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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 1A-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units

(Numbers in thousands)
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		 118196 3055 115141 105435 71708 33727 9705 2893 7.8 1234 726 2577 2275 6817 8831

Units in Structure

1, detached		 72796 1884 70912 66550 58744 7806 4362 521 6.2 850 361 1258 1372 3782 0
1, attached 8382 167 8215 7266 3708 3558 949 331 8.5 78 71 249 221 653 0
2 to 4 9280 105 9176 8135 1283 6853 1040 540 7.3 56 62 190 193 228 0
5 to 9 5641 62 5579 4957 500 4457 622 381 7.9 17 20 127 76 215 0
10 to 19 5334 63 5271 4591 499 4093 680 390 8.6 25 62 166 37 420 0
20 to 49 3870 64 3806 3230 389 2841 576 349 10.8 24 53 95 55 243 0
50 or more 4062 89 3973 3522 612 2910 451 218 6.9 20 27 149 37 174 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 8831 622 8208 7184 5974 1210 1025 164 11.9 164 70 343 284 1102 8831

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 702 33 669 570 395 175 99 20 10.5 13 2 56 8 13 78
Condominiums 5900 331 5570 4716 3387 1330 853 118 8.1 117 65 455 98 506 25

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 3119 74 3045 2573 2093 480 472 150 23.8 109 71 94 49 3119 413
1995 to 1999 8883 198 8685 8021 6377 1644 664 208 11.2 94 61 196 104 3698 1687
1990 to 1994 7203 172 7031 6520 5192 1328 510 112 7.8 96 37 193 72 0 1087
1985 to 1989 8878 200 8678 8045 5329 2716 633 221 7.5 60 45 236 71 0 887
1980 to 1984 7664 197 7467 6788 4369 2418 679 199 7.5 78 57 249 96 0 993
1975 to 1979 11855 277 11578 10661 7352 3309 916 277 7.7 98 67 293 181 0 1287
1970 to 1974 11383 391 10993 9996 6343 3653 997 361 8.9 85 44 313 193 0 1373
1960 to 1969 15709 473 15235 14226 9627 4599 1010 311 6.3 113 65 251 270 0 834
1950 to 1959 13623 362 13261 12358 8967 3391 903 209 5.8 153 75 186 281 0 157
1940 to 1949 8195 244 7951 7199 4721 2478 752 222 8.2 83 48 162 236 0 44
1930 to 1939 6524 186 6338 5668 3367 2302 670 189 7.5 93 49 115 224 0 68
1920 to 1929 5412 79 5333 4818 2821 1996 515 159 7.3 66 38 102 150 0 0
1919 or earlier 9749 202 9547 8563 5150 3413 984 274 7.4 107 67 189 348 0 0
Median 1969 1969 1969 1969 1970 1967 1970 1971 ... 1970 1972 1974 1956 1999 1983

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 117084 1944 115141 105435 71708 33727 9705 2893 7.8 1234 726 2577 2275 6803 8619
Not suitable 977 977 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 10 176
Not reported 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 35

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 12761 3055 9705 0 0 0 9705 2893 91.4 1234 726 2577 2275 964 1647
Ownership time-shared 58 10 48 0 0 0 48 14 100.0 3 0 24 7 0 0
Not time-shared 12702 3046 9657 0 0 0 9657 2879 91.4 1230 726 2553 2269 964 1647

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 10929 2271 8658 0 0 0 8658 2893 91.6 1234 726 1530 2275 833 1414
Less than 1 month vacant 2036 453 1583 0 0 0 1583 761 87.3 172 186 281 182 197 216
1 month up to 2 months 778 114 664 0 0 0 664 343 89.0 75 62 89 96 34 66
2 months up to 6 months 2062 343 1719 0 0 0 1719 698 92.4 290 163 266 302 143 299
6 months up to 1 year 929 142 787 0 0 0 787 224 93.0 156 56 150 201 50 177
1 year up to 2 years 708 63 646 0 0 0 646 148 95.1 151 55 87 205 36 104
2 years or more 1829 399 1430 0 0 0 1430 211 93.0 131 65 217 806 19 255
Never occupied 487 219 268 0 0 0 268 76 100.0 54 49 41 48 225 25
Don't know 2100 537 1563 0 0 0 1563 433 97.0 206 90 399 436 128 271

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 3055 3055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 155 622
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 24 30
1 month up to 2 months 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 months up to 6 months 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 15
6 months up to 1 year 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 1
1 year up to 2 years 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 13
2 years or more 558 558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 121
Never occupied as permanent home 1568 1568 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 105 269
Don't know 577 577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 170
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		 92345 1159 91186 84646 55860 28786 6540 2241 7.2 830 571 1439 1458 5345 4759
In central cities 34760 182 34578 31439 16703 14736 3139 1316 8.1 338 233 535 718 1282 668
Suburbs 57584 976 56608 53207 39157 14050 3401 925 6.1 493 338 904 740 4063 4091
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 25851 1897 23954 20789 15848 4941 3165 652 11.5 403 155 1138 817 1472 4072

Regions

Northeast		 22382 692 21690 20352 13007 7345 1337 355 4.6 142 129 361 352 539 690
Midwest 27396 775 26621 24446 17821 6625 2176 750 10.1 317 174 458 477 1375 1534
South 43466 1018 42448 37976 26651 11325 4472 1250 9.9 555 260 1291 1117 3382 4987
West 24953 571 24382 22662 14230 8432 1720 539 6.0 220 164 467 330 1521 1619

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		 5870 276 5594 5018 3785 1234 576 120 8.7 105 48 156 147 206 529
2,500 to 9,999 persons 13973 314 13659 12485 8967 3518 1174 310 8.0 181 71 386 227 557 861
10,000 to 19,999 persons 10017 93 9924 9169 6232 2937 755 280 8.6 103 82 154 136 395 352
20,000 to 49,999 persons 15576 104 15471 14389 9284 5105 1082 408 7.3 131 92 239 212 624 316
50,000 to 99,999 persons 11159 59 11101 10314 6297 4017 787 304 7.0 89 63 179 152 458 203
100,000 to 249,999 persons 9197 20 9177 8451 4805 3646 726 306 7.7 68 69 92 191 349 144
250,000 to 499,999 persons 6600 20 6580 5983 3226 2757 597 278 9.1 81 41 78 119 243 86
500,000 to 999,999 persons 4193 52 4141 3798 2074 1724 342 170 8.9 39 22 38 73 180 51
1,000,000 persons or more 7649 14 7635 7006 2873 4132 630 256 5.8 49 59 95 170 165 20

Homes Currently for Sale or Rent

Up for rent only		 3113 0 3113 68 68 0 3045 2722 100.0 0 0 323 0 281 142
Up for rent or for sale 246 0 246 54 54 0 192 171 100.0 0 0 21 0 19 33
For sale only 2446 0 2446 1145 1145 0 1302 0 0.0 1234 0 68 0 249 315
Not on the market 74370 0 74370 69204 69204 0 5167 0 0.0 0 726 2165 2275 4861 6388
Not reported 1238 0 1238 1238 1238 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 87 121

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 5562 2984 2577 0 0 0 2577 0 0.0 0 0 2577 0 346 932
Previous usual residence 670 184 486 0 0 0 486 0 0.0 0 0 486 0 29 120
Used for recreational purposes 2955 1961 995 0 0 0 995 0 0.0 0 0 995 0 217 564
Investment purposes 808 336 471 0 0 0 471 0 0.0 0 0 471 0 73 39
Unable to sell property 89 45 44 0 0 0 44 0 0.0 0 0 44 0 7 16
Inherited property 308 171 138 0 0 0 138 0 0.0 0 0 138 0 0 15
Other reasons 937 427 510 0 0 0 510 0 0.0 0 0 510 0 68 192
Not reported 394 160 234 0 0 0 234 0 0.0 0 0 234 0 11 39

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 2866 1557 1310 0 0 0 1310 0 0.0 0 0 1310 0 175 488
150 miles or more from current residence 1985 1108 877 0 0 0 877 0 0.0 0 0 877 0 126 349
Not reported 711 320 391 0 0 0 391 0 0.0 0 0 391 0 46 95

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 1294 588 705 0 0 0 705 0 0.0 0 0 705 0 77 185
3 to 7 nights 263 178 86 0 0 0 86 0 0.0 0 0 86 0 4 47
8 nights or more 3010 1713 1297 0 0 0 1297 0 0.0 0 0 1297 0 229 572
Not reported 994 505 490 0 0 0 490 0 0.0 0 0 490 0 36 129

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 3850 2173 1677 0 0 0 1677 0 0.0 0 0 1677 0 238 770
3 to 7 nights 44 28 16 0 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0 16 0 0 8
8 nights or more 752 342 410 0 0 0 410 0 0.0 0 0 410 0 66 69
Not reported 915 441 474 0 0 0 474 0 0.0 0 0 474 0 42 86

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8831 622 8208 7184 5974 1210 1025 164 11.9 164 70 343 284 1102 8831
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 6515 358 6156 5470 4670 800 686 109 12.0 103 38 278 158 940 6515
Not anchored 1355 121 1234 1026 877 149 208 33 17.7 33 17 31 94 94 1355
Anchoring not reported 961 143 819 688 427 261 131 22 7.5 28 15 34 31 68 961

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8831 622 8208 7184 5974 1210 1025 164 11.9 164 70 343 284 1102 8831
Set on permanent masonry foundation 1461 50 1410 1280 1115 164 131 22 11.7 22 16 30 42 263 1461
Resting on concrete pad 1574 78 1496 1314 1136 178 182 21 10.6 27 12 77 44 210 1574
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 4983 388 4595 3981 3222 758 614 109 12.5 106 30 199 171 563 4983
Set up in some other way 558 66 492 444 405 39 47 4 9.4 5 8 20 11 67 558
Set up not reported 255 40 215 165 96 70 50 8 10.0 5 3 17 16 0 255
@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