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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	1,393,631	1,383,470	1,403,792
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	651,298	636,617	665,979
1-unit, attached	71,597	63,164	80,030
2 units	176,284	164,467	188,101
3 or 4 units	172,580	161,530	183,630
5 to 9 units	82,286	71,998	92,574
10 to 19 units	67,446	59,624	75,268
20 or more units	161,135	150,814	171,456
Mobile home	11,005	8,314	13,696
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0	482

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
2000 or later	28,475	23,324	33,626
1995 to 1999	44,698	39,043	50,353
1990 to 1994	45,677	39,942	51,412
1980 to 1989	125,348	116,500	134,196
1970 to 1979	155,614	144,096	167,132
1960 to 1969	157,652	147,730	167,574
1950 to 1959	175,920	166,374	185,466
1940 to 1949	120,259	110,338	130,180
1939 or earlier	539,988	524,139	555,837

ROOMS
1 room	24,892	20,271	29,513
2 rooms	76,776	69,000	84,552
3 rooms	147,166	134,450	159,882
4 rooms	210,982	197,713	224,251
5 rooms	235,239	223,095	247,383
6 rooms	222,722	209,624	235,820
7 rooms	190,736	179,611	201,861
8 rooms	128,218	120,647	135,789
9 rooms or more	156,900	146,559	167,241
Median (rooms)	5.5	5.3	5.7

Occupied housing units	1,299,196	1,287,428	1,310,964
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later	436,372	422,298	450,446
1995 to 1999	302,730	288,429	317,031
1990 to 1994	154,474	142,769	166,179
1980 to 1989	164,527	152,471	176,583
1970 to 1979	107,666	99,201	116,131
1969 or earlier	133,427	125,506	141,348

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available	163,580	153,117	174,043
1	475,666	458,299	493,033
2	478,931	465,118	492,744
3 or more	181,019	171,078	190,960

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	580,218	564,908	595,528
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	25,310	21,012	29,608
Electricity	179,560	166,253	192,867
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	501,331	484,297	518,365
Coal or coke	1,321	320	2,322
Wood	4,452	2,755	6,149
Solar energy	252	0	667
Other fuel	4,031	1,887	6,175
No fuel used	2,721	1,346	4,096

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	5,662	2,936	8,388
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	5,043	2,439	7,647
No telephone service available	19,640	14,345	24,935

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less	1,271,703	1,259,586	1,283,820
1.01 to 1.50	21,004	16,754	25,254
1.51 or more	6,489	4,597	8,381

Specified owner-occupied units	616,578	601,907	631,249
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,959	1,639	4,279
$50,000 to $99,999	2,977	1,559	4,395
$100,000 to $149,999	11,237	8,759	13,715
$150,000 to $199,999	34,823	29,514	40,132
$200,000 to $299,999	129,598	121,454	137,742
$300,000 to $499,999	287,793	276,808	298,778
$500,000 to $999,999	126,867	117,388	136,346
$1,000,000 or more	20,324	16,772	23,876
Median (dollars)	369,878	365,498	374,258

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage	443,977	430,056	457,898
Less than $300	624	18	1,230
$300 to $499	4,783	2,853	6,713
$500 to $699	9,977	7,286	12,668
$700 to $999	25,381	20,994	29,768
$1,000 to $1,499	109,459	100,815	118,103
$1,500 to $1,999	115,999	108,062	123,936
$2,000 or more	177,754	167,337	188,171
Median (dollars)	1,800	1,762	1,838
Housing units without a mortgage	172,601	164,891	180,311
Less than $100	0	0	482
$100 to $199	1,213	196	2,230
$200 to $299	6,211	4,051	8,371
$300 to $399	22,802	19,081	26,523
$400 or more	142,375	134,618	150,132
Median (dollars)	550	537	563

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage	443,977	430,056	457,898
Less than 20 percent	164,361	155,009	173,713
20.0 to 24.9 percent	73,626	67,476	79,776
25.0 to 29.9 percent	56,359	50,681	62,037
30.0 to 34.9 percent	43,128	37,598	48,658
35.0 percent or more	105,510	97,305	113,715
Not computed	993	224	1,762
Housing unit without a mortgage	172,601	164,891	180,311
Less than 10 percent	56,188	51,132	61,244
10.0 to 14.9 percent	33,672	29,428	37,916
15.0 to 19.9 percent	20,310	16,491	24,129
20.0 to 24.9 percent	14,156	11,223	17,089
25.0 to 29.9 percent	9,669	6,865	12,473
30.0 to 34.9 percent	10,035	7,184	12,886
35.0 percent or more	27,960	22,950	32,970
Not computed	611	0	1,571

Specified renter-occupied units	497,736	479,806	515,666
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	25,044	19,967	30,121
$200 to $299	30,913	25,239	36,587
$300 to $499	33,090	27,726	38,454
$500 to $749	62,598	53,607	71,589
$750 to $999	98,101	87,124	109,078
$1,000 to $1,499	156,291	144,176	168,406
$1,500 or more	73,123	65,137	81,109
No cash rent	18,576	14,064	23,088
Median (dollars)	975	949	1,001

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent	59,110	52,404	65,816
15.0 to 19.9 percent	74,032	65,939	82,125
20.0 to 24.9 percent	57,330	50,569	64,091
25.0 to 29.9 percent	55,311	47,589	63,033
30.0 to 34.9 percent	51,287	44,980	57,594
35.0 percent or more	174,392	159,404	189,380
Not computed	26,274	20,444	32,104

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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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