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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	2,360,698	2,352,977	2,368,419
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	1,211,518	1,189,077	1,233,959
1-unit, attached	119,401	110,250	128,552
2 units	253,083	240,312	265,854
3 or 4 units	278,349	263,901	292,797
5 to 9 units	131,643	119,946	143,340
10 to 19 units	107,090	97,528	116,652
20 or more units	226,836	214,104	239,568
Mobile home	32,274	28,134	36,414
Boat, RV, van, etc.	504	0	1,324

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	53,167	47,177	59,157
1995 to 1999	100,056	92,592	107,520
1990 to 1994	100,414	92,049	108,779
1980 to 1989	274,158	262,347	285,969
1970 to 1979	285,966	272,636	299,296
1960 to 1969	268,190	255,503	280,877
1950 to 1959	283,609	270,451	296,767
1940 to 1949	181,316	169,012	193,620
1939 or earlier	813,822	792,025	835,619

ROOMS
1 room	31,288	26,278	36,298
2 rooms	106,022	96,524	115,520
3 rooms	228,551	212,960	244,142
4 rooms	364,514	346,134	382,894
5 rooms	422,588	405,511	439,665
6 rooms	410,953	394,698	427,208
7 rooms	332,161	317,620	346,702
8 rooms	215,889	204,803	226,975
9 rooms or more	248,732	236,316	261,148
Median (rooms)	5.6	5.5	5.7

Occupied housing units	2,215,852	2,202,835	2,228,869
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	740,031	722,495	757,567
1995 to 1999	508,913	491,671	526,155
1990 to 1994	257,418	242,194	272,642
1980 to 1989	295,714	282,343	309,085
1970 to 1979	191,927	181,668	202,186
1969 or earlier	221,849	211,961	231,737

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	229,814	217,719	241,909
1	770,023	752,789	787,257
2	864,409	846,656	882,162
3 or more	351,606	336,980	366,232

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	931,407	910,991	951,823
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	69,137	62,704	75,570
Electricity	288,339	271,203	305,475
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	895,803	874,309	917,297
Coal or coke	1,837	725	2,949
Wood	14,602	11,776	17,428
Solar energy	753	0	1,667
Other fuel	8,968	5,562	12,374
No fuel used	5,006	3,205	6,807

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	8,170	5,474	10,866
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	8,012	5,362	10,662
No telephone service available	33,066	26,094	40,038

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	2,175,389	2,162,546	2,188,232
1.01 to 1.50	31,407	26,734	36,080
1.51 or more	9,056	6,821	11,291

Specified owner-occupied units	1,130,991	1,109,896	1,152,086
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,533	3,004	6,062
$50,000 to $99,999	15,311	12,552	18,070
$100,000 to $149,999	63,794	58,247	69,341
$150,000 to $199,999	121,921	111,716	132,126
$200,000 to $299,999	303,439	289,936	316,942
$300,000 to $499,999	442,009	430,242	453,776
$500,000 to $999,999	156,883	146,485	167,281
$1,000,000 or more	23,101	19,289	26,913
Median (dollars)	319,542	315,651	323,433

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	823,935	805,836	842,034
Less than $300	1,894	709	3,079
$300 to $499	12,378	9,639	15,117
$500 to $699	20,612	17,267	23,957
$700 to $999	68,830	61,815	75,845
$1,000 to $1,499	234,791	223,702	245,880
$1,500 to $1,999	223,566	211,968	235,164
$2,000 or more	261,864	249,344	274,384
Median (dollars)	1,648	1,627	1,669
Housing units without a mortgage	307,056	295,883	318,229
Less than $100	0	0	482
$100 to $199	4,811	3,063	6,559
$200 to $299	18,668	15,098	22,238
$300 to $399	52,431	47,321	57,541
$400 or more	231,146	221,669	240,623
Median (dollars)	513	502	524

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	823,935	805,836	842,034
Less than 20 percent	303,035	290,621	315,449
20.0 to 24.9 percent	146,699	139,069	154,329
25.0 to 29.9 percent	107,697	98,745	116,649
30.0 to 34.9 percent	76,659	69,698	83,620
35.0 percent or more	188,128	177,747	198,509
Not computed	1,717	872	2,562
Housing unit without a mortgage	307,056	295,883	318,229
Less than 10 percent	100,797	93,210	108,384
10.0 to 14.9 percent	60,355	54,893	65,817
15.0 to 19.9 percent	36,027	31,479	40,575
20.0 to 24.9 percent	27,513	23,548	31,478
25.0 to 29.9 percent	16,919	13,430	20,408
30.0 to 34.9 percent	15,786	12,744	18,828
35.0 percent or more	47,962	41,699	54,225
Not computed	1,697	221	3,173

Specified renter-occupied units	787,846	768,590	807,102
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	39,294	33,019	45,569
$200 to $299	47,015	40,078	53,952
$300 to $499	59,813	53,066	66,560
$500 to $749	137,145	126,691	147,599
$750 to $999	181,376	169,261	193,491
$1,000 to $1,499	207,158	194,254	220,062
$1,500 or more	84,496	76,562	92,430
No cash rent	31,549	26,480	36,618
Median (dollars)	877	859	895

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	95,994	87,873	104,115
15.0 to 19.9 percent	113,726	103,984	123,468
20.0 to 24.9 percent	102,876	93,375	112,377
25.0 to 29.9 percent	89,143	79,824	98,462
30.0 to 34.9 percent	73,940	65,842	82,038
35.0 percent or more	266,902	251,472	282,332
Not computed	45,265	38,981	51,549

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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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