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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-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 97237 2161 95075 88137 64970 23166 6939 1843 7.3 958 494 2096 1547 5826 7094
Usable fireplace 37178 624 36554 34812 30826 3986 1742 254 5.9 382 180 603 323 3150 1117
Separate dining room 53607 588 53018 49766 40279 9487 3253 757 7.3 548 274 830 843 3308 2189
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 17084 183 16900 16296 14930 1366 605 62 4.3 136 52 214 140 1352 633
Garage or carport included with home 68670 1018 67652 63962 53317 10644 3690 707 6.2 708 342 1090 843 4535 2238
Not included 49317 2020 47297 41353 18302 23052 5944 2166 8.5 524 384 1459 1411 2282 6588
Offstreet parking included 39825 1667 38159 33531 15476 18055 4628 1736 8.7 413 286 1200 993 2007 5657
Offstreet parking not reported 41 5 36 29 10 20 7 2 8.0 0 0 2 4 0 6
Garage or carport not reported 209 18 192 121 89 31 71 19 38.1 2 0 28 21 0 4

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 23454 0 23454 21153 0 21153 2300 1878 8.1 0 172 251 0 1010 0
Owner or manager lives on property 9015 0 9015 8303 0 8303 712 558 6.2 0 76 78 0 436 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 14439 0 14439 12850 0 12850 1589 1320 9.3 0 96 173 0 574 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 1730 102 1628 1139 545 593 489 81 11.9 46 20 61 281 38 322
Open cracks or holes (interior) 6896 218 6678 5647 2870 2777 1031 171 5.8 98 56 182 523 217 624
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 3297 80 3217 2682 1261 1421 535 91 6.0 53 19 89 284 52 146
No electrical wiring 247 94 153 72 65 7 82 13 65.6 2 7 11 48 18 34
Exposed wiring 641 34 608 531 298 233 76 6 2.5 5 12 8 46 31 70
Rooms without electric outlets 1670 116 1554 1298 701 597 256 32 5.0 28 15 32 150 49 149

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 92353 2170 90183 83274 60565 22709 6909 1821 7.4 1035 552 1760 1742 5003 5379
Single-family attached 14846 283 14563 13209 6562 6647 1353 505 7.0 119 115 385 230 902 136
1- to 3-story multiunit 28085 344 27741 24984 7556 17429 2756 1457 7.7 147 218 562 373 1260 319
4- to 6-story multiunit 6557 145 6412 5693 1447 4246 719 275 6.1 38 44 252 110 198 10
7-or-more-story multiunit 3322 106 3215 2831 689 2143 384 146 6.3 22 27 148 41 121 6
Manufactured/mobile homes 14643 803 13840 12442 9723 2720 1398 224 7.5 227 84 469 394 1046 6841
Commercial, or institutional 30249 403 29846 27191 12019 15171 2656 1124 6.8 214 215 540 562 1119 1179
Industrial or factories 4104 28 4076 3720 1698 2023 356 147 6.7 32 44 34 99 125 232
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 43065 1746 41319 38008 27561 10447 3312 768 6.8 420 206 1062 857 3229 4760
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 14679 241 14438 13135 6648 6487 1303 579 8.1 136 108 223 258 773 1019
Not reported 2092 8 2084 1992 1626 365 92 15 3.8 11 2 37 28 127 169

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 19552 1497 18055 16406 12252 4153 1649 402 8.8 150 98 775 225 1572 1940
With waterfront property 4301 917 3384 2778 2176 602 606 78 11.4 52 12 419 46 325 298
Waterfront property not reported 35 1 34 25 9 17 8 0 0.0 0 0 5 3 0 4
With flood plain 3119 385 2734 2348 1801 547 386 77 12.2 34 14 212 48 237 250
Flood plain not reported 869 75 794 663 283 380 131 31 7.6 9 5 61 25 72 93
Water not reported 2361 27 2334 2174 1736 437 160 33 6.9 22 4 48 53 139 190
No water in area 96283 1532 94752 86856 57719 29137 7896 2458 7.7 1062 624 1754 1997 5107 6700

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 14251 573 13678 12329 7271 5058 1350 312 5.8 179 73 335 450 203 1518
About the same 74848 1494 73353 67691 46476 21215 5662 1847 7.9 771 468 1387 1188 3421 3236
Newer 10491 269 10223 9300 6676 2624 923 257 8.9 132 94 308 131 2313 1921
Very mixed 7543 288 7255 6432 4238 2194 822 238 9.7 79 55 261 189 233 1121
No other residential buildings 7880 387 7493 6801 5114 1686 693 187 10.0 47 26 206 227 513 792
Not reported 3183 45 3138 2883 1933 950 256 51 5.1 25 9 80 90 134 244

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8831 622 8208 7184 5974 1210 1025 164 11.9 164 70 343 284 1102 8831
1 to 6 5845 381 5463 4850 3993 857 613 107 11.0 79 61 149 217 750 5845
7 to 20 478 33 445 398 290 107 47 19 15.1 11 0 0 16 82 478
21 or more 2508 208 2300 1936 1691 245 365 38 13.4 73 9 194 50 269 2508

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 102279 2540 99738 91711 62383 29329 8027 2410 7.5 1084 621 2227 1684 6066 7303
1 building 2988 65 2923 2620 1538 1082 302 97 8.1 20 23 72 90 74 321
More than 1 building 2861 23 2837 2352 1019 1333 485 158 10.5 45 39 40 203 50 229
No buildings 6977 373 6605 6035 4866 1169 570 144 11.0 40 24 164 198 479 767
Not reported 3092 54 3038 2717 1902 815 321 84 9.3 45 18 74 100 147 210

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 97740 2584 95156 87255 60251 27005 7900 2303 7.8 1054 628 2218 1697 5996 7585
1 building with bars 1960 13 1946 1825 1190 635 121 45 6.6 13 10 16 37 54 99
2 or more buildings with bars 6705 40 6665 6055 2809 3245 610 257 7.3 60 38 71 184 92 103
No buildings 6977 373 6605 6035 4866 1169 570 144 11.0 40 24 164 198 479 767
Not reported 4815 46 4769 4265 2592 1674 504 143 7.9 68 25 108 159 197 276

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 72839 1697 71142 65420 45762 19658 5723 1689 7.8 734 429 1720 1150 4673 4320
Minor repairs needed 34153 820 33333 30276 19139 11137 3057 990 8.1 401 240 633 793 1460 3043
Major repairs needed 6716 227 6489 5948 3885 2063 541 152 6.8 51 46 107 185 409 904
No streets 1590 259 1332 1171 950 221 161 25 10.3 15 2 50 68 115 333
Not reported 2898 53 2845 2622 1973 648 223 36 5.2 33 9 67 79 160 231

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

None		 104775 2911 101863 93471 65090 28381 8392 2490 8.0 1109 651 2381 1761 6321 7717
Minor accumulation 7725 84 7642 6870 3392 3478 772 250 6.7 66 47 117 291 284 613
Major accumulation 3166 31 3136 2789 1456 1332 347 106 7.3 35 22 31 153 73 306
Not reported 2530 29 2500 2306 1769 536 195 47 7.9 24 6 48 70 139 194
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@8Two or more units of any tenure in the 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