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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 3-3. Size of Unit and Lot--Owner Occupied Units
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Housing unit characteristics
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 72265 4690 6001 948 2009 6318 4731 17513 5723 6713 72265 16870 39420 15975 49500 4841 22764 11384 11133 12987 18049 26715 14514

Rooms

1 room		 16 0 0 3 2 2 0 3 6 3 16 9 0 8 9 0 8 0 8 5 0 9 3
2 rooms 87 2 8 30 3 3 7 33 10 23 87 29 39 19 57 3 30 14 16 31 12 27 17
3 rooms 1029 36 164 43 82 65 99 330 99 199 1029 322 453 254 706 66 323 130 188 249 201 316 262
4 rooms 7169 316 1717 138 334 492 592 2356 724 1098 7169 1654 3517 1998 4556 540 2613 1139 1458 1152 1768 2880 1370
5 rooms 17180 1098 2381 245 604 1550 1323 4893 1318 1945 17180 4061 8648 4471 11048 1268 6132 2854 3203 2439 4426 6834 3481
6 rooms 19205 1099 1065 274 521 2060 1329 4732 1408 1873 19205 4811 10116 4278 13302 1370 5903 2905 2908 3628 4643 7368 3565
7 rooms 12841 828 461 114 247 1072 690 2778 989 896 12841 2898 7368 2576 9008 791 3833 2014 1784 2408 3196 4587 2650
8 rooms 7736 632 132 48 108 558 369 1328 591 390 7736 1662 4804 1269 5607 388 2129 1238 882 1583 1928 2625 1599
9 rooms 3613 333 23 20 58 245 152 513 279 124 3613 702 2315 596 2701 235 912 546 361 799 1008 1021 786
10 rooms or more 3388 346 51 34 51 271 170 547 298 161 3388 721 2161 506 2508 181 880 544 325 693 867 1048 781

Rooms Used for Business

Business only
1 or more rooms with direct access		 2226 102 196 26 85 185 112 367 187 162 2226 486 1187 553 1440 144 786 370 409 433 420 846 527
1 or more rooms, no direct access 4225 443 174 24 54 312 207 502 431 191 4225 966 2471 787 2997 226 1228 644 561 656 1013 1443 1113
Not reported 513 38 22 9 53 55 9 79 46 72 513 134 293 85 387 21 125 61 65 68 106 220 118

Business and other use
1 or more rooms		 10318 912 537 103 237 659 463 1100 893 472 10318 2430 5959 1929 7136 546 3182 1745 1383 1761 2417 3375 2766
Not reported 518 37 22 9 51 60 9 82 46 74 518 139 293 85 397 21 120 56 65 65 112 218 122

Bedrooms

None		 45 0 0 11 7 5 2 7 9 11 45 23 9 13 38 5 8 0 8 14 10 16 6
1 1801 42 252 89 105 95 124 599 165 301 1801 541 863 397 1244 97 557 248 300 488 389 524 400
2 14717 607 2307 236 647 1068 1018 5248 1285 1880 14717 3832 7219 3666 10084 1145 4633 2077 2520 2664 3839 5267 2946
3 37815 2488 3055 463 901 3588 2489 8633 2804 3407 37815 8690 20396 8729 25191 2612 12624 6343 6116 6307 9330 15050 7128
4 or more 17887 1554 388 149 349 1562 1097 3027 1460 1114 17887 3783 10933 3170 12944 982 4943 2716 2189 3514 4481 5858 4034

Complete Bathrooms

None		 288 0 43 147 15 49 33 111 10 106 288 74 95 119 118 8 170 59 111 57 52 136 42
1 18408 221 1634 397 1072 1976 1448 5570 1245 2658 18408 5075 7923 5410 11960 1617 6448 2618 3793 4233 5575 5942 2658
1 1/2 13062 200 609 272 277 1408 705 3729 711 1204 13062 3278 6986 2798 9566 1012 3496 1695 1787 3361 4487 3348 1866
2 or more 40507 4269 3715 132 644 2885 2545 8104 3756 2745 40507 8443 24417 7648 27857 2204 12650 7012 5443 5336 7935 17289 9948

Square Footage of Unit

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 65240 4250 6001 844 1771 5491 4197 15523 4960 6040 65240 14019 35582 15639 42974 4645 22267 11047 10993 10666 16778 24679 13118
Less than 500 445 28 174 23 32 66 56 161 37 99 445 92 202 151 223 28 222 97 124 68 80 199 99
500 to 749 1317 6 574 71 123 133 114 409 112 330 1317 225 616 476 672 117 644 279 359 213 350 553 201
750 to 999 4162 135 1417 85 225 325 461 1102 355 593 4162 916 1846 1401 2396 401 1766 758 1000 543 1197 1706 716
1,000 to 1,499 15488 707 2152 220 549 1559 1270 4210 1119 1808 15488 3696 7482 4310 9966 1276 5522 2438 3034 1841 3774 6428 3445
1,500 to 1,999 15799 958 939 181 307 1241 1002 3522 1279 1139 15799 3456 8827 3516 10699 1094 5100 2604 2422 2236 3801 6034 3728
2,000 to 2,499 11043 762 210 110 199 700 505 2349 719 697 11043 2214 6463 2365 7414 723 3629 1963 1642 1931 2954 3941 2218
2,500 to 2,999 5685 492 60 35 92 370 211 1155 391 330 5685 1108 3512 1066 3893 284 1792 996 782 1075 1486 2082 1041
3,000 to 3,999 5036 504 35 41 70 276 182 974 444 305 5036 942 3121 973 3444 319 1592 920 654 1084 1406 1633 913
4,000 or more 2708 350 63 25 38 198 97 600 230 159 2708 501 1634 574 1833 171 876 465 402 691 695 926 397
Not reported 3558 309 378 54 136 623 298 1042 275 581 3558 871 1879 808 2433 234 1125 529 574 984 1036 1177 360
Median 1798 2089 1150 1492 1398 1641 1523 1693 1781 1472 1798 1738 1879 1653 1827 1675 1736 1824 1643 1986 1824 1737 1757

Lot Size

1-unit structures@9		 67362 4370 5960 874 1815 5970 4342 15973 5134 6260 67362 15062 36556 15744 44936 4703 22427 11150 11041 11591 16980 25464 13327
Less than 1/8 acre 8282 483 1384 125 268 984 871 2215 777 977 8282 3076 4064 1142 7002 600 1280 730 542 1744 2104 2187 2247
1/8 up to 1/4 acre 18027 1052 931 249 450 1834 1752 4649 1444 1605 18027 5995 9500 2533 15844 1492 2183 1104 1041 2351 4942 5680 5054
1/4 up to 1/2 acre 13980 911 491 168 295 1223 852 3064 1120 1072 13980 3349 8180 2451 11228 1177 2751 1442 1274 2257 3554 5343 2825
1/2 up to 1 acre 9200 569 713 94 243 717 378 1975 710 757 9200 1317 5501 2382 5785 734 3414 1746 1648 1869 1965 4248 1118
1 up to 5 acres 12483 962 1650 154 409 1025 371 2672 770 1236 12483 1041 6877 4566 4115 539 8369 4273 4026 2539 2680 5877 1388
5 up to 10 acres 2157 189 391 23 64 63 51 420 124 211 2157 117 1109 931 415 67 1742 836 863 333 637 905 281
10 acres or more 3233 205 400 61 87 125 68 979 189 404 3233 167 1325 1741 546 94 2687 1019 1646 498 1097 1223 415
Median 0.38 0.43 0.62 0.34 0.41 0.28 0.22 0.34 0.33 0.38 0.38 0.22 0.39 0.87 0.25 0.31 1.76 1.52 2.01 0.44 0.35 0.48 0.23

Persons per Room

0.50 or less		 52964 3427 4031 635 1389 4313 2332 16487 4065 5230 52964 12356 28760 11848 36465 3751 16499 8219 8097 9440 13325 19899 10300
0.51 to 1.00 18316 1233 1813 290 544 1888 1994 959 1543 1277 18316 4194 10201 3921 12333 1055 5983 3053 2866 3447 4539 6473 3858
1.01 to 1.50 844 27 125 20 59 108 336 57 90 184 844 278 401 166 603 31 242 107 135 92 173 282 297
1.51 or more 140 2 33 3 18 10 69 10 25 23 140 42 58 40 100 4 40 5 36 7 11 62 60

Persons Per Bedroom

0.50 or less		 19140 910 1548 239 582 1711 682 8063 1299 2749 19140 4803 9843 4494 13542 1522 5598 2573 2972 3291 4833 7310 3706
0.51 to 1.00 35949 2721 2839 427 878 2891 1873 8566 2950 2663 35949 7944 20032 7973 24131 2370 11818 6069 5603 6283 8928 13598 7140
1.01 to 1.50 11494 870 967 162 281 1061 1079 468 991 611 11494 2455 6600 2439 7734 663 3760 1957 1776 2272 3008 3923 2291
1.51 or more 5637 188 647 109 262 649 1095 409 474 680 5637 1644 2937 1056 4056 282 1581 785 774 1127 1270 1868 1371
No bedrooms 45 0 0 11 7 5 2 7 9 11 45 23 9 13 38 5 8 0 8 14 10 16 6

Square Feet Per Person

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 65240 4250 6001 844 1771 5491 4197 15523 4960 6040 65240 14019 35582 15639 42974 4645 22267 11047 10993 10666 16778 24679 13118
Less than 200 1144 37 348 39 86 160 356 128 102 216 1144 321 519 304 718 66 426 182 238 128 226 466 324
200 to 299 3271 126 656 57 153 354 582 220 285 399 3271 778 1619 873 2112 219 1159 491 654 439 881 1201 750
300 to 399 5307 244 748 87 190 543 591 427 438 429 5307 1180 2922 1204 3519 344 1788 915 861 746 1266 2067 1227
400 to 499 6333 359 766 82 179 570 507 682 543 390 6333 1404 3425 1505 4182 416 2151 1034 1089 999 1570 2415 1350
500 to 599 6182 444 541 99 151 564 345 863 526 403 6182 1215 3542 1426 4130 473 2052 1089 952 1034 1568 2295 1285
600 to 699 6157 411 523 73 148 440 307 1169 423 373 6157 1261 3513 1383 3954 396 2203 1197 987 967 1699 2243 1248
700 to 799 5206 389 464 77 139 397 241 1345 428 432 5206 1026 2864 1316 3357 375 1849 893 941 686 1326 2092 1102
800 to 899 4142 345 378 42 99 268 169 976 323 276 4142 826 2311 1005 2663 283 1478 725 722 628 1025 1557 931
900 to 999 3748 241 315 37 95 207 152 1080 235 284 3748 767 2128 852 2495 279 1252 674 573 550 969 1437 791
1,000 to 1,499 11199 768 673 109 235 691 360 3912 764 1201 11199 2307 6097 2795 7212 804 3987 1942 1991 1790 2904 4364 2141
1,500 or more 8994 576 212 88 161 675 289 3678 619 1058 8994 2064 4763 2168 6199 757 2795 1378 1411 1714 2308 3364 1609
Not reported 3558 309 378 54 136 623 298 1042 275 581 3558 871 1879 808 2433 234 1125 529 574 984 1036 1177 360
Median 747 789 554 643 639 655 483 1044 706 831 747 740 745 754 749 777 742 739 745 776 749 750 717
@9Does not include cooperatives or condominiums.

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