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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001

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1980 Weighting--American Housing Survey 2001
Table 5-14. Value, Purchase Price, and Source of Down Payment--Owner Occupied Units With Black
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 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		 6327 6327 0 442 554 116 448 1387 453 973 6327 2753 2440 1133 4909 374 1418 648 759 816 1202 3855 454

Value

Less than $10,000		 147 147 0 11 114 5 19 17 4 53 147 29 36 83 55 18 93 28 65 15 4 128 0
$10,000 to $19,999 116 116 0 7 42 4 38 34 8 35 116 38 19 59 66 16 50 7 43 3 16 97 0
$20,000 to $29,999 231 231 0 30 69 9 36 68 16 73 231 98 40 94 137 19 94 19 75 40 32 160 0
$30,000 to $39,999 354 354 0 39 82 8 55 109 29 112 354 168 79 108 237 38 117 47 70 40 63 249 2
$40,000 to $49,999 376 376 0 13 36 4 41 99 6 61 376 174 75 127 279 50 97 20 77 45 81 247 2
$50,000 to $59,999 453 453 0 26 83 3 24 124 14 85 453 206 105 143 300 36 153 44 106 35 90 325 3
$60,000 to $69,999 509 509 0 12 20 5 36 97 35 79 509 290 129 90 442 44 68 20 45 54 124 320 11
$70,000 to $79,999 522 522 0 13 33 16 33 153 25 91 522 246 202 74 399 25 123 74 49 41 109 367 6
$80,000 to $99,999 976 976 0 49 33 24 32 190 55 117 976 486 348 141 804 47 172 77 95 75 216 656 28
$100,000 to $119,999 546 546 0 39 39 10 33 119 37 68 546 225 236 84 439 22 107 44 63 46 138 330 32
$120,000 to $149,999 631 631 0 40 0 13 30 124 58 69 631 221 357 53 515 29 116 88 25 78 136 372 46
$150,000 to $199,999 692 692 0 62 4 12 34 133 69 70 692 288 358 47 568 16 125 92 30 157 99 321 116
$200,000 to $249,999 297 297 0 28 0 0 11 40 30 15 297 106 175 17 257 7 40 30 10 90 48 103 56
$250,000 to $299,999 144 144 0 33 0 0 5 19 17 8 144 45 96 2 118 0 26 23 2 33 26 39 46
$300,000 or more 333 333 0 39 0 5 23 61 49 38 333 135 186 11 296 8 37 34 3 66 18 142 107
Median 89323 89323 10000- 110546 36427 84099 63199 79464 118137 68620 89323 85307 115892 56749 93462 62365 73003 96926 54647 125959 87338 81087 192328

Ratio of Value to Current Income

Less than 1.5		 1827 1827 0 116 297 31 133 199 98 62 1827 782 582 464 1323 151 504 191 312 220 403 1175 30
1.5 to 1.9 825 825 0 85 64 6 31 104 66 16 825 377 340 108 679 41 147 80 67 101 150 527 47
2.0 to 2.4 665 665 0 71 25 15 33 95 72 25 665 267 322 76 522 21 143 85 55 85 127 420 34
2.5 to 2.9 597 597 0 60 25 7 51 102 89 41 597 244 276 77 494 28 103 51 49 75 121 344 57
3.0 to 3.9 714 714 0 31 58 13 29 182 60 83 714 316 257 141 555 40 159 58 101 98 115 425 76
4.0 to 4.9 353 353 0 22 9 12 21 129 16 45 353 161 145 48 284 14 69 31 34 61 67 182 43
5.0 or more 1215 1215 0 50 69 26 140 547 44 575 1215 547 468 200 947 74 267 140 126 163 197 697 158
Zero or negative income 131 131 0 7 7 5 11 30 8 127 131 60 51 20 105 4 26 11 15 13 22 87 9
Median 2.3 2.3 0.0 2.1 1.4 2.7 2.7 4.0 2.4 29.6 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.5 2.1 2.2 3.7

Other Activities on Property

Medical or commercial establishment		 38 38 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 6 38 17 9 12 24 2 14 4 10 12 3 21 3
Neither 6289 6289 0 442 552 111 448 1381 453 967 6289 2737 2431 1121 4885 372 1404 644 749 805 1199 3834 450

Year Unit Acquired

2000 to 2004		 700 700 0 204 79 9 45 22 437 60 700 252 358 89 540 45 160 116 44 74 109 470 46
1995 to 1999 1844 1844 0 238 318 32 77 106 5 209 1844 638 857 349 1364 94 480 224 256 243 306 1146 149
1990 to 1994 915 915 0 0 100 16 66 87 0 169 915 392 375 148 714 39 201 92 110 90 181 579 65
1985 to 1989 673 673 0 0 24 14 48 117 2 92 673 300 262 110 548 48 124 62 62 83 156 387 46
1980 to 1984 363 363 0 0 9 6 37 110 0 73 363 179 111 73 262 19 101 42 54 75 50 220 18
1975 to 1979 499 499 0 0 14 11 22 148 2 93 499 268 130 101 410 34 89 23 67 57 104 303 36
1970 to 1974 452 452 0 0 8 7 34 209 0 78 452 218 147 87 340 20 112 42 67 64 114 254 20
1960 to 1969 508 508 0 0 1 12 59 318 0 95 508 289 111 108 425 51 83 24 58 66 103 286 52
1950 to 1959 253 253 0 0 0 4 34 204 0 77 253 139 73 41 205 15 48 21 26 42 53 145 12
1940 to 1949 72 72 0 0 0 4 20 49 3 17 72 40 13 19 57 5 15 0 13 8 8 48 8
1939 or earlier 50 50 0 0 0 0 6 18 3 10 50 37 5 8 45 5 5 2 3 15 17 17 0
Median 1991 1991 1939- 1999 1996 1989 1986 1972 2000+ 1987 1991 1988 1994 1990 1991 1989 1993 1995 1991 1989 1989 1992 1992

First Time Owners

First home ever owned		 4165 4165 0 238 339 89 309 893 265 654 4165 1969 1422 774 3287 264 878 361 509 582 766 2571 246
Not first home 2028 2028 0 198 212 24 111 482 178 277 2028 701 971 356 1493 106 535 283 250 224 404 1204 196
Not reported 134 134 0 6 3 3 28 12 9 41 134 83 48 3 130 3 4 4 0 10 31 81 11

Purchase Price

Home purchased or built		 5829 5829 0 434 509 95 358 1285 430 836 5829 2508 2308 1012 4534 334 1295 606 678 753 1121 3516 439
Less than $10,000 422 422 0 4 59 9 105 244 6 111 422 190 98 134 299 48 123 34 86 62 71 278 11
$10,000 to $19,999 760 760 0 18 81 14 51 345 10 151 760 405 157 198 568 65 192 56 133 82 191 440 47
$20,000 to $29,999 568 568 0 10 71 4 41 172 3 81 568 289 134 146 432 39 136 30 106 67 144 322 35
$30,000 to $39,999 525 525 0 29 101 10 24 130 15 112 525 250 166 108 377 29 149 67 79 56 97 359 13
$40,000 to $49,999 397 397 0 30 53 11 17 69 19 68 397 190 121 87 307 42 90 43 45 37 75 269 16
$50,000 to $59,999 421 421 0 22 55 15 14 44 23 47 421 198 127 96 323 26 97 28 69 42 95 275 9
$60,000 to $69,999 350 350 0 20 20 0 17 33 36 30 350 141 170 39 289 21 61 43 18 41 69 228 12
$70,000 to $79,999 330 330 0 22 0 3 11 34 14 22 330 135 173 22 292 9 38 25 13 36 68 210 16
$80,000 to $99,999 486 486 0 50 16 13 5 27 43 28 486 175 277 33 390 9 95 71 24 36 94 311 45
$100,000 to $119,999 198 198 0 33 0 2 9 18 40 15 198 65 122 11 162 9 36 34 2 17 30 111 40
$120,000 to $149,999 310 310 0 34 0 5 9 22 61 13 310 96 204 11 271 7 39 35 4 58 36 166 50
$150,000 to $199,999 272 272 0 66 4 3 10 7 54 11 272 89 173 10 236 8 36 34 2 57 39 109 68
$200,000 to $249,999 104 104 0 30 0 0 6 2 25 0 104 18 83 3 84 3 20 20 0 33 15 35 21
$250,000 to $299,999 72 72 0 29 0 0 0 3 25 2 72 13 59 0 58 0 14 14 0 13 10 27 22
$300,000 or more 56 56 0 10 0 0 3 5 11 2 56 9 47 0 44 0 12 12 0 9 2 28 16
Not reported 558 558 0 27 49 8 36 132 44 143 558 244 199 115 402 18 155 58 97 105 85 348 19
Median 49058 49058 10000- 99322 31872 46919 21257 19635 112066 30294 49058 39914 74767 27971 52577 31736 37958 63453 26740 54482 41941 46872 102824
Received as inheritance or gift 394 394 0 2 42 15 68 97 14 104 394 184 96 114 275 33 119 38 81 57 56 272 8
Not reported 104 104 0 6 3 6 23 5 9 33 104 61 36 7 100 7 4 4 0 6 25 67 6

Major Source of Down Payment

Home purchased or built		 5829 5829 0 434 509 95 358 1285 430 836 5829 2508 2308 1012 4534 334 1295 606 678 753 1121 3516 439
Sale of previous home 703 703 0 63 47 10 20 184 74 102 703 250 376 78 545 29 158 107 49 75 152 407 69
Savings or cash on hand 3638 3638 0 261 340 58 204 740 243 456 3638 1657 1428 552 2912 183 726 353 369 551 722 2107 258
Sale of other investment 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 26 7 17 2 24 0 2 0 2 5 3 18 0
Borrowing, other than mortgage on this
property		 254 254 0 15 23 3 25 93 16 57 254 111 72 71 203 30 51 8 41 21 59 157 17
Inheritance or gift 116 116 0 6 2 5 13 15 9 13 116 63 43 10 99 6 17 13 4 20 28 58 10
Land where building built used for
financing		 58 58 0 6 19 0 9 4 3 6 58 3 31 25 10 2 49 26 23 0 0 58 0
Other 299 299 0 39 40 3 11 61 37 72 299 135 85 78 204 13 95 30 65 25 51 194 29
No down payment 557 557 0 32 35 16 66 151 30 97 557 193 184 179 387 66 169 54 113 14 75 424 43
Not reported 178 178 0 11 5 0 10 32 16 30 178 88 73 17 151 4 27 14 13 41 31 93 13

How Acquired

First occupant in single
family unit built 1990 or later		 506 506 0 247 0 3 12 26 102 27 506 90 363 53 342 25 163 135 28 33 55 360 58
Already built 250 250 0 124 0 0 7 8 52 7 250 57 175 18 187 10 63 55 8 20 27 158 45
Sales agreement 149 149 0 93 0 3 0 5 44 4 149 17 125 7 100 3 49 45 4 8 16 113 11
Contractor 75 75 0 22 0 0 0 7 6 7 75 11 43 21 40 8 35 22 13 2 12 59 2
Built it yourself 24 24 0 6 0 0 3 4 0 7 24 2 15 6 9 4 15 13 2 0 0 24 0
Received as inheritance or gift 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
Not reported 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey Branch 
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