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DP5:Housing Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

Total housing units

19,538

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

599

1985 to 1988

2,838

1980 to 1984

2,759

1970 to 1979

5,602

1960 to 1969

3,013

1950 to 1959

1,650

1940 to 1949

1,354

1939 or earlier

1,723
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

227

1 bedroom

1,870

2 bedrooms

6,667

3 bedrooms

7,659

4 bedrooms

2,329

5 or more bedrooms

786
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

354

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

194

Condominium housing units

841
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

8,534

Individual drilled well

7,002

Individual dug well

638

Some other source

3,364
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

7,260

Septic tank or cesspool

11,582

Other means

696
   

Occupied housing units

13,693

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

27

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

658

Electricity

4,913

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

5,311

Coal or coke

61

Wood

2,622

Solar energy

73

Other fuel

28

No fuel used

0
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

3,778

1985 to 1988

3,456

1980 to 1984

1,714

1970 to 1979

2,292

1960 to 1969

1,034

1959 or earlier

1,419
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

468
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

838

1

4,049

2

5,404

3 or more

3,402
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

5,733

With a mortgage

3,280

Less than $300

237

$300 to $499

915

$500 to $699

881

$700 to $999

797

$1,000 to $1,499

362

$1,500 to $1,999

35

$2,000 or more

53
   

Median (dollars)

608
   

Not mortgaged

2,453

Less than $100

390

$100 to $199

1,351

$200 to $299

515

$300 to $399

130

$400 or more

67
   

Median (dollars)

159
   

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

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

5,733

Less than 20 percent

3,528

20 to 24 percent

737

25 to 29 percent

509

30 to 34 percent

163

35 percent or more

760

Not computed

36
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

4,652

Less than $200

174

$200 to $299

1,042

$300 to $499

2,068

$500 to $749

880

$750 to $999

77

$1,000 or more

11

No cash rent

400
   

Median (dollars)

374
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

4,652

Less than 20 percent

954

20 to 24 percent

371

25 to 29 percent

242

30 to 34 percent

244

35 percent or more

2,352

Not computed

489

 

 
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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