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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	252,137	247,526	256,748
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	34,889	30,160	39,618
1-unit, attached	16,492	11,943	21,041
2 units	30,841	25,534	36,148
3 or 4 units	65,109	57,792	72,426
5 to 9 units	26,258	21,714	30,802
10 to 19 units	23,343	18,449	28,237
20 or more units	53,677	47,381	59,973
Mobile home	1,528	163	2,893
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	474

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	4,584	2,526	6,642
1995 to 1999	3,888	1,602	6,174
1990 to 1994	3,547	2,139	4,955
1980 to 1989	15,957	12,059	19,855
1970 to 1979	19,569	15,603	23,535
1960 to 1969	22,326	18,409	26,243
1950 to 1959	15,870	12,132	19,608
1940 to 1949	27,889	22,846	32,932
1939 or earlier	138,507	129,927	147,087

ROOMS
1 room	13,949	10,481	17,417
2 rooms	29,483	24,777	34,189
3 rooms	43,354	37,510	49,198
4 rooms	50,122	43,360	56,884
5 rooms	52,497	46,696	58,298
6 rooms	29,974	24,539	35,409
7 rooms	13,811	9,701	17,921
8 rooms	6,662	4,219	9,105
9 rooms or more	12,285	8,909	15,661
Median (rooms)	4.3	4.1	4.5

Occupied housing units	225,842	219,648	232,036
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	94,434	87,408	101,460
1995 to 1999	56,416	48,742	64,090
1990 to 1994	24,824	20,417	29,231
1980 to 1989	23,292	18,602	27,982
1970 to 1979	12,041	9,149	14,933
1969 or earlier	14,835	12,104	17,566

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	74,086	67,638	80,534
1	96,017	87,598	104,436
2	40,756	34,935	46,577
3 or more	14,983	11,444	18,522

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	103,817	95,273	112,361
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,328	2,475	6,181
Electricity	49,789	42,387	57,191
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	66,367	58,923	73,811
Coal or coke	0	0	474
Wood	0	0	474
Solar energy	0	0	474
Other fuel	171	0	459
No fuel used	1,370	282	2,458

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,940	399	3,481
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,961	392	3,530
No telephone service available	4,020	1,340	6,700

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	217,618	211,026	224,210
1.01 to 1.50	5,293	2,842	7,744
1.51 or more	2,931	1,433	4,429

Specified owner-occupied units	37,104	32,202	42,006
VALUE
Less than $50,000	0	0	474
$50,000 to $99,999	455	7	903
$100,000 to $149,999	515	9	1,021
$150,000 to $199,999	3,786	1,995	5,577
$200,000 to $299,999	9,796	6,726	12,866
$300,000 to $499,999	17,005	13,594	20,416
$500,000 to $999,999	4,454	2,450	6,458
$1,000,000 or more	1,093	412	1,774
Median (dollars)	331,284	313,336	349,232

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	26,947	22,328	31,566
Less than $300	0	0	474
$300 to $499	0	0	474
$500 to $699	509	0	1,042
$700 to $999	2,773	1,313	4,233
$1,000 to $1,499	10,972	8,137	13,807
$1,500 to $1,999	6,265	3,826	8,704
$2,000 or more	6,428	4,088	8,768
Median (dollars)	1,463	1,361	1,565
Housing units without a mortgage	10,157	7,978	12,336
Less than $100	0	0	474
$100 to $199	0	0	474
$200 to $299	970	0	2,026
$300 to $399	1,780	799	2,761
$400 or more	7,407	5,455	9,359
Median (dollars)	462	431	493

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	26,947	22,328	31,566
Less than 20 percent	11,506	8,248	14,764
20.0 to 24.9 percent	1,830	673	2,987
25.0 to 29.9 percent	2,384	894	3,874
30.0 to 34.9 percent	1,790	748	2,832
35.0 percent or more	9,020	6,133	11,907
Not computed	417	0	922
Housing unit without a mortgage	10,157	7,978	12,336
Less than 10 percent	3,406	1,971	4,841
10.0 to 14.9 percent	576	34	1,118
15.0 to 19.9 percent	1,861	753	2,969
20.0 to 24.9 percent	1,034	333	1,735
25.0 to 29.9 percent	406	0	857
30.0 to 34.9 percent	475	16	934
35.0 percent or more	2,399	834	3,964
Not computed	0	0	474

Specified renter-occupied units	134,535	126,041	143,029
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	9,557	6,279	12,835
$200 to $299	11,064	7,380	14,748
$300 to $499	8,635	5,664	11,606
$500 to $749	20,666	15,153	26,179
$750 to $999	22,104	17,799	26,409
$1,000 to $1,499	40,694	34,847	46,541
$1,500 or more	19,566	15,289	23,843
No cash rent	2,249	961	3,537
Median (dollars)	933	865	1,001

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	13,866	9,796	17,936
15.0 to 19.9 percent	20,342	16,180	24,504
20.0 to 24.9 percent	16,283	11,830	20,736
25.0 to 29.9 percent	13,560	9,891	17,229
30.0 to 34.9 percent	16,274	12,213	20,335
35.0 percent or more	48,524	40,483	56,565
Not computed	5,686	3,055	8,317

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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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