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Detailed Tables for Total Occupied Housing Units
GOOD HOMES? - TABLE 2-7
Occupied
housing units
Selected Amenities 1/
75,986,000 Porch, deck, balcony, or patio
93,377,000 Telephone available
31,825,000 Usable fireplace
39,077,000 Separate dining room
34,515,000 With 2 or more living rooms or recreation
rooms, etc.
58,027,000 Garage or carport included with home
41,431,000 Not included
33,601,000 Offstreet parking included
21,000 Offstreet parking not reported
29,000 Garage or carport not reported
Cars and Trucks Available 1/
9,447,000 No cars, trucks, or vans
7,494,000 Other households without cars
47,902,000 1 car with or without trucks or vans
27,573,000 2 cars
7,071,000 3 or more cars
51,617,000 With cars, no trucks or vans
28,096,000 1 truck or van with or without cars
10,327,000 2 or more trucks or vans
Owner or Manager on Property
21,548,000 Rental, multiunit 2/
5,935,000 Owner or manager lives on property
15,614,000 Neither owner nor manager lives on property
Selected Deficiencies 1/
920,000 Signs of rats in last 3 months
6,706,000 Signs of mice in last 3 months
289,000 Signs of rodents, not sure which kind in
the last 3 months
1,168,000 Holes in floors
5,748,000 Open cracks or holes (interior)
2,938,000 Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior)
40,000 No electrical wiring
788,000 Exposed wiring
2,122,000 Rooms without electric outlets
Water Leakage During Last 12 Months
88,827,000 No leakage from inside structure
9,667,000 With leakage from inside structure 1/
3,584,000 Fixtures backed up or overflowed
4,439,000 Pipes leaked
2,294,000 Other or unknown (includes not reported)
993,000 Interior leakage not reported
85,365,000 No leakage from outside structure
13,130,000 With leakage from outside structure 1/
6,703,000 Roof
4,202,000 Basement
2,587,000 Walls, closed windows, or doors
1,304,000 Other or unknown (includes not reported)
992,000 Exterior leakage not reported
Overall Opinion of Structure
566,000 1 (worst)
329,000 2
891,000 3
1,319,000 4
6,855,000 5
5,745,000 6
13,991,000 7
26,396,000 8
13,587,000 9
26,730,000 10 (best)
3,078,000 Not reported
Adequate Inside Maintenance
28,395,000 Adequate
5,132,000 Inadequate
474,000 Not reported
Buildings and Grounds Properly Maintained
20,937,000 Properly maintained
3,156,000 Not properly maintained
262,000 Not reported
Selected Physical Problems
1,796,000 Severe physical problems 1/
1,169,000 Plumbing
469,000 Heating
105,000 Electric
125,000 Upkeep
4,000 Hallways
5,191,000 Moderate physical problems 1/
304,000 Plumbing
1,684,000 Heating
1,414,000 Upkeep
89,000 Hallways
1,959,000 Kitchen
1/ Figures may not add to total because more
than one category may apply to a unit.
2/ Two or more units of any tenure in structure.
Go to American Housing Survey: 1997
Contact the American Housing Survey Branch by email or by phone at 301-763-3235 or 1-888-518-7365, or visit ask.census.gov for further information on American Housing Survey Data.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005
