Total housing units

251,935

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

29,530

11.7

1-unit, attached

12,364

4.9

2 units

36,822

14.6

3 or 4 units

65,587

26.0

5 to 9 units

29,244

11.6

10 to 19 units

23,893

9.5

20 or more units

54,179

21.5

Mobile home

292

0.1

Boat, RV, van, etc.

24

0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

1,156

0.5

1995 to 1998

3,128

1.2

1990 to 1994

4,255

1.7

1980 to 1989

14,614

5.8

1970 to 1979

20,906

8.3

1960 to 1969

24,818

9.9

1940 to 1959

48,351

19.2

1939 or earlier

134,707

53.5

ROOMS

1 room

17,815

7.1

2 rooms

29,138

11.6

3 rooms

45,430

18.0

4 rooms

45,547

18.1

5 rooms

48,554

19.3

6 rooms

31,428

12.5

7 rooms

14,106

5.6

8 rooms

7,588

3.0

9 or more rooms

12,329

4.9

Median (rooms)

4.2

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

239,528

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

57,514

24.0

1995 to 1998

80,525

33.6

1990 to 1994

34,374

14.4

1980 to 1989

29,598

12.4

1970 to 1979

17,043

7.1

1969 or earlier

20,474

8.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

83,608

34.9

1

106,269

44.4

2

40,115

16.7

3 or more

9,536

4.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

115,280

48.1

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

6,426

2.7

Electricity

50,270

21.0

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

62,983

26.3

Coal or coke

70

0.0

Wood

17

0.0

Solar energy

34

0.0

Other fuel

2,453

1.0

No fuel used

1,995

0.8

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

2,616

1.1

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

2,622

1.1

No telephone service

3,711

1.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

239,528

100.0

1.00 or less

221,884

92.6

1.01 to 1.50

9,362

3.9

1.51 or more

8,282

3.5

Specified owner-occupied units

30,467

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

297

1.0

$50,000 to $99,999

1,462

4.8

$100,000 to $149,999

6,372

20.9

$150,000 to $199,999

8,718

28.6

$200,000 to $299,999

8,473

27.8

$300,000 to $499,999

3,622

11.9

$500,000 to $999,999

930

3.1

$1,000,000 or more

593

1.9

Median (dollars)

190,600

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

21,374

70.2

Less than $300

15

0.0

$300 to $499

284

0.9

$500 to $699

1,018

3.3

$700 to $999

3,049

10.0

$1,000 to $1,499

8,511

27.9

$1,500 to $1,999

5,057

16.6

$2,000 or more

3,440

11.3

Median (dollars)

1,370

(X)

Not mortgaged

9,093

29.8

Median (dollars)

398

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

10,079

33.1

15 to 19 percent

5,285

17.3

20 to 24 percent

4,141

13.6

25 to 29 percent

2,760

9.1

30 to 34 percent

1,810

5.9

35 percent or more

6,079

20.0

Not computed

313

1.0

Specified renter-occupied units

162,118

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

15,002

9.3

$200 to $299

10,366

6.4

$300 to $499

14,292

8.8

$500 to $749

31,179

19.2

$750 to $999

38,839

24.0

$1,000 to $1,499

34,759

21.4

$1,500 or more

14,667

9.0

No cash rent

3,014

1.9

Median (dollars)

803

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

27,844

17.2

15 to 19 percent

20,205

12.5

20 to 24 percent

18,979

11.7

25 to 29 percent

19,277

11.9

30 to 34 percent

13,173

8.1

35 percent or more

52,014

32.1

Not computed

10,626

6.6