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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 7-14. Value, Purchase Price, and Source of Down Payment--Owner Occupied Units With Elderly
Householder
(Numbers in thousands)
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 Black Hispanic 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		 17385 17385 0 475 1368 256 495 1372 704 429 3059 17385 4198 8628 4559 11878 1511 5507 2415 3048 3439 4186 6595 3165

Value

Less than $10,000		 367 367 0 21 251 24 22 17 22 11 131 367 56 134 178 150 35 218 73 143 56 69 171 72
$10,000 to $19,999 387 387 0 26 247 4 34 34 5 31 114 387 68 147 172 186 43 201 72 129 68 69 177 73
$20,000 to $29,999 538 538 0 14 204 11 50 69 33 5 174 538 114 169 255 274 64 264 67 191 73 110 256 99
$30,000 to $39,999 583 583 0 27 140 12 36 105 17 27 141 583 165 183 234 328 75 255 83 159 96 126 290 71
$40,000 to $49,999 747 747 0 13 112 5 59 99 32 20 121 747 183 260 304 442 106 304 106 198 95 207 368 76
$50,000 to $59,999 1014 1014 0 7 89 28 36 124 38 13 209 1014 298 353 363 642 123 372 129 241 146 279 487 102
$60,000 to $69,999 1153 1153 0 18 54 28 33 96 75 29 251 1153 292 508 353 788 148 365 155 205 155 359 527 111
$70,000 to $79,999 1199 1199 0 12 77 21 24 148 52 7 229 1199 313 503 383 770 139 428 185 243 168 365 584 82
$80,000 to $99,999 2120 2120 0 30 74 18 38 188 65 55 358 2120 531 968 620 1389 207 731 317 414 393 653 923 151
$100,000 to $119,999 1598 1598 0 32 86 21 32 119 49 27 244 1598 374 801 423 1134 152 463 193 270 289 480 611 217
$120,000 to $149,999 1930 1930 0 48 11 25 44 121 77 51 288 1930 464 1077 389 1439 163 491 262 226 423 491 687 329
$150,000 to $199,999 2255 2255 0 89 17 28 43 132 102 53 319 2255 491 1344 420 1645 137 610 322 283 565 543 664 483
$200,000 to $249,999 1147 1147 0 46 6 10 14 40 28 33 142 1147 221 707 219 825 56 322 156 163 310 196 313 328
$250,000 to $299,999 713 713 0 40 0 4 5 19 36 20 96 713 159 467 86 552 25 161 95 62 191 99 162 261
$300,000 or more 1636 1636 0 52 0 16 25 61 74 46 240 1636 469 1007 160 1313 39 323 199 121 411 139 375 711
Median 107336 107336 10000- 143350 29099 77685 63363 79585 105924 111885 88873 107336 104285 128014 81207 117101 82177 89495 102048 80722 132794 95577 89476 170698

Ratio of Value to Current Income

Less than 1.5		 2327 2327 0 74 669 38 96 197 89 78 120 2327 562 982 783 1391 214 936 344 569 351 589 1034 352
1.5 to 1.9 1136 1136 0 31 136 3 37 104 47 48 25 1136 283 536 317 748 104 388 175 214 241 251 483 161
2.0 to 2.4 1228 1228 0 19 68 10 33 93 42 21 35 1228 316 603 310 842 94 386 169 215 257 353 475 143
2.5 to 2.9 1206 1206 0 33 80 19 32 102 54 22 44 1206 300 548 358 819 130 388 149 229 223 312 505 167
3.0 to 3.9 2066 2066 0 55 76 35 49 180 79 56 95 2066 534 973 559 1426 202 640 281 357 398 636 717 315
4.0 to 4.9 1609 1609 0 57 77 23 33 126 65 45 92 1609 360 860 389 1105 134 505 248 255 292 400 619 298
5.0 or more 7161 7161 0 191 216 111 193 540 290 144 2009 7161 1710 3767 1683 5120 591 2040 944 1093 1556 1501 2495 1608
Zero or negative income 653 653 0 15 46 18 21 30 40 14 638 653 134 360 159 428 42 224 105 117 121 145 267 120
Median 4.3 4.3 0.0 4.3 1.5 4.7 3.8 4.0 4.4 3.7 42.0 4.3 4.1 4.6 3.8 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.6 3.8 3.9 10.0

Other Activities on Property

Medical or commercial establishment		 117 117 0 2 12 5 5 6 4 4 20 117 48 51 18 97 5 20 7 13 65 13 31 7
Neither 17268 17268 0 473 1356 251 490 1366 701 425 3039 17268 4150 8577 4541 11781 1506 5487 2408 3035 3373 4173 6563 3158

Year Unit Acquired

2000 to 2004		 595 595 0 235 99 10 9 20 37 373 98 595 113 325 156 393 57 201 102 99 103 113 245 134
1995 to 1999 1975 1975 0 240 396 22 28 105 61 32 325 1975 342 1074 559 1247 167 729 330 392 263 399 876 437
1990 to 1994 1652 1652 0 0 215 14 34 88 56 10 283 1652 363 830 458 1084 160 568 253 298 185 382 722 363
1985 to 1989 1618 1618 0 0 204 25 54 115 79 3 306 1618 353 815 450 1083 126 535 212 323 284 417 616 301
1980 to 1984 1199 1199 0 0 175 9 40 107 60 0 176 1199 293 591 315 835 130 364 169 185 217 240 517 225
1975 to 1979 1789 1789 0 0 123 25 34 148 67 2 341 1789 472 853 463 1221 149 568 251 314 283 455 692 358
1970 to 1974 1699 1699 0 0 101 19 61 205 101 2 266 1699 444 831 424 1151 146 547 267 278 348 420 638 293
1960 to 1969 3419 3419 0 0 51 61 104 314 109 2 599 3419 927 1689 804 2481 283 938 413 521 837 849 1159 574
1950 to 1959 2523 2523 0 0 3 41 79 203 108 0 446 2523 680 1244 599 1816 186 708 294 414 646 675 832 370
1940 to 1949 722 722 0 0 0 26 41 49 22 2 151 722 156 303 263 444 80 278 94 183 210 194 234 84
1939 or earlier 194 194 0 0 0 3 10 18 6 2 68 194 55 72 67 123 27 71 31 40 62 42 62 27
Median 1975 1975 1939- 1999 1990 1969 1971 1972 1975 2000+ 1975 1975 1973 1976 1976 1974 1976 1976 1977 1976 1969 1973 1977 1978

First Time Owners

First home ever owned		 6129 6129 0 17 211 135 295 884 387 23 1265 6129 1766 2820 1543 4260 469 1869 783 1074 1783 1435 2131 780
Not first home 11030 11030 0 449 1141 111 193 476 315 380 1747 11030 2361 5700 2970 7446 1025 3584 1608 1944 1603 2706 4383 2339
Not reported 226 226 0 9 16 10 7 12 2 26 47 226 71 108 47 172 17 53 24 30 53 46 81 46

Purchase Price

Home purchased or built		 16408 16408 0 461 1284 217 434 1272 682 404 2820 16408 3946 8243 4218 11302 1423 5105 2270 2795 3194 3963 6206 3045
Less than $10,000 2230 2230 0 7 241 44 157 241 86 6 527 2230 475 869 886 1232 270 998 377 616 526 545 869 290
$10,000 to $19,999 3345 3345 0 18 281 54 96 342 155 13 535 3345 955 1581 809 2425 274 920 382 535 748 908 1169 519
$20,000 to $29,999 1960 1960 0 1 191 27 48 172 94 8 283 1960 541 961 457 1400 160 560 257 297 451 494 702 313
$30,000 to $39,999 1348 1348 0 32 191 17 36 127 49 31 206 1348 317 693 338 908 119 441 219 219 232 345 544 227
$40,000 to $49,999 963 963 0 37 114 15 8 67 30 23 177 963 213 479 271 629 80 334 143 191 155 217 377 215
$50,000 to $59,999 797 797 0 5 56 9 11 44 31 4 117 797 222 364 211 596 96 200 73 115 115 210 314 157
$60,000 to $69,999 673 673 0 20 68 7 10 32 28 17 95 673 186 318 169 491 63 182 76 106 81 147 300 145
$70,000 to $79,999 503 503 0 10 8 0 0 34 26 23 72 503 103 276 123 371 49 132 58 74 68 111 219 105
$80,000 to $99,999 784 784 0 18 15 5 7 27 34 24 89 784 147 472 165 563 73 221 128 92 118 208 311 147
$100,000 to $119,999 537 537 0 46 7 5 3 18 15 38 71 537 119 346 72 419 32 118 78 40 84 113 187 153
$120,000 to $149,999 585 585 0 49 3 6 7 21 25 37 66 585 111 386 88 469 49 117 75 39 84 132 209 160
$150,000 to $199,999 571 571 0 84 2 2 8 7 21 48 68 571 121 343 107 411 23 160 74 84 108 75 209 179
$200,000 to $249,999 236 236 0 38 0 0 2 2 2 25 37 236 46 169 21 171 7 65 48 14 34 42 64 96
$250,000 to $299,999 133 133 0 19 0 0 0 3 6 6 7 133 18 97 18 100 6 33 21 12 22 17 43 51
$300,000 or more 209 209 0 29 0 0 0 5 3 26 25 209 60 128 22 168 7 41 26 15 50 26 51 82
Not reported 1534 1534 0 48 107 25 42 131 75 74 446 1534 313 759 461 950 115 584 232 347 317 371 639 207
Median 29501 29501 10000- 127223 23468 19515 14100 19637 26642 108076 24418 29501 27145 34776 24003 31313 26871 26126 30125 22458 23628 26930 30802 43268
Received as inheritance or gift 794 794 0 5 73 29 52 96 23 5 193 794 205 295 294 442 74 352 128 220 201 182 314 98
Not reported 184 184 0 9 11 10 9 5 0 20 46 184 46 90 47 134 14 50 17 33 44 41 75 23

Major Source of Down Payment

Home purchased or built		 16408 16408 0 461 1284 217 434 1272 682 404 2820 16408 3946 8243 4218 11302 1423 5105 2270 2795 3194 3963 6206 3045
Sale of previous home 6038 6038 0 241 481 63 74 182 146 197 812 6038 1392 3294 1352 4379 526 1659 806 826 963 1542 2166 1366
Savings or cash on hand 7239 7239 0 161 578 92 228 739 412 142 1323 7239 1838 3700 1701 5093 559 2146 995 1141 1664 1675 2710 1191
Sale of other investment 138 138 0 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 24 138 27 67 44 81 14 57 27 30 20 28 58 33
Borrowing, other than mortgage on this
property		 612 612 0 5 47 10 30 92 21 5 111 612 142 217 253 340 55 272 73 198 126 150 251 85
Inheritance or gift 256 256 0 2 18 7 9 15 19 7 54 256 60 87 109 151 32 105 28 77 74 64 84 34
Land where building built used for
financing		 114 114 0 0 4 0 5 4 5 0 22 114 7 61 45 55 14 58 28 31 25 25 52 11
Other 510 510 0 22 58 5 12 59 17 5 109 510 142 214 154 327 52 184 79 103 76 143 192 99
No down payment 1114 1114 0 12 68 33 69 144 40 12 268 1114 226 400 488 601 144 513 169 344 161 253 549 151
Not reported 387 387 0 16 27 5 5 32 15 34 98 387 111 204 72 276 27 111 65 45 85 83 145 74

How Acquired

First occupant in single
family unit built 1990 or later		 897 897 0 294 0 4 3 26 36 98 136 897 142 533 222 530 60 367 203 162 98 172 408 219
Already built 320 320 0 117 0 2 0 8 14 32 48 320 70 191 59 221 16 99 56 43 39 71 115 95
Sales agreement 191 191 0 64 0 0 0 6 7 21 23 191 18 148 25 137 10 54 39 15 25 29 84 53
Contractor 281 281 0 90 0 0 2 6 8 39 42 281 41 150 90 129 25 151 85 64 27 49 152 53
Built it yourself 88 88 0 14 0 2 0 4 8 4 18 88 12 30 46 31 9 57 21 36 2 21 49 16
Received as inheritance or gift 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 4 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2
Not reported 12 12 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 0 10 2 7 0 5 2 2 5 2 5 0

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division