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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 7-3. Size of Unit and Lot--Occupied Units With Elderly Householder
(Numbers in thousands)
Housing unit characteristics
Tenure
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 Owner Renter New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Black Hispanic 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		 21655 17385 4270 595 1454 413 764 2067 1094 952 4573 21655 6017 10338 5300 15565 1881 6090 2623 3418 4785 5098 7786 3987

Rooms

1 room		 63 3 60 0 0 20 20 14 12 7 27 63 52 9 3 60 0 3 0 3 33 6 3 21
2 rooms 192 33 159 3 8 20 15 26 22 29 77 192 98 71 23 172 9 20 5 14 76 20 47 49
3 rooms 1948 328 1620 70 60 90 98 271 171 229 728 1948 795 846 306 1718 167 230 91 139 645 472 468 363
4 rooms 3609 2341 1269 102 536 71 149 295 204 242 932 3609 1027 1640 941 2565 332 1044 424 609 778 838 1311 682
5 rooms 5537 4857 681 180 517 97 237 510 285 213 1129 5537 1416 2581 1540 3813 534 1724 703 1006 946 1421 2204 966
6 rooms 5006 4697 309 153 249 71 132 504 207 126 952 5006 1320 2363 1323 3415 441 1590 697 881 1093 1108 1888 917
7 rooms 2849 2756 93 41 71 21 63 249 115 42 442 2849 745 1474 630 2044 212 805 382 418 587 683 1039 540
8 rooms 1363 1319 45 32 11 12 28 104 22 33 165 1363 307 739 317 964 84 399 167 233 362 298 474 229
9 rooms 520 509 11 3 0 6 5 45 24 10 45 520 115 302 103 402 59 119 75 44 124 129 156 111
10 rooms or more 567 544 24 11 2 5 17 51 31 21 75 567 142 312 114 412 43 156 79 71 140 123 196 109

Rooms Used for Business

Business only
1 or more rooms with direct access		 426 365 61 7 13 7 19 38 11 12 78 426 120 182 124 300 37 126 40 87 111 89 147 79
1 or more rooms, no direct access 575 498 77 23 15 5 8 22 22 14 77 575 146 327 101 427 39 148 86 62 111 149 161 153
Not reported 86 79 7 5 3 3 10 8 0 5 18 86 20 37 30 61 10 25 5 20 17 17 32 20

Business and other use
1 or more rooms		 1255 1092 164 47 48 17 33 73 55 49 157 1255 351 600 304 839 75 416 182 229 259 262 429 306
Not reported 89 81 7 7 3 3 10 11 0 7 18 89 22 37 30 64 10 25 5 20 14 20 32 22

Bedrooms

None		 123 7 116 0 0 23 22 19 17 22 49 123 88 31 5 120 2 3 0 3 60 8 11 44
1 2570 595 1975 83 94 118 118 327 209 278 927 2570 1020 1149 401 2232 200 338 137 201 859 585 656 469
2 6723 5211 1512 183 839 121 290 561 300 356 1465 6723 1865 3176 1682 4836 617 1888 808 1065 1402 1629 2403 1290
3 9106 8568 537 283 501 119 243 828 422 239 1688 9106 2297 4324 2485 6153 834 2953 1278 1651 1610 2182 3707 1606
4 or more 3133 3004 130 45 20 33 91 332 146 58 443 3133 747 1660 726 2224 227 909 401 499 853 693 1010 577

Complete Bathrooms

None		 182 110 72 0 14 102 9 39 22 4 85 182 78 29 74 96 8 86 20 66 45 38 73 25
1 8850 5528 3321 118 454 223 528 1174 565 495 2494 8850 2905 3567 2378 6337 848 2513 967 1530 2432 2277 2875 1266
1 1/2 4070 3697 373 34 163 71 77 406 155 75 720 4070 1021 2069 980 3028 387 1042 446 593 1048 1344 1113 566
2 or more 8553 8050 504 442 823 17 150 448 352 377 1274 8553 2013 4673 1867 6104 639 2450 1191 1228 1260 1439 3725 2130

Square Footage of Unit

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 16315 15404 911 410 1454 247 536 1350 701 431 3078 16315 3676 7884 4755 10630 1555 5685 2439 3200 2942 3921 6434 3017
Less than 500 194 160 34 24 54 20 17 21 16 6 74 194 47 83 64 113 16 81 32 47 38 38 90 28
500 to 749 481 406 75 5 183 17 41 58 30 19 156 481 80 192 209 229 47 251 90 162 83 122 211 65
750 to 999 1232 1093 139 3 335 24 96 129 78 37 299 1232 286 495 451 730 123 503 169 328 169 305 544 215
1,000 to 1,499 4460 4175 285 111 565 86 167 442 223 117 937 4460 996 2023 1441 2844 468 1616 642 973 621 992 1929 918
1,500 to 1,999 3654 3495 159 134 207 39 66 247 158 125 570 3654 842 1811 1002 2393 348 1261 593 654 557 764 1512 821
2,000 to 2,499 2396 2330 66 37 25 19 46 126 64 38 340 2396 557 1248 591 1657 223 739 368 368 477 621 849 449
2,500 to 2,999 1171 1145 25 24 6 10 30 71 23 28 178 1171 271 633 267 797 67 373 164 200 256 333 387 195
3,000 to 3,999 998 968 30 30 10 8 22 51 33 21 169 998 202 519 277 678 103 320 146 174 227 255 370 147
4,000 or more 618 597 21 12 5 9 14 49 29 19 78 618 142 319 158 436 61 182 86 96 204 129 212 73
Not reported 1111 1035 76 29 63 14 38 156 48 20 276 1111 253 562 296 754 99 358 150 197 309 364 332 106
Median 1669 1693 1296 1674 1109 1316 1283 1440 1455 1603 1464 1669 1679 1739 1532 1713 1606 1584 1678 1495 1864 1711 1591 1639

Lot Size

1-unit structures@9		 17020 15852 1168 447 1431 265 542 1502 742 486 3265 17020 4052 8148 4820 11269 1589 5751 2471 3231 3222 4023 6623 3152
Less than 1/8 acre 2433 2197 236 100 416 35 76 283 139 134 541 2433 937 1066 429 2010 200 423 192 229 553 603 689 588
1/8 up to 1/4 acre 4956 4604 352 107 308 75 160 487 330 148 801 4956 1649 2368 939 4239 541 716 310 398 791 1350 1535 1281
1/4 up to 1/2 acre 3200 3042 158 57 117 51 61 234 135 72 551 3200 765 1611 823 2458 412 742 329 411 638 750 1276 535
1/2 up to 1 acre 2108 1964 145 52 142 27 69 146 59 42 376 2108 316 1099 693 1287 214 822 333 480 481 394 990 243
1 up to 5 acres 2842 2657 186 78 327 57 125 281 61 58 648 2842 289 1383 1170 1001 182 1842 842 988 544 531 1423 343
5 up to 10 acres 436 417 19 15 50 12 4 14 10 8 100 436 37 209 191 95 21 342 155 170 69 99 213 56
10 acres or more 1045 972 73 37 71 9 47 56 10 24 249 1045 59 413 574 180 19 865 310 555 146 295 497 106
Median 0.34 0.34 0.25 0.32 0.25 0.37 0.39 0.25 0.21 0.22 0.38 0.34 0.21 0.35 0.66 0.23 0.28 1.37 1.34 1.39 0.35 0.27 0.46 0.22

Persons per Room

0.50 or less		 20144 16368 3776 561 1348 325 681 1750 818 843 4202 20144 5454 9655 5036 14423 1810 5721 2447 3225 4379 4813 7317 3636
0.51 to 1.00 1420 951 469 33 102 82 68 288 250 105 339 1420 523 650 247 1067 65 353 172 181 395 272 441 312
1.01 to 1.50 75 56 19 0 4 3 11 29 23 4 23 75 33 28 15 64 6 11 2 9 10 13 26 27
1.51 or more 15 10 5 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 8 15 7 5 2 10 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 13

Persons Per Bedroom

0.50 or less		 9239 8004 1235 185 622 132 342 767 270 253 2067 9239 2440 4261 2538 6553 966 2687 1092 1571 1910 2317 3448 1565
0.51 to 1.00 11001 8505 2496 375 736 209 348 1028 586 580 2134 11001 3036 5408 2557 7899 857 3103 1377 1700 2449 2549 3932 2071
1.01 to 1.50 593 464 129 9 47 11 27 137 95 42 125 593 182 299 112 441 29 153 70 83 138 115 225 115
1.51 or more 699 405 293 25 49 38 26 115 127 54 197 699 271 339 88 553 26 146 84 62 229 108 170 192
No bedrooms 123 7 116 0 0 23 22 19 17 22 49 123 88 31 5 120 2 3 0 3 60 8 11 44

Square Feet Per Person

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 16315 15404 911 410 1454 247 536 1350 701 431 3078 16315 3676 7884 4755 10630 1555 5685 2439 3200 2942 3921 6434 3017
Less than 200 150 127 24 4 32 13 14 36 29 3 48 150 34 79 38 97 9 54 25 29 21 36 60 33
200 to 299 255 218 37 19 56 12 23 50 42 15 62 255 64 111 81 169 24 86 28 57 48 36 120 51
300 to 399 477 424 54 7 70 10 34 98 57 17 116 477 92 257 128 284 27 193 92 102 84 87 191 115
400 to 499 727 677 50 5 133 19 40 66 58 18 151 727 187 309 231 464 60 262 86 171 110 174 316 126
500 to 599 919 857 62 39 144 10 18 101 45 38 126 919 209 444 266 593 64 326 124 202 166 187 403 163
600 to 699 1218 1160 58 35 173 14 35 99 73 41 196 1218 278 576 363 763 108 455 200 255 169 306 469 275
700 to 799 1390 1335 55 43 218 32 40 100 51 39 275 1390 266 657 466 812 121 578 230 345 195 295 602 297
800 to 899 1032 968 64 29 141 16 44 87 40 50 145 1032 229 525 278 628 75 404 188 203 154 225 407 246
900 to 999 1131 1071 59 43 119 5 41 69 43 34 149 1131 245 560 326 715 102 416 192 224 194 234 469 234
1,000 to 1,499 4069 3881 188 78 237 64 116 253 116 79 788 4069 889 1981 1198 2646 410 1423 624 788 685 1014 1602 768
1,500 or more 3836 3652 184 79 68 39 93 235 100 77 746 3836 930 1824 1082 2706 455 1131 501 627 806 963 1463 604
Not reported 1111 1035 76 29 63 14 38 156 48 20 276 1111 253 562 296 754 99 358 150 197 309 364 332 106
Median 1037 1044 924 920 740 846 901 853 744 870 1084 1037 1060 1036 1021 1078 1167 973 989 961 1127 1098 1004 964
@9Does not include cooperatives or condominiums.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division