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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 22077 1562 20516 18196 14442 3754 2320 423 10.0 271 174 822 630 1185 3258
Usable fireplace 6283 473 5809 5283 4892 391 527 44 10.0 92 49 260 82 479 499
Separate dining room 9928 294 9635 8754 7493 1262 880 127 9.0 125 93 288 248 515 903
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 3738 72 3666 3455 3159 296 211 38 11.2 23 31 75 44 262 272
Garage or carport included with home 14213 590 13624 12433 10903 1530 1190 132 7.8 172 132 421 333 777 931
Not included 12028 1588 10440 8322 4889 3433 2118 547 13.5 171 101 599 700 613 3234
Offstreet parking included 10513 1298 9215 7485 4383 3102 1730 487 13.3 144 94 463 543 554 2801
Offstreet parking not reported 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Garage or carport not reported 47 0 47 23 20 2 25 1 36.5 2 2 10 10 3 2

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 2468 0 2468 2059 0 2059 409 325 13.4 0 52 32 0 115 0
Owner or manager lives on property 683 0 683 567 0 567 117 90 13.4 0 13 13 0 33 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 1784 0 1784 1492 0 1492 293 236 13.3 0 39 18 0 82 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 524 99 426 163 94 69 263 8 9.8 6 9 43 198 5 131
Open cracks or holes (interior) 1708 194 1514 1058 605 452 456 32 6.4 19 14 89 303 41 296
Broken plaster or peeling paint
(interior)		 806 96 711 449 258 191 261 14 6.9 8 6 48 185 10 116
No electrical wiring 154 81 73 20 20 0 52 2 100.0 1 2 6 41 13 40
Exposed wiring 180 20 159 108 71 37 52 8 17.8 0 2 4 38 4 29
Rooms without electric outlets 560 70 490 331 227 104 159 15 12.4 6 6 21 111 21 90

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 20118 1522 18596 16138 12247 3892 2458 502 11.3 261 171 742 783 954 2655
Single-family attached 1206 137 1069 897 531 366 172 51 12.2 17 16 50 37 90 55
1- to 3-story multiunit 3094 123 2971 2544 1040 1505 427 206 11.8 19 47 75 80 127 92
4- to 6-story multiunit 201 61 140 106 32 74 34 2 2.3 0 8 6 18 14 2
7-or-more-story multiunit 90 23 67 40 25 15 27 8 26.4 0 7 7 6 4 0
Manufactured/mobile homes 6553 705 5848 4849 3872 977 999 128 11.4 106 40 346 379 378 2948
Commercial, or institutional 4489 301 4189 3510 2006 1504 678 244 13.6 43 56 145 191 140 434
Industrial or factories 671 4 667 588 370 218 79 24 9.9 5 10 20 19 18 94
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 13396 1358 12038 10421 8313 2108 1617 246 10.3 173 95 535 569 848 2524
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 2529 214 2316 2017 1294 723 298 65 8.1 15 36 74 108 81 268
Not reported 384 4 379 353 300 53 26 5 7.9 5 0 5 12 13 42

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 5747 1078 4669 4049 3360 689 620 61 8.0 53 27 336 142 375 1140
With waterfront property 1810 745 1065 807 712 95 258 11 10.3 22 0 212 13 119 359
Waterfront property not reported 13 2 11 9 7 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 2 2
With flood plain 761 256 506 403 332 72 102 14 15.9 0 2 46 40 42 140
Flood plain not reported 168 58 110 80 43 37 30 4 10.6 3 2 16 5 5 30
Water not reported 457 15 442 400 330 69 42 10 12.9 8 2 10 12 16 58
No water in area 20085 1085 19000 16329 12122 4207 2671 609 12.4 284 205 683 889 1002 2968

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 4141 386 3755 3180 2146 1034 575 95 8.4 38 17 170 256 34 716
About the same 12642 1092 11549 10067 7565 2502 1482 362 12.4 175 135 426 384 480 1387
Newer 2805 143 2662 2298 1816 483 364 73 12.7 47 27 143 74 531 832
Very mixed 2490 207 2283 1811 1388 423 472 85 16.3 43 22 165 156 93 615
No other residential buildings 3608 325 3283 2907 2506 401 376 55 11.9 36 27 116 143 239 526
Not reported 603 25 578 514 392 122 64 11 8.0 6 7 10 30 17 90

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 4167 557 3609 2903 2336 566 707 76 11.8 88 22 238 283 420 4167
1 to 6 3242 350 2892 2426 1946 480 466 60 11.0 56 15 84 252 335 3242
7 to 20 176 27 149 126 80 45 24 9 17.1 0 0 6 9 16 176
21 or more 748 180 568 352 310 41 216 7 14.3 31 7 149 22 69 748

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 20962 1772 19190 16489 12322 4167 2701 593 12.2 289 200 883 737 1107 3285
1 building 853 26 827 694 486 208 132 24 10.1 5 7 16 81 35 166
More than 1 building 513 58 456 363 212 151 92 16 9.7 7 4 8 57 11 141
No buildings 3454 309 3145 2802 2449 353 343 34 8.5 36 24 112 137 227 512
Not reported 507 14 493 429 343 86 64 14 14.1 8 0 11 31 13 63

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 21883 1829 20054 17236 12829 4407 2818 610 11.9 298 208 864 837 1135 3528
1 building with bars 166 13 154 131 87 44 23 11 19.5 0 3 2 7 7 37
2 or more buildings with bars 221 8 214 135 69 66 79 15 18.1 4 0 37 23 6 20
No buildings 3454 309 3145 2802 2449 353 343 34 8.5 36 24 112 137 227 512
Not reported 564 20 544 473 379 95 70 11 10.8 6 0 14 39 17 69

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 14360 1081 13280 11451 8728 2723 1829 368 11.7 183 142 634 503 786 1989
Minor repairs needed 8334 690 7643 6595 4871 1724 1049 244 12.2 121 50 299 336 332 1390
Major repairs needed 1912 128 1784 1568 1236 331 217 36 9.6 14 16 40 110 130 425
No streets 1054 234 820 669 587 83 150 24 22.4 13 17 41 56 119 287
Not reported 629 45 584 496 391 105 88 9 7.7 13 10 17 39 26 76

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

None		 23864 2094 21770 18800 14464 4336 2970 618 12.3 315 218 963 856 1328 3772
Minor accumulation 1415 42 1373 1147 713 434 226 50 10.1 13 14 52 96 37 200
Major accumulation 552 26 526 432 304 129 94 6 4.1 9 3 10 67 13 125
Not reported 458 16 442 399 331 67 44 6 8.7 8 0 5 25 14 70
@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