U.S. Census Bureau
 American Housing Survey (AHS)




Detailed Tables for Total Occupied Housing Units


WHERE DO WE COME FROM? - Table 2-10

        Occupied
      housing units

                    Units Where Householder Moved During 
                     Past Year
       16,969,000       Total


                   Location of previous unit 

              ...   Inside same MSA
              ...     In central city(s)
              ...     Not in central city(s)
              ...   Inside different MSA in same state
              ...     In central city(s)
              ...     Not in central city(s)
              ...   Inside different MSA in different state
              ...     In central city(s)
              ...     Not in central city(s)
              ...   Outside any metropolitan area
              ...     Same State
              ...     Different state
              ...   Different nation


                    Structure Type of Previous Residence

       16,969,000        Moved from within United States
        8,252,000   House
        6,750,000   Apartment
          973,000   Mobile home
          597,000   Other

                    Tenure of Previous Residence

       15,975,000        House, apt., mobile home in United
                          States
        5,160,000   Owner occupied
       10,815,000   Renter occupied


                    Persons - Previous Residence

       15,975,000        House, apt., mobile home in United
                          States
        2,328,000   1 person
        4,169,000   2 persons
        3,345,000   3 persons
        2,741,000   4 persons
        1,429,000   5 persons
          647,000   6 persons
          497,000   7 persons or more
          818,000   Not reported
              2.8   Median






                    Previous Home Owned or Rented By 
                     Someone Who Moved Here
 
       15,975,000        House, apt, mobile home in United  
                          States
       12,933,000   Owned or rented by a mover
        2,786,000   Owned or rented by other
        2,054,000     By a relative
          732,000     By a nonrelative
                -     Not reported
          256,000   Not reported


                    Change in Housing Costs

       15,975,000        House, apt, mobile home in United        
                          States
        8,597,000   Increased with move
        3,572,000   Decreased            
        3,306,000   Stayed about the same
          389,000   Don't know
          112,000   Not reported


Go to American Housing Survey: 1997

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005