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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 1B-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--All Housing Units--In Central Cities
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Year-round
Occupied
Vacant
Total
housing
units		 Sea-
sonal		 Total Total Owner Renter Total For
rent		 Rental
vacan-
cy rate		 For
sale
only		 Rent-
ed or
sold		 Occa-
sional
use/
URE		 Other
vacant		 New
con-
struc-
tion
4 years		 Manu-
fact-
ured/
mobile
homes

Total		 35076 184 34892 31731 16870 14861 3161 1326 8.1 341 234 537 724 1282 674

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 26167 116 26051 23990 14978 9012 2061 773 7.8 270 162 427 429 1063 555
Usable fireplace 8690 26 8664 8279 6823 1456 385 102 6.5 101 48 67 67 530 33
Separate dining room 15284 27 15257 14171 9927 4244 1086 341 7.4 186 97 162 299 542 178
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 4072 12 4060 3896 3469 427 164 22 5.0 35 13 40 53 198 28
Garage or carport included with home 17803 70 17733 16700 12557 4143 1033 279 6.3 193 113 235 213 893 318
Not included 17188 109 17080 14994 4291 10703 2086 1033 8.7 148 121 280 503 389 356
Offstreet parking included 11549 81 11469 10094 3064 7030 1375 747 9.5 97 84 181 266 332 310
Offstreet parking not reported 20 0 20 15 0 15 5 0 0.0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 84 5 79 36 22 14 42 13 47.2 0 0 22 7 0 0

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 11818 0 11818 10659 0 10659 1160 978 8.4 0 79 103 0 363 0
Owner or manager lives on property 4293 0 4293 3948 0 3948 344 269 6.3 0 30 45 0 144 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 7526 0 7526 6710 0 6710 815 709 9.5 0 48 58 0 219 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 658 0 658 482 143 339 176 47 12.2 16 2 18 93 11 21
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2807 0 2807 2411 897 1513 396 95 5.9 31 14 55 202 40 51
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 1516 3 1513 1290 459 831 222 52 5.9 26 2 31 112 15 11
No electrical wiring 48 0 48 21 18 3 28 2 42.5 0 0 5 20 0 0
Exposed wiring 196 0 196 184 98 86 11 0 0.0 2 0 3 7 3 3
Rooms without electric outlets 492 0 492 423 179 243 70 12 4.6 7 2 6 43 10 5

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 26720 108 26611 24450 14879 9571 2161 818 7.8 291 173 312 568 920 349
Single-family attached 6340 36 6303 5643 2482 3161 661 276 8.0 46 52 125 162 225 51
1- to 3-story multiunit 13299 67 13232 11859 3076 8783 1373 756 7.9 75 92 208 242 438 74
4- to 6-story multiunit 4344 39 4305 3873 827 3046 433 198 6.1 28 29 105 72 116 3
7-or-more-story multiunit 2362 28 2334 2090 443 1647 244 114 6.4 17 19 65 30 66 0
Manufactured/Mobile homes 1246 30 1216 1083 738 345 133 33 8.8 9 0 66 25 93 572
Commercial, or institutional 13435 77 13358 12071 4179 7892 1287 633 7.4 90 84 187 294 421 143
Industrial or factories 1710 8 1703 1491 563 927 212 87 8.5 26 22 10 68 42 28
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 8381 63 8318 7728 4016 3711 590 242 6.1 69 46 121 112 478 219
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 5381 34 5347 4806 1891 2915 541 314 9.7 51 26 46 105 256 146
Not reported 656 0 656 614 420 193 42 10 4.9 3 0 20 9 35 16

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 3165 38 3127 2858 1593 1265 269 123 8.8 22 14 79 31 192 113
With waterfront property 578 15 563 502 311 190 61 24 11.1 5 2 27 2 38 2
Waterfront property not reported 11 0 11 9 0 9 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
With flood plain 519 17 502 452 296 156 50 20 11.3 5 2 16 5 28 7
Flood plain not reported 195 7 188 164 48 115 24 7 5.5 0 0 15 2 14 0
Water not reported 745 0 745 672 449 223 73 14 5.7 6 0 29 24 35 16
No water in area 31165 145 31020 28201 14828 13372 2819 1189 8.1 313 220 429 668 1055 544

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 3900 18 3881 3549 1417 2132 332 138 6.1 30 17 78 69 41 107
About the same 24971 111 24860 22651 12810 9841 2210 940 8.7 263 175 312 520 691 347
Newer 2319 23 2296 2084 1049 1035 212 77 6.9 24 23 58 29 460 144
Very mixed 1722 24 1698 1504 644 859 194 83 8.8 10 15 37 49 15 28
No other residential buildings 1006 2 1005 906 426 480 98 54 10.1 6 4 18 17 40 24
Not reported 1158 6 1152 1038 524 513 114 33 6.1 8 0 34 39 35 24

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 674 22 651 544 471 73 108 10 12.1 8 0 61 29 63 674
1 to 6 223 0 223 203 178 25 20 3 9.5 0 0 2 15 28 223
7 to 20 47 0 47 47 36 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 47
21 or more 403 22 381 293 256 37 88 7 16.6 8 0 58 14 35 403

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 30280 173 30106 27651 14984 12667 2456 1054 7.6 294 206 432 470 1154 602
1 building 1208 0 1208 1058 461 597 150 61 9.3 8 5 28 48 27 8
More than 1 building 1736 2 1734 1425 541 884 309 117 11.6 21 15 20 136 29 13
No buildings 669 2 668 599 352 246 69 31 11.3 6 4 14 15 28 24
Not reported 1182 7 1176 999 532 467 177 62 11.7 12 4 44 54 44 27

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 26248 136 26111 23896 13210 10686 2215 931 8.0 261 185 402 435 1088 587
1 building with bars 961 2 958 888 524 363 71 36 9.0 7 7 4 16 14 11
2 or more buildings with bars 4968 34 4934 4430 1888 2542 504 219 7.9 37 33 58 156 74 15
No buildings 669 2 668 599 352 246 69 31 11.3 6 4 14 15 28 24
Not reported 2230 9 2220 1918 895 1022 303 108 9.6 29 5 59 101 78 36

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 20451 119 20332 18592 10441 8151 1740 728 8.1 194 135 354 329 879 406
Minor repairs needed 11480 44 11435 10296 4947 5349 1139 497 8.5 121 86 122 315 303 202
Major repairs needed 2113 19 2094 1901 925 976 192 79 7.5 20 13 26 53 58 42
No streets 112 0 112 108 61 46 4 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 7 4
Not reported 921 1 919 834 495 338 85 22 6.1 6 0 31 26 35 19

Trash, Litter, or Junk on Streets
or Any Properties Within 300 Feet

None		 28980 159 28821 26349 14668 11681 2472 1070 8.3 291 208 441 462 1126 572
Minor accumulation 3670 19 3652 3247 1200 2047 404 155 7.0 26 16 53 155 95 41
Major accumulation 1557 5 1552 1366 537 829 186 67 7.4 17 9 19 74 22 41
Not reported 869 1 868 768 465 303 99 34 10.1 7 2 24 33 39 19
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@8Two or more units of any tenure in structure.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.

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