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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1B-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 26419 144 26275 24022 14970 9052 2253 878 8.8 274 227 340 535 1054 508
Usable fireplace 8776 29 8746 8327 6947 1381 419 114 7.5 101 53 65 87 554 49
Separate dining room 15469 65 15404 14156 10064 4092 1247 394 8.7 166 127 228 332 571 159
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 4007 9 3998 3857 3400 457 140 19 4.0 25 19 28 49 230 35
Garage or carport included with home 17776 109 17667 16526 12506 4020 1141 307 7.0 202 143 220 268 902 303
Not included 17303 115 17188 14693 4150 10543 2494 1252 10.5 127 189 341 586 348 329
Offstreet parking included 11523 64 11459 9836 2960 6876 1623 893 11.4 70 121 216 323 305 301
Offstreet parking not reported 46 0 46 33 5 29 13 0 0.0 0 0 5 7 0 0
Garage or carport not reported 138 7 131 80 45 35 51 24 38.6 4 3 7 14 0 0

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 12263 0 12263 10822 0 10822 1441 1222 10.0 0 134 84 0 318 0
Owner or manager lives on property 4320 0 4320 3919 0 3919 400 334 7.8 0 45 22 0 117 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 7943 0 7943 6903 0 6903 1041 888 11.3 0 90 63 0 201 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 653 7 646 453 136 317 193 41 11.2 12 8 11 121 11 37
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2440 8 2432 2024 784 1240 409 116 8.5 27 17 45 204 28 32
Broken plaster or peeling paint
(interior)		 1367 9 1358 1095 400 694 263 54 7.1 16 11 31 152 2 14
No electrical wiring 53 3 50 13 3 10 37 3 25.0 4 0 5 24 0 6
Exposed wiring 241 0 241 205 103 103 36 5 4.4 1 0 10 20 5 1
Rooms without electric outlets 633 1 632 471 192 278 161 30 9.5 9 10 38 74 11 1

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 26713 127 26586 24010 14747 9263 2576 990 9.6 272 238 393 683 938 342
Single-family attached 6512 45 6467 5760 2522 3237 708 301 8.4 73 79 104 152 238 34
1- to 3-story multiunit 12919 42 12877 11172 2959 8213 1704 943 10.2 79 129 218 334 373 60
4- to 6-story multiunit 4390 36 4354 3829 831 2998 525 248 7.5 38 46 108 85 123 3
7-or-more-story multiunit 2449 41 2408 2094 485 1609 314 121 6.9 29 24 92 47 72 2
Manufactured/mobile homes 1081 54 1027 924 599 325 103 40 10.6 7 23 10 23 45 534
Commercial, or institutional 13275 78 13197 11616 4091 7525 1581 743 8.9 109 136 268 325 330 141
Industrial or factories 1752 9 1742 1511 582 929 231 93 9.0 28 20 32 57 58 52
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 8719 77 8642 7880 4211 3670 762 341 8.4 65 69 108 178 454 250
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 5601 21 5579 4887 1937 2951 692 332 10.0 54 78 79 149 205 127
Not reported 798 0 798 750 470 280 48 18 5.9 4 3 7 17 19 17

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 3132 41 3092 2765 1497 1268 327 157 10.9 18 32 77 43 228 88
With waterfront property 570 14 555 463 279 184 93 31 14.4 8 9 37 7 53 2
Waterfront property not reported 15 0 15 15 7 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
With flood plain 580 12 568 480 309 171 88 22 11.0 7 14 42 3 38 26
Flood plain not reported 197 3 194 173 49 124 21 9 6.5 2 1 7 2 6 0
Water not reported 885 1 884 813 500 312 71 30 8.8 5 6 9 21 28 17
No water in area 31199 189 31011 27723 14704 13019 3288 1395 9.6 309 297 482 804 994 527

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 3491 25 3466 3106 1253 1853 360 161 7.9 35 27 60 77 25 90
About the same 25064 128 24936 22356 12841 9515 2580 1099 10.3 231 228 376 647 723 307
Newer 2264 28 2236 1982 957 1025 254 121 10.4 40 34 26 33 398 133
Very mixed 2021 21 2000 1739 733 1006 261 108 9.6 13 19 55 66 50 54
No other residential buildings 1037 20 1017 903 333 569 114 52 8.1 6 23 19 15 29 21
Not reported 1341 8 1333 1215 584 630 118 42 6.2 9 4 32 31 24 27

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 632 57 575 522 435 88 53 16 14.8 9 10 4 13 23 632
1 to 6 203 17 186 172 139 33 15 4 11.0 2 3 0 5 5 203
7 to 20 22 0 22 21 8 12 2 2 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 22
21 or more 407 40 366 330 288 43 36 10 18.3 7 7 4 8 18 407

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 30312 213 30099 27191 14841 12351 2908 1296 9.4 270 285 487 570 1150 551
1 building 1007 0 1007 890 450 440 117 43 8.9 10 3 12 49 13 6
More than 1 building 1848 3 1846 1446 552 893 400 139 13.3 28 25 30 177 28 34
No buildings 635 12 623 559 259 300 64 30 8.9 3 13 11 7 23 21
Not reported 1415 3 1412 1214 599 615 198 75 10.8 22 9 27 65 37 20

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 26103 183 25920 23347 13169 10179 2573 1160 10.1 239 243 399 532 1113 565
1 building with bars 734 3 731 680 401 279 51 12 4.2 5 1 10 23 7 2
2 or more buildings with bars 5146 24 5121 4492 1915 2577 629 245 8.6 47 52 85 201 55 18
No buildings 635 12 623 559 259 300 64 30 8.9 3 13 11 7 23 21
Not reported 2599 8 2591 2221 957 1264 370 136 9.6 39 26 63 106 52 26

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 20195 164 20030 18120 10181 7939 1910 826 9.3 201 184 295 404 899 333
Minor repairs needed 11599 56 11543 10103 4969 5133 1441 634 10.9 109 108 219 371 251 219
Major repairs needed 2108 9 2100 1887 891 996 213 79 7.2 14 27 24 70 61 60
No streets 116 0 116 101 50 51 15 5 8.1 0 0 8 2 8 0
Not reported 1199 2 1197 1089 609 479 108 39 7.4 10 15 22 22 30 20

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

None		 29076 212 28864 25985 14507 11478 2879 1242 9.6 284 284 479 590 1111 535
Minor accumulation 3595 10 3585 3059 1148 1910 526 241 11.1 26 38 60 162 83 49
Major accumulation 1525 8 1517 1330 517 813 187 64 7.3 15 7 19 81 31 30
Not reported 1020 0 1020 926 529 397 94 36 8.3 8 5 9 35 25 17
@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: May 27, 2005