Computed from decennial census data, residential housing pattern measures, including dissimilarity, isolation, absolute centralization and spatial proximity indexes, are provided by demographic characteristic and selected geographies.

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Housing Patterns Tables

The tables below contain data for 1980, 1990 and 2000, based on decennial census data.

Publication

Racial and Ethnics Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

August 2002

Data recently released from Census provide an opportunity to examine the extent of changes in racial and ethnic residential segregation in the last 2 decades.

Data Tool

Place Table Creation

To create a table, select one or more items in the Race/Ethnicity, Place, any number of items in the index list, and press the Get Table button.

Publications

Publication

Racial and Ethnics Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

August 2002

Data recently released from Census provide an opportunity to examine the extent of changes in racial and ethnic residential segregation in the last 2 decades.

Publication

1990 Census of Housing: General Housing Characteristics

1992

Detailed statistics on units in structure, value and rent, number of rooms, tenure, and vacancy characteristics

Working Papers

Working Paper

Beyond Black and White

August 16, 2002

Whether greater racial and ethnic diversity in the United States is being accompanied by greater integration remains unclear.

Working Paper

Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

May 09, 2002

We examine trends in five dimensions of segregation for African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Working Paper

The Effects of Using Newly-Defined Metropolitan Area Boundaries

October 2003

Differences in index scores for 2000 were very small when calculated for metropolitan areas defined in 2003 and for those calculated using 1999 definitions.

Tables

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Housing Patterns Tables

The tables below contain data for 1980, 1990 and 2000, based on decennial census data.

Other Subtopics Within 'Housing'

Housing Affordability

Reports changes in housing affordability for families and individuals at different price levels and chances of affordability by demographic characteristic.

Housing Vacancies

Housing vacancy data from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS) are available on American FactFinder.

New Housing (Construction)

Construction covers national and regional data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits.

Rental Housing

Housing inventory estimates and characteristics of renter occupied housing units are available for all levels all geography down to the Census tract level.

Residential Financing

Mortgage data includes: financial characteristics of housing units with and without a mortgage, mortgage status by age of householder, and more.