Total housing units

4,783,051

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

3,221,505

67.4

1-unit, attached

183,922

3.8

2 units

247,134

5.2

3 or 4 units

228,116

4.8

5 to 9 units

231,088

4.8

10 to 19 units

187,060

3.9

20 or more units

260,818

5.5

Mobile home

220,213

4.6

Boat, RV, van, etc.

3,195

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

84,481

1.8

1995 to 1998

275,361

5.8

1990 to 1994

274,662

5.7

1980 to 1989

455,996

9.5

1970 to 1979

757,116

15.8

1960 to 1969

684,305

14.3

1940 to 1959

1,175,325

24.6

1939 or earlier

1,075,805

22.5

ROOMS

1 room

43,434

0.9

2 rooms

114,516

2.4

3 rooms

333,851

7.0

4 rooms

656,860

13.7

5 rooms

1,017,598

21.3

6 rooms

1,003,215

21.0

7 rooms

697,599

14.6

8 rooms

479,983

10.0

9 or more rooms

435,995

9.1

Median (rooms)

5.7

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

4,445,773

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

794,777

17.9

1995 to 1998

1,208,067

27.2

1990 to 1994

710,098

16.0

1980 to 1989

686,301

15.4

1970 to 1979

492,686

11.1

1969 or earlier

553,844

12.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

380,179

8.6

1

1,487,664

33.5

2

1,750,376

39.4

3 or more

827,554

18.6

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

3,058,721

68.8

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

272,782

6.1

Electricity

813,279

18.3

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

209,093

4.7

Coal or coke

3,261

0.1

Wood

47,724

1.1

Solar energy

679

0.0

Other fuel

29,087

0.7

No fuel used

11,147

0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

19,407

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

23,805

0.5

No telephone service

97,717

2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

4,445,773

100.0

1.00 or less

4,372,274

98.3

1.01 to 1.50

54,505

1.2

1.51 or more

18,994

0.4

Specified owner-occupied units

2,613,123

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

221,166

8.5

$50,000 to $99,999

1,025,855

39.3

$100,000 to $149,999

730,803

28.0

$150,000 to $199,999

336,163

12.9

$200,000 to $299,999

204,386

7.8

$300,000 to $499,999

72,753

2.8

$500,000 to $999,999

17,898

0.7

$1,000,000 or more

4,099

0.2

Median (dollars)

103,700

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,811,744

69.3

Less than $300

12,564

0.5

$300 to $499

117,778

4.5

$500 to $699

289,243

11.1

$700 to $999

551,675

21.1

$1,000 to $1,499

545,936

20.9

$1,500 to $1,999

184,386

7.1

$2,000 or more

110,162

4.2

Median (dollars)

963

(X)

Not mortgaged

801,379

30.7

Median (dollars)

289

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

1,007,978

38.6

15 to 19 percent

493,111

18.9

20 to 24 percent

370,612

14.2

25 to 29 percent

236,628

9.1

30 to 34 percent

142,946

5.5

35 percent or more

344,853

13.2

Not computed

16,995

0.7

Specified renter-occupied units

1,352,648

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

92,089

6.8

$200 to $299

79,362

5.9

$300 to $499

433,404

32.0

$500 to $749

488,189

36.1

$750 to $999

139,699

10.3

$1,000 to $1,499

40,997

3.0

$1,500 or more

13,527

1.0

No cash rent

65,381

4.8

Median (dollars)

515

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

277,063

20.5

15 to 19 percent

207,391

15.3

20 to 24 percent

173,309

12.8

25 to 29 percent

136,816

10.1

30 to 34 percent

92,808

6.9

35 percent or more

370,754

27.4

Not computed

94,507

7.0