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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1B-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--In Central Cities
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		 35217 231 34986 31300 16701 14599 3686 1583 9.7 333 335 568 868 1250 632

Units in Structure

1, detached		 17214 50 17164 15998 13408 2590 1166 211 7.4 220 142 212 381 717 0
1, attached 2847 22 2824 2469 1370 1099 355 134 10.8 21 24 73 103 121 0
2 to 4 4908 20 4888 4154 696 3458 733 365 9.4 27 55 96 191 56 0
5 to 9 2670 13 2657 2293 164 2128 364 234 9.8 10 25 42 53 47 0
10 to 19 2320 4 2316 1877 155 1722 439 294 14.4 7 26 50 63 88 0
20 to 49 2034 17 2016 1777 152 1625 239 172 9.5 11 15 25 17 91 0
50 or more 2593 48 2545 2209 320 1888 337 158 7.6 29 37 66 46 107 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 632 57 575 522 435 88 53 16 14.8 9 10 4 13 23 632

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 433 9 424 389 263 126 34 3 2.6 9 3 16 3 0 8
Condominiums 1840 53 1787 1493 963 530 294 57 9.4 52 40 99 47 110 0

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 1177 14 1162 966 687 279 197 91 24.2 54 25 5 21 1177 20
1995 to 1999 1510 18 1492 1352 876 476 140 72 13.0 13 20 24 11 73 130
1990 to 1994 1327 17 1310 1184 789 394 127 52 11.4 10 18 28 18 0 52
1985 to 1989 1845 17 1828 1689 882 806 140 68 7.7 15 15 14 27 0 26
1980 to 1984 1681 27 1653 1482 832 650 171 91 12.1 8 12 43 17 0 103
1975 to 1979 3030 23 3007 2691 1263 1429 316 159 9.9 32 30 26 69 0 124
1970 to 1974 2879 17 2862 2557 1121 1436 305 162 10.0 13 25 52 53 0 101
1960 to 1969 4703 21 4681 4307 2331 1976 375 178 8.2 31 26 65 75 0 62
1950 to 1959 4545 21 4524 4145 2539 1606 379 142 8.0 33 44 67 94 0 9
1940 to 1949 3238 18 3220 2882 1588 1294 338 140 9.7 22 25 62 88 0 0
1930 to 1939 2798 10 2788 2476 1211 1266 312 89 6.5 34 35 59 94 0 5
1920 to 1929 2812 15 2797 2408 1137 1271 389 135 9.6 35 23 55 141 0 0
1919 or earlier 3672 13 3659 3161 1445 1717 498 203 10.4 32 36 68 159 0 0
Median 1961 1974 1961 1961 1961 1960 1958 1964 ... 1963 1961 1955 1944 2000+ 1980

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 35180 194 34986 31300 16701 14599 3686 1583 9.7 333 335 568 868 1250 618
Not suitable 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Not reported 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 3917 231 3686 0 0 0 3686 1583 89.7 333 335 568 868 214 110
Ownership time-shared 12 5 7 0 0 0 7 2 100.0 0 3 0 3 3 0
Not time-shared 3905 226 3679 0 0 0 3679 1581 89.7 333 332 568 865 211 110

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 3683 215 3469 0 0 0 3469 1583 89.9 333 335 350 868 213 105
Less than 1 month vacant 644 10 634 0 0 0 634 448 92.7 30 72 28 55 41 12
1 month up to 2 months 395 18 377 0 0 0 377 233 84.9 23 52 19 50 24 11
2 months up to 6 months 758 64 693 0 0 0 693 384 89.0 67 79 52 112 32 24
6 months up to 1 year 302 16 286 0 0 0 286 129 95.2 43 17 39 59 13 6
1 year up to 2 years 206 6 200 0 0 0 200 54 85.4 24 23 16 83 5 3
2 years or more 590 41 548 0 0 0 548 99 83.6 43 39 65 301 2 21
Never occupied 87 6 82 0 0 0 82 13 79.9 37 11 4 17 63 4
Don't know 702 53 649 0 0 0 649 223 93.5 66 41 128 190 33 24

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 231 231 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 14 57
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 months up to 1 year 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 year up to 2 years 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 years or more 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Never occupied as permanent home 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 10 33
Don't know 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4 10
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		 35217 231 34986 31300 16701 14599 3686 1583 9.7 333 335 568 868 1250 632
In central cities 35217 231 34986 31300 16701 14599 3686 1583 9.7 333 335 568 868 1250 632
Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regions

Northeast		 7065 54 7011 6263 2496 3767 748 282 6.9 50 75 137 203 78 14
Midwest 7597 27 7570 6632 3896 2735 939 414 13.0 98 69 128 230 261 113
South 11784 85 11699 10202 5774 4428 1497 661 12.8 131 127 230 347 541 275
West 8771 65 8706 8203 4535 3668 503 226 5.8 54 63 72 88 370 230

Place Size

Less than 2,500 persons		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
2,500 to 9,999 persons 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
10,000 to 19,999 persons 125 10 116 98 68 30 18 8 ... 5 1 1 2 13 2
20,000 to 49,999 persons 3488 9 3479 3075 1850 1226 404 188 ... 31 28 56 101 150 55
50,000 to 99,999 persons 5545 41 5505 4902 2887 2015 603 200 ... 45 66 132 160 259 95
100,000 to 249,999 persons 6966 16 6950 6173 3523 2651 777 332 ... 76 66 96 206 253 106
250,000 to 499,999 persons 6491 27 6464 5809 3158 2651 655 334 11.1 68 50 77 125 243 92
500,000 to 999,999 persons 4284 30 4254 3826 1972 1854 428 211 10.1 41 41 51 84 153 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		 1658 0 1658 28 28 0 1630 1515 100.0 0 0 115 0 91 13
Up for rent or for sale 81 0 81 12 12 0 69 68 100.0 0 0 1 0 4 5
For sale only 654 0 654 295 295 0 359 0 0.0 333 0 26 0 67 30
Not on the market 17589 0 17589 15961 15961 0 1628 0 0.0 0 335 426 868 765 432
Not reported 405 0 405 405 405 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 18 7

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 794 227 568 0 0 0 568 0 0.0 0 0 568 0 20 61
Previous usual residence 184 39 145 0 0 0 145 0 0.0 0 0 145 0 3 6
Used for recreational purposes 148 72 76 0 0 0 76 0 0.0 0 0 76 0 0 18
Investment purposes 153 27 126 0 0 0 126 0 0.0 0 0 126 0 0 4
Unable to sell property 22 9 12 0 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 12 0 0 4
Inherited property 34 12 22 0 0 0 22 0 0.0 0 0 22 0 0 9
Other reasons 236 102 134 0 0 0 134 0 0.0 0 0 134 0 16 32
Not reported 120 9 111 0 0 0 111 0 0.0 0 0 111 0 2 0

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 312 83 229 0 0 0 229 0 0.0 0 0 229 0 2 20
150 miles or more from current residence 260 114 146 0 0 0 146 0 0.0 0 0 146 0 14 40
Not reported 222 30 192 0 0 0 192 0 0.0 0 0 192 0 3 2

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 277 85 192 0 0 0 192 0 0.0 0 0 192 0 1 27
3 to 7 nights 28 8 20 0 0 0 20 0 0.0 0 0 20 0 0 0
8 nights or more 301 102 200 0 0 0 200 0 0.0 0 0 200 0 14 30
Not reported 187 31 156 0 0 0 156 0 0.0 0 0 156 0 4 4

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 457 180 277 0 0 0 277 0 0.0 0 0 277 0 10 55
3 to 7 nights 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 nights or more 157 21 136 0 0 0 136 0 0.0 0 0 136 0 3 4
Not reported 178 25 152 0 0 0 152 0 0.0 0 0 152 0 7 2

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 632 57 575 522 435 88 53 16 14.8 9 10 4 13 23 632
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 495 37 458 412 354 59 46 14 17.7 6 10 4 12 20 495
Not anchored 66 5 61 55 47 8 7 2 24.2 3 0 0 1 3 66
Anchoring not reported 70 15 55 55 34 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 70

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 632 57 575 522 435 88 53 16 14.8 9 10 4 13 23 632
Set on permanent masonry foundation 98 6 92 84 76 8 8 2 15.5 2 2 0 1 4 98
Resting on concrete pad 158 7 151 139 111 28 12 5 15.2 2 2 0 2 4 158
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 326 37 290 256 219 37 33 9 18.6 5 6 4 10 16 326
Set up in some other way 30 7 23 23 18 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Set up not reported 20 0 20 20 11 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 20
@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