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Detailed Tables for Total Occupied Housing Units
WHAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE? - Table 2-8
Occupied
housing units
Overall Opinion of Neighborhood
1,038,000 1 (worst)
796,000 2
1,325,000 3
1,740,000 4
7,392,000 5
6,042,000 6
13,401,000 7
24,895,000 8
14,792,000 9
24,366,000 10 (best)
548,000 No neighborhood
3,151,000 Not reported
Street Noise or Traffic
29,538,000 Street noise or traffic present
17,630,000 Condition not bothersome
11,855,000 Condition bothersome
4,517,000 So bothered they want to move
45,000 Not reported
53,000 Bothersome not reported
918,000 Not reported
Neighborhood Crime
16,811,000 Neighborhood crime present
6,376,000 Condition not bothersome
10,378,000 Condition bothersome
4,367,000 So bothersome they want to move
39,000 Not reported
57,000 Bothersome not reported
1,468,000 Not reported
Odors
6,838,000 Odors present
2,516,000 Condition not bothersome
4,319,000 Condition bothersome
1,581,000 So bothered they want to move
10,000 Not reported
3,000 Bothersome not reported
953,000 Not reported
Other Bothersome Neighborhood Conditions
83,303,000 No other problems
15,099,000 With other problems 1/
2,563,000 Noise
1,803,000 Litter or housing deterioration
808,000 Poor city or county services
782,000 Undesirable commercial, institutional,
industrial
4,715,000 People
7,156,000 Other
154,000 No problem
620,000 Type of problem not reported
1,085,000 Other problems not reported
Public Elementary School 1/
30,022,000 Households with children aged 4-16
22,308,000 Attend public school (K-12)
3,242,000 Attend private school (K-12
866,000 Attend ungraded school, preschool, etc.
1,033,000 Does not attend school
682,000 Not reported
30,543,000 Households with any children aged 0-13 2/
18,904,000 Satisfactory public elementary school
1,687,000 Unsatisfactory public elementary school
663,000 So bothered they want to move
23,000 Not reported
7,006,000 Not reported or don't know
12,583,000 Public elementary school less than 1 mile
9,422,000 Public elementary school 1 mile or more
5,592,000 Not reported
Public Transportation
54,016,000 With public transportation
10,218,000 Household uses it at least weekly
9,560,000 Satisfactory public transportation
656,000 Unsatisfactory public transportation
2,000 Not reported
20,478,000 Household uses it less than weekly
18,935,000 Satisfactory public transportation
1,480,000 Unsatisfactory public transportation
63,000 Not reported
23,199,000 Household does not use
120,000 Not reported
42,688,000 No public transportation
2,782,000 Not reported
Neighborhood Shopping
81,535,000 Satisfactory neighborhood shopping
63,623,000 Less than 1 mile
17,806,000 1 mile or more
106,000 Not reported
16,619,000 Unsatisfactory neighborhood shopping
1,333,000 Not reported or don't know
Police Protection
88,394,000 Satisfactory police protection
8,061,000 Unsatisfactory police protection
3,032,000 Not reported
Description of Area Within 300 Feet 1/
78,679,000 Single-family detached houses
12,900,000 Single-family attached
23,173,000 1-3 story multiunit
5,666,000 4-6 story multiunit
2,979,000 7-or-more story multiunit
10,959,000 Mobile homes
26,199,000 Commercial, or institutional
4,204,000 Industrial or factories
16,278,000 Body of water
40,057,000 Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch
13,566,000 4 or more lane highway, railroad, or airport
- Not reported
Age of Other Residential Buildings Within
300 Feet
10,369,000 Older
63,351,000 About the same
9,027,000 Newer
7,988,000 Very mixed
5,963,000 No other residential buildings
2,789,000 Not reported
Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet
86,885,000 None
2,630,000 1 building
2,303,000 More than 1 building
5,169,000 No buildings
2,500,000 Not reported
Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet
81,277,000 No bars on windows
1,777,000 1 building with bars
7,371,000 2 or more buildings with bars
5,169,000 No buildings
3,893,000 Not reported
Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet
62,998,000 No repairs needed
27,474,000 Minor repairs needed
5,447,000 Major repairs needed
1,196,000 No streets
2,373,000 Not reported
Trash, Litter, or Junk on Streets or Any
Properties Within 300 Feet
87,810,000 None
6,747,000 Minor accumulation
2,690,000 Major accumulation
2,239,000 Not reported
Parking Lots 1/
23,470,000 With parking lots
14,565,000 Residents only
7,534,000 Shoppers or workers only
6,612,000 Anyone
540,000 Kind not reported
73,930,000 No parking lots within 300 feet
2,086,000 Parking lot not reported
Mobile Homes in Group
6,544,000 Mobile homes
4,478,000 1 to 6
331,000 7 to 20
1,734,000 21 or more
1/ Figures may not add to total because more
than one category may apply to a unit.
2/ Incomplete universe for this publication.
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
