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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-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 21505 1285 20220 17930 14242 3689 2290 405 9.8 303 95 903 584 1161 3221
Usable fireplace 6176 409 5767 5177 4717 460 590 34 6.8 108 36 316 95 494 524
Separate dining room 9869 282 9587 8630 7349 1281 957 156 10.7 150 46 377 229 529 959
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 3567 95 3471 3251 2968 283 220 18 5.8 51 7 118 26 227 307
Garage or carport included with home 13651 465 13186 12101 10584 1517 1086 152 9.0 219 51 381 282 696 803
Not included 12159 1421 10738 8669 5249 3420 2069 500 12.6 184 103 758 524 776 3264
Offstreet parking included 10580 1191 9390 7682 4595 3087 1708 422 11.9 152 79 641 414 638 2767
Offstreet parking not reported 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 41 11 30 20 16 4 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 11 0 4

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 2424 0 2424 2018 0 2018 406 278 11.9 0 41 87 0 130 0
Owner or manager lives on property 679 0 679 575 0 575 103 67 10.1 0 22 14 0 49 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 1745 0 1745 1442 0 1442 303 210 12.6 0 19 73 0 81 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 489 65 424 267 167 100 157 13 11.1 18 3 11 111 3 154
Open cracks or holes (interior) 1594 150 1444 1062 660 402 382 43 9.6 42 19 79 198 60 278
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 630 57 573 398 230 168 175 17 9.1 22 3 40 93 16 60
No electrical wiring 130 78 52 28 28 0 24 8 100.0 2 0 5 10 9 25
Exposed wiring 155 31 124 83 64 20 40 3 12.4 3 5 5 24 11 34
Rooms without electric outlets 477 81 395 290 188 102 105 14 11.6 14 3 13 61 11 68

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 19853 1406 18447 16072 12285 3786 2375 485 11.2 352 109 828 602 996 2685
Single-family attached 1227 129 1098 903 427 476 194 50 9.3 19 18 100 9 101 21
1- to 3-story multiunit 3267 129 3138 2690 1059 1630 449 184 10.0 13 48 151 53 181 91
4- to 6-story multiunit 241 40 201 107 27 81 94 12 13.0 3 0 63 15 21 5
7-or-more-story multiunit 98 12 85 62 16 45 24 5 9.5 0 0 19 0 3 0
Manufactured/mobile homes 6628 582 6046 5264 4177 1087 782 113 9.3 121 34 282 231 453 2923
Commercial, or institutional 4376 181 4195 3568 2017 1552 626 181 10.2 66 62 194 123 141 474
Industrial or factories 730 1 729 658 377 281 71 23 7.4 2 8 17 21 38 82
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 12929 1249 11681 10175 8111 2064 1506 251 10.8 186 32 575 462 867 2365
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 2479 129 2350 2014 1323 691 336 107 13.0 34 34 103 58 124 355
Not reported 410 4 406 381 332 48 25 3 6.1 2 0 8 12 30 106

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 5399 964 4435 3787 3104 683 648 104 13.0 62 29 373 80 353 948
With waterfront property 1662 603 1059 758 658 101 301 20 16.4 20 5 230 26 101 240
Waterfront property not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
With flood plain 744 163 582 435 332 103 146 19 14.9 20 7 81 19 64 101
Flood plain not reported 150 34 117 70 38 32 47 8 19.5 0 0 27 12 10 53
Water not reported 449 9 441 406 347 59 35 8 11.5 4 0 8 16 38 109
No water in area 20002 924 19079 16597 12397 4199 2482 541 11.2 337 126 758 721 1081 3014

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 4143 394 3749 3178 2175 1003 571 84 7.6 90 23 141 233 74 693
About the same 12117 860 11257 9837 7367 2471 1420 337 11.8 181 77 544 280 406 1219
Newer 3042 181 2861 2487 2032 455 374 76 14.1 61 24 164 49 637 927
Very mixed 2310 151 2159 1805 1375 430 354 75 14.7 37 19 143 80 95 614
No other residential buildings 3629 295 3334 2944 2493 450 391 76 14.3 27 10 136 142 227 482
Not reported 610 16 594 538 406 132 56 3 2.6 7 2 10 34 32 137

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4072 406 3666 3132 2585 547 534 104 15.9 85 21 190 134 576 4072
1 to 6 3240 289 2951 2594 2137 457 356 77 14.4 48 19 100 112 433 3240
7 to 20 202 23 179 148 102 45 32 16 26.2 4 0 0 12 30 202
21 or more 630 94 535 390 345 45 146 11 19.2 33 2 90 10 114 630

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 20677 1516 19161 16577 12458 4119 2584 535 11.3 351 124 987 587 1180 3216
1 building 738 52 687 610 432 178 77 18 8.9 9 5 24 21 21 156
More than 1 building 483 7 477 373 198 175 104 22 10.8 11 17 9 45 15 123
No buildings 3431 285 3146 2796 2409 387 350 74 16.0 20 8 109 139 223 465
Not reported 521 37 484 434 353 81 50 3 4.1 13 0 9 25 33 112

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 21502 1592 19910 17203 12859 4344 2707 560 11.3 367 138 1014 628 1197 3405
1 building with bars 231 4 227 194 137 56 33 7 11.1 4 0 6 17 12 37
2 or more buildings with bars 129 2 127 106 70 36 21 4 10.2 2 3 2 9 8 33
No buildings 3431 285 3146 2796 2409 387 350 74 16.0 20 8 109 139 223 465
Not reported 558 14 544 491 374 118 53 7 5.2 11 4 8 23 32 132

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 14358 936 13422 11731 8995 2736 1691 332 10.6 221 101 671 367 786 1845
Minor repairs needed 8062 558 7503 6424 4749 1676 1079 261 13.3 143 37 358 279 393 1412
Major repairs needed 1934 151 1783 1567 1208 359 217 41 10.3 20 16 49 90 180 489
No streets 917 228 690 568 486 82 121 16 16.5 10 1 44 51 73 191
Not reported 580 25 556 499 410 88 57 1 1.7 10 0 16 30 40 135

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

None		 23396 1825 21571 18712 14388 4324 2859 592 11.9 372 142 1080 672 1375 3549
Minor accumulation 1396 43 1353 1166 746 420 187 41 8.7 19 7 43 77 42 281
Major accumulation 586 15 570 489 356 133 81 16 10.4 8 5 7 46 23 125
Not reported 474 14 460 422 358 64 38 3 5.1 4 0 9 22 32 117
@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