The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 6,401 with 6,251 (98%) occupied and 150 (2%) vacant. There are 5,424 (84.74%) urban housing units with 5,424 (84.74%) inside urbanized areas. There are 977 (15.26%) rural housing units with 977 (15.26%) on non-farm areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 6,251), 5,530 (88%) are owner occupied and 721 (12%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 150) are: for rent 49 (33%), for sale only 50 (33%), , for seasonal/recreational/occasional use 44 (29%), other reasons units are vacant 7 (5%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 3.0 people for owner occupied and 1.6 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 5,530), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 4,589 (82.98%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 931 (16.84%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 0 (0.00%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 10 (0.18%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For renter occupied housing units (total 721 (13.04%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 489 (8.84%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 232 (4.20%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 0 (0.00%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 0 (0.00%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 7.3.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 5,328 (83.24%), 1 unit-attached 368 (5.75%), 2 units 43 (0.67%), 3 or 4 units 37 (0.58%), 5 to 9 units 77 (1.20%), 10 to 19 units 129 (2.02%), 20 to 49 units 380 (5.94%), 50 or more units 31 (0.48%), mobile home units 0 (0.00%), boat/RV/van/etc units 8 (0.12%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 896 (14.33%), bottled/tank/LP gas 560 (8.96%), electricity 238 (3.81%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 4,502 (72.02%), Wood 55 (0.88%), . For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 227 (3.63%), 1 vehicle 1,117 (17.87%), 2 vehicles 3,552 (56.82%), 3 vehicles 1,042 (16.67%), 4 vehicles 257 (4.11%), 5 or more vehicles 56 (0.90%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 15 (0.23%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 0 (0.00%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $1088.

Gross Rent by Number of Bedrooms

renter-occupied units - total = 714

source: 2000 census

# of

Bedrooms
Rent

Type
Gross

Rent
Number

of Units
%

No Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	0	0.00
		$500 to $749 ,	0	0.00
		$750 to $999	15	2.10
		$1,000 or more	0	0.00
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		15	2.10
One Bedroom	Cash Rent	Less than $200	27	3.78
		$200 to $299	9	1.26
		$300 to $499	26	3.64
		$500 to $749	11	1.54
		$750 to $999	38	5.32
		$1,000 or more	146	20.45
	No Rent	$0	9	1.26
	Total		266	55.18
Two Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	9	1.26
		$300 to $499	16	2.24
		$500 to $749	41	5.74
		$750 to $999	22	3.08
		$1,000 or more	306	42.86
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		394	55.18
Three Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	20	2.80
		$500 to $749	0	0.00
		$750 to $999	0	0.00
		$1,000 or more	19	2.66
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		39	5.46

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 $160,900, median $218,300, upper quartile $285,300. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 5,178) 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 4,103 (79.24%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 979 (18.91%). Those with second mortgages only equals 306 (5.91%). Those with home equity loan only equals 673 (13.00%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 31 (0.60%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 3,093 (59.73%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 1,075 (20.76%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $1,699 for units with a mortgage and $514 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 21.30% for units with a mortgage and 9.90% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $90,766and for renter-occupied units is $55,438. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $3,558.

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