Total housing units

5,249,750

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

2,935,248

55.9

1-unit, attached

940,396

17.9

2 units

273,798

5.2

3 or 4 units

241,745

4.6

5 to 9 units

179,909

3.4

10 to 19 units

131,691

2.5

20 or more units

283,714

5.4

Mobile home

258,551

4.9

Boat, RV, van, etc.

4,698

0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

66,916

1.3

1995 to 1998

212,916

4.1

1990 to 1994

266,445

5.1

1980 to 1989

531,986

10.1

1970 to 1979

709,768

13.5

1960 to 1969

595,897

11.4

1940 to 1959

1,275,149

24.3

1939 or earlier

1,590,673

30.3

ROOMS

1 room

62,654

1.2

2 rooms

143,152

2.7

3 rooms

403,457

7.7

4 rooms

668,040

12.7

5 rooms

924,603

17.6

6 rooms

1,220,416

23.2

7 rooms

767,695

14.6

8 rooms

561,360

10.7

9 or more rooms

498,373

9.5

Median (rooms)

5.8

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

4,777,003

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

696,279

14.6

1995 to 1998

1,139,483

23.9

1990 to 1994

734,248

15.4

1980 to 1989

821,152

17.2

1970 to 1979

575,344

12.0

1969 or earlier

810,497

17.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

613,249

12.8

1

1,667,535

34.9

2

1,791,526

37.5

3 or more

704,693

14.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

2,452,941

51.3

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

145,254

3.0

Electricity

786,648

16.5

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

1,217,155

25.5

Coal or coke

67,986

1.4

Wood

76,060

1.6

Solar energy

663

0.0

Other fuel

20,500

0.4

No fuel used

9,796

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

24,450

0.5

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

25,831

0.5

No telephone service

65,680

1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

4,777,003

100.0

1.00 or less

4,685,858

98.1

1.01 to 1.50

60,627

1.3

1.51 or more

30,518

0.6

Specified owner-occupied units

2,889,484

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

435,193

15.1

$50,000 to $99,999

1,079,698

37.4

$100,000 to $149,999

703,093

24.3

$150,000 to $199,999

344,172

11.9

$200,000 to $299,999

214,812

7.4

$300,000 to $499,999

84,425

2.9

$500,000 to $999,999

23,654

0.8

$1,000,000 or more

4,437

0.2

Median (dollars)

97,000

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

1,798,402

62.2

Less than $300

9,157

0.3

$300 to $499

108,720

3.8

$500 to $699

270,083

9.3

$700 to $999

498,003

17.2

$1,000 to $1,499

546,365

18.9

$1,500 to $1,999

220,493

7.6

$2,000 or more

145,581

5.0

Median (dollars)

1,010

(X)

Not mortgaged

1,091,082

37.8

Median (dollars)

318

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

1,091,368

37.8

15 to 19 percent

509,245

17.6

20 to 24 percent

399,694

13.8

25 to 29 percent

264,015

9.1

30 to 34 percent

164,558

5.7

35 percent or more

436,159

15.1

Not computed

24,445

0.8

Specified renter-occupied units

1,348,824

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

85,346

6.3

$200 to $299

89,493

6.6

$300 to $499

389,144

28.9

$500 to $749

454,749

33.7

$750 to $999

167,064

12.4

$1,000 to $1,499

65,230

4.8

$1,500 or more

19,811

1.5

No cash rent

77,987

5.8

Median (dollars)

531

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

259,386

19.2

15 to 19 percent

193,612

14.4

20 to 24 percent

165,624

12.3

25 to 29 percent

139,877

10.4

30 to 34 percent

93,260

6.9

35 percent or more

386,384

28.6

Not computed

110,681

8.2