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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 4-3. Size of Unit and Lot--Renter 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		 33996 1163 1218 1178 2528 6974 5083 4299 11412 7889 33996 14861 14153 4982 29646 2627 4351 1938 2355 7334 6709 11353 8600

Rooms

1 room		 378 0 0 127 115 79 41 61 116 172 378 265 97 15 356 9 21 2 6 154 55 16 153
2 rooms 906 10 9 51 111 159 118 160 364 278 906 528 277 102 872 84 35 17 18 271 140 174 321
3 rooms 7771 279 56 308 535 1396 1230 1630 2559 1960 7771 3787 3177 807 7243 518 528 236 289 2012 1573 2147 2039
4 rooms 11834 385 537 337 838 2415 1943 1278 4293 2633 11834 5055 5022 1756 10408 1017 1426 659 739 2277 2395 4132 3029
5 rooms 7618 337 447 213 541 1778 1107 685 2461 1754 7618 3162 3261 1195 6466 571 1152 521 624 1473 1463 2892 1790
6 rooms 3563 115 132 110 238 762 452 311 1011 744 3563 1427 1407 729 2808 280 755 301 449 754 710 1336 762
7 rooms 1190 27 31 25 90 264 130 94 378 229 1190 447 508 235 939 103 251 116 132 247 223 413 308
8 rooms 401 7 4 2 33 62 37 45 146 53 401 79 243 79 290 23 112 55 56 80 71 154 96
9 rooms 152 2 2 2 12 34 11 11 46 27 152 53 71 28 109 7 43 22 21 27 38 52 35
10 rooms or more 183 2 0 3 14 23 15 24 39 37 183 56 91 37 155 17 28 8 20 39 41 36 67

Rooms Used for Business

Business only
1 or more rooms with direct access		 755 27 20 26 75 143 115 61 240 145 755 323 319 112 641 55 114 53 58 185 109 281 179
1 or more rooms, no direct access 920 55 41 36 69 177 98 77 313 110 920 379 410 132 787 53 134 53 78 182 167 305 266
Not reported 262 16 12 0 24 59 13 7 84 51 262 132 94 36 245 28 17 9 8 58 57 102 46

Business and other use
1 or more rooms		 2935 139 44 124 204 441 246 165 968 325 2935 1240 1343 352 2562 149 372 164 203 547 535 948 904
Not reported 260 16 12 0 24 57 10 7 88 51 260 130 93 36 244 28 15 8 8 55 57 102 46

Bedrooms

None		 775 0 0 153 149 137 87 117 263 279 775 547 190 37 745 27 29 6 11 260 125 64 325
1 10183 343 70 387 766 1868 1507 1987 3390 2491 10183 5012 4166 1006 9507 665 676 320 340 2658 2006 2958 2561
2 14564 521 656 396 1010 3022 2321 1523 5150 3133 14564 6100 6260 2204 12750 1246 1814 838 959 2820 3045 5041 3657
3 6971 231 462 203 504 1606 984 541 2123 1639 6971 2644 2886 1440 5466 571 1505 628 870 1260 1245 2799 1667
4 or more 1504 69 29 40 98 340 184 130 486 346 1504 557 652 295 1177 119 326 144 176 335 289 490 390

Complete Bathrooms

None		 393 2 2 227 28 89 47 72 134 176 393 232 88 74 317 27 76 14 46 118 73 88 114
1 23705 469 623 814 2022 5067 3825 3344 7585 6064 23705 11192 9009 3504 20928 1929 2777 1176 1574 6056 5148 6941 5560
1 1/2 3486 96 147 91 158 765 431 376 1100 668 3486 1246 1658 582 3020 326 465 206 255 658 785 1244 798
2 or more 6412 597 446 46 320 1054 780 507 2593 980 6412 2191 3398 823 5380 344 1032 541 479 502 703 3080 2128

Square Footage of Unit

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 9107 158 1218 237 708 1466 1147 919 2715 2072 9107 2556 3896 2655 6189 917 2918 1164 1738 1040 1745 3899 2423
Less than 500 280 10 79 7 26 46 55 34 97 75 280 89 109 82 192 26 87 31 56 41 34 134 71
500 to 749 764 6 267 20 77 127 125 76 220 271 764 174 339 251 431 71 333 150 180 68 129 389 178
750 to 999 1380 14 320 49 136 232 188 141 462 325 1380 395 525 460 915 160 465 161 299 103 290 625 361
1,000 to 1,499 2818 46 312 78 211 400 335 288 830 626 2818 783 1186 849 1902 292 916 357 557 188 512 1322 796
1,500 to 1,999 1693 26 105 34 121 285 169 161 513 270 1693 479 739 475 1181 170 512 205 305 186 295 715 496
2,000 to 2,499 656 18 16 18 28 88 48 66 202 106 656 174 303 179 442 54 214 89 125 82 144 242 188
2,500 to 2,999 271 2 3 2 11 41 23 26 72 54 271 69 122 79 180 20 91 31 59 65 74 83 49
3,000 to 3,999 195 2 0 0 7 9 26 30 41 41 195 42 85 68 127 27 68 28 40 36 38 72 48
4,000 or more 146 5 4 2 9 21 16 21 22 27 146 38 70 38 101 11 45 18 27 45 40 34 27
Not reported 905 29 112 26 82 217 163 76 255 278 905 314 416 175 719 86 186 93 88 225 189 282 208
Median 1297 1382 911 1189 1173 1274 1186 1296 1271 1180 1297 1296 1323 1263 1314 1270 1262 1270 1259 1520 1317 1249 1312

Lot Size

1-unit structures@9		 12285 359 1215 335 802 2286 1616 1178 3975 2828 12285 4060 5315 2910 9195 1107 3090 1263 1804 1659 2299 5118 3209
Less than 1/8 acre 2660 83 227 76 151 504 444 238 905 665 2660 1182 1047 431 2375 258 285 111 173 422 475 807 955
1/8 up to 1/4 acre 4013 86 318 106 235 844 595 356 1357 933 4013 1529 1752 733 3411 389 602 256 343 397 803 1649 1164
1/4 up to 1/2 acre 1866 53 118 51 126 392 242 159 538 384 1866 656 820 390 1483 182 384 168 209 305 316 765 480
1/2 up to 1 acre 1297 29 139 28 88 199 113 145 442 274 1297 314 582 401 836 125 461 179 275 197 293 646 161
1 up to 5 acres 1713 69 315 51 132 263 148 187 514 441 1713 260 763 691 788 133 926 364 558 256 269 889 300
5 up to 10 acres 195 10 61 5 8 18 13 19 60 37 195 15 104 76 68 8 128 60 68 7 46 106 36
10 acres or more 539 28 37 19 62 65 61 73 158 93 539 103 247 190 234 12 305 125 177 74 96 256 113
Median 0.23 0.30 0.38 0.23 0.28 0.22 0.20 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.20 0.24 0.44 0.21 0.22 0.80 0.77 0.82 0.26 0.23 0.28 0.20

Persons per Room

0.50 or less		 21041 741 638 564 1355 4032 1786 3801 6818 4688 21041 8967 8772 3302 18279 1784 2762 1211 1519 4452 4662 7231 4696
0.51 to 1.00 11279 401 466 489 958 2620 2443 473 4108 2567 11279 5049 4742 1489 9860 764 1420 669 724 2525 1891 3657 3206
1.01 to 1.50 1307 21 101 80 148 261 652 19 389 463 1307 616 522 169 1149 66 158 55 103 250 131 404 521
1.51 or more 369 0 11 45 67 61 202 5 97 171 369 229 118 23 358 14 11 2 9 107 25 61 176

Persons Per Bedroom

0.50 or less		 5318 126 300 114 331 1043 346 1244 1482 1222 5318 2064 2150 1105 4284 490 1034 407 615 1023 1229 2086 980
0.51 to 1.00 15947 690 435 435 1031 3116 1465 2512 5397 3606 15947 6859 6756 2332 14088 1365 1859 873 967 3409 3425 5397 3717
1.01 to 1.50 4679 160 230 143 365 1184 872 130 1760 999 4679 1919 2056 704 3995 349 684 320 355 971 817 1658 1234
1.51 or more 7277 187 253 334 651 1494 2313 295 2509 1782 7277 3471 3001 805 6533 397 744 332 408 1672 1114 2146 2345
No bedrooms 775 0 0 153 149 137 87 117 263 279 775 547 190 37 745 27 29 6 11 260 125 64 325

Square Feet Per Person

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 9107 158 1218 237 708 1466 1147 919 2715 2072 9107 2556 3896 2655 6189 917 2918 1164 1738 1040 1745 3899 2423
Less than 200 601 15 178 30 71 129 191 24 185 237 601 180 241 180 399 44 201 65 136 58 83 296 165
200 to 299 1094 8 181 22 92 161 233 38 349 268 1094 313 478 303 735 103 358 156 200 64 166 481 382
300 to 399 1126 8 164 35 77 172 167 54 372 249 1126 332 498 295 784 108 342 153 187 88 191 529 318
400 to 499 1053 27 137 22 69 183 120 50 372 185 1053 315 428 309 742 107 311 106 203 100 233 415 305
500 to 599 786 16 70 22 54 115 56 63 204 147 786 189 399 198 552 63 233 98 135 78 166 339 202
600 to 699 740 19 90 12 57 113 31 59 252 122 740 217 301 222 491 76 249 101 146 59 138 353 190
700 to 799 497 10 92 20 38 77 37 55 157 100 497 122 215 161 306 46 192 74 115 42 95 230 131
800 to 899 344 3 46 12 22 40 26 64 96 71 344 80 133 131 221 35 123 27 96 34 71 126 112
900 to 999 395 0 62 9 28 59 21 60 117 80 395 115 162 118 265 51 130 64 66 55 78 171 91
1,000 to 1,499 938 10 64 24 73 123 57 189 238 197 938 226 361 352 572 124 366 139 228 113 217 426 182
1,500 or more 629 12 23 4 46 79 45 186 117 138 629 154 263 212 404 75 225 88 137 123 118 251 136
Not reported 905 29 112 26 82 217 163 76 255 278 905 314 416 175 719 86 186 93 88 225 189 282 208
Median 529 539 422 483 507 488 340 923 486 477 529 494 523 577 513 587 565 556 572 633 563 525 479
@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