The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 32,437 with 31,159 (96%) occupied and 1,278 (4%) vacant. There are 32,430 (99.98%) urban housing units with 32,430 (99.98%) inside urbanized areas. There are 7 (0.02%) rural housing units with 7 (0.02%) on non-farm areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 31,159), 12,909 (41%) are owner occupied and 18,250 (59%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 1,278) are: for rent 361 (28%), for sale only 95 (7%), rented or sold (not occupied) 332 (26%), for seasonal/recreational/occasional use 374 (29%), other reasons units are vacant 116 (9%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 2.3 people for owner occupied and 2.2 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 12,909), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 9,525 (73.79%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 2,910 (22.54%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 389 (3.01%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 70 (0.54%), 2.01 or more occupants 15 (0.12%). For renter occupied housing units (total 18,250 (141.37%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 8,730 (67.63%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 6,481 (50.21%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 995 (7.71%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 1,187 (9.20%), 2.01 or more occupants 857 (6.64%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 4.0.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 9,147 (28.20%), 1 unit-attached 3,701 (11.41%), 2 units 783 (2.41%), 3 or 4 units 1,887 (5.82%), 5 to 9 units 2,870 (8.85%), 10 to 19 units 2,916 (8.99%), 20 to 49 units 3,901 (12.03%), 50 or more units 6,001 (18.50%), mobile home units 1,195 (3.68%), boat/RV/van/etc units 36 (0.11%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 20,293 (65.13%), bottled/tank/LP gas 353 (1.13%), electricity 10,255 (32.91%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 40 (0.13%), Wood 17 (0.05%), solar energy 22 (0.07%), No fuel used 179 (0.57%). For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 1,788 (5.74%), 1 vehicle 13,046 (41.87%), 2 vehicles 12,180 (39.09%), 3 vehicles 3,087 (9.91%), 4 vehicles 727 (2.33%), 5 or more vehicles 331 (1.06%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 107 (0.33%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 99 (0.32%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $1222.

Gross Rent by Number of Bedrooms

renter-occupied units - total = 18,228

source: 2000 census

# of

Bedrooms
Rent

Type
Gross

Rent
Number

of Units
%

No Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	64	0.35
		$200 to $299	33	0.18
		$300 to $499	98	0.54
		$500 to $749 ,	297	1.63
		$750 to $999	1,148	6.30
		$1,000 or more	984	5.40
	No Rent	$0	13	0.07
	Total		2,637	14.47
One Bedroom	Cash Rent	Less than $200	172	0.94
		$200 to $299	80	0.44
		$300 to $499	304	1.67
		$500 to $749	379	2.08
		$750 to $999	1,554	8.53
		$1,000 or more	5,060	27.76
	No Rent	$0	86	0.47
	Total		7,635	32.36
Two Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	8	0.04
		$200 to $299	10	0.05
		$300 to $499	95	0.52
		$500 to $749	266	1.46
		$750 to $999	350	1.92
		$1,000 or more	5,075	27.84
	No Rent	$0	94	0.52
	Total		5,898	32.36
Three Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	13	0.07
		$500 to $749	86	0.47
		$750 to $999	145	0.80
		$1,000 or more	1,687	9.25
	No Rent	$0	127	0.70
	Total		2,058	11.29

The median gross rent, as percentage of household income is 24%.

Value and Mortgages

The range of values for owner occupied housing units, as of the 2000 census, are: lower quartile $414,900, median $546,900, upper quartile $707,100. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 9,218) is a mixture of mortgages (primary), second mortgages and home equity loans. The number of housing units with a mortgage, contract to purchase, or similar debt is 7,026 (76.22%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 1,459 (15.83%). Those with second mortgages only equals 671 (7.28%). Those with home equity loan only equals 788 (8.55%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 27 (0.29%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 5,540 (60.10%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 2,192 (23.78%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $2,302 for units with a mortgage and $358 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 24.00% for units with a mortgage and 9.90% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $90,371and for renter-occupied units is $59,360. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $2,836.

Note: Housing and Rental prices are based on the 2000 census, thus they may not represent current prices.