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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 1B-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--In Central Cities

(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		 34760 182 34578 31439 16703 14736 3139 1316 8.1 338 233 535 718 1282 668

Units in Structure

1, detached		 16884 52 16832 15855 13401 2454 977 179 6.7 230 101 132 336 616 0
1, attached 3444 25 3419 3012 1378 1634 407 155 8.6 31 36 75 110 166 0
2 to 4 4615 20 4595 4046 677 3370 548 265 7.2 36 28 73 147 84 0
5 to 9 2527 14 2513 2203 137 2066 310 198 8.7 0 7 57 48 79 0
10 to 19 2237 2 2234 1947 152 1795 287 191 9.5 12 20 50 14 119 0
20 to 49 1952 21 1930 1694 157 1537 237 185 10.7 7 23 11 12 69 0
50 or more 2434 26 2408 2142 334 1808 265 132 6.8 14 18 77 24 86 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 668 22 646 539 467 72 107 10 12.1 8 0 61 29 63 668

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 443 3 440 380 273 107 60 15 12.4 4 0 38 3 6 4
Condominiums 1654 31 1623 1410 894 516 213 37 6.6 39 17 88 33 109 5

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 618 3 615 487 321 166 128 41 19.7 34 17 27 9 618 17
1995 to 1999 1510 17 1494 1352 867 485 141 76 13.5 17 3 28 17 664 139
1990 to 1994 1276 21 1255 1160 773 387 94 37 8.8 18 9 24 6 0 49
1985 to 1989 1832 7 1825 1646 841 805 179 78 8.6 9 20 56 15 0 51
1980 to 1984 1741 14 1727 1539 834 705 188 81 10.2 10 5 82 11 0 126
1975 to 1979 2782 10 2772 2541 1240 1300 231 122 8.5 24 12 40 33 0 106
1970 to 1974 2981 22 2959 2743 1195 1548 216 136 8.0 15 7 35 23 0 99
1960 to 1969 4819 44 4775 4472 2510 1962 303 142 6.7 30 25 42 63 0 66
1950 to 1959 4551 6 4545 4220 2572 1648 325 98 5.5 57 40 33 98 0 10
1940 to 1949 3263 5 3258 2958 1615 1343 300 137 9.2 20 19 33 91 0 0
1930 to 1939 2892 10 2883 2592 1317 1275 290 110 7.9 29 20 20 112 0 5
1920 to 1929 2750 15 2735 2454 1168 1286 281 104 7.4 32 13 39 93 0 0
1919 or earlier 3746 8 3737 3274 1449 1825 463 155 7.8 44 43 74 147 0 0
Median 1960 1970 1960 1960 1960 1959 1957 1963 ... 1957 1955 1973 1940 1999 1981

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 34751 173 34578 31439 16703 14736 3139 1316 8.1 338 233 535 718 1282 668
Not suitable 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 3321 182 3139 0 0 0 3139 1316 92.4 338 233 535 718 204 129
Ownership time-shared 22 1 20 0 0 0 20 13 100.0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Not time-shared 3299 181 3118 0 0 0 3118 1303 92.4 338 233 527 718 204 129

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 3056 150 2906 0 0 0 2906 1316 92.6 338 233 302 718 172 126
Less than 1 month vacant 567 25 542 0 0 0 542 349 88.6 41 75 28 50 35 0
1 month up to 2 months 255 9 247 0 0 0 247 147 88.6 21 31 12 34 13 3
2 months up to 6 months 624 40 584 0 0 0 584 304 94.7 81 35 69 95 33 44
6 months up to 1 year 339 23 316 0 0 0 316 111 88.5 52 31 59 63 15 57
1 year up to 2 years 234 9 225 0 0 0 225 77 93.5 41 15 20 71 7 4
2 years or more 480 10 470 0 0 0 470 124 98.1 40 15 29 262 7 12
Never occupied 51 3 47 0 0 0 47 12 100.0 12 10 2 11 41 0
Don't know 507 32 475 0 0 0 475 192 98.8 49 19 83 133 20 6

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 182 182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 8 22
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 month up to 2 months 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 months up to 6 months 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 months up to 1 year 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year up to 2 years 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 years or more 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Never occupied as permanent home 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 8
Don't know 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 13
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		 34760 182 34578 31439 16703 14736 3139 1316 8.1 338 233 535 718 1282 668
In central cities 34760 182 34578 31439 16703 14736 3139 1316 8.1 338 233 535 718 1282 668
Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regions

Northeast		 6976 27 6949 6348 2517 3831 602 204 5.0 44 74 102 177 95 17
Midwest 7640 20 7620 6798 4025 2773 822 385 12.1 87 56 108 187 260 133
South 11598 75 11523 10271 5796 4475 1252 524 10.4 138 71 229 291 491 296
West 8546 60 8486 8023 4366 3657 463 203 5.3 68 32 96 64 436 223

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		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2,500 to 9,999 persons 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10,000 to 19,999 persons 151 4 147 134 76 58 13 1 2.0 2 1 5 4 2 3
20,000 to 49,999 persons 3512 17 3495 3162 1887 1275 333 145 10.1 45 17 62 62 116 68
50,000 to 99,999 persons 5565 38 5527 4994 2913 2080 533 203 8.8 56 37 125 112 264 118
100,000 to 249,999 persons 6884 20 6864 6235 3475 2760 629 261 8.6 58 57 82 170 261 96
250,000 to 499,999 persons 6450 20 6430 5846 3167 2680 584 274 9.2 81 38 72 119 241 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		 1394 0 1394 22 22 0 1372 1250 100.0 0 0 122 0 94 6
Up for rent or for sale 81 0 81 16 16 0 65 65 100.0 0 0 0 0 4 4
For sale only 574 0 574 223 223 0 351 0 0.0 338 0 14 0 51 23
Not on the market 17439 0 17439 16089 16089 0 1350 0 0.0 0 233 399 718 726 523
Not reported 355 0 355 355 355 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 22 19

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 711 176 535 0 0 0 535 0 0.0 0 0 535 0 46 82
Previous usual residence 121 12 109 0 0 0 109 0 0.0 0 0 109 0 3 13
Used for recreational purposes 165 61 104 0 0 0 104 0 0.0 0 0 104 0 3 58
Investment purposes 172 36 136 0 0 0 136 0 0.0 0 0 136 0 17 0
Unable to sell property 16 0 15 0 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Inherited property 22 4 18 0 0 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Other reasons 170 62 108 0 0 0 108 0 0.0 0 0 108 0 23 10
Not reported 84 10 74 0 0 0 74 0 0.0 0 0 74 0 0 0

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 282 81 201 0 0 0 201 0 0.0 0 0 201 0 15 9
150 miles or more from current residence 284 76 209 0 0 0 209 0 0.0 0 0 209 0 16 74
Not reported 145 20 125 0 0 0 125 0 0.0 0 0 125 0 15 0

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 262 56 206 0 0 0 206 0 0.0 0 0 206 0 21 13
3 to 7 nights 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 0
8 nights or more 289 98 191 0 0 0 191 0 0.0 0 0 191 0 13 58
Not reported 156 23 134 0 0 0 134 0 0.0 0 0 134 0 12 11

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 349 81 268 0 0 0 268 0 0.0 0 0 268 0 12 78
3 to 7 nights 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 nights or more 202 71 131 0 0 0 131 0 0.0 0 0 131 0 24 1
Not reported 157 23 134 0 0 0 134 0 0.0 0 0 134 0 10 3

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 668 22 646 539 467 72 107 10 12.1 8 0 61 29 63 668
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 472 8 464 366 335 31 98 9 21.8 8 0 59 23 48 472
Not anchored 88 3 85 77 70 7 8 1 15.2 0 0 1 5 15 88
Anchoring not reported 109 11 98 96 62 34 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 109

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 668 22 646 539 467 72 107 10 12.1 8 0 61 29 63 668
Set on permanent masonry foundation 112 0 112 106 100 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 2 4 12 112
Resting on concrete pad 195 5 190 155 144 11 34 1 4.9 0 0 31 3 24 195
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 287 10 277 216 180 37 60 9 19.4 8 0 25 18 23 287
Set up in some other way 47 3 44 42 40 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 4 47
Set up not reported 27 3 24 19 3 16 5 1 3.4 0 0 0 4 0 27
@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: November 29, 2005