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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 1D-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--All Housing Units--Outside Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
[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		 26058 1913 24145 20957 15975 4982 3188 657 11.5 406 156 1146 823 1471 4090

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 21670 1294 20376 18072 14353 3719 2304 408 9.8 305 95 908 588 1160 3235
Usable fireplace 6224 412 5812 5219 4754 465 593 35 6.8 108 36 318 96 493 526
Separate dining room 9947 285 9663 8698 7407 1291 965 157 10.7 151 46 379 231 529 962
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 3593 96 3497 3275 2990 286 221 18 5.8 52 7 119 26 227 307
Garage or carport included with home 13775 469 13306 12211 10678 1533 1095 154 9.0 221 52 384 285 696 807
Not included 12242 1433 10809 8726 5281 3446 2083 503 12.6 185 104 762 527 776 3278
Offstreet parking included 10652 1201 9451 7732 4624 3109 1719 425 11.9 153 80 644 416 638 2779
Offstreet parking not reported 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 41 11 31 20 16 4 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 11 0 4

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 2443 0 2443 2032 0 2032 410 280 11.9 0 42 88 0 130 0
Owner or manager lives on property 686 0 686 581 0 581 105 68 10.2 0 22 15 0 49 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 1757 0 1757 1452 0 1452 305 212 12.6 0 20 74 0 81 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 493 66 427 269 168 101 158 13 11.1 18 3 11 112 3 155
Open cracks or holes (interior) 1609 151 1458 1073 666 406 385 44 9.5 43 19 80 200 60 280
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 637 57 580 403 233 170 177 17 9.1 22 3 40 94 16 60
No electrical wiring 131 78 53 28 28 0 24 8 100.0 2 0 5 10 9 26
Exposed wiring 156 31 125 84 64 20 41 3 12.4 3 5 5 24 11 34
Rooms without electric outlets 480 82 398 292 189 104 106 14 11.5 14 3 13 62 11 69

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 20018 1419 18599 16205 12386 3819 2393 489 11.2 355 110 834 606 996 2698
Single-family attached 1235 130 1105 910 431 480 195 50 9.3 19 18 100 9 101 21
1- to 3-story multiunit 3296 130 3166 2714 1070 1643 453 186 10.0 13 48 152 53 181 92
4- to 6-story multiunit 242 40 202 108 27 81 94 12 13.0 3 0 64 15 21 5
7-or-more-story multiunit 99 12 86 62 16 46 24 5 9.5 0 0 19 0 3 0
Manufactured/Mobile homes 6671 587 6085 5298 4202 1096 787 113 9.3 122 35 284 233 452 2936
Commercial, or institutional 4414 182 4232 3601 2036 1565 632 183 10.2 67 62 195 125 141 476
Industrial or factories 737 1 736 664 381 283 71 23 7.4 2 8 17 21 38 83
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 13026 1260 11766 10250 8171 2079 1516 253 10.8 187 32 579 465 867 2375
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 2500 130 2370 2032 1336 696 338 108 13.0 34 35 104 58 124 356
Not reported 412 4 408 382 334 49 26 3 6.2 2 0 8 12 30 106

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 5435 973 4462 3811 3124 687 651 104 13.0 63 29 375 81 352 952
With waterfront property 1673 607 1065 763 662 102 302 20 16.4 20 5 231 26 101 241
Waterfront property not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
With flood plain 749 163 586 439 335 104 147 19 14.9 20 7 81 19 64 101
Flood plain not reported 151 34 117 70 38 32 47 8 19.5 0 0 27 12 10 53
Water not reported 452 8 443 408 349 59 36 8 11.5 4 0 8 16 38 109
No water in area 20171 932 19239 16738 12502 4236 2501 545 11.2 339 127 763 726 1081 3029

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 4182 398 3785 3210 2197 1013 575 85 7.6 91 24 142 234 74 698
About the same 12224 868 11355 9924 7432 2491 1432 341 11.8 183 77 548 283 406 1225
Newer 3053 182 2871 2496 2039 457 375 77 14.1 61 24 165 49 637 929
Very mixed 2326 152 2174 1817 1384 434 356 75 14.7 37 19 144 80 95 616
No other residential buildings 3659 297 3362 2969 2514 455 393 76 14.3 27 10 137 143 227 484
Not reported 614 16 598 542 409 133 56 3 2.6 7 2 10 34 32 137

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4090 409 3681 3145 2595 550 536 105 15.9 85 21 191 135 576 4090
1 to 6 3254 291 2963 2605 2145 460 358 78 14.3 48 19 101 112 433 3254
7 to 20 203 23 180 148 103 46 32 16 26.0 4 0 0 12 30 203
21 or more 632 95 538 392 347 45 146 11 19.3 33 2 90 10 114 632

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 20844 1529 19314 16711 12557 4154 2603 539 11.3 354 125 994 592 1179 3231
1 building 744 52 692 615 435 180 77 18 8.9 9 5 25 21 21 156
More than 1 building 487 7 480 376 200 176 104 22 10.8 11 17 9 45 15 123
No buildings 3458 287 3171 2819 2428 391 352 75 16.0 20 9 109 140 223 467
Not reported 525 38 487 436 355 82 51 3 4.1 13 0 9 25 33 112

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 21675 1606 20069 17342 12962 4380 2727 564 11.3 369 140 1021 633 1197 3420
1 building with bars 233 4 229 195 138 57 34 7 11.1 4 0 6 17 12 37
2 or more buildings with bars 130 2 128 107 70 36 22 4 10.2 2 3 2 9 8 34
No buildings 3458 287 3171 2819 2428 391 352 75 16.0 20 9 109 140 223 467
Not reported 562 14 548 494 376 119 54 7 5.2 11 4 8 24 32 132

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 14477 943 13534 11830 9070 2760 1704 335 10.6 223 102 675 369 786 1853
Minor repairs needed 8125 564 7561 6475 4786 1689 1086 262 13.3 144 38 361 281 393 1418
Major repairs needed 1947 152 1795 1578 1217 361 218 42 10.3 20 16 49 91 180 491
No streets 925 230 696 573 490 83 123 16 16.4 10 1 44 51 73 193
Not reported 584 25 559 501 412 89 58 2 1.7 10 0 16 30 40 135

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

None		 23581 1840 21741 18862 14502 4360 2879 597 11.9 374 143 1087 677 1374 3565
Minor accumulation 1410 43 1366 1177 753 424 189 41 8.7 20 7 43 78 42 282
Major accumulation 591 15 575 494 359 134 82 16 10.3 8 5 7 46 23 126
Not reported 477 14 463 424 360 64 39 3 5.2 4 0 9 22 32 117
@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