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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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

(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		 57584 976 56608 53207 39157 14050 3401 925 6.1 493 338 904 740 4063 4091

Units in Structure

1, detached		 37728 517 37211 35682 32414 3268 1529 131 3.8 328 183 439 447 2529 0
1, attached 4236 91 4145 3768 2136 1632 377 116 6.6 38 26 118 79 394 0
2 to 4 3264 41 3223 2971 519 2453 252 141 5.4 16 18 43 33 98 0
5 to 9 2534 27 2507 2294 338 1957 212 136 6.4 12 14 38 13 103 0
10 to 19 2677 27 2650 2374 329 2045 276 157 7.0 10 21 71 17 254 0
20 to 49 1609 30 1579 1345 224 1121 234 121 9.7 10 21 63 18 135 0
50 or more 1446 49 1397 1259 275 984 138 74 7.0 6 5 39 13 88 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 4091 194 3897 3513 2922 591 384 50 7.7 72 49 93 120 462 4091

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 229 20 209 176 113 63 32 4 5.6 5 2 16 5 8 64
Condominiums 3731 218 3512 3069 2357 712 443 61 7.8 63 36 242 41 341 14

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 1898 25 1872 1616 1352 265 256 90 25.4 50 46 42 28 1898 169
1995 to 1999 5374 64 5311 4995 4154 841 316 99 10.5 48 37 77 55 2165 789
1990 to 1994 4280 80 4200 3994 3294 700 206 49 6.6 58 17 48 33 0 474
1985 to 1989 5547 73 5473 5177 3517 1660 296 116 6.5 33 25 90 32 0 384
1980 to 1984 4299 72 4227 3943 2656 1287 284 78 5.7 30 48 88 40 0 452
1975 to 1979 6105 102 6004 5623 4187 1436 381 89 5.8 38 35 146 74 0 625
1970 to 1974 5694 121 5572 5217 3628 1589 355 119 6.9 32 18 108 78 0 667
1960 to 1969 8003 154 7850 7478 5322 2156 371 103 4.5 41 30 98 100 0 429
1950 to 1959 6602 88 6514 6231 4891 1339 283 54 3.8 66 24 62 77 0 58
1940 to 1949 3188 83 3105 2907 2106 800 199 36 4.2 35 25 44 59 0 19
1930 to 1939 2009 32 1977 1831 1212 619 146 38 5.7 18 13 29 49 0 24
1920 to 1929 1579 23 1556 1450 975 475 106 20 4.0 14 12 36 24 0 0
1919 or earlier 3006 59 2947 2746 1863 882 201 36 3.9 29 9 36 92 0 0
Median 1973 1972 1973 1973 1974 1972 1975 1978 ... 1976 1980 1976 1967 1999 1982

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 57353 745 56608 53207 39157 14050 3401 925 6.1 493 338 904 740 4059 4046
Not suitable 206 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 34
Not reported 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 11

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 4377 976 3401 0 0 0 3401 925 91.5 493 338 904 740 477 578
Ownership time-shared 14 0 14 0 0 0 14 1 100.0 3 0 11 0 0 0
Not time-shared 4363 976 3387 0 0 0 3387 924 91.5 490 338 894 740 477 578

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 3811 730 3081 0 0 0 3081 925 91.5 493 338 584 740 450 538
Less than 1 month vacant 682 80 602 0 0 0 602 273 88.3 80 72 97 81 79 70
1 month up to 2 months 245 28 217 0 0 0 217 130 91.3 24 17 21 24 19 20
2 months up to 6 months 920 223 697 0 0 0 697 217 93.2 117 76 135 152 67 148
6 months up to 1 year 319 54 265 0 0 0 265 63 96.2 51 19 61 71 27 54
1 year up to 2 years 214 16 198 0 0 0 198 28 100.0 58 34 21 56 17 38
2 years or more 494 98 396 0 0 0 396 34 77.6 41 31 83 206 8 94
Never occupied 231 72 159 0 0 0 159 51 100.0 36 32 19 22 140 9
Don't know 706 158 547 0 0 0 547 129 93.3 86 57 147 129 92 104

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 976 976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 57 194
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 8
1 month up to 2 months 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 months up to 6 months 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 7 9
6 months up to 1 year 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 1
1 year up to 2 years 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2 years or more 181 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 42
Never occupied as permanent home 452 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 37 53
Don't know 206 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 76
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		 57584 976 56608 53207 39157 14050 3401 925 6.1 493 338 904 740 4063 4091
In central cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suburbs 57584 976 56608 53207 39157 14050 3401 925 6.1 493 338 904 740 4063 4091
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regions

Northeast		 12514 209 12305 11782 8813 2969 522 105 3.4 64 39 184 131 357 396
Midwest 11975 130 11845 11190 8826 2364 654 204 7.9 125 79 82 165 748 634
South 20655 510 20145 18704 13930 4774 1441 370 7.2 217 120 436 298 2125 2343
West 12440 127 12313 11530 7588 3942 783 246 5.8 88 101 203 146 833 718

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		 2585 92 2493 2360 1821 539 133 26 4.6 19 5 61 22 81 191
2,500 to 9,999 persons 9899 169 9730 9090 6641 2449 641 159 6.0 105 50 201 127 396 483
10,000 to 19,999 persons 7520 74 7447 7016 4895 2121 430 166 7.2 57 44 77 86 298 259
20,000 to 49,999 persons 10038 65 9973 9431 6344 3087 543 190 5.8 68 67 109 109 420 175
50,000 to 99,999 persons 5594 21 5573 5320 3384 1936 253 101 4.9 32 25 54 40 194 85
100,000 to 249,999 persons 2313 0 2313 2216 1330 886 98 45 4.9 10 11 10 21 88 48
250,000 to 499,999 persons 150 0 150 137 59 78 13 4 5.1 0 3 6 0 2 0
500,000 to 999,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1,000,000 persons or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homes Currently for Sale or Rent

Up for rent only		 1015 0 1015 41 41 0 974 886 100.0 0 0 88 0 147 43
Up for rent or for sale 74 0 74 29 29 0 45 39 100.0 0 0 6 0 8 9
For sale only 1113 0 1113 603 603 0 510 0 0.0 493 0 17 0 120 133
Not on the market 39685 0 39685 37813 37813 0 1873 0 0.0 0 338 794 740 3086 3053
Not reported 671 0 671 671 671 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 54 68

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 1854 949 904 0 0 0 904 0 0.0 0 0 904 0 137 276
Previous usual residence 255 59 196 0 0 0 196 0 0.0 0 0 196 0 9 36
Used for recreational purposes 960 604 357 0 0 0 357 0 0.0 0 0 357 0 91 124
Investment purposes 254 113 141 0 0 0 141 0 0.0 0 0 141 0 23 19
Unable to sell property 32 19 13 0 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0 13 0 7 7
Inherited property 94 56 38 0 0 0 38 0 0.0 0 0 38 0 0 4
Other reasons 367 187 180 0 0 0 180 0 0.0 0 0 180 0 34 86
Not reported 132 40 91 0 0 0 91 0 0.0 0 0 91 0 6 10

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 864 433 431 0 0 0 431 0 0.0 0 0 431 0 38 114
150 miles or more from current residence 771 430 341 0 0 0 341 0 0.0 0 0 341 0 80 131
Not reported 219 86 133 0 0 0 133 0 0.0 0 0 133 0 19 31

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 356 151 205 0 0 0 205 0 0.0 0 0 205 0 25 69
3 to 7 nights 56 34 22 0 0 0 22 0 0.0 0 0 22 0 3 3
8 nights or more 1114 624 490 0 0 0 490 0 0.0 0 0 490 0 98 168
Not reported 328 140 188 0 0 0 188 0 0.0 0 0 188 0 11 36

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 1336 735 600 0 0 0 600 0 0.0 0 0 600 0 110 220
3 to 7 nights 14 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 7 0 0 2
8 nights or more 212 78 134 0 0 0 134 0 0.0 0 0 134 0 12 23
Not reported 292 129 163 0 0 0 163 0 0.0 0 0 163 0 16 30

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4091 194 3897 3513 2922 591 384 50 7.7 72 49 93 120 462 4091
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 3058 125 2933 2708 2319 389 224 23 5.5 44 25 60 72 410 3058
Not anchored 620 39 580 494 421 73 86 16 18.1 9 10 17 34 40 620
Anchoring not reported 413 30 383 310 182 129 73 11 7.7 19 14 15 14 13 413

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4091 194 3897 3513 2922 591 384 50 7.7 72 49 93 120 462 4091
Set on permanent masonry foundation 743 24 719 653 556 96 66 6 5.4 10 16 9 26 135 743
Resting on concrete pad 795 31 763 673 587 86 90 8 8.0 19 12 24 27 75 795
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 2196 107 2089 1910 1560 350 179 29 7.7 42 11 45 52 237 2196
Set up in some other way 225 7 218 193 170 23 25 4 15.0 2 8 5 5 15 225
Set up not reported 132 24 107 84 49 35 23 3 8.1 0 2 9 9 0 132
@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