Total housing units

1,152,871

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

285,978

24.8

1-unit, attached

39,263

3.4

2 units

202,962

17.6

3 or 4 units

166,021

14.4

5 to 9 units

121,964

10.6

10 to 19 units

67,262

5.8

20 or more units

267,474

23.2

Mobile home

1,630

0.1

Boat, RV, van, etc.

317

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

10,036

0.9

1995 to 1998

21,460

1.9

1990 to 1994

20,546

1.8

1980 to 1989

46,668

4.0

1970 to 1979

97,590

8.5

1960 to 1969

156,608

13.6

1940 to 1959

361,868

31.4

1939 or earlier

438,095

38.0

ROOMS

1 room

58,423

5.1

2 rooms

86,383

7.5

3 rooms

153,556

13.3

4 rooms

219,856

19.1

5 rooms

268,009

23.2

6 rooms

194,640

16.9

7 rooms

80,039

6.9

8 rooms

43,234

3.8

9 or more rooms

48,731

4.2

Median (rooms)

4.7

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

1,061,921

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

231,035

21.8

1995 to 1998

331,471

31.2

1990 to 1994

156,388

14.7

1980 to 1989

140,813

13.3

1970 to 1979

98,956

9.3

1969 or earlier

103,258

9.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

306,336

28.8

1

461,677

43.5

2

227,045

21.4

3 or more

66,863

6.3

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

886,646

83.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

21,666

2.0

Electricity

118,762

11.2

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

7,418

0.7

Coal or coke

504

0.0

Wood

137

0.0

Solar energy

439

0.0

Other fuel

12,824

1.2

No fuel used

13,525

1.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

11,445

1.1

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

13,148

1.2

No telephone service

57,186

5.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

1,061,921

100.0

1.00 or less

954,391

89.9

1.01 to 1.50

58,452

5.5

1.51 or more

49,078

4.6

Specified owner-occupied units

263,925

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

8,331

3.2

$50,000 to $99,999

74,177

28.1

$100,000 to $149,999

76,043

28.8

$150,000 to $199,999

51,358

19.5

$200,000 to $299,999

31,054

11.8

$300,000 to $499,999

14,517

5.5

$500,000 to $999,999

6,638

2.5

$1,000,000 or more

1,807

0.7

Median (dollars)

132,400

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

180,801

68.5

Less than $300

444

0.2

$300 to $499

4,027

1.5

$500 to $699

13,071

5.0

$700 to $999

39,276

14.9

$1,000 to $1,499

70,040

26.5

$1,500 to $1,999

32,322

12.2

$2,000 or more

21,621

8.2

Median (dollars)

1,216

(X)

Not mortgaged

83,124

31.5

Median (dollars)

369

(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

86,050

32.6

15 to 19 percent

40,938

15.5

20 to 24 percent

34,790

13.2

25 to 29 percent

25,328

9.6

30 to 34 percent

17,333

6.6

35 percent or more

56,032

21.2

Not computed

3,454

1.3

Specified renter-occupied units

596,060

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

37,615

6.3

$200 to $299

22,493

3.8

$300 to $499

112,016

18.8

$500 to $749

235,954

39.6

$750 to $999

103,733

17.4

$1,000 to $1,499

53,173

8.9

$1,500 or more

18,854

3.2

No cash rent

12,222

2.1

Median (dollars)

616

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

114,984

19.3

15 to 19 percent

87,917

14.7

20 to 24 percent

75,443

12.7

25 to 29 percent

58,951

9.9

30 to 34 percent

42,030

7.1

35 percent or more

183,735

30.8

Not computed

33,000

5.5