EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, JULY 7, 1997 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB97-112 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Greg Harper 301-457-2385 Nevada Leads All States In Housing Unit Growth From 1990-1996, According To State-by-State Census Bureau Report Between 1990 and 1996, Nevada had a 31.9 percent growth in the number of housing units, according to new state housing unit estimates released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. Idaho had the second highest growth (15.5 percent), followed by Georgia (14.1 percent), Utah (14.0 percent) and Arizona (13.9 percent). For 1996 alone, California had the most housing units with 11,811,000, followed by Texas with 7,468,000. Wyoming had the fewest with 209,000. In another finding of these new estimates, Utah had the highest average of persons per household (3.06), while the District of Columbia had the lowest (2.24). These new state estimates cover number of housing units, households, households by age of householder and people per household for 1990-1996. The following printed tables are available from the Public Information Office as, Estimates of Housing Units and Households of States: 1990 and 1996 (PPL-73) and on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/housing.html: - Estimates of Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, and Persons Per Household: July 1, 1996. - Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, and Persons Per Household: April 1, 1990 (includes revised census housing and population counts). - Percent Change in Housing Units, Households, and Households by Age of Householder: April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1996. - Percent of Households by Age of Householder: July 1, 1996. Another table, Estimates of the Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, and Persons per Household of States: Annual Time Series, July 1, 1991 to July 1, 1996 (including revised April 1, 1990 census housing and population counts) is available only on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/housing.html and on diskette (PE-42).-X-The Census Bureau--pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
