Total housing units

559,799

100.0

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1-unit, detached

288,011

51.4

1-unit, attached

33,790

6.0

2 units

6,229

1.1

3 or 4 units

47,037

8.4

5 to 9 units

51,944

9.3

10 to 19 units

36,018

6.4

20 or more units

62,183

11.1

Mobile home

32,962

5.9

Boat, RV, van, etc.

1,625

0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1999 to March 2000

39,997

7.1

1995 to 1998

128,550

23.0

1990 to 1994

101,903

18.2

1980 to 1989

115,562

20.6

1970 to 1979

96,185

17.2

1960 to 1969

48,318

8.6

1940 to 1959

26,548

4.7

1939 or earlier

2,736

0.5

ROOMS

1 room

19,739

3.5

2 rooms

39,653

7.1

3 rooms

71,118

12.7

4 rooms

97,332

17.4

5 rooms

117,914

21.1

6 rooms

97,359

17.4

7 rooms

58,188

10.4

8 rooms

32,644

5.8

9 or more rooms

25,852

4.6

Median (rooms)

4.9

(X)

Occupied Housing Units

512,253

100.0

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1999 to March 2000

166,599

32.5

1995 to 1998

192,827

37.6

1990 to 1994

81,863

16.0

1980 to 1989

43,787

8.5

1970 to 1979

18,652

3.6

1969 or earlier

8,525

1.7

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

None

48,636

9.5

1

206,117

40.2

2

192,530

37.6

3 or more

64,970

12.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

280,198

54.7

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

6,261

1.2

Electricity

223,277

43.6

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

316

0.1

Coal or coke

16

0.0

Wood

614

0.1

Solar energy

153

0.0

Other fuel

242

0.0

No fuel used

1,176

0.2

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

2,178

0.4

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

3,244

0.6

No telephone service

11,437

2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM

Occupied housing units

512,253

100.0

1.00 or less

465,027

90.8

1.01 to 1.50

23,483

4.6

1.51 or more

23,743

4.6

Specified owner-occupied units

254,708

100.0

VALUE

Less than $50,000

1,899

0.7

$50,000 to $99,999

38,699

15.2

$100,000 to $149,999

111,370

43.7

$150,000 to $199,999

56,100

22.0

$200,000 to $299,999

30,633

12.0

$300,000 to $499,999

11,650

4.6

$500,000 to $999,999

3,309

1.3

$1,000,000 or more

1,048

0.4

Median (dollars)

139,500

(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

With a mortgage

214,019

84.0

Less than $300

334

0.1

$300 to $499

3,214

1.3

$500 to $699

11,947

4.7

$700 to $999

50,655

19.9

$1,000 to $1,499

95,019

37.3

$1,500 to $1,999

34,443

13.5

$2,000 or more

18,407

7.2

Median (dollars)

1,185

(X)

Not mortgaged

40,689

16.0

Median (dollars)

290

(X)

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

Less than 15 percent

68,778

27.0

15 to 19 percent

42,082

16.5

20 to 24 percent

39,675

15.6

25 to 29 percent

29,524

11.6

30 to 34 percent

19,982

7.8

35 percent or more

52,311

20.5

Not computed

2,356

0.9

Specified renter-occupied units

209,187

100.0

GROSS RENT

Less than $200

3,697

1.8

$200 to $299

3,103

1.5

$300 to $499

21,322

10.2

$500 to $749

86,301

41.3

$750 to $999

61,398

29.4

$1,000 to $1,499

24,868

11.9

$1,500 or more

3,090

1.5

No cash rent

5,408

2.6

Median (dollars)

716

(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

Less than 15 percent

30,402

14.5

15 to 19 percent

29,976

14.3

20 to 24 percent

28,981

13.9

25 to 29 percent

24,554

11.7

30 to 34 percent

18,316

8.8

35 percent or more

66,135

31.6

Not computed

10,823

5.2