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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 5-3. Size of Unit and Lot--Occupied Units With Black Alone Householder
Numbers in thousands. Weighting consistent with the 2000 Census.

Housing unit characteristics
Tenure
Physical problems
Household characteristics
In MSAs
Urban
Rural
Regions
Total
occupied
units		 Owner Renter New con-
struction
4 years		 Manu-
factured/
mobile
homes		 Severe Moderate Elderly
(65 years
and over)		 Moved in
past year		 Below
poverty
level		 Total
occupied
units		 Central
cities		 Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Total Outside
MSAs		 Total Suburbs Outside
MSAs		 Northeast Midwest South West

Total		 13004 6193 6811 530 667 430 1178 2045 2557 3171 13004 6635 4955 1414 11325 693 1679 926 721 2361 2424 7050 1168

Rooms

1 room		 63 0 63 0 0 15 23 17 14 13 63 40 21 3 58 0 5 2 3 37 11 3 13
2 rooms 175 3 172 6 0 4 10 38 49 53 175 142 24 9 175 9 0 0 0 74 36 51 15
3 rooms 1488 80 1408 12 4 33 169 267 505 508 1488 933 465 91 1447 74 41 24 17 405 292 634 157
4 rooms 2781 502 2280 78 110 113 317 317 787 779 2781 1551 932 299 2572 203 210 108 96 534 501 1455 291
5 rooms 3205 1474 1730 115 238 138 312 521 636 865 3205 1571 1185 449 2685 192 520 257 257 495 645 1818 246
6 rooms 2725 1949 776 109 145 82 216 469 306 600 2725 1381 1056 288 2284 106 441 257 182 427 508 1588 202
7 rooms 1356 1095 261 67 74 39 79 235 143 215 1356 593 608 155 1121 61 234 134 95 194 233 780 149
8 rooms 604 535 69 74 47 4 29 97 76 71 604 205 326 72 504 29 100 47 43 102 97 355 50
9 rooms 291 264 27 42 49 0 10 37 16 31 291 95 173 23 201 4 90 71 19 35 58 176 22
10 rooms or more 316 290 26 27 0 3 12 48 26 37 316 126 165 25 277 15 38 27 9 58 45 190 23

Rooms Used for Business

Business only
1 or more rooms with direct access		 475 269 206 25 12 19 43 83 70 107 475 255 169 50 421 30 54 33 21 84 111 235 45
1 or more rooms, no direct access 469 276 194 40 3 17 34 42 59 35 469 207 241 22 424 8 46 30 14 117 84 211 56
Not reported 141 83 58 9 0 3 26 27 21 38 141 70 63 9 133 7 8 6 2 42 21 60 20

Business and other use
1 or more rooms		 1047 656 391 90 20 46 81 118 155 131 1047 493 487 68 937 40 110 77 28 171 195 534 148
Not reported 139 75 64 9 0 3 26 27 18 38 139 65 66 9 131 7 8 6 2 44 18 57 20

Bedrooms

None		 145 0 145 6 0 19 25 32 45 35 145 103 33 8 140 6 5 2 3 67 27 25 26
1 1942 115 1828 15 4 47 206 307 643 601 1942 1223 609 110 1887 88 55 34 22 552 382 804 204
2 3905 1040 2865 106 119 175 433 581 955 1067 3905 2222 1303 381 3603 242 302 151 139 707 789 2028 381
3 5129 3497 1632 241 369 151 395 834 713 1157 5129 2364 2064 701 4194 286 934 506 414 706 911 3114 397
4 or more 1883 1541 342 162 175 39 119 290 200 312 1883 723 945 214 1501 71 382 234 143 330 315 1079 160

Complete Bathrooms

None		 125 45 79 3 11 56 31 43 14 53 125 67 34 24 83 4 42 19 20 48 15 55 7
1 6767 1888 4880 54 110 256 849 1132 1588 2153 6767 4150 1921 696 6186 422 581 301 274 1646 1426 3179 517
1 1/2 2178 1370 808 31 80 74 114 413 340 439 2178 1136 832 210 1951 105 226 117 105 345 607 1043 182
2 or more 3934 2890 1045 442 466 44 185 457 614 525 3934 1283 2168 484 3105 162 830 490 322 323 376 2773 463

Square Footage of Unit

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 6771 5255 1516 362 667 184 635 1315 782 1391 6771 2757 2904 1110 5235 440 1537 842 670 546 1255 4402 568
Less than 500 107 72 35 3 34 10 11 25 14 23 107 49 30 27 79 4 28 5 22 10 18 76 4
500 to 749 257 125 132 4 40 11 74 59 60 108 257 94 102 62 182 33 76 44 29 25 32 197 3
750 to 999 539 319 220 0 114 27 124 130 91 164 539 212 149 178 372 74 167 64 104 17 90 404 28
1,000 to 1,499 1849 1414 435 48 170 51 211 423 225 452 1849 778 682 389 1352 140 497 244 249 71 255 1361 162
1,500 to 1,999 1523 1262 261 86 153 40 69 235 170 219 1523 589 747 187 1169 75 354 235 111 80 233 1039 171
2,000 to 2,499 740 635 105 56 31 14 42 119 53 74 740 285 338 117 614 61 126 71 56 68 124 482 66
2,500 to 2,999 371 337 34 46 25 2 0 63 28 61 371 135 202 35 292 11 79 55 24 38 81 210 43
3,000 to 3,999 269 257 12 42 8 5 13 40 26 17 269 87 167 15 230 4 39 20 11 53 57 134 25
4,000 or more 249 224 25 21 2 6 22 58 21 29 249 127 100 22 210 6 39 23 16 33 81 114 21
Not reported 867 610 257 55 90 19 70 163 95 244 867 401 387 79 736 31 131 81 48 150 285 386 46
Median 1565 1655 1278 2107 1295 1343 1175 1428 1397 1308 1565 1537 1697 1320 1613 1332 1434 1550 1313 1967 1693 1489 1687

Lot Size

1-unit structures@9		 7861 5779 2082 407 667 224 696 1467 1010 1651 7861 3451 3266 1144 6280 468 1581 876 676 922 1373 4929 636
Less than 1/8 acre 1527 1048 479 47 98 43 137 315 230 316 1527 921 464 142 1438 99 88 46 42 331 340 706 150
1/8 up to 1/4 acre 2526 1758 768 129 99 76 225 407 402 530 2526 1365 976 185 2343 113 182 106 72 303 566 1356 301
1/4 up to 1/2 acre 1450 1139 311 76 38 24 105 272 126 257 1450 649 660 142 1306 75 144 73 67 150 231 965 104
1/2 up to 1 acre 913 723 190 67 110 30 79 152 95 174 913 240 449 223 598 106 315 192 117 60 94 717 42
1 up to 5 acres 1232 965 266 74 295 33 131 260 125 320 1232 228 637 366 487 63 745 427 304 62 101 1036 33
5 up to 10 acres 77 64 13 3 14 5 0 25 13 16 77 16 35 26 36 2 41 17 24 7 18 51 2
10 acres or more 137 83 54 10 13 12 19 36 20 38 137 32 45 60 71 10 66 16 50 10 24 99 5
Median 0.24 0.27 0.22 0.34 0.95 0.24 0.24 0.26 0.21 0.25 0.24 0.20 0.32 0.73 0.22 0.32 1.33 1.20 1.53 0.18 0.20 0.35 0.20

Persons per Room

0.50 or less		 8459 4321 4138 374 349 242 742 1741 1531 1949 8459 4309 3222 928 7374 449 1085 581 479 1419 1612 4640 787
0.51 to 1.00 4144 1753 2391 151 306 168 383 277 954 1060 4144 2111 1583 449 3590 226 554 325 222 805 747 2240 352
1.01 to 1.50 339 104 235 5 9 17 42 25 62 125 339 184 125 30 306 15 32 18 14 112 57 147 23
1.51 or more 62 15 47 0 4 4 12 2 10 37 62 31 24 8 55 2 8 2 5 25 8 23 6

Persons Per Bedroom

0.50 or less		 2836 1754 1082 129 115 108 296 763 370 701 2836 1434 997 405 2398 168 437 191 237 399 573 1609 254
0.51 to 1.00 6075 2853 3223 290 296 150 504 1025 1252 1363 6075 3038 2418 620 5308 325 767 455 296 1069 1093 3370 543
1.01 to 1.50 2151 1021 1130 77 200 74 151 122 451 518 2151 1015 912 224 1819 102 332 205 122 385 376 1225 165
1.51 or more 1797 565 1231 28 56 80 201 102 439 554 1797 1046 595 156 1659 92 137 73 64 441 354 821 180
No bedrooms 145 0 145 6 0 19 25 32 45 35 145 103 33 8 140 6 5 2 3 67 27 25 26

Square Feet Per Person

Single detached and
manufactured/mobile homes		 6771 5255 1516 362 667 184 635 1315 782 1391 6771 2757 2904 1110 5235 440 1537 842 670 546 1255 4402 568
Less than 200 265 162 103 3 44 8 40 41 42 99 265 107 99 60 210 30 55 25 30 35 42 180 8
200 to 299 524 346 178 4 111 21 55 49 95 136 524 194 225 105 375 52 149 96 53 34 79 368 43
300 to 399 672 506 166 22 108 12 82 80 99 148 672 248 303 120 463 33 209 120 88 40 87 483 62
400 to 499 694 498 196 20 88 24 66 83 98 106 694 282 290 122 559 43 136 57 79 59 87 488 61
500 to 599 600 506 94 45 43 10 40 86 56 89 600 219 292 89 473 46 128 84 44 25 109 400 66
600 to 699 472 371 101 25 28 18 32 88 67 70 472 218 163 91 391 45 81 35 46 23 93 302 54
700 to 799 500 396 104 33 46 8 49 107 63 78 500 179 243 78 368 30 132 74 48 20 78 363 38
800 to 899 298 251 46 25 24 9 29 81 17 57 298 119 114 65 218 27 79 41 38 28 38 209 23
900 to 999 250 216 33 13 20 8 28 77 15 36 250 117 96 37 191 9 59 31 28 7 44 172 26
1,000 to 1,499 829 692 137 58 49 28 93 236 68 195 829 325 343 161 589 63 241 132 99 45 122 588 74
1,500 or more 800 700 100 59 15 20 52 224 67 132 800 348 350 103 663 33 137 67 70 80 191 463 67
Not reported 867 610 257 55 90 19 70 163 95 244 867 401 387 79 736 31 131 81 48 150 285 386 46
Median 641 681 493 808 428 644 600 851 515 594 641 658 629 621 643 605 632 599 638 622 687 629 638
@9Does not include cooperatives or condominiums.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: May 27, 2005