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1990 Census Of Population And Housing

      Total housing units...........................................  1,000,667

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

1989 to March 1990..................................................     20,540
1985 to 1988........................................................     99,652
1980 to 1984........................................................    121,714
1970 to 1979........................................................    278,379
1960 to 1969........................................................    180,597
1950 to 1959........................................................    123,123
1940 to 1949........................................................     82,283
1939 or earlier.....................................................     94,379

BEDROOMS

No bedroom..........................................................     10,611
1 bedroom...........................................................     89,884
2 bedrooms..........................................................    354,815
3 bedrooms..........................................................    461,189
4 bedrooms..........................................................     72,753
5 or more bedrooms..................................................     11,415

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................     18,406
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................     16,376
Condominium housing units...........................................      8,784

SOURCE OF WATER

Public system or private company....................................    815,155
Individual drilled well.............................................    154,969
Individual dug well.................................................     19,695
Some other source...................................................     10,848

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Public sewer........................................................    601,188
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................    382,467
Other means.........................................................     17,012

      Occupied housing units........................................    891,179

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas.........................................................    470,320
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................    103,366
Electricity.........................................................    202,634
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................      1,669
Coal or coke........................................................         93
Wood................................................................    111,092
Solar energy........................................................        261
Other fuel..........................................................        979
No fuel used........................................................        765

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

1989 to March 1990..................................................    187,215
1985 to 1988........................................................    238,983
1980 to 1984........................................................    126,238
1970 to 1979........................................................    177,724
1960 to 1969........................................................     82,896
1959 or earlier.....................................................     78,123

TELEPHONE

No telephone in unit................................................     97,536

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

  Occupied housing units............................................    891,179
None................................................................     87,660
1...................................................................    302,537
2...................................................................    352,501
3 or more...........................................................    148,481

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................    433,048
  With a mortgage...................................................    241,412
    Less than $300..................................................     30,380
    $300 to $499....................................................     84,852
    $500 to $699....................................................     67,059
    $700 to $999....................................................     41,593
    $1,000 to $1,499................................................     13,459
    $1,500 to $1,999................................................      2,541
    $2,000 or more..................................................      1,528
    Median (dollars)................................................        514
  Not mortgaged.....................................................    191,636
    Less than $100..................................................     19,176
    $100 to $199....................................................    107,742
    $200 to $299....................................................     50,920
    $300 to $399....................................................      9,408
    $400 or more....................................................      4,390
    Median (dollars)................................................        173

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................    433,048
  Less than 20 percent..............................................    259,965
  20 to 24 percent..................................................     54,976
  25 to 29 percent..................................................     35,342
  30 to 34 percent..................................................     21,980
  35 percent or more................................................     55,618
  Not computed......................................................      5,167

GROSS RENT

Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................    258,065
  Less than $200....................................................     38,578
  $200 to $299......................................................     57,774
  $300 to $499......................................................    104,149
  $500 to $749......................................................     25,744
  $750 to $999......................................................      3,311
  $1,000 or more....................................................        956
  No cash rent......................................................     27,553
  Median (dollars)..................................................        328

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................    258,065
  Less than 20 percent..............................................     72,781
  20 to 24 percent..................................................     32,130
  25 to 29 percent..................................................     26,791
  30 to 34 percent..................................................     18,771
  35 percent or more................................................     75,295
  Not computed......................................................     32,297


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