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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 3-3. Size of Unit and Lot--Owner Occupied Units
(Numbers in thousands)
Housing unit characteristics
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 71708 4689 5974 940 1996 6286 4684 17385 5685 6667 71708 16703 39157 15848 49077 4792 22631 11329 11056 13007 17821 26651 14230

Rooms

1 room		 16 0 0 3 2 2 0 3 6 3 16 9 0 8 9 0 8 0 8 5 0 9 3
2 rooms 86 2 8 30 3 3 7 33 10 23 86 29 39 18 56 3 30 14 16 31 12 27 17
3 rooms 1021 36 162 43 82 65 98 328 98 197 1021 320 450 251 700 65 321 129 186 250 198 316 257
4 rooms 7113 316 1706 136 332 489 585 2341 719 1090 7113 1639 3491 1983 4515 534 2598 1133 1448 1154 1746 2873 1341
5 rooms 17047 1098 2372 243 600 1542 1309 4857 1309 1931 17047 4020 8587 4440 10946 1256 6100 2841 3184 2443 4372 6818 3414
6 rooms 19059 1099 1061 272 518 2050 1314 4697 1398 1861 19059 4766 10048 4245 13190 1357 5869 2890 2889 3634 4582 7350 3493
7 rooms 12737 827 459 113 245 1066 684 2756 983 890 12737 2867 7317 2553 8929 783 3808 2004 1770 2412 3153 4576 2596
8 rooms 7679 632 131 47 107 555 367 1319 588 388 7679 1645 4775 1259 5562 384 2117 1233 875 1586 1904 2619 1570
9 rooms 3586 333 23 19 57 244 151 509 278 124 3586 695 2302 589 2681 232 906 544 357 800 996 1019 771
10 rooms or more 3365 345 51 34 50 270 168 544 296 160 3365 714 2148 503 2489 179 875 542 323 694 858 1046 768

Rooms Used for Business

Business only
1 or more rooms with direct access		 2210 102 196 26 85 184 110 365 186 161 2210 482 1179 549 1429 143 781 367 406 434 414 844 517
1 or more rooms, no direct access 4191 443 173 23 53 311 205 498 429 190 4191 956 2456 779 2972 224 1219 642 555 657 1001 1440 1093
Not reported 509 38 22 9 53 55 9 79 46 72 509 133 291 85 384 21 125 60 64 68 105 220 116

Business and other use
1 or more rooms		 10232 911 535 102 236 655 460 1092 887 469 10232 2402 5918 1912 7071 541 3162 1736 1371 1764 2387 3367 2714
Not reported 513 37 22 9 50 60 9 81 45 74 513 138 291 85 394 21 120 55 64 65 110 218 120

Bedrooms

None		 45 0 0 11 7 5 2 7 9 11 45 23 9 13 37 5 8 0 8 14 10 16 5
1 1786 42 249 89 104 95 123 595 164 298 1786 537 856 393 1234 96 552 246 297 489 383 523 391
2 14599 607 2292 234 643 1062 1007 5211 1276 1865 14599 3793 7169 3636 9993 1132 4606 2067 2504 2668 3791 5254 2886
3 37530 2487 3046 459 895 3570 2464 8568 2786 3386 37530 8607 20258 8666 24975 2588 12555 6313 6078 6317 9210 15013 6990
4 or more 17748 1553 386 148 347 1554 1088 3004 1451 1106 17748 3743 10864 3141 12837 971 4911 2703 2169 3519 4426 5845 3958

Complete Bathrooms

None		 286 0 43 146 15 48 33 110 10 105 286 73 94 119 117 8 169 59 110 57 51 136 42
1 18240 221 1623 393 1065 1964 1430 5528 1232 2637 18240 5024 7857 5359 11841 1599 6399 2601 3760 4240 5489 5922 2588
1 1/2 12945 200 605 269 275 1399 696 3697 704 1194 12945 3243 6931 2771 9473 999 3472 1685 1772 3366 4422 3337 1819
2 or more 40238 4268 3703 131 640 2874 2524 8050 3738 2730 40238 8363 24275 7600 27645 2186 12592 6984 5414 5343 7858 17256 9781

Square Footage of Unit

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 64718 4249 5974 837 1758 5461 4153 15404 4926 5996 64718 13868 35336 15513 42583 4597 22134 10993 10916 10682 16561 24619 12856
Less than 500 442 28 173 23 31 66 56 160 37 98 442 91 201 150 221 27 221 96 122 68 79 198 97
500 to 749 1305 6 569 70 122 133 113 406 111 328 1305 222 612 472 665 115 640 278 356 213 345 551 196
750 to 999 4125 135 1410 84 224 323 455 1093 352 589 4125 904 1830 1390 2369 396 1756 754 994 544 1181 1702 699
1,000 to 1,499 15348 707 2142 217 546 1550 1255 4175 1109 1793 15348 3653 7419 4276 9860 1262 5488 2424 3014 1844 3721 6411 3372
1,500 to 1,999 15665 958 936 180 304 1234 991 3495 1268 1131 15665 3417 8759 3489 10596 1083 5069 2590 2406 2240 3750 6019 3656
2,000 to 2,499 10953 761 210 109 197 696 500 2330 715 692 10953 2190 6420 2344 7349 716 3604 1952 1628 1934 2914 3932 2174
2,500 to 2,999 5645 492 60 34 91 368 210 1145 390 328 5645 1098 3491 1056 3864 280 1781 992 776 1077 1468 2078 1022
3,000 to 3,999 5004 504 34 40 69 275 181 968 442 303 5004 933 3106 965 3421 316 1583 916 649 1085 1391 1630 898
4,000 or more 2695 349 63 25 38 197 96 597 230 158 2695 497 1628 570 1823 170 872 464 400 692 688 924 391
Not reported 3536 310 377 54 135 620 296 1035 273 577 3536 864 1870 802 2417 232 1119 527 571 986 1024 1174 352
Median 1799 2089 1150 1493 1397 1641 1524 1693 1782 1472 1799 1738 1880 1653 1828 1676 1736 1824 1642 1986 1825 1737 1758

Lot Size

1-unit structures@9		 66834 4369 5933 867 1802 5940 4297 15852 5099 6215 66834 14908 36307 15619 44540 4655 22294 11095 10964 11609 16761 25402 13062
Less than 1/8 acre 8206 483 1373 124 266 977 860 2197 771 968 8206 3043 4032 1131 6934 593 1271 726 538 1747 2075 2182 2201
1/8 up to 1/4 acre 17844 1051 926 246 447 1821 1732 4604 1432 1590 17844 5924 9416 2503 15675 1472 2168 1098 1032 2355 4873 5665 4950
1/4 up to 1/2 acre 13870 911 489 167 292 1216 844 3042 1112 1063 13870 3318 8124 2428 11137 1166 2733 1435 1262 2261 3510 5330 2769
1/2 up to 1 acre 9145 569 710 93 242 715 375 1964 706 753 9145 1306 5472 2366 5748 729 3397 1738 1638 1872 1940 4238 1095
1 up to 5 acres 12417 961 1646 153 406 1022 368 2657 767 1231 12417 1033 6844 4539 4091 536 8326 4254 4003 2542 2648 5863 1363
5 up to 10 acres 2143 189 390 22 63 63 50 417 123 209 2143 117 1102 924 413 67 1730 831 857 334 630 903 277
10 acres or more 3210 205 399 61 86 124 68 972 188 401 3210 166 1317 1727 542 93 2668 1013 1634 498 1084 1220 407
Median 0.38 0.43 0.63 0.35 0.41 0.29 0.22 0.34 0.33 0.38 0.38 0.22 0.39 0.87 0.25 0.31 1.76 1.52 2.01 0.44 0.35 0.48 0.23

Persons per Room

0.50 or less		 52569 3427 4011 630 1379 4291 2312 16368 4041 5195 52569 12239 28575 11755 36166 3714 16403 8180 8041 9455 13160 19851 10104
0.51 to 1.00 18166 1232 1806 288 540 1879 1973 951 1530 1267 18166 4149 10128 3889 12217 1043 5949 3039 2846 3452 4480 6456 3778
1.01 to 1.50 835 27 124 20 58 107 331 56 89 181 835 274 397 164 595 31 239 106 133 93 171 282 290
1.51 or more 138 2 33 2 18 10 68 10 25 23 138 41 57 40 98 4 40 4 36 7 11 62 58

Persons Per Bedroom

0.50 or less		 18994 911 1540 237 578 1702 676 8004 1291 2730 18994 4756 9778 4461 13429 1509 5565 2561 2952 3296 4772 7292 3634
0.51 to 1.00 35683 2721 2827 423 872 2877 1857 8505 2932 2646 35683 7869 19903 7910 23933 2346 11750 6040 5564 6292 8818 13566 7007
1.01 to 1.50 11403 869 964 160 279 1056 1069 464 984 607 11403 2428 6555 2420 7664 656 3739 1948 1764 2275 2969 3913 2246
1.51 or more 5583 188 643 108 259 645 1081 405 469 673 5583 1627 2912 1045 4014 277 1569 780 767 1129 1252 1863 1339
No bedrooms 45 0 0 11 7 5 2 7 9 11 45 23 9 13 37 5 8 0 8 14 10 16 5

Square Feet Per Person

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 64718 4249 5974 837 1758 5461 4153 15404 4926 5996 64718 13868 35336 15513 42583 4597 22134 10993 10916 10682 16561 24619 12856
Less than 200 1131 37 346 38 85 160 351 127 101 213 1131 316 514 301 708 65 423 181 236 128 223 465 316
200 to 299 3238 126 653 56 152 352 574 218 283 395 3238 769 1604 866 2086 217 1152 489 649 440 868 1197 733
300 to 399 5257 244 745 86 188 540 584 424 433 426 5257 1165 2898 1194 3480 340 1777 910 855 747 1248 2062 1200
400 to 499 6281 358 762 81 178 567 501 677 539 387 6281 1388 3399 1493 4142 412 2139 1028 1082 1000 1549 2409 1323
500 to 599 6131 444 537 98 150 561 342 857 522 399 6131 1202 3517 1413 4092 468 2039 1083 945 1036 1547 2289 1259
600 to 699 6106 411 521 72 146 438 304 1160 420 370 6106 1248 3487 1371 3916 391 2190 1190 980 969 1677 2238 1222
700 to 799 5165 389 461 77 138 395 239 1335 425 429 5165 1015 2844 1305 3326 371 1839 889 934 687 1309 2087 1081
800 to 899 4110 345 376 42 98 266 167 968 321 273 4110 817 2295 998 2640 281 1470 721 717 629 1013 1554 914
900 to 999 3719 241 314 37 94 205 151 1071 233 282 3719 759 2114 846 2473 276 1246 671 570 551 958 1434 776
1,000 to 1,499 11113 768 670 108 234 687 357 3881 760 1192 11113 2282 6059 2773 7150 796 3963 1932 1977 1793 2867 4354 2100
1,500 or more 8930 576 212 87 159 670 285 3652 616 1051 8930 2044 4734 2152 6152 751 2778 1371 1401 1716 2279 3356 1578
Not reported 3536 310 377 54 135 620 296 1035 273 577 3536 864 1870 802 2417 232 1119 527 571 986 1024 1174 352
Median 747 789 554 643 640 655 483 1044 706 832 747 740 746 754 749 778 742 739 745 776 750 750 718
@9Does not include cooperatives or condominiums.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005