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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 1D-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--Outside Metropolitan
Statistical Areas

(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		 25851 1897 23954 20789 15848 4941 3165 652 11.5 403 155 1138 817 1472 4072

Units in Structure

1, detached		 18184 1316 16869 15013 12928 2084 1856 211 9.1 292 77 687 589 637 0
1, attached 702 51 651 486 194 293 165 59 16.6 9 8 56 33 93 0
2 to 4 1402 44 1358 1117 87 1030 241 134 11.4 4 15 74 13 46 0
5 to 9 580 21 559 459 25 434 100 48 9.9 5 0 32 16 33 0
10 to 19 420 34 386 270 18 252 116 42 13.5 2 20 45 6 48 0
20 to 49 309 13 297 191 8 183 106 42 18.2 7 10 21 25 38 0
50 or more 182 13 169 121 3 118 48 11 8.5 0 4 33 0 0 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 4072 406 3666 3132 2585 547 534 104 15.9 85 21 190 134 576 4072

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 30 10 20 13 9 4 7 1 25.6 3 0 2 0 0 10
Condominiums 515 81 434 237 135 102 197 21 16.7 16 12 126 23 56 7

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 603 46 557 470 421 49 87 19 27.8 25 7 24 12 603 227
1995 to 1999 1998 118 1881 1674 1356 317 207 34 9.5 29 21 91 31 869 759
1990 to 1994 1647 71 1576 1366 1125 241 210 26 9.4 20 11 121 32 0 565
1985 to 1989 1499 120 1380 1222 971 251 158 28 10.1 18 0 89 23 0 452
1980 to 1984 1624 111 1513 1306 880 426 206 40 8.6 38 4 79 45 0 415
1975 to 1979 2967 165 2802 2498 1925 573 304 67 10.1 36 20 108 74 0 556
1970 to 1974 2708 247 2462 2035 1520 516 426 107 16.8 38 19 170 92 0 606
1960 to 1969 2887 276 2611 2275 1794 481 336 65 11.9 42 11 111 107 0 339
1950 to 1959 2471 268 2202 1908 1504 404 295 57 12.3 30 11 90 106 0 89
1940 to 1949 1743 156 1588 1334 999 335 253 49 12.7 28 5 85 87 0 24
1930 to 1939 1622 144 1478 1245 838 408 233 42 9.1 46 17 66 63 0 38
1920 to 1929 1083 41 1042 914 678 235 128 35 12.8 21 13 26 33 0 0
1919 or earlier 2998 134 2863 2543 1837 706 320 83 10.3 34 16 78 110 0 0
Median 1970 1967 1970 1970 1970 1967 1970 1969 ... 1970 1971 1973 1960 1999 1984

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 24980 1025 23954 20789 15848 4941 3165 652 11.5 403 155 1138 817 1462 3905
Not suitable 767 767 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 143
Not reported 105 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 24

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 5062 1897 3165 0 0 0 3165 652 89.4 403 155 1138 817 283 940
Ownership time-shared 22 8 14 0 0 0 14 0 0.0 1 0 6 7 0 0
Not time-shared 5040 1888 3151 0 0 0 3151 652 89.4 402 155 1132 810 283 940

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 4062 1391 2671 0 0 0 2671 652 89.8 403 155 645 817 211 751
Less than 1 month vacant 787 349 438 0 0 0 438 139 82.3 51 40 157 52 83 145
1 month up to 2 months 277 77 200 0 0 0 200 65 85.4 29 13 55 37 2 43
2 months up to 6 months 518 80 438 0 0 0 438 177 87.6 92 52 62 56 43 107
6 months up to 1 year 271 65 206 0 0 0 206 50 100.0 53 5 30 68 8 67
1 year up to 2 years 261 38 223 0 0 0 223 42 94.9 51 6 47 78 11 62
2 years or more 856 291 564 0 0 0 564 53 93.9 50 19 105 337 4 150
Never occupied 205 145 61 0 0 0 61 13 100.0 7 7 20 14 43 16
Don't know 887 347 540 0 0 0 540 112 98.6 70 14 169 175 16 161

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 1897 1897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 90 406
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 18 21
1 month up to 2 months 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 months up to 6 months 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 7
6 months up to 1 year 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year up to 2 years 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 8
2 years or more 353 353 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 79
Never occupied as permanent home 1036 1036 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 64 209
Don't know 328 328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 82
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		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In central cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 25851 1897 23954 20789 15848 4941 3165 652 11.5 403 155 1138 817 1472 4072

Regions

Northeast		 2891 456 2436 2222 1677 545 214 46 7.6 33 15 75 44 87 278
Midwest 7782 625 7157 6458 4970 1487 700 161 9.7 105 39 269 125 366 767
South 11212 433 10779 9001 6924 2076 1779 356 14.5 200 69 627 528 766 2348
West 3966 383 3582 3109 2277 832 473 89 9.4 65 32 168 120 253 679

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		 3285 184 3101 2659 1964 695 442 94 11.6 86 43 95 125 125 339
2,500 to 9,999 persons 4071 145 3926 3393 2324 1069 533 151 12.3 76 21 185 100 161 378
10,000 to 19,999 persons 2346 16 2330 2019 1261 758 311 112 12.4 43 37 73 46 95 90
20,000 to 49,999 persons 2026 22 2003 1796 1053 744 207 72 8.8 18 8 68 41 89 73
50,000 to 99,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100,000 to 249,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
250,000 to 499,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 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		 704 0 704 5 5 0 699 585 100.0 0 0 113 0 40 93
Up for rent or for sale 91 0 91 9 9 0 82 67 100.0 0 0 15 0 7 20
For sale only 760 0 760 319 319 0 440 0 0.0 403 0 37 0 78 159
Not on the market 17246 0 17246 15302 15302 0 1944 0 0.0 0 155 972 817 1050 2813
Not reported 212 0 212 212 212 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 11 34

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 2997 1859 1138 0 0 0 1138 0 0.0 0 0 1138 0 163 574
Previous usual residence 294 113 181 0 0 0 181 0 0.0 0 0 181 0 17 70
Used for recreational purposes 1830 1296 534 0 0 0 534 0 0.0 0 0 534 0 123 382
Investment purposes 381 187 195 0 0 0 195 0 0.0 0 0 195 0 33 21
Unable to sell property 41 26 15 0 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 15 0 0 9
Inherited property 192 110 82 0 0 0 82 0 0.0 0 0 82 0 0 10
Other reasons 400 179 221 0 0 0 221 0 0.0 0 0 221 0 12 96
Not reported 178 109 68 0 0 0 68 0 0.0 0 0 68 0 4 28

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 1720 1043 677 0 0 0 677 0 0.0 0 0 677 0 122 365
150 miles or more from current residence 930 602 328 0 0 0 328 0 0.0 0 0 328 0 29 144
Not reported 347 214 133 0 0 0 133 0 0.0 0 0 133 0 12 64

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 676 382 294 0 0 0 294 0 0.0 0 0 294 0 31 102
3 to 7 nights 203 144 59 0 0 0 59 0 0.0 0 0 59 0 1 44
8 nights or more 1607 991 617 0 0 0 617 0 0.0 0 0 617 0 119 346
Not reported 511 343 168 0 0 0 168 0 0.0 0 0 168 0 13 82

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 2166 1357 809 0 0 0 809 0 0.0 0 0 809 0 116 471
3 to 7 nights 26 20 6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 6 0 0 6
8 nights or more 338 192 145 0 0 0 145 0 0.0 0 0 145 0 31 44
Not reported 467 289 178 0 0 0 178 0 0.0 0 0 178 0 17 53

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4072 406 3666 3132 2585 547 534 104 15.9 85 21 190 134 576 4072
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 2985 225 2760 2396 2017 379 364 78 17.0 51 12 158 64 482 2985
Not anchored 647 79 569 455 385 69 114 16 17.5 24 7 13 55 38 647
Anchoring not reported 439 102 337 281 183 98 56 11 9.7 9 2 19 16 56 439

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4072 406 3666 3132 2585 547 534 104 15.9 85 21 190 134 576 4072
Set on permanent masonry foundation 605 26 579 520 459 62 58 16 20.8 12 0 19 12 115 605
Resting on concrete pad 585 41 543 485 405 81 58 13 14.0 8 0 23 14 110 585
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 2500 270 2230 1854 1483 371 376 71 15.8 57 19 129 100 302 2500
Set up in some other way 285 56 230 209 195 14 20 0 0.0 3 0 12 5 48 285
Set up not reported 97 13 84 62 43 19 22 4 17.8 5 2 8 3 0 97
@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