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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 1D-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--Outside Metropolitan

[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
 Statistical Areas
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		 26058 1913 24145 20957 15975 4982 3188 657 11.5 406 156 1146 823 1471 4090

Units in Structure

1, detached		 18348 1328 17020 15149 13044 2105 1871 212 9.1 295 77 693 594 637 0
1, attached 706 51 655 489 194 295 166 60 16.6 9 8 56 33 93 0
2 to 4 1413 44 1369 1126 88 1039 243 136 11.4 4 15 74 14 46 0
5 to 9 584 21 563 462 25 437 101 48 9.9 5 0 32 16 32 0
10 to 19 422 34 388 271 18 253 117 43 13.5 2 20 45 6 48 0
20 to 49 312 13 299 193 8 184 106 43 18.3 7 10 21 25 38 0
50 or more 184 14 170 122 3 119 48 11 8.4 0 4 33 0 0 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 4090 409 3681 3145 2595 550 536 105 15.9 85 21 191 135 576 4090

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 30 10 20 13 9 4 7 2 25.7 3 0 2 0 0 10
Condominiums 517 82 435 238 136 102 197 21 16.6 16 12 126 23 56 7

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 603 46 557 470 421 49 87 19 27.8 25 7 24 12 603 227
1995 to 1999 1998 117 1880 1673 1356 317 207 34 9.5 29 21 91 31 868 759
1990 to 1994 1647 71 1576 1366 1125 241 210 26 9.4 20 11 121 32 0 565
1985 to 1989 1499 119 1380 1221 971 250 158 28 10.1 18 0 89 23 0 452
1980 to 1984 1624 111 1512 1306 880 426 206 40 8.6 38 4 79 45 0 415
1975 to 1979 3005 167 2838 2529 1949 580 308 68 10.1 37 20 109 75 0 562
1970 to 1974 2737 250 2487 2057 1536 521 430 108 16.8 38 20 172 93 0 612
1960 to 1969 2917 278 2638 2299 1813 486 339 66 11.9 42 11 112 108 0 343
1950 to 1959 2498 271 2227 1930 1521 408 297 58 12.3 30 11 91 107 0 90
1940 to 1949 1761 157 1604 1348 1010 339 256 49 12.7 28 5 86 88 0 25
1930 to 1939 1641 146 1495 1260 847 412 236 42 9.1 47 17 66 64 0 39
1920 to 1929 1096 42 1054 925 687 238 130 36 12.8 21 13 26 34 0 0
1919 or earlier 3032 136 2896 2572 1859 713 324 84 10.3 34 16 79 111 0 0
Median 1970 1967 1970 1970 1970 1967 1970 1969 ... 1970 1971 1973 1960 1999 1984

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 25179 1034 24145 20957 15975 4982 3188 657 11.5 406 156 1146 823 1461 3921
Not suitable 773 773 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 144
Not reported 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 25

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 5101 1913 3188 0 0 0 3188 657 89.4 406 156 1146 823 283 945
Ownership time-shared 22 8 14 0 0 0 14 0 0.0 1 0 6 7 0 0
Not time-shared 5079 1905 3174 0 0 0 3174 657 89.4 406 156 1140 816 283 945

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 4095 1404 2691 0 0 0 2691 657 89.8 406 156 649 823 210 756
Less than 1 month vacant 793 352 441 0 0 0 441 140 82.1 51 40 158 52 83 146
1 month up to 2 months 279 78 202 0 0 0 202 66 85.4 30 13 55 38 2 44
2 months up to 6 months 523 80 443 0 0 0 443 179 87.6 93 53 62 56 43 108
6 months up to 1 year 274 66 208 0 0 0 208 50 100.0 54 5 30 69 8 67
1 year up to 2 years 263 38 225 0 0 0 225 43 94.9 51 6 47 78 11 62
2 years or more 864 295 569 0 0 0 569 53 93.9 51 19 106 340 4 151
Never occupied 206 145 61 0 0 0 61 13 100.0 7 7 20 14 43 16
Don't know 893 350 544 0 0 0 544 113 98.6 71 14 170 176 15 162

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 1913 1913 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 90 409
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 18 21
1 month up to 2 months 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 months up to 6 months 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 7
6 months up to 1 year 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year up to 2 years 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 8
2 years or more 358 358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 80
Never occupied as permanent home 1043 1043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 64 210
Don't know 330 330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 82
Not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Areas

Inside metropolitan statistical areas		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In central cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 26058 1913 24145 20957 15975 4982 3188 657 11.5 406 156 1146 823 1471 4090

Regions

Northeast		 2887 455 2432 2219 1674 545 213 46 7.6 33 15 75 44 87 277
Midwest 7886 633 7253 6544 5038 1506 709 163 9.7 107 40 272 127 366 773
South 11241 434 10807 9024 6942 2082 1783 357 14.5 200 69 628 529 765 2351
West 4044 391 3653 3170 2320 850 483 91 9.4 66 32 171 123 252 688

Urbanized Areas

Inside urbanized areas		 S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S
In central cities of MSAs S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S
Urban fringe S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S
Outside urbanized areas S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S
Other urban S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S
Rural S S S S S S S S ... S S S S S S

Place Size

Less than 2,500 persons		 3320 187 3133 2687 1985 702 446 95 11.6 87 43 95 127 125 341
2,500 to 9,999 persons 4109 146 3963 3425 2348 1077 538 152 12.3 77 21 187 101 161 381
10,000 to 19,999 persons 2368 16 2352 2037 1273 764 315 114 12.5 44 37 73 47 95 91
20,000 to 49,999 persons 2048 22 2026 1816 1065 752 209 73 8.7 18 8 69 41 89 74
50,000 to 99,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100,000 to 249,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
250,000 to 499,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
500,000 to 999,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1,000,000 persons or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homes Currently for Sale or Rent

Up for rent only		 710 0 710 5 5 0 704 590 100.0 0 0 114 0 40 93
Up for rent or for sale 92 0 92 9 9 0 83 67 100.0 0 0 15 0 7 20
For sale only 766 0 766 322 322 0 444 0 0.0 406 0 38 0 78 160
Not on the market 17382 0 17382 15424 15424 0 1957 0 0.0 0 156 978 823 1049 2823
Not reported 214 0 214 214 214 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 11 34

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 3020 1874 1146 0 0 0 1146 0 0.0 0 0 1146 0 162 577
Previous usual residence 297 114 182 0 0 0 182 0 0.0 0 0 182 0 17 71
Used for recreational purposes 1843 1306 537 0 0 0 537 0 0.0 0 0 537 0 122 383
Investment purposes 384 188 196 0 0 0 196 0 0.0 0 0 196 0 32 21
Unable to sell property 42 26 15 0 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 15 0 0 9
Inherited property 194 111 83 0 0 0 83 0 0.0 0 0 83 0 0 10
Other reasons 403 180 223 0 0 0 223 0 0.0 0 0 223 0 12 96
Not reported 179 111 68 0 0 0 68 0 0.0 0 0 68 0 4 29

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 1732 1050 682 0 0 0 682 0 0.0 0 0 682 0 121 367
150 miles or more from current residence 938 608 330 0 0 0 330 0 0.0 0 0 330 0 29 145
Not reported 350 216 134 0 0 0 134 0 0.0 0 0 134 0 12 65

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 683 386 297 0 0 0 297 0 0.0 0 0 297 0 31 103
3 to 7 nights 205 145 60 0 0 0 60 0 0.0 0 0 60 0 1 44
8 nights or more 1618 998 620 0 0 0 620 0 0.0 0 0 620 0 118 347
Not reported 514 345 169 0 0 0 169 0 0.0 0 0 169 0 13 82

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 2184 1369 814 0 0 0 814 0 0.0 0 0 814 0 115 473
3 to 7 nights 27 20 6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 6 0 0 6
8 nights or more 340 193 146 0 0 0 146 0 0.0 0 0 146 0 31 44
Not reported 470 291 179 0 0 0 179 0 0.0 0 0 179 0 16 53

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4090 409 3681 3145 2595 550 536 105 15.9 85 21 191 135 576 4090
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 2995 226 2769 2404 2023 381 365 78 17.0 51 12 159 64 482 2995
Not anchored 652 80 572 458 388 70 115 16 17.4 24 7 13 55 38 652
Anchoring not reported 443 103 340 283 184 99 57 11 9.7 9 2 19 16 56 443

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4090 409 3681 3145 2595 550 536 105 15.9 85 21 191 135 576 4090
Set on permanent masonry foundation 606 26 580 522 460 62 58 16 20.7 12 0 19 12 115 606
Resting on concrete pad 588 42 546 488 406 81 58 13 14.0 8 0 23 14 110 588
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 2511 272 2240 1863 1489 374 377 71 15.8 57 19 129 101 302 2511
Set up in some other way 286 56 230 210 196 14 20 0 0.0 3 0 12 5 48 286
Set up not reported 98 13 85 63 44 19 23 4 18.3 5 2 8 3 0 98
@14For manufactured/mobile homes, oldest category is 1939 or earlier.
@11If occupied year-round, assumed to be suitable for year-round use.
@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