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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-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 25918 115 25803 23756 14825 8930 2047 768 7.9 268 161 425 426 1063 551
Usable fireplace 8594 26 8569 8187 6744 1443 382 101 6.5 100 48 67 66 530 33
Separate dining room 15151 27 15124 14046 9835 4210 1078 339 7.4 185 96 161 297 542 177
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 4035 12 4022 3859 3436 423 163 22 5.0 35 13 40 53 198 27
Garage or carport included with home 17602 70 17532 16508 12417 4091 1025 277 6.3 191 112 234 211 893 315
Not included 17075 108 16967 14895 4264 10631 2072 1026 8.7 147 121 279 500 389 353
Offstreet parking included 11464 80 11384 10019 3042 6977 1365 742 9.5 96 83 181 264 332 308
Offstreet parking not reported 20 0 20 15 0 15 5 0 0.0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 83 5 78 36 22 14 42 13 47.0 0 0 22 7 0 0

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 11728 0 11728 10576 0 10576 1152 972 8.4 0 78 102 0 363 0
Owner or manager lives on property 4255 0 4255 3913 0 3913 342 267 6.3 0 30 45 0 144 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 7473 0 7473 6663 0 6663 810 705 9.5 0 48 58 0 219 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 652 0 652 478 141 337 174 47 12.2 16 2 17 93 11 21
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2782 0 2782 2389 888 1501 393 94 5.9 30 14 55 201 40 50
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 1502 3 1499 1278 454 824 220 51 5.9 26 2 30 111 15 11
No electrical wiring 48 0 48 21 17 3 27 2 42.0 0 0 5 20 0 0
Exposed wiring 194 0 194 183 97 85 11 0 0.0 2 0 3 7 3 3
Rooms without electric outlets 488 0 488 419 178 241 69 12 4.6 7 2 6 43 10 5

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 26454 108 26347 24203 14725 9478 2144 811 7.8 288 171 310 564 920 347
Single-family attached 6296 36 6260 5603 2464 3139 657 274 8.0 45 52 124 162 225 51
1- to 3-story multiunit 13174 66 13108 11745 3042 8703 1363 751 7.9 74 92 207 240 438 73
4- to 6-story multiunit 4319 39 4281 3851 822 3029 430 197 6.1 27 29 105 72 116 3
7-or-more-story multiunit 2352 28 2324 2081 441 1640 243 113 6.4 17 19 65 30 66 0
Manufactured/mobile homes 1236 29 1207 1074 731 343 133 33 8.7 9 0 66 25 93 567
Commercial, or institutional 13325 76 13249 11970 4139 7831 1278 628 7.4 89 83 186 292 421 142
Industrial or factories 1697 8 1689 1479 558 921 210 86 8.5 25 22 10 67 42 28
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 8316 63 8253 7666 3983 3683 587 240 6.1 68 46 121 112 478 217
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 5337 34 5304 4767 1874 2893 537 311 9.7 50 26 45 105 256 145
Not reported 651 0 651 609 417 192 42 10 4.9 2 0 20 9 35 16

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 3145 38 3107 2839 1582 1257 268 122 8.8 22 14 79 31 192 113
With waterfront property 575 15 560 499 310 189 61 24 11.1 5 2 27 2 38 2
Waterfront property not reported 11 0 11 8 0 8 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
With flood plain 516 17 500 450 295 155 49 20 11.3 5 2 16 5 28 7
Flood plain not reported 194 7 187 163 48 115 24 7 5.6 0 0 15 2 14 0
Water not reported 740 0 740 667 445 222 73 13 5.7 6 0 29 24 35 16
No water in area 30876 144 30731 27933 14676 13258 2798 1180 8.1 310 219 427 663 1055 539

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 3857 18 3839 3510 1401 2109 330 137 6.1 30 17 78 68 41 106
About the same 24739 110 24630 22436 12678 9758 2193 933 8.7 261 174 310 516 691 345
Newer 2308 23 2285 2073 1043 1030 212 77 6.9 24 23 58 29 460 143
Very mixed 1706 24 1682 1489 637 852 193 82 8.8 10 15 36 49 15 27
No other residential buildings 1000 2 999 901 424 477 98 54 10.1 6 4 18 17 40 24
Not reported 1150 6 1144 1030 520 510 113 33 6.1 8 0 34 39 35 24

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 668 22 646 539 467 72 107 10 12.1 8 0 61 29 63 668
1 to 6 222 0 222 202 177 25 20 3 9.5 0 0 2 15 28 222
7 to 20 46 0 46 46 36 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 46
21 or more 399 22 377 290 253 37 87 7 16.5 8 0 58 14 35 399

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 29999 172 29827 27389 14832 12557 2438 1046 7.6 291 205 430 466 1154 597
1 building 1199 0 1199 1050 457 592 149 61 9.2 8 5 28 48 27 8
More than 1 building 1724 2 1721 1414 537 878 307 116 11.6 21 15 20 135 29 13
No buildings 666 2 664 595 350 245 69 31 11.3 6 4 14 15 28 24
Not reported 1173 7 1166 991 527 463 176 62 11.7 12 4 43 54 44 27

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 26016 136 25881 23680 13081 10599 2200 925 8.0 259 185 401 432 1088 583
1 building with bars 950 2 948 878 518 360 70 35 8.9 7 7 4 16 14 11
2 or more buildings with bars 4918 34 4884 4385 1868 2517 499 217 7.9 37 33 58 155 74 15
No buildings 666 2 664 595 350 245 69 31 11.3 6 4 14 15 28 24
Not reported 2210 9 2201 1900 886 1014 301 108 9.6 29 5 59 100 78 36

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 20260 119 20142 18413 10335 8078 1728 723 8.1 192 134 352 327 879 402
Minor repairs needed 11380 44 11337 10206 4899 5307 1131 493 8.4 120 85 121 312 303 201
Major repairs needed 2095 19 2077 1886 917 969 191 79 7.5 20 13 26 53 58 42
No streets 111 0 111 107 61 46 4 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 7 4
Not reported 914 1 913 828 491 336 85 22 6.1 6 0 31 26 35 19

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

None		 28717 158 28560 26105 14522 11583 2455 1062 8.3 289 206 439 458 1126 568
Minor accumulation 3639 18 3620 3219 1189 2031 401 154 7.0 25 16 52 154 95 41
Major accumulation 1542 5 1537 1353 532 821 184 66 7.4 17 9 19 73 22 41
Not reported 862 1 861 762 461 301 99 34 10.1 7 1 24 33 39 19
@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