The total number of housing units in this community, as of the 2000 census, is 7,388 with 7,161 (97%) occupied and 227 (3%) vacant. There are 7,388 (100.00%) urban housing units with 7,388 (100.00%) inside urbanized areas.

Occupied Housing

Among the occupied housing units (total 7,161), 5,140 (72%) are owner occupied and 2,021 (28%) are renter occupied. The status of the vacant housing units (total 227) are: for rent 108 (48%), for sale only 38 (17%), rented or sold (not occupied) 30 (13%), for seasonal/recreational/occasional use 17 (7%), other reasons units are vacant 34 (15%).

Household Size

The average household size of occupied housing units is 3.3 people for owner occupied and 2.5 people for renter occupied. For owner occupied housing units (total 5,140), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 3,243 (63.09%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 1,617 (31.46%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 231 (4.49%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 49 (0.95%), 2.01 or more occupants 0 (0.00%). For renter occupied housing units (total 2,021 (39.32%)), the number of occupants per room is: 0.50 or less occupants 1,015 (19.75%), 0.51 to 1.00 occupants 827 (16.09%), 1.01 to 1.50 occupants 113 (2.20%), 1.51 to 2.00 occupants 44 (0.86%), 2.01 or more occupants 22 (0.43%). For all housing units, the median number of rooms is 5.8.

Number of Units

The number of units in the structure are: 1 unit–detached 4,289 (58.05%), 1 unit-attached 273 (3.70%), 2 units 1,667 (22.56%), 3 or 4 units 766 (10.37%), 5 to 9 units 152 (2.06%), 10 to 19 units 68 (0.92%), 20 to 49 units 102 (1.38%), 50 or more units 61 (0.83%), mobile home units 10 (0.14%), boat/RV/van/etc units 0 (0.00%).

Utilities, Cars and Kitchens

For occupied housing units, the type of heating fuel is: utility gas 5,099 (71.21%), bottled/tank/LP gas 73 (1.02%), electricity 153 (2.14%), fuel oil/kerosene/etc 1,803 (25.18%), coal or coke 14 (0.20%), Other fuel 19 (0.27%), . For occupied housing units, the number of vehicles available is: No vehicle 656 (9.16%), 1 vehicle 2,576 (35.97%), 2 vehicles 2,597 (36.27%), 3 vehicles 983 (13.73%), 4 vehicles 288 (4.02%), 5 or more vehicles 61 (0.85%). Among all housing units, the number of units lacking complete kitchen facilities is 35 (0.47%). The number of occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities is 18 (0.25%).

Rent

The median gross rent, which includes utilities, is $797.

Gross Rent by Number of Bedrooms

renter-occupied units - total = 2,021

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	21	1.04
		$500 to $749 ,	37	1.83
		$750 to $999	0	0.00
		$1,000 or more	0	0.00
	No Rent	$0	0	0.00
	Total		58	2.87
One Bedroom	Cash Rent	Less than $200	0	0.00
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	17	0.84
		$500 to $749	344	17.02
		$750 to $999	134	6.63
		$1,000 or more	44	2.18
	No Rent	$0	28	1.39
	Total		567	41.46
Two Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	18	0.89
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	55	2.72
		$500 to $749	264	13.06
		$750 to $999	412	20.39
		$1,000 or more	60	2.97
	No Rent	$0	29	1.43
	Total		838	41.46
Three Bedrooms	Cash Rent	Less than $200	11	0.54
		$200 to $299	0	0.00
		$300 to $499	16	0.79
		$500 to $749	33	1.63
		$750 to $999	181	8.96
		$1,000 or more	274	13.56
	No Rent	$0	43	2.13
	Total		558	27.61

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 $112,300, median $135,200, upper quartile $158,600. The mortgage status for owner-occupied housing units (total 3,984) 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 3,029 (76.03%). The number with either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both is 578 (14.51%). Those with second mortgages only equals 339 (8.51%). Those with home equity loan only equals 239 (6.00%). The number with both a second mortgage and a home equity loan is 25 (0.63%). Those with no second mortgage and no home equity loan equals 2,426 (60.89%). The number of housing units without a mortgage is 955 (23.97%).

Ownership Costs

The median monthly owner costs for owner-occupied housing units is $1,416 for units with a mortgage and $616 for units without a mortgage. The median monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is 25.10% for units with a mortgage and 18.50% for units without a mortgage. The median household income for owner-occupied units is $65,546and for renter-occupied units is $41,846. The median real estate taxes for owner-occupied units is $4,432.

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