The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 17,446 with 16,544 (95%) occupied and 902 (5%) vacant. There are 17,446 (100.00%) urban housing units with 17,446 (100.00%) inside urbanized areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 16,544), 9,307 (56%) are owner occupied and 7,237 (44%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 902) are: for rent 285 (32%), for sale only 119 (13%), rented or sold (not occupied) 72 (8%), for seasonal/recreational/occasional use 386 (43%), other reasons units are vacant 40 (4%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 2.2 people for owner occupied and 2.1 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 9,307), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 6,645 (71.40%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 2,290 (24.61%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 150 (1.61%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 143 (1.54%), 2.01 or more occupants 79 (0.85%). For renter occupied housing units (total 7,237 (77.76%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 3,627 (38.97%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 2,801 (30.10%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 364 (3.91%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 340 (3.65%), 2.01 or more occupants 105 (1.13%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 3.8.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 2,439 (13.98%), 1 unit-attached 872 (5.00%), 2 units 1,740 (9.97%), 3 or 4 units 569 (3.26%), 5 to 9 units 610 (3.50%), 10 to 19 units 412 (2.36%), 20 to 49 units 2,212 (12.68%), 50 or more units 8,575 (49.15%), mobile home units 7 (0.04%), boat/RV/van/etc units 10 (0.06%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 9,521 (57.55%), bottled/tank/LP gas 223 (1.35%), electricity 3,304 (19.97%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 3,200 (19.34%), coal or coke 5 (0.03%), Other fuel 89 (0.54%), No fuel used 202 (1.22%). For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 2,240 (13.54%), 1 vehicle 8,628 (52.15%), 2 vehicles 4,830 (29.19%), 3 vehicles 670 (4.05%), 4 vehicles 159 (0.96%), 5 or more vehicles 17 (0.10%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 71 (0.41%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 53 (0.32%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $1101.

Gross Rent by Number of Bedrooms

renter-occupied units - total = 7,237

source: 2000 census

# of

Bedrooms
Rent

Type
Gross

Rent
Number

of Units
%

No Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	64	0.88
		$200 to $299	19	0.26
		$300 to $499	83	1.15
		$500 to $749 ,	187	2.58
		$750 to $999	245	3.39
		$1,000 or more	147	2.03
	No Rent	$0	24	0.33
	Total		769	10.63
One Bedroom	Cash Rent	Less than $200	196	2.71
		$200 to $299	150	2.07
		$300 to $499	292	4.03
		$500 to $749	351	4.85
		$750 to $999	823	11.37
		$1,000 or more	1,627	22.48
	No Rent	$0	72	0.99
	Total		3,511	28.11
Two Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	10	0.14
		$200 to $299	20	0.28
		$300 to $499	34	0.47
		$500 to $749	117	1.62
		$750 to $999	352	4.86
		$1,000 or more	1,440	19.90
	No Rent	$0	61	0.84
	Total		2,034	28.11
Three Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	6	0.08
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	0	0.00
		$500 to $749	43	0.59
		$750 to $999	27	0.37
		$1,000 or more	778	10.75
	No Rent	$0	69	0.95
	Total		923	12.75

The median gross rent, as percentage of household income is 28%.

Value and Mortgages

The range of values for owner occupied housing units, as of the 2000 census, are: lower quartile $234,400, median $287,000, upper quartile $378,500. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 2,377) 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 1,485 (62.47%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 201 (8.46%). Those with second mortgages only equals 80 (3.37%). Those with home equity loan only equals 121 (5.09%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 16 (0.67%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 1,268 (53.34%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 892 (37.53%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $2,203 for units with a mortgage and $747 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 28.80% for units with a mortgage and 17.60% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $67,645and for renter-occupied units is $42,927. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $5,948.

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