Total housing units

300,477

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

40,166

13.4

1-unit, attached

155,563

51.8

2 units

20,031

6.7

3 or 4 units

23,378

7.8

5 to 9 units

17,449

5.8

10 to 19 units

12,688

4.2

20 or more units

30,985

10.3

Mobile home

162

0.1

Boat, RV, van, etc.

55

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

1,122

0.4

1995 to 1998

3,105

1.0

1990 to 1994

3,931

1.3

1980 to 1989

13,504

4.5

1970 to 1979

23,232

7.7

1960 to 1969

34,016

11.3

1940 to 1959

110,847

36.9

1939 or earlier

110,720

36.8

ROOMS

1 room

8,570

2.9

2 rooms

16,074

5.3

3 rooms

38,271

12.7

4 rooms

39,389

13.1

5 rooms

44,276

14.7

6 rooms

77,625

25.8

7 rooms

35,040

11.7

8 rooms

22,446

7.5

9 or more rooms

18,786

6.3

Median (rooms)

5.5

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

257,996

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

48,270

18.7

1995 to 1998

71,502

27.7

1990 to 1994

37,382

14.5

1980 to 1989

37,759

14.6

1970 to 1979

25,523

9.9

1969 or earlier

37,560

14.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

92,602

35.9

1

104,018

40.3

2

48,822

18.9

3 or more

12,554

4.9

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

169,220

65.6

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

5,097

2.0

Electricity

40,163

15.6

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

39,123

15.2

Coal or coke

118

0.0

Wood

125

0.0

Solar energy

76

0.0

Other fuel

2,361

0.9

No fuel used

1,713

0.7

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

2,068

0.8

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

1,974

0.8

No telephone service

13,738

5.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

257,996

100.0

1.00 or less

246,153

95.4

1.01 to 1.50

7,274

2.8

1.51 or more

4,569

1.8

Specified owner-occupied units

116,580

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

27,180

23.3

$50,000 to $99,999

69,891

60.0

$100,000 to $149,999

10,669

9.2

$150,000 to $199,999

3,881

3.3

$200,000 to $299,999

2,764

2.4

$300,000 to $499,999

1,581

1.4

$500,000 to $999,999

477

0.4

$1,000,000 or more

137

0.1

Median (dollars)

69,100

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

79,119

67.9

Less than $300

917

0.8

$300 to $499

6,438

5.5

$500 to $699

16,187

13.9

$700 to $999

28,820

24.7

$1,000 to $1,499

19,550

16.8

$1,500 to $1,999

4,477

3.8

$2,000 or more

2,730

2.3

Median (dollars)

853

(X)

Not mortgaged

37,461

32.1

Median (dollars)

291

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

40,779

35.0

15 to 19 percent

18,834

16.2

20 to 24 percent

13,804

11.8

25 to 29 percent

10,276

8.8

30 to 34 percent

7,030

6.0

35 percent or more

23,941

20.5

Not computed

1,916

1.6

Specified renter-occupied units

127,593

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

15,056

11.8

$200 to $299

9,563

7.5

$300 to $499

38,076

29.8

$500 to $749

43,828

34.3

$750 to $999

12,411

9.7

$1,000 to $1,499

4,217

3.3

$1,500 or more

1,239

1.0

No cash rent

3,203

2.5

Median (dollars)

498

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

23,985

18.8

15 to 19 percent

15,826

12.4

20 to 24 percent

14,359

11.3

25 to 29 percent

13,875

10.9

30 to 34 percent

9,005

7.1

35 percent or more

42,087

33.0

Not computed

8,456

6.6