Total housing units

270,536

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

132,908

49.1

1-unit, attached

5,919

2.2

2 units

9,684

3.6

3 or 4 units

12,178

4.5

5 to 9 units

18,935

7.0

10 to 19 units

23,852

8.8

20 or more units

65,699

24.3

Mobile home

581

0.2

Boat, RV, van, etc.

780

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

4,081

1.5

1995 to 1998

10,153

3.8

1990 to 1994

12,645

4.7

1980 to 1989

24,238

9.0

1970 to 1979

26,750

9.9

1960 to 1969

33,116

12.2

1940 to 1959

71,809

26.5

1939 or earlier

87,744

32.4

ROOMS

1 room

22,507

8.3

2 rooms

30,181

11.2

3 rooms

45,331

16.8

4 rooms

41,709

15.4

5 rooms

36,886

13.6

6 rooms

30,433

11.2

7 rooms

24,832

9.2

8 rooms

18,516

6.8

9 or more rooms

20,141

7.4

Median (rooms)

4.4

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

258,510

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

67,692

26.2

1995 to 1998

81,511

31.5

1990 to 1994

36,522

14.1

1980 to 1989

33,844

13.1

1970 to 1979

17,986

7.0

1969 or earlier

20,955

8.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

42,180

16.3

1

109,813

42.5

2

77,961

30.2

3 or more

28,556

11.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

91,726

35.5

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

2,051

0.8

Electricity

126,143

48.8

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

33,889

13.1

Coal or coke

11

0.0

Wood

689

0.3

Solar energy

38

0.0

Other fuel

2,753

1.1

No fuel used

1,210

0.5

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

1,983

0.8

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

2,412

0.9

No telephone service

2,847

1.1

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

258,510

100.0

1.00 or less

245,931

95.1

1.01 to 1.50

5,002

1.9

1.51 or more

7,577

2.9

Specified owner-occupied units

102,718

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

748

0.7

$50,000 to $99,999

1,795

1.7

$100,000 to $149,999

8,528

8.3

$150,000 to $199,999

18,080

17.6

$200,000 to $299,999

35,715

34.8

$300,000 to $499,999

26,554

25.9

$500,000 to $999,999

9,422

9.2

$1,000,000 or more

1,876

1.8

Median (dollars)

259,600

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

74,340

72.4

Less than $300

176

0.2

$300 to $499

922

0.9

$500 to $699

2,533

2.5

$700 to $999

8,436

8.2

$1,000 to $1,499

25,257

24.6

$1,500 to $1,999

20,373

19.8

$2,000 or more

16,643

16.2

Median (dollars)

1,497

(X)

Not mortgaged

28,378

27.6

Median (dollars)

406

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

32,921

32.0

15 to 19 percent

16,152

15.7

20 to 24 percent

13,658

13.3

25 to 29 percent

11,263

11.0

30 to 34 percent

7,944

7.7

35 percent or more

20,194

19.7

Not computed

586

0.6

Specified renter-occupied units

133,305

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

7,072

5.3

$200 to $299

4,454

3.3

$300 to $499

12,882

9.7

$500 to $749

47,023

35.3

$750 to $999

32,441

24.3

$1,000 to $1,499

20,407

15.3

$1,500 or more

6,571

4.9

No cash rent

2,455

1.8

Median (dollars)

721

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

19,401

14.6

15 to 19 percent

19,717

14.8

20 to 24 percent

19,534

14.7

25 to 29 percent

16,853

12.6

30 to 34 percent

11,822

8.9

35 percent or more

40,855

30.6

Not computed

5,123

3.8