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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 51514 962 50552 47345 36610 10735 3207 880 7.5 489 300 830 709 3675 3359
Usable fireplace 23046 280 22766 21848 19755 2093 918 135 6.0 233 118 240 193 2075 603
Separate dining room 29674 340 29334 27780 23760 4020 1554 359 8.1 301 161 377 357 2334 1015
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 9796 55 9741 9427 8848 578 314 43 6.9 75 39 80 77 1003 259
Garage or carport included with home 38888 545 38343 36291 31255 5037 2051 385 7.1 411 225 553 478 3234 1270
Not included 20268 609 19658 17399 8421 8978 2259 938 9.4 192 136 490 503 879 2896
Offstreet parking included 18263 515 17748 15780 7714 8066 1968 857 9.5 165 126 433 387 847 2709
Offstreet parking not reported 20 0 20 13 4 8 7 2 17.2 2 2 0 2 0 2
Garage or carport not reported 116 3 113 74 48 26 39 11 28.4 3 2 7 16 2 6

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 9710 0 9710 8680 0 8680 1030 915 9.5 0 68 47 0 468 0
Owner or manager lives on property 4035 0 4035 3687 0 3687 348 299 7.4 0 35 14 0 162 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 5675 0 5675 4993 0 4993 682 616 10.9 0 33 33 0 306 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 552 32 520 362 190 173 157 22 11.1 3 12 30 91 16 94
Open cracks or holes (interior) 2593 95 2499 2150 1276 874 349 64 6.8 36 14 66 169 116 279
Broken plaster or peeling paint
(interior)		 1023 38 985 797 440 357 189 19 4.9 10 13 36 111 11 95
No electrical wiring 89 17 72 40 22 19 32 2 9.2 0 0 5 25 6 15
Exposed wiring 375 7 368 330 217 113 38 6 5.0 1 5 2 24 18 25
Rooms without electric outlets 793 30 764 685 418 267 79 12 4.4 3 0 15 49 41 63

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 47243 802 46442 43391 34055 9336 3051 773 7.6 485 287 754 752 3215 2410
Single-family attached 7840 120 7720 7097 4146 2951 623 250 7.7 86 58 139 90 595 133
1- to 3-story multiunit 11319 192 11127 9967 3158 6809 1160 716 9.4 56 73 167 148 552 137
4- to 6-story multiunit 2024 66 1959 1705 558 1148 253 113 8.9 17 18 83 23 78 7
7-or-more-story multiunit 872 40 833 690 237 453 143 50 9.9 8 15 59 11 34 1
Manufactured/mobile homes 6373 260 6114 5474 4262 1212 640 142 10.4 82 46 171 199 415 3335
Commercial, or institutional 11973 148 11825 10869 5407 5461 957 469 7.8 88 95 158 147 444 494
Industrial or factories 1620 7 1613 1495 708 787 119 60 7.0 16 8 8 26 39 99
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 22056 507 21549 19986 15364 4622 1563 386 7.7 228 122 428 399 1938 2183
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 7052 70 6982 6450 3557 2893 531 256 8.1 46 37 98 95 404 476
Not reported 1342 10 1332 1275 1007 268 57 14 5.0 4 7 10 22 67 62

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 11016 563 10453 9597 7482 2115 856 204 8.7 75 75 337 164 914 857
With waterfront property 2095 329 1766 1479 1203 276 287 43 13.2 16 16 178 33 128 73
Waterfront property not reported 13 0 13 12 10 2 1 1 22.2 0 0 0 0 2 0
With flood plain 1886 214 1671 1410 1163 247 261 43 14.6 21 13 152 32 79 171
Flood plain not reported 454 29 425 376 184 192 49 11 5.4 3 10 14 11 51 17
Water not reported 1542 15 1527 1420 1099 320 107 27 7.7 6 10 26 39 81 76
No water in area 46714 580 46134 42748 31143 11605 3386 1102 8.6 525 277 687 795 3121 3240

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 6060 146 5914 5450 3633 1817 464 123 6.3 50 31 108 152 118 672
About the same 39383 683 38700 35905 26805 9100 2795 890 8.9 423 256 639 586 2540 1660
Newer 4794 72 4722 4372 3289 1083 350 114 9.4 49 32 90 65 1004 686
Very mixed 3973 141 3832 3464 2573 891 368 105 10.5 49 19 108 86 127 748
No other residential buildings 3176 79 3097 2849 2213 635 248 71 10.0 23 7 71 75 249 303
Not reported 1885 35 1850 1724 1210 514 125 31 5.6 12 17 33 33 78 103

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4172 215 3957 3429 2743 686 529 115 14.4 60 31 141 181 330 4172
1 to 6 2518 91 2427 2121 1674 447 306 78 14.9 19 8 83 117 229 2518
7 to 20 213 0 213 192 126 66 20 10 12.8 0 0 2 8 22 213
21 or more 1442 123 1318 1116 944 172 202 27 13.5 41 23 56 56 79 1442

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 53010 1047 51963 48134 35556 12579 3829 1203 8.7 549 337 940 800 3741 3518
1 building 922 2 920 870 570 300 50 5 1.7 7 4 6 28 44 119
More than 1 building 729 13 715 612 321 292 103 29 9.0 14 2 12 47 22 156
No buildings 2876 75 2801 2592 2134 458 209 52 10.1 20 3 64 71 227 292
Not reported 1734 20 1715 1556 1143 413 159 44 9.6 16 17 28 53 81 87

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 51756 1049 50707 46891 34866 12025 3816 1143 8.6 546 344 938 845 3739 3697
1 building with bars 644 2 641 595 423 172 46 27 13.6 5 0 4 10 18 24
2 or more buildings with bars 1637 8 1629 1536 890 646 93 50 7.1 9 4 14 16 41 67
No buildings 2876 75 2801 2592 2134 458 209 52 10.1 20 3 64 71 227 292
Not reported 2359 24 2336 2151 1411 739 185 62 7.7 26 11 29 57 91 93

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 37385 737 36649 33896 25587 8309 2753 838 9.1 401 243 719 552 3084 1915
Minor repairs needed 16542 286 16257 15026 10544 4482 1230 400 8.1 169 101 227 334 728 1595
Major repairs needed 2947 52 2896 2729 1947 781 167 56 6.6 13 5 46 48 195 494
No streets 666 64 602 534 442 92 68 12 11.4 7 2 27 21 35 91
Not reported 1731 20 1711 1580 1203 377 131 28 6.9 17 12 31 43 73 77

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

None		 54085 1109 52976 49044 36794 12250 3932 1192 8.8 562 332 983 862 3878 3620
Minor accumulation 2740 28 2713 2477 1319 1158 236 92 7.3 27 18 31 68 125 318
Major accumulation 970 11 959 868 548 320 91 27 7.8 5 6 17 35 42 176
Not reported 1476 10 1467 1376 1063 313 91 22 6.4 12 6 19 33 70 58
@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