Total housing units

1,506,845

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

34,413

1985 to 1988

122,778

1980 to 1984

144,327

1970 to 1979

375,996

1960 to 1969

257,980

1950 to 1959

206,673

1940 to 1949

125,757

1939 or earlier

238,921

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

14,815

1 bedroom

156,278

2 bedrooms

491,370

3 bedrooms

631,153

4 bedrooms

177,900

5 or more bedrooms

35,329

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

44,222

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

31,161

Condominium housing units

20,614

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

1,214,664

Individual drilled well

171,220

Individual dug well

35,303

Some other source

85,658

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

849,491

Septic tank or cesspool

600,182

Other means

57,172

Occupied housing units

1,379,782

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

629,310

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

105,948

Electricity

414,015

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

66,320

Coal or coke

43,617

Wood

113,705

Solar energy

239

Other fuel

4,553

No fuel used

2,075

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

266,779

1985 to 1988

372,815

1980 to 1984

193,394

1970 to 1979

275,104

1960 to 1969

136,697

1959 or earlier

134,993

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

140,881

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

159,219

1

447,470

2

522,290

3 or more

250,803

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

671,433

With a mortgage

389,536

Less than $300

47,616

$300 to $499

125,372

$500 to $699

107,920

$700 to $999

71,824

$1,000 to $1,499

27,379

$1,500 to $1,999

6,165

$2,000 or more

3,260

Median (dollars)

536

Not mortgaged

281,897

Less than $100

49,346

$100 to $199

169,799

$200 to $299

49,776

$300 to $399

8,834

$400 or more

4,142

Median (dollars)

150

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified owner-occupied housing units

671,433

Less than 20 percent

441,236

20 to 24 percent

81,517

25 to 29 percent

48,146

30 to 34 percent

27,732

35 percent or more

66,774

Not computed

6,028

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

392,285

Less than $200

69,183

$200 to $299

87,757

$300 to $499

157,505

$500 to $749

35,999

$750 to $999

3,640

$1,000 or more

1,767

No cash rent

36,434

Median (dollars)

319

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

392,285

Less than 20 percent

126,632

20 to 24 percent

49,240

25 to 29 percent

40,393

30 to 34 percent

28,114

35 percent or more

104,860

Not computed

43,046