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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	517,863	*****	*****
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	290,689	281,272	300,106
1-unit, attached	15,401	11,734	19,068
2 units	106,388	96,529	116,247
3 or 4 units	35,638	30,153	41,123
5 to 9 units	24,176	19,380	28,972
10 to 19 units	14,255	10,742	17,768
20 or more units	20,078	15,767	24,389
Mobile home	11,238	8,324	14,152
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	482

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	7,210	5,137	9,283
1995 to 1999	16,995	14,003	19,987
1990 to 1994	17,512	13,900	21,124
1980 to 1989	33,285	28,543	38,027
1970 to 1979	55,918	50,358	61,478
1960 to 1969	52,905	47,779	58,031
1950 to 1959	90,104	82,211	97,997
1940 to 1949	50,747	44,683	56,811
1939 or earlier	193,187	182,883	203,491

ROOMS
1 room	2,950	1,214	4,686
2 rooms	9,094	6,237	11,951
3 rooms	36,555	30,539	42,571
4 rooms	77,794	69,596	85,992
5 rooms	113,574	105,042	122,106
6 rooms	112,679	104,832	120,526
7 rooms	77,232	70,152	84,312
8 rooms	45,189	39,424	50,954
9 rooms or more	42,796	38,237	47,355
Median (rooms)	5.7	5.6	5.8

Occupied housing units	474,003	467,647	480,359
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	143,791	133,941	153,641
1995 to 1999	92,147	84,052	100,242
1990 to 1994	61,632	54,725	68,539
1980 to 1989	69,723	63,066	76,380
1970 to 1979	43,632	39,153	48,111
1969 or earlier	63,078	57,593	68,563

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	58,211	51,195	65,227
1	178,327	170,025	186,629
2	173,794	165,280	182,308
3 or more	63,671	57,542	69,800

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	411,305	402,537	420,073
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	10,400	7,651	13,149
Electricity	29,333	24,601	34,065
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	19,059	14,884	23,234
Coal or coke	242	0	648
Wood	2,232	1,093	3,371
Solar energy	0	0	482
Other fuel	1,289	496	2,082
No fuel used	143	0	380

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	1,353	334	2,372
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	1,308	489	2,127
No telephone service available	11,902	7,932	15,872

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	466,542	459,855	473,229
1.01 to 1.50	6,239	3,765	8,713
1.51 or more	1,222	221	2,223

Specified owner-occupied units	264,142	254,726	273,558
VALUE
Less than $50,000	22,167	18,700	25,634
$50,000 to $99,999	119,133	110,938	127,328
$100,000 to $149,999	72,551	66,747	78,355
$150,000 to $199,999	30,520	25,982	35,058
$200,000 to $299,999	13,452	10,350	16,554
$300,000 to $499,999	5,527	3,130	7,924
$500,000 to $999,999	792	139	1,445
$1,000,000 or more	0	0	482
Median (dollars)	97,006	94,886	99,126

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	168,460	160,597	176,323
Less than $300	0	0	482
$300 to $499	6,036	3,998	8,074
$500 to $699	15,332	11,682	18,982
$700 to $999	47,808	42,345	53,271
$1,000 to $1,499	65,117	59,557	70,677
$1,500 to $1,999	23,377	19,613	27,141
$2,000 or more	10,790	7,844	13,736
Median (dollars)	1,111	1,074	1,148
Housing units without a mortgage	95,682	88,291	103,073
Less than $100	0	0	482
$100 to $199	4,386	2,568	6,204
$200 to $299	13,959	11,380	16,538
$300 to $399	25,143	21,879	28,407
$400 or more	52,194	46,603	57,785
Median (dollars)	419	406	432

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	168,460	160,597	176,323
Less than 20 percent	79,335	72,085	86,585
20.0 to 24.9 percent	29,286	25,305	33,267
25.0 to 29.9 percent	23,784	19,937	27,631
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9,933	7,384	12,482
35.0 percent or more	25,223	21,407	29,039
Not computed	899	0	1,863
Housing unit without a mortgage	95,682	88,291	103,073
Less than 10 percent	32,174	27,659	36,689
10.0 to 14.9 percent	21,872	18,617	25,127
15.0 to 19.9 percent	13,416	10,887	15,945
20.0 to 24.9 percent	8,277	5,657	10,897
25.0 to 29.9 percent	4,845	3,173	6,517
30.0 to 34.9 percent	2,464	951	3,977
35.0 percent or more	12,289	9,234	15,344
Not computed	345	0	768

Specified renter-occupied units	153,052	143,473	162,631
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	6,036	3,565	8,507
$200 to $299	8,260	5,666	10,854
$300 to $499	40,067	34,621	45,513
$500 to $749	64,379	55,897	72,861
$750 to $999	24,950	19,860	30,040
$1,000 to $1,499	3,084	1,682	4,486
$1,500 or more	224	0	596
No cash rent	6,052	3,418	8,686
Median (dollars)	565	547	583

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	23,219	18,672	27,766
15.0 to 19.9 percent	22,248	17,343	27,153
20.0 to 24.9 percent	20,044	15,652	24,436
25.0 to 29.9 percent	17,214	13,361	21,067
30.0 to 34.9 percent	9,565	7,000	12,130
35.0 percent or more	52,429	45,947	58,911
Not computed	8,333	5,191	11,475

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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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