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Housing

Housing Occupancy
2008 2007 2006


Total housing units
52,107 52,059 51,738


Occupied housing units
45,958 45,552 46,771


Vacant housing units
6,149 6,507 4,967









Homeowner vacancy rate
1.6 2.0 1.6


Rental vacancy rate
8.3 4.7 5.0
Source: Census.gov

 


 Units in Structure
2008 2007 2006


Total housing units
52,107 52,059 51,738


1-unit, detached
40,331 41,127 39,735


1-unit, attached
625 729 931


2 units
834 625 1,190


3 or 4 units
1,198 885 673


5 to 9 units
2,970 2,134 2,225


10 to 19 units
2,657 1,510 2,328


20 or more units
1,667 3,071 2,432


Mobile home
1,876 2,030 2,225


Boat, RV, van, etc.
0 0 0
Source: Census.gov

 


 Year Structure Built
2008 2007 2006


Total housing units
52,107 52,059 51,738


Built 2005 or later
782 521 569


Built 2000 to 2004
1,824 1,926 1,500


Built 1990 to 1999
2,762 3,019 3,725


Built 1980 to 1989
3,022 4,529 4,243


Built 1970 to 1979
8,598 9,162 9,468


Built 1960 to 1969
9,119 6,455 7,554


Built 1950 to 1959
10,265 9,162 9,002


Built 1940 to 1949
5,159 5,050 4,967


Built 1939 or earlier
10,578 12,234 10,710
Source: Census.gov

 


 Rooms
2008 2007 2006


Total housing units
52,107 52,059 51,738


1 room
1,876 625 310


2 rooms
1,980 1,458 1,035


3 rooms
5,106 3,384 4,553


4 rooms
6,722 10,152 8,692


5 rooms
10,474 11,453 13,762


6 rooms
9,640 10,984 7,968


7 rooms
6,357 6,455 7,036


8 rooms
5,002 4,113 4,708


9 rooms or more
4,950 3,436 3,673


Median (rooms)
5.5 5.4 5.3
Source: Census.gov

 


 Bedrooms
2008 2007 2006


Total housing units
52,107 52,059 51,738


No bedroom
3,126 781 517


1 bedroom
6,305 5,622 5,691


2 bedrooms
13,860 17,648 16,142


3 bedrooms
20,478 21,136 20,850


4 bedrooms
7,087 5,674 7,450


5 or more bedrooms
1,251 1,249 1,035
Source: Census.gov

 


 Housing Tenure
2008 2007 2006


Occupied housing units
45,959 45,555 46,761


Owner-occupied
32,447 32,800 32,967


Renter-occupied
13,512 12,755 13,794









Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4 2.4 2.4


Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1 2.1 1.9
Source: Census.gov

 


 Year Householder Moved In
2008 2007 2006


Occupied housing units
45,959 45,555 46,761


Moved in 2005 or later
17,556 12,938 10,474


Moved in 2000 to 2004
7,537 10,705 13,280


Moved in 1990 to 1999
8,870 10,797 9,446


Moved in 1980 to 1989
5,055 4,556 5,144


Moved in 1970 to 1979
3,125 2,961 4,816


Moved in 1969 or earlier
3,769 3,599 3,601
Source: Census.gov

 


 Vehicles Available
2008 2007 2006


Occupied housing units
45,959 45,555 46,761


No vehicles available
3,861 4,601 4,396


1 vehicle available
16,453 15,398 16,834


2 vehicles available
18,016 16,810 17,535


3 or more vehicles available
7,675 8,747 7,996
Source: Census.gov

 


 House Heating Fuel
2008 2007 2006


Occupied housing units
45,959 45,555 46,761


Utility gas
N N 35,211


Bottled, tank, or LP gas
N N 1,496


Electricity
N N 9,025


Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
N N 421


Coal or coke
N N 0


Wood
N N 140


Solar energy
N N 0


Other fuel
N N 281


No fuel used
N N 187
Source: Census.gov

 


 Occupants Per Room
2008 2007 2006


Occupied housing units
45,959 45,555 46,761


1.00 or less
45,683 44,872 46,621


1.01 to 1.50
276 638 140


1.51 or more
0 46 0
Source: Census.gov

 


 Value
2008 2007 2006


Owner-occupied units
32,455 32,809 32,988


Less than $50,000
6,361 6,135 6,730


$50,000 to $99,999
11,489 13,222 12,601


$100,000 to $149,999
7,400 7,120 7,125


$150,000 to $199,999
3,862 2,822 3,365


$200,000 to $299,999
1,688 2,362 1,814


$300,000 to $499,999
1,460 1,050 1,089


$500,000 to $999,999
195 98 231


$1,000,000 or more
0 0 0


Median (dollars)
$92,600 $92,400 $92,900
Source: Census.gov

 


 Mortgage Status
2008 2007 2006


Owner-occupied units
32,455 32,809 32,988


Housing units with a mortgage
19,380 20,352 19,891


Less than $300
252 41 40


$300 to $499
1,415 794 1,034


$500 to $699
2,364 3,114 3,381


$700 to $999
6,299 5,902 5,410


$1,000 to $1,499
5,407 6,207 6,206


$1,500 to $1,999
2,306 2,503 2,327


$2,000 or more
1,318 1,791 1,512


Median (dollars)
$968 $1,020 $1,005


Housing units without a mortgage
13,075 12,457 13,097


Less than $100
52 162 131


$100 to $199
1,477 1,258 891


$200 to $299
2,393 2,267 2,384


$300 to $399
3,243 2,865 2,554


$400 or more
5,923 5,905 7,125


Median (dollars)
$383 $389 $421
Source: Census.gov

 


 Owners Costs
2008 2007 2006


Owner-occupied units
32,455 32,809 32,988


Housing unit with a mortgage
19,327 20,314 19,840


Less than 20.0 percent
8,832 12,046 9,900


20.0 to 24.9 percent
4,329 3,352 3,670


25.0 to 29.9 percent
1,276 1,422 2,163


30.0 to 34.9 percent
2,049 914 714


35.0 percent or more
2,841 2,580 3,412


Not computed
53 38 51


Housing unit without a mortgage
12,925 12,329 13,097


Less than 10.0 percent
6,010 5,708 5,396


10.0 to 14.9 percent
2,766 2,269 2,777


15.0 to 19.9 percent
1,461 1,393 1,362


20.0 to 24.9 percent
1,331 1,122 891


25.0 to 29.9 percent
207 333 485


30.0 to 34.9 percent
530 308 642


35.0 percent or more
607 1,196 1,545


Not computed
150 128 0
Source: Census.gov

 


 Gross Rent
2008 2007 2006


Renter-occupied units
12,961 12,062 12,640


Less than $200
415 338 164


$200 to $299
920 651 670


$300 to $499
2,242 2,883 3,767


$500 to $749
5,755 4,849 4,626


$750 to $999
2,190 1,833 2,515


$1,000 to $1,499
1,270 808 746


$1,500 or more
168 712 152


No cash rent
543 684 1,133


Median (dollars)
605 599 573
Source: Census.gov

 


 Gross Rent as a Percentage of HH Income
2008 2007 2006


Renter-occupied units
12,786 11,712 12,453


Less than 15.0 percent
2,289 1,265 1,507


15.0 to 19.9 percent
1,995 1,464 2,802


20.0 to 24.9 percent
1,995 1,511 1,482


25.0 to 29.9 percent
1,713 1,698 872


30.0 to 34.9 percent
844 691 1,245


35.0 percent or more
3,951 5,071 4,558


Not computed
718 1,034 1,320
Source: Census.gov