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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1A-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units
Numbers in thousands. Weighting consistent with the 2000 Census.

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		 120777 3566 117211 105842 72238 33604 11369 3597 9.6 1284 932 2647 2909 6758 8971

Units in Structure

1, detached		 74916 2034 72882 67753 59642 8111 5129 675 7.6 882 505 1455 1612 4256 0
1, attached 7227 205 7023 6272 3679 2593 750 252 8.8 82 65 173 178 566 0
2 to 4 9965 102 9863 8474 1426 7048 1390 710 9.1 52 89 193 346 213 0
5 to 9 6012 73 5938 5135 501 4634 803 526 10.1 33 56 104 84 187 0
10 to 19 5433 77 5355 4468 485 3983 887 588 12.7 14 59 124 103 303 0
20 to 49 3964 116 3848 3294 389 2905 554 378 11.4 26 34 73 43 270 0
50 or more 4289 129 4160 3592 601 2991 568 261 7.9 38 62 140 66 190 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 8971 829 8142 6854 5514 1340 1288 208 13.3 156 63 384 477 773 8971

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 693 59 634 558 378 180 75 13 6.8 14 8 31 10 8 86
Condominiums 6080 492 5589 4722 3416 1305 867 135 9.2 144 85 392 110 513 9

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 6237 201 6036 5228 4239 989 808 232 18.5 196 120 169 92 6237 709
1995 to 1999 8851 226 8624 7922 6315 1607 703 203 11.1 114 67 201 119 521 1693
1990 to 1994 7155 227 6928 6344 5117 1226 585 190 13.2 55 52 190 97 0 1084
1985 to 1989 8865 238 8627 7936 5374 2562 691 255 9.0 69 57 193 118 0 879
1980 to 1984 7584 218 7365 6641 4298 2343 725 263 10.0 61 60 184 157 0 985
1975 to 1979 12314 387 11927 10876 7308 3568 1051 363 9.2 120 87 243 239 0 1245
1970 to 1974 11188 449 10739 9598 6051 3547 1141 404 10.1 99 85 262 290 0 1366
1960 to 1969 15482 480 15002 13781 9187 4594 1221 398 7.9 130 69 297 327 0 790
1950 to 1959 13433 400 13033 11933 8696 3237 1101 313 8.7 127 106 247 307 0 127
1940 to 1949 8152 237 7915 7098 4643 2456 816 252 9.2 85 52 179 248 0 32
1930 to 1939 6362 182 6180 5432 3192 2239 748 192 7.8 72 70 164 250 0 60
1920 to 1929 5479 70 5410 4750 2799 1951 660 182 8.5 62 39 125 251 0 0
1919 or earlier 9672 249 9423 8304 5018 3285 1119 349 9.5 94 67 194 415 0 0
Median 1970 1971 1970 1970 1972 1967 1970 1971 ... 1973 1973 1972 1959 2000+ 1984

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 119603 2392 117211 105842 72238 33604 11369 3597 9.6 1284 932 2647 2909 6734 8718
Not suitable 1055 1055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 25 217
Not reported 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 36

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 14935 3566 11369 0 0 0 11369 3597 90.5 1284 932 2647 2909 1068 2117
Ownership time-shared 71 24 47 0 0 0 47 17 100.0 6 3 8 13 4 7
Not time-shared 14864 3542 11322 0 0 0 11322 3580 90.4 1278 929 2639 2896 1063 2110

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 13494 3036 10458 0 0 0 10458 3597 90.7 1284 932 1737 2909 1001 1949
Less than 1 month vacant 2258 449 1808 0 0 0 1808 960 91.3 158 211 282 197 187 249
1 month up to 2 months 1148 149 1000 0 0 0 1000 564 87.5 81 123 76 156 92 86
2 months up to 6 months 2490 499 1991 0 0 0 1991 885 89.1 254 230 245 377 136 388
6 months up to 1 year 1173 294 879 0 0 0 879 261 95.5 167 67 137 247 79 156
1 year up to 2 years 815 93 722 0 0 0 722 128 92.0 134 52 103 305 25 144
2 years or more 2442 516 1926 0 0 0 1926 243 90.2 155 83 345 1099 33 444
Never occupied 598 277 322 0 0 0 322 45 93.1 99 48 64 65 255 104
Don't know 2570 759 1810 0 0 0 1810 511 93.4 234 117 485 463 194 377

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 3566 3566 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 222 829
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 92 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 25
1 month up to 2 months 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 11
2 months up to 6 months 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 18
6 months up to 1 year 92 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 19
1 year up to 2 years 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 24
2 years or more 819 819 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 212
Never occupied as permanent home 1680 1680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 152 389
Don't know 658 658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 45 132
Not reported 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Areas

Inside metropolitan statistical areas		 94488 1388 93100 85064 56425 28639 8036 2916 9.2 939 697 1617 1866 5365 4804
In central cities 35217 231 34986 31300 16701 14599 3686 1583 9.7 333 335 568 868 1250 632
Suburbs 59271 1157 58114 53765 39724 14041 4350 1333 8.6 606 362 1050 998 4116 4172
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 26289 2178 24111 20778 15813 4965 3333 680 11.9 345 235 1030 1043 1393 4167

Regions

Northeast		 22602 725 21877 20133 12964 7169 1744 518 6.7 182 142 444 459 604 671
Midwest 27893 962 26931 24488 17889 6599 2443 840 11.1 318 225 462 597 1385 1560
South 44659 1246 43413 38145 26699 11446 5268 1571 11.9 559 350 1329 1459 3190 5128
West 25623 632 24991 23077 14686 8390 1914 668 7.3 225 215 412 395 1579 1613

Place Size

Less than 2,500 persons		 5941 332 5610 4977 3795 1182 633 148 ... 72 43 159 210 225 570
2,500 to 9,999 persons 14063 478 13585 12371 8851 3520 1215 374 ... 144 119 278 299 530 833
10,000 to 19,999 persons 10093 94 9999 9126 6240 2885 874 328 ... 114 83 157 191 395 346
20,000 to 49,999 persons 15742 121 15621 14234 9319 4915 1387 611 ... 149 124 216 287 700 275
50,000 to 99,999 persons 11185 59 11126 10211 6228 3983 915 328 ... 84 90 184 229 436 193
100,000 to 249,999 persons 9415 25 9390 8486 4935 3551 904 397 ... 93 81 107 227 359 148
250,000 to 499,999 persons 6649 27 6622 5932 3225 2706 691 348 11.3 72 53 89 128 243 92
500,000 to 999,999 persons 4286 30 4256 3828 1974 1854 428 211 10.1 41 41 51 84 155 43
1,000,000 persons or more 7963 57 7905 7129 2984 4144 777 302 6.7 67 78 151 179 150 18

Homes Currently for Sale or Rent

Up for rent only		 3718 0 3718 89 89 0 3629 3372 100.0 0 0 257 0 240 129
Up for rent or for sale 275 0 275 49 49 0 226 225 100.0 0 0 1 0 19 91
For sale only 2676 0 2676 1330 1330 0 1346 0 0.0 1284 0 62 0 319 282
Not on the market 75451 0 75451 69283 69283 0 6168 0 0.0 0 932 2327 2909 4867 6232
Not reported 1488 0 1488 1488 1488 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 74 68

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 6151 3503 2647 0 0 0 2647 0 0.0 0 0 2647 0 391 1191
Previous usual residence 862 257 605 0 0 0 605 0 0.0 0 0 605 0 38 120
Used for recreational purposes 3398 2364 1034 0 0 0 1034 0 0.0 0 0 1034 0 229 804
Investment purposes 841 432 408 0 0 0 408 0 0.0 0 0 408 0 47 49
Unable to sell property 56 19 37 0 0 0 37 0 0.0 0 0 37 0 5 11
Inherited property 349 206 143 0 0 0 143 0 0.0 0 0 143 0 0 28
Other reasons 1178 637 541 0 0 0 541 0 0.0 0 0 541 0 108 222
Not reported 365 135 230 0 0 0 230 0 0.0 0 0 230 0 10 40

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 2888 1652 1236 0 0 0 1236 0 0.0 0 0 1236 0 133 535
150 miles or more from current residence 2235 1353 882 0 0 0 882 0 0.0 0 0 882 0 175 462
Not reported 1028 499 529 0 0 0 529 0 0.0 0 0 529 0 82 194

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 1363 695 668 0 0 0 668 0 0.0 0 0 668 0 31 236
3 to 7 nights 222 140 82 0 0 0 82 0 0.0 0 0 82 0 11 22
8 nights or more 3253 1926 1328 0 0 0 1328 0 0.0 0 0 1328 0 249 714
Not reported 1312 742 570 0 0 0 570 0 0.0 0 0 570 0 101 219

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 4294 2574 1720 0 0 0 1720 0 0.0 0 0 1720 0 290 954
3 to 7 nights 17 9 8 0 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0 8 0 3 0
8 nights or more 737 332 405 0 0 0 405 0 0.0 0 0 405 0 17 44
Not reported 1102 588 515 0 0 0 515 0 0.0 0 0 515 0 82 193

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8971 829 8142 6854 5514 1340 1288 208 13.3 156 63 384 477 773 8971
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 6844 545 6299 5374 4471 903 926 151 14.2 132 48 287 307 629 6844
Not anchored 1144 166 979 804 656 147 175 34 18.7 12 12 45 72 79 1144
Anchoring not reported 983 119 864 677 387 290 187 23 7.2 13 3 51 97 66 983

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8971 829 8142 6854 5514 1340 1288 208 13.3 156 63 384 477 773 8971
Set on permanent masonry foundation 1624 121 1503 1351 1134 217 152 59 21.2 26 4 33 30 157 1624
Resting on concrete pad 1644 124 1520 1305 1092 212 215 25 10.6 40 14 75 61 161 1644
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 4894 488 4406 3628 2897 731 778 116 13.5 84 36 203 339 427 4894
Set up in some other way 474 53 421 346 275 71 74 6 7.6 0 7 42 19 11 474
Set up not reported 335 43 292 223 116 107 69 2 1.9 7 2 30 27 16 335
@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: May 27, 2005