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Housing Patterns

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

August 01, 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.
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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.

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1990 Census of Housing: General Housing Characteristics

January 01, 1992

Detailed statistics on units in structure, value and rent, number of rooms, tenure, and vacancy characteristics
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Racial and Ethnics Residential Segregation in the U.S.: 1980-2000

August 01, 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.
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2002 Commodity Flow Survey: U.S. Preliminary

December 01, 2003

The 2002 CFS is undertaken through a partnership between the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, the BTS, and U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Peer Review of Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the U.S.

September 24, 2004

The Census Bureau established an independent peer review panel of five members, selected by the President of the Population Association of America.
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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.
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The Effects of Using Newly-Defined Metropolitan Area Boundaries

October 01, 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.

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Housing Patterns Tables

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

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Housing Affordability

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

Data on residential housing pattern measures, includes dissimilarity, isolation, absolute centralization and spatial proximity indexes.
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.