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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 1C-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--All Housing Units--Suburbs
[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		 57983 982 57001 53574 39420 14153 3427 933 6.2 496 341 910 747 4063 4112

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 50156 765 49391 46772 36148 10624 2619 676 5.9 390 240 772 542 3603 3340
Usable fireplace 22564 190 22374 21598 19501 2097 776 119 5.3 175 97 222 163 2128 562
Separate dining room 28761 280 28481 27256 23234 4021 1225 265 6.1 215 133 294 319 2238 1059
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 9538 76 9462 9239 8575 664 223 23 3.3 50 32 56 62 928 300
Garage or carport included with home 37715 486 37229 35636 30543 5093 1593 282 5.2 300 179 479 354 2947 1129
Not included 20183 494 19689 17873 8825 9048 1816 645 6.6 194 162 425 390 1116 2984
Offstreet parking included 17868 399 17469 15903 7871 8033 1566 575 6.6 167 125 381 319 1037 2593
Offstreet parking not reported 16 2 14 12 10 3 2 2 38.9 0 0 0 0 0 6
Garage or carport not reported 85 2 83 65 52 13 19 7 34.0 3 0 6 3 0 0

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 9362 0 9362 8615 0 8615 747 633 6.8 0 53 62 0 517 0
Owner or manager lives on property 4110 0 4110 3842 0 3842 269 225 5.5 0 24 19 0 243 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 5252 0 5252 4773 0 4773 479 408 7.8 0 28 43 0 274 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 593 37 557 397 240 158 159 21 11.9 12 15 32 78 24 147
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2541 69 2472 2214 1332 881 258 35 3.8 26 24 49 126 117 296
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 1175 20 1155 1014 582 432 141 22 4.9 6 13 19 81 21 76
No electrical wiring 70 17 54 23 19 4 31 3 47.0 0 7 2 18 9 9
Exposed wiring 295 2 292 267 138 129 25 3 2.1 0 7 0 15 17 32
Rooms without electric outlets 710 34 676 593 338 255 83 6 2.4 8 10 13 46 28 76

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 46380 660 45720 43310 33787 9523 2409 531 5.2 398 274 627 581 3087 2357
Single-family attached 7368 118 7250 6744 3691 3053 506 183 5.6 55 45 162 61 576 65
1- to 3-story multiunit 11734 150 11584 10631 3483 7148 953 526 6.8 61 79 205 81 641 156
4- to 6-story multiunit 2008 67 1941 1745 602 1142 197 67 5.5 7 15 84 23 61 2
7-or-more-story multiunit 877 66 811 693 232 460 118 29 5.8 6 8 65 11 52 6
Manufactured/Mobile homes 6823 193 6630 6144 4844 1300 485 79 5.7 97 50 121 139 501 3369
Commercial, or institutional 12647 146 12501 11743 5911 5833 758 317 5.1 60 71 162 148 557 567
Industrial or factories 1691 19 1672 1597 769 828 75 38 4.3 5 14 7 11 45 122
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 21953 437 21516 20289 15558 4732 1227 279 5.5 166 128 368 286 1885 2186
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 6913 79 6835 6401 3476 2925 434 162 5.2 53 48 74 97 394 522
Not reported 1037 4 1033 1008 883 126 25 1 1.2 6 2 10 6 62 47

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 11060 497 10563 9826 7601 2225 737 178 7.4 66 55 324 114 1027 882
With waterfront property 2074 301 1773 1528 1214 314 245 34 9.8 27 5 162 18 186 55
Waterfront property not reported 24 1 23 17 9 8 6 0 0.0 0 0 3 3 0 4
With flood plain 1866 206 1660 1469 1179 290 191 39 11.8 9 4 114 24 144 143
Flood plain not reported 527 34 493 433 198 235 60 17 6.7 9 5 18 11 48 40
Water not reported 1178 18 1160 1107 950 157 53 12 6.8 12 4 11 14 66 65
No water in area 45745 466 45278 42641 30870 11771 2638 744 5.9 419 281 575 619 2971 3165

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 6304 162 6143 5689 3726 1963 453 92 4.5 60 34 118 150 88 725
About the same 38267 526 37740 35676 26621 9054 2064 582 6.0 332 219 536 396 2325 1682
Newer 5157 65 5092 4753 3611 1142 339 105 8.4 47 47 86 54 1216 852
Very mixed 3552 114 3438 3160 2239 921 277 81 8.0 32 21 82 60 122 482
No other residential buildings 3271 92 3180 2974 2211 763 206 58 7.0 15 12 52 69 246 288
Not reported 1431 22 1409 1322 1012 310 87 15 4.5 10 8 36 18 68 84

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4112 196 3917 3530 2936 595 386 50 7.8 72 50 93 121 462 4112
1 to 6 2392 93 2299 2060 1683 378 238 27 6.7 31 42 47 90 289 2392
7 to 20 230 11 219 204 152 52 15 3 5.5 8 0 0 4 53 230
21 or more 1490 92 1399 1265 1101 165 133 20 10.8 33 7 46 27 121 1490

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 51961 857 51103 48076 35330 12746 3028 837 6.1 444 294 815 637 3732 3508
1 building 1059 14 1045 968 655 313 77 18 5.5 3 13 21 22 27 159
More than 1 building 659 14 644 569 286 283 75 20 6.7 13 7 11 23 6 95
No buildings 2898 87 2811 2659 2120 539 152 39 6.7 15 12 42 44 227 279
Not reported 1407 10 1397 1301 1029 272 96 19 6.4 21 14 22 21 70 72

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 50555 861 49694 46679 34533 12146 3015 826 6.3 431 307 808 643 3712 3617
1 building with bars 787 7 780 762 541 221 18 3 1.3 2 3 7 4 28 52
2 or more buildings with bars 1682 4 1678 1586 885 702 91 36 4.9 21 2 12 21 10 55
No buildings 2898 87 2811 2659 2120 539 152 39 6.7 15 12 42 44 227 279
Not reported 2062 22 2039 1888 1341 546 152 29 5.1 28 16 42 36 87 109

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 38483 645 37837 35518 26608 8910 2320 640 6.7 323 195 701 460 3008 2085
Minor repairs needed 14816 219 14597 13742 9557 4185 855 239 5.4 140 118 155 203 764 1438
Major repairs needed 2705 58 2647 2512 1772 740 135 32 4.2 11 17 32 42 171 375
No streets 566 31 535 499 405 94 36 9 8.8 5 2 2 18 35 138
Not reported 1412 27 1385 1303 1078 225 82 12 5.2 17 9 20 23 85 77

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

None		 53019 934 52085 48983 36422 12561 3101 843 6.3 451 304 867 635 3821 3619
Minor accumulation 2715 23 2692 2507 1469 1038 185 56 5.1 22 25 23 60 147 293
Major accumulation 1049 11 1038 955 573 382 82 25 6.1 10 7 6 35 27 141
Not reported 1201 14 1187 1128 956 172 58 9 5.0 13 4 15 16 68 59
@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