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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1D-1. Introductory Characteristics--All Housing Units--Outside Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
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		 26289 2178 24111 20778 15813 4965 3333 680 11.9 345 235 1030 1043 1393 4167

Units in Structure

1, detached		 18547 1351 17195 15214 13094 2120 1981 259 10.7 243 155 681 644 770 0
1, attached 596 102 495 419 199 220 76 20 8.2 7 6 22 21 63 0
2 to 4 1487 43 1444 1185 122 1063 259 130 10.8 6 13 42 69 26 0
5 to 9 615 23 592 472 29 443 119 76 14.2 0 17 21 6 30 0
10 to 19 396 30 365 259 14 245 106 65 20.4 1 9 19 13 49 0
20 to 49 297 40 257 206 11 195 51 43 17.8 1 5 0 2 32 0
50 or more 185 32 153 120 8 112 33 11 8.4 0 9 8 6 3 0
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 4167 557 3609 2903 2336 566 707 76 11.8 88 22 238 283 420 4167

Cooperatives and Condominiums

Cooperatives		 54 30 24 12 7 5 12 5 47.1 0 0 8 0 2 24
Condominiums 493 202 291 199 145 54 92 16 21.1 6 5 48 17 54 0

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004		 1243 123 1120 913 759 154 207 36 17.8 41 32 76 22 1243 372
1995 to 1999 2002 129 1872 1629 1341 287 244 47 14.0 38 12 90 57 149 778
1990 to 1994 1605 145 1460 1267 1066 201 194 33 13.7 17 11 105 27 0 547
1985 to 1989 1512 124 1389 1233 978 254 156 34 11.4 15 11 59 37 0 469
1980 to 1984 1553 118 1434 1226 858 369 208 38 9.1 16 20 69 66 0 427
1975 to 1979 2942 219 2723 2437 1853 585 286 64 9.6 30 27 92 72 0 528
1970 to 1974 2640 309 2331 1954 1444 510 377 86 14.0 34 28 89 140 0 581
1960 to 1969 2909 310 2599 2267 1758 509 332 55 9.6 34 17 102 123 0 344
1950 to 1959 2445 265 2179 1842 1447 395 338 74 15.6 34 18 103 109 0 71
1940 to 1949 1733 150 1584 1333 1000 333 251 56 14.1 25 17 66 86 0 15
1930 to 1939 1610 110 1501 1245 831 414 256 63 12.9 10 20 71 91 0 34
1920 to 1929 1066 25 1041 916 679 237 125 24 9.1 14 4 38 45 0 0
1919 or earlier 3028 151 2877 2516 1799 717 360 72 9.2 36 17 69 166 0 0
Median 1970 1971 1970 1970 1971 1967 1970 1969 ... 1972 1974 1973 1961 2000+ 1985

Suitability for Year-Round Use@11

Built and heated for year-round use		 25440 1329 24111 20778 15813 4965 3333 680 11.9 345 235 1030 1043 1368 3965
Not suitable 778 778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 25 179
Not reported 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 23

Time Sharing

Vacant, including URE		 5511 2178 3333 0 0 0 3333 680 87.7 345 235 1030 1043 373 1264
Ownership time-shared 36 9 26 0 0 0 26 10 100.0 4 0 5 7 0 2
Not time-shared 5475 2169 3307 0 0 0 3307 671 87.5 340 235 1025 1036 373 1262

Duration of Vacancy

Vacant units		 4888 1898 2990 0 0 0 2990 680 88.3 345 235 687 1043 336 1142
Less than 1 month vacant 746 318 428 0 0 0 428 140 86.8 42 39 152 55 68 166
1 month up to 2 months 279 84 195 0 0 0 195 83 76.6 22 37 19 34 35 28
2 months up to 6 months 628 163 466 0 0 0 466 177 86.5 49 70 73 97 33 155
6 months up to 1 year 480 209 271 0 0 0 271 54 95.4 58 23 31 106 37 89
1 year up to 2 years 321 47 274 0 0 0 274 33 94.5 58 10 54 120 4 102
2 years or more 1237 394 843 0 0 0 843 75 91.3 60 35 181 491 20 277
Never occupied 285 207 79 0 0 0 79 8 100.0 16 7 25 23 79 83
Don't know 910 476 434 0 0 0 434 111 96.0 40 15 151 118 58 242

Last Used as a Permanent Residence

Vacant seasonal		 2178 2178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 144 557
Less than 1 month since occupied
as permanent home		 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 19
1 month up to 2 months 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 6
2 months up to 6 months 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 months up to 1 year 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 17
1 year up to 2 years 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 19
2 years or more 521 521 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 133
Never occupied as permanent home 1130 1130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 106 296
Don't know 329 329 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 18 67
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		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
In central cities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suburbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 26289 2178 24111 20778 15813 4965 3333 680 11.9 345 235 1030 1043 1393 4167

Regions

Northeast		 2821 308 2513 2285 1709 576 228 44 7.0 31 12 81 60 82 255
Midwest 8234 834 7400 6681 5218 1463 719 156 9.3 89 69 227 179 367 860
South 11367 634 10733 8819 6714 2105 1915 382 15.2 187 103 567 675 655 2395
West 3867 402 3465 2993 2172 821 472 99 10.6 38 50 155 130 289 656

Place Size

Less than 2,500 persons		 3311 224 3086 2671 1976 694 416 112 ... 40 28 85 151 91 371
2,500 to 9,999 persons 4163 291 3872 3409 2307 1102 462 145 ... 54 41 102 121 123 391
10,000 to 19,999 persons 2430 12 2417 2077 1285 792 340 137 ... 29 38 44 92 82 89
20,000 to 49,999 persons 2080 31 2049 1790 1078 712 259 111 ... 18 35 44 51 93 55
50,000 to 99,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
100,000 to 249,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0
250,000 to 499,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
500,000 to 999,999 persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 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		 681 0 681 9 9 0 672 618 100.0 0 0 54 0 36 52
Up for rent or for sale 72 0 72 10 10 0 62 62 100.0 0 0 0 0 11 24
For sale only 659 0 659 306 306 0 353 0 0.0 345 0 9 0 75 134
Not on the market 17487 0 17487 15241 15241 0 2245 0 0.0 0 235 967 1043 968 2809
Not reported 247 0 247 247 247 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 24

Reasons Extra Unit Owned@1

Extra units		 3181 2152 1030 0 0 0 1030 0 0.0 0 0 1030 0 219 787
Previous usual residence 389 142 247 0 0 0 247 0 0.0 0 0 247 0 15 76
Used for recreational purposes 2133 1639 494 0 0 0 494 0 0.0 0 0 494 0 165 625
Investment purposes 405 282 124 0 0 0 124 0 0.0 0 0 124 0 34 36
Unable to sell property 14 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Inherited property 201 127 73 0 0 0 73 0 0.0 0 0 73 0 0 10
Other reasons 411 214 197 0 0 0 197 0 0.0 0 0 197 0 39 66
Not reported 117 72 45 0 0 0 45 0 0.0 0 0 45 0 1 15

Location of Extra Unit

Within 150 miles of current residence		 1598 1074 524 0 0 0 524 0 0.0 0 0 524 0 107 417
150 miles or more from current residence 1044 718 326 0 0 0 326 0 0.0 0 0 326 0 64 217
Not reported 539 360 179 0 0 0 179 0 0.0 0 0 179 0 48 153

Nights Owner Spent at Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 712 461 252 0 0 0 252 0 0.0 0 0 252 0 22 146
3 to 7 nights 142 100 42 0 0 0 42 0 0.0 0 0 42 0 6 19
8 nights or more 1614 1092 522 0 0 0 522 0 0.0 0 0 522 0 129 457
Not reported 713 498 214 0 0 0 214 0 0.0 0 0 214 0 62 165

Nights Owner Rented Extra Unit

0 to 2 nights		 2282 1553 728 0 0 0 728 0 0.0 0 0 728 0 154 630
3 to 7 nights 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 nights or more 334 213 122 0 0 0 122 0 0.0 0 0 122 0 7 22
Not reported 560 381 180 0 0 0 180 0 0.0 0 0 180 0 55 135

Manufactured/Mobile Home Tiedowns

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4167 557 3609 2903 2336 566 707 76 11.8 88 22 238 283 420 4167
Anchored by tiedowns, bolts
or other means		 3111 348 2764 2260 1908 352 504 38 9.5 72 12 198 184 346 3111
Not anchored 594 129 465 348 279 69 117 27 28.5 3 10 30 47 40 594
Anchoring not reported 461 81 381 295 150 145 85 11 7.2 13 0 10 52 35 461

Manufactured/Mobile Home Set Up

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4167 557 3609 2903 2336 566 707 76 11.8 88 22 238 283 420 4167
Set on permanent masonry foundation 687 91 596 533 461 72 63 15 17.3 15 2 12 19 84 687
Resting on concrete pad 664 85 579 497 434 63 82 7 10.7 16 0 29 29 78 664
Up on blocks, but not on concrete pad 2419 324 2096 1643 1301 342 453 54 13.4 49 14 133 204 246 2419
Set up in some other way 212 32 180 120 86 35 59 0 0.0 0 5 40 15 0 212
Set up not reported 185 26 159 110 55 55 49 0 0.0 7 2 24 16 13 185
@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