 to 1994	21,413	17,502	25,324
1980 to 1989	25,565	22,267	28,863
1970 to 1979	12,589	9,737	15,441
1969 or earlier	16,637	14,091	19,183

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	8,385	5,641	11,129
1	43,352	38,527	48,177
2	78,614	73,187	84,041
3 or more	34,391	30,015	38,767

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	46,003	41,291	50,715
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	11,510	8,911	14,109
Electricity	45,950	40,795	51,105
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	59,029	54,210	63,848
Coal or coke	795	318	1,272
Wood	819	139	1,499
Solar energy	0	0	504
Other fuel	636	0	1,276
No fuel used	0	0	504

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	823	0	1,831
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	758	0	1,744
No telephone service available	1,213	122	2,304

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	163,825	160,683	166,967
1.01 to 1.50	451	0	999
1.51 or more	466	0	989

Specified owner-occupied units	112,395	106,689	118,101
VALUE
Less than $50,000	633	0	1,302
$50,000 to $99,999	6,078	3,920	8,236
$100,000 to $149,999	18,431	14,758	22,104
$150,000 to $199,999	21,905	18,692	25,118
$200,000 to $299,999	27,167	23,225	31,109
$300,000 to $499,999	28,532	24,078	32,986
$500,000 to $999,999	9,002	6,632	11,372
$1,000,000 or more	647	135	1,159
Median (dollars)	223,498	214,526	232,470

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	79,829	74,044	85,614
Less than $300	0	0	504
$300 to $499	670	161	1,179
$500 to $699	2,579	1,050	4,108
$700 to $999	6,363	4,024	8,702
$1,000 to $1,499	24,404	20,579	28,229
$1,500 to $1,999	24,882	20,660	29,104
$2,000 or more	20,931	17,572	24,290
Median (dollars)	1,599	1,552	1,646
Housing units without a mortgage	32,566	28,708	36,424
Less than $100	0	0	504
$100 to $199	527	12	1,042
$200 to $299	2,190	898	3,482
$300 to $399	5,785	4,001	7,569
$400 or more	24,064	20,376	27,752
Median (dollars)	507	465	549

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	79,829	74,044	85,614
Less than 20 percent	32,691	27,989	37,393
20.0 to 24.9 percent	17,085	13,512	20,658
25.0 to 29.9 percent	8,311	6,051	10,571
30.0 to 34.9 percent	5,804	3,883	7,725
35.0 percent or more	15,938	12,267	19,609
Not computed	0	0	504
Housing unit without a mortgage	32,566	28,708	36,424
Less than 10 percent	10,978	8,240	13,716
10.0 to 14.9 percent	7,397	4,733	10,061
15.0 to 19.9 percent	3,915	2,590	5,240
20.0 to 24.9 percent	2,073	1,036	3,110
25.0 to 29.9 percent	1,053	300	1,806
30.0 to 34.9 percent	2,539	1,249	3,829
35.0 percent or more	4,419	2,516	6,322
Not computed	192	0	512

Specified renter-occupied units	39,885	34,494	45,276
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	334	0	736
$200 to $299	215	0	570
$300 to $499	3,057	1,197	4,917
$500 to $749	7,319	4,955	9,683
$750 to $999	11,829	8,202	15,456
$1,000 to $1,499	12,509	9,628	15,390
$1,500 or more	1,805	806	2,804
No cash rent	2,817	1,064	4,570
Median (dollars)	870	818	922

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	7,224	4,187	10,261
15.0 to 19.9 percent	5,132	3,085	7,179
20.0 to 24.9 percent	3,197	2,013	4,381
25.0 to 29.9 percent	4,661	2,665	6,657
30.0 to 34.9 percent	4,393	2,532	6,254
35.0 percent or more	12,461	8,997	15,925
Not computed	2,817	1,064	4,570

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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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