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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1C-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--Suburbs
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		 59271 1157 58114 53765 39724 14041 4350 1333 8.6 606 362 1050 998 4116 4172

Units in Structure

1, detached		 39155 633 38522 36541 33140 3401 1981 205 5.6 420 208 562 587 2769 0
1, attached 3785 81 3704 3384 2110 1274 320 98 7.1 54 35 78 54 382 0
2 to 4 3570 39 3531 3134 608 2526 397 216 7.8 18 21 56 86 131 0
5 to 9 2727 38 2690 2370 308 2062 320 215 9.4 23 14 42 25 110 0
10 to 19 2717 43 2674 2332 316 2016 342 229 10.1 6 24 55 27 167 0
20 to 49 1633 59 1575 1311 226 1085 264 163 13.0 15 13 49 24 147 0
50 or more 1511 50 1461 1263 272 991 198 92 8.4 9 16 67 14 80 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 4172 215 3957 3429 2743 686 529 115 14.4 60 31 141 181 330 4172

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 207 21 186 157 108 49 29 5 9.3 5 5 7 7 6 54
Condominiums 3748 237 3511 3030 2309 722 481 63 8.0 87 40 245 47 349 9

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 3817 63 3754 3349 2794 555 405 105 15.6 101 63 88 48 3817 318
1995 to 1999 5339 79 5260 4941 4097 844 318 84 9.0 63 35 87 50 299 785
1990 to 1994 4223 66 4158 3893 3262 631 265 105 14.1 28 23 57 52 0 485
1985 to 1989 5508 98 5410 5015 3513 1501 395 153 9.2 38 31 119 54 0 384
1980 to 1984 4350 73 4278 3932 2609 1324 345 134 9.2 37 28 72 74 0 455
1975 to 1979 6342 145 6197 5747 4193 1554 450 140 8.3 58 30 124 98 0 593
1970 to 1974 5670 124 5546 5087 3486 1602 459 157 8.8 53 32 121 96 0 684
1960 to 1969 7871 149 7722 7207 5097 2110 515 165 7.2 65 26 130 129 0 384
1950 to 1959 6444 113 6330 5946 4710 1236 384 98 7.2 61 45 78 103 0 47
1940 to 1949 3181 69 3111 2884 2055 829 228 56 6.3 38 10 51 74 0 17
1930 to 1939 1954 63 1891 1711 1151 560 180 40 6.6 27 14 33 65 0 20
1920 to 1929 1601 29 1572 1426 983 443 146 23 4.9 13 13 32 65 0 0
1919 or earlier 2972 85 2887 2626 1774 852 261 74 7.9 25 15 57 90 0 0
Median 1974 1972 1974 1974 1975 1973 1975 1976 ... 1976 1979 1975 1967 2000+ 1983

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 58983 869 58114 53765 39724 14041 4350 1333 8.6 606 362 1050 998 4116 4135
Not suitable 251 251 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 29
Not reported 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 5507 1157 4350 0 0 0 4350 1333 92.9 606 362 1050 998 480 744
Ownership time-shared 23 10 13 0 0 0 13 5 100.0 2 0 3 3 2 4
Not time-shared 5484 1147 4336 0 0 0 4336 1328 92.8 604 362 1047 995 478 739

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 4923 923 4000 0 0 0 4000 1333 93.0 606 362 700 998 452 702
Less than 1 month vacant 868 122 746 0 0 0 746 372 91.4 85 100 101 87 78 71
1 month up to 2 months 474 46 428 0 0 0 428 248 94.7 37 34 38 71 32 47
2 months up to 6 months 1104 272 832 0 0 0 832 324 90.9 138 81 121 168 70 209
6 months up to 1 year 391 69 322 0 0 0 322 78 96.0 67 28 67 82 29 62
1 year up to 2 years 288 40 248 0 0 0 248 41 100.0 53 19 33 102 16 39
2 years or more 615 81 535 0 0 0 535 69 100.0 52 9 99 307 11 146
Never occupied 226 64 161 0 0 0 161 24 100.0 46 30 36 25 113 17
Don't know 957 230 727 0 0 0 727 176 91.7 128 61 206 155 103 111

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 1157 1157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 63 215
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1 month up to 2 months 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2 months up to 6 months 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 18
6 months up to 1 year 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year up to 2 years 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2 years or more 235 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 67
Never occupied as permanent home 475 475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 35 60
Don't know 279 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 24 55
Not reported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Areas

Inside metropolitan statistical areas		 59271 1157 58114 53765 39724 14041 4350 1333 8.6 606 362 1050 998 4116 4172
In central cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suburbs 59271 1157 58114 53765 39724 14041 4350 1333 8.6 606 362 1050 998 4116 4172
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regions

Northeast		 12717 363 12353 11585 8760 2825 769 192 6.3 102 55 226 195 443 402
Midwest 12062 101 11960 11176 8774 2401 785 271 10.0 132 87 107 189 757 587
South 21508 527 20981 19124 14211 4913 1857 528 9.7 240 120 532 437 1995 2457
West 12985 165 12820 11881 7980 3901 939 343 8.0 133 101 185 177 920 727

Place Size

Less than 2,500 persons		 2631 108 2523 2306 1818 488 217 35 ... 33 15 74 59 135 199
2,500 to 9,999 persons 9897 186 9711 8959 6541 2418 752 229 ... 90 79 176 178 407 442
10,000 to 19,999 persons 7538 72 7466 6951 4887 2063 515 182 ... 80 44 112 97 301 255
20,000 to 49,999 persons 10174 81 10093 9369 6392 2977 724 312 ... 100 62 116 134 457 165
50,000 to 99,999 persons 5640 18 5621 5309 3341 1968 312 127 ... 38 24 52 70 177 98
100,000 to 249,999 persons 2449 9 2440 2313 1412 900 128 65 ... 16 15 11 20 106 42
250,000 to 499,999 persons 159 0 159 123 67 55 36 14 19.5 4 3 12 3 0 0
500,000 to 999,999 persons 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1,000,000 persons or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Homes Currently for Sale or Rent

Up for rent only		 1379 0 1379 52 52 0 1327 1239 100.0 0 0 88 0 113 64
Up for rent or for sale 121 0 121 26 26 0 95 95 100.0 0 0 0 0 4 62
For sale only 1362 0 1362 729 729 0 634 0 0.0 606 0 28 0 177 118
Not on the market 40375 0 40375 38081 38081 0 2294 0 0.0 0 362 934 998 3134 2991
Not reported 837 0 837 837 837 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 56 37

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 2175 1125 1050 0 0 0 1050 0 0.0 0 0 1050 0 153 342
Previous usual residence 289 76 213 0 0 0 213 0 0.0 0 0 213 0 21 37
Used for recreational purposes 1117 653 464 0 0 0 464 0 0.0 0 0 464 0 63 161
Investment purposes 282 124 158 0 0 0 158 0 0.0 0 0 158 0 13 9
Unable to sell property 20 2 18 0 0 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 18 0 5 0
Inherited property 115 67 48 0 0 0 48 0 0.0 0 0 48 0 0 9
Other reasons 531 321 210 0 0 0 210 0 0.0 0 0 210 0 53 124
Not reported 128 54 74 0 0 0 74 0 0.0 0 0 74 0 7 25

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 979 495 483 0 0 0 483 0 0.0 0 0 483 0 24 98
150 miles or more from current residence 930 522 409 0 0 0 409 0 0.0 0 0 409 0 97 204
Not reported 266 108 158 0 0 0 158 0 0.0 0 0 158 0 32 40

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 373 149 224 0 0 0 224 0 0.0 0 0 224 0 7 64
3 to 7 nights 51 31 20 0 0 0 20 0 0.0 0 0 20 0 5 3
8 nights or more 1338 732 606 0 0 0 606 0 0.0 0 0 606 0 106 227
Not reported 412 213 200 0 0 0 200 0 0.0 0 0 200 0 34 49

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 1555 841 714 0 0 0 714 0 0.0 0 0 714 0 126 270
3 to 7 nights 11 5 6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 6 0 0 0
8 nights or more 245 99 147 0 0 0 147 0 0.0 0 0 147 0 7 17
Not reported 364 181 183 0 0 0 183 0 0.0 0 0 183 0 20 56

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4172 215 3957 3429 2743 686 529 115 14.4 60 31 141 181 330 4172
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 3237 160 3078 2701 2210 492 376 100 16.8 53 26 85 112 263 3237
Not anchored 484 32 452 401 331 71 51 4 5.7 6 2 15 24 36 484
Anchoring not reported 451 23 428 326 203 123 101 11 8.5 0 3 41 46 31 451

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4172 215 3957 3429 2743 686 529 115 14.4 60 31 141 181 330 4172
Set on permanent masonry foundation 839 24 815 734 597 137 81 42 23.6 9 0 21 10 69 839
Resting on concrete pad 822 31 791 669 547 122 122 13 9.5 22 11 46 30 80 822
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 2149 128 2021 1729 1378 352 291 53 12.9 30 17 67 126 166 2149
Set up in some other way 233 14 219 203 172 32 15 6 15.6 0 3 2 4 11 233
Set up not reported 130 18 113 93 50 44 20 2 4.4 0 0 6 12 3 130
@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