Total housing units

2,472,711

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990

38,564

1985 to 1988

166,154

1980 to 1984

135,907

1970 to 1979

348,860

1960 to 1969

316,129

1950 to 1959

309,360

1940 to 1949

196,995

1939 or earlier

960,742

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

49,660

1 bedroom

374,844

2 bedrooms

738,974

3 bedrooms

874,398

4 bedrooms

338,456

5 or more bedrooms

96,379

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

12,366

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

15,201

Condominium housing units

157,716

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company

2,265,229

Individual drilled well

171,182

Individual dug well

29,132

Some other source

7,168

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer

1,803,176

Septic tank or cesspool

659,120

Other means

10,415

Occupied housing units

2,247,110

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

852,905

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

47,375

Electricity

303,466

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

989,299

Coal or coke

7,340

Wood

32,957

Solar energy

1,000

Other fuel

7,124

No fuel used

5,644

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990

387,101

1985 to 1988

614,093

1980 to 1984

329,299

1970 to 1979

407,643

1960 to 1969

233,302

1959 or earlier

275,672

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit

47,382

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

320,926

1

818,826

2

804,773

3 or more

302,585

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,014,824

With a mortgage

691,108

Less than $300

7,533

$300 to $499

80,143

$500 to $699

108,230

$700 to $999

157,149

$1,000 to $1,499

200,909

$1,500 to $1,999

83,533

$2,000 or more

53,611

Median (dollars)

985

Not mortgaged

323,716

Less than $100

1,097

$100 to $199

27,472

$200 to $299

135,898

$300 to $399

97,999

$400 or more

61,250

Median (dollars)

298

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

Specified owner-occupied housing units

1,014,824

Less than 20 percent

524,548

20 to 24 percent

138,197

25 to 29 percent

106,943

30 to 34 percent

72,368

35 percent or more

166,747

Not computed

6,021

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units

910,047

Less than $200

98,393

$200 to $299

58,185

$300 to $499

181,668

$500 to $749

314,730

$750 to $999

158,661

$1,000 or more

72,438

No cash rent

25,972

Median (dollars)

580

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units

910,047

Less than 20 percent

253,078

20 to 24 percent

139,809

25 to 29 percent

116,494

30 to 34 percent

76,843

35 percent or more

281,117

Not computed

42,706