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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 1A-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--All Housing Units
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
Year-round
Occupied
Vacant
Total
housing
units		 Sea-
sonal		 Total Total Owner Renter Total For
rent		 Rental
vacan-
cy rate		 For
sale
only		 Rent-
ed or
sold		 Occa-
sional
use/
URE		 Other
vacant		 New
con-
struc-
tion
4 years		 Manu-
fact-
ured/
mobile
homes

Total		 119117 3078 116038 106261 72265 33996 9777 2916 7.8 1243 731 2594 2293 6817 8876

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 97993 2175 95818 88834 65479 23354 6985 1857 7.3 965 497 2107 1559 5826 7130
Usable fireplace 37478 628 36850 35097 31079 4018 1753 256 5.9 385 181 606 326 3151 1121
Separate dining room 53992 592 53400 50125 40568 9556 3276 763 7.3 552 276 836 849 3309 2199
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 17203 184 17019 16411 15034 1377 608 63 4.3 137 52 215 141 1352 635
Garage or carport included with home 69293 1025 68268 64547 53778 10769 3721 715 6.2 713 344 1098 851 4535 2254
Not included 49613 2036 47578 41593 18397 23197 5984 2182 8.5 527 387 1467 1421 2282 6617
Offstreet parking included 40069 1680 38389 33730 15559 18171 4659 1748 8.7 416 289 1206 1000 2007 5682
Offstreet parking not reported 41 5 36 29 10 20 7 2 8.1 0 0 2 4 0 6
Garage or carport not reported 210 18 193 121 90 31 72 19 38.5 3 0 28 21 0 4

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 23623 0 23623 21306 0 21306 2317 1892 8.1 0 173 253 0 1010 0
Owner or manager lives on property 9089 0 9089 8371 0 8371 718 563 6.2 0 77 79 0 436 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 14534 0 14534 12935 0 12935 1599 1329 9.3 0 96 174 0 574 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 1744 103 1641 1148 550 598 493 82 11.9 46 20 61 283 38 324
Open cracks or holes (interior) 6956 219 6737 5697 2896 2801 1040 173 5.8 99 57 184 528 217 627
Broken plaster or peeling paint (interior) 3328 81 3247 2707 1274 1433 540 92 6.0 54 19 89 286 52 147
No electrical wiring 250 95 155 72 65 7 83 14 65.8 2 7 11 49 18 35
Exposed wiring 646 34 613 535 300 235 77 6 2.5 5 12 8 46 31 70
Rooms without electric outlets 1683 117 1566 1308 706 602 258 32 5.0 28 15 32 151 49 150

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 93117 2188 90930 83966 61052 22914 6964 1838 7.4 1043 556 1772 1755 5003 5404
Single-family attached 14944 285 14658 13297 6604 6693 1361 508 7.0 120 115 386 231 902 137
1- to 3-story multiunit 28329 348 27982 25204 7630 17574 2778 1469 7.7 149 219 565 376 1260 322
4- to 6-story multiunit 6594 146 6448 5725 1456 4269 723 277 6.1 38 44 253 110 198 10
7-or-more-story multiunit 3337 107 3231 2845 692 2153 386 147 6.4 22 27 149 41 121 6
Manufactured/Mobile homes 14740 809 13931 12525 9784 2741 1406 225 7.5 228 85 471 397 1046 6877
Commercial, or institutional 30497 405 30092 27415 12126 15290 2676 1133 6.8 216 217 544 567 1119 1186
Industrial or factories 4138 28 4110 3752 1713 2038 358 148 6.7 32 44 34 100 125 233
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 43360 1760 41600 38267 27745 10523 3333 773 6.8 422 206 1068 863 3230 4780
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 14794 242 14552 13239 6703 6536 1314 583 8.1 138 108 224 260 773 1025
Not reported 2105 8 2097 2004 1637 368 93 15 3.8 11 2 38 28 127 169

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 19660 1508 18152 16495 12317 4177 1657 405 8.8 150 98 778 226 1572 1948
With waterfront property 4325 923 3402 2793 2187 605 609 78 11.4 52 12 421 46 325 299
Waterfront property not reported 35 1 34 25 9 17 8 0 0.0 0 0 5 3 0 4
With flood plain 3134 386 2748 2360 1810 550 387 78 12.3 34 14 212 49 237 251
Flood plain not reported 873 75 798 666 284 382 132 31 7.6 9 5 61 25 72 94
Water not reported 2375 27 2348 2187 1747 439 161 33 6.9 22 4 48 54 139 190
No water in area 97081 1544 95538 87580 58200 29380 7958 2479 7.7 1071 628 1767 2013 5107 6738

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 14386 578 13809 12448 7340 5108 1361 315 5.8 181 74 338 453 204 1530
About the same 75462 1506 73956 68250 46863 21386 5706 1863 7.9 778 471 1396 1199 3421 3255
Newer 10529 270 10259 9333 6699 2634 926 259 8.9 132 94 309 132 2313 1925
Very mixed 7600 290 7310 6481 4267 2214 828 240 9.7 80 56 263 190 233 1126
No other residential buildings 7936 390 7546 6848 5151 1697 698 188 9.9 47 26 207 229 513 795
Not reported 3204 45 3159 2901 1945 956 258 52 5.1 25 9 81 91 135 245

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8876 626 8249 7219 6001 1218 1031 165 11.9 165 71 345 285 1102 8876
1 to 6 5870 384 5485 4869 4006 862 617 108 11.0 80 62 150 218 750 5870
7 to 20 480 33 447 400 291 108 47 19 15.0 11 0 0 16 82 480
21 or more 2526 209 2317 1950 1704 247 367 38 13.4 74 9 195 51 269 2526

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 103084 2560 100524 92438 62871 29567 8087 2429 7.5 1092 626 2241 1698 6066 7341
1 building 3012 66 2946 2641 1551 1090 305 98 8.2 20 23 73 91 74 323
More than 1 building 2882 24 2858 2370 1026 1344 488 159 10.5 45 40 40 204 50 231
No buildings 7025 375 6650 6076 4901 1176 574 145 11.0 40 25 165 199 479 770
Not reported 3114 54 3060 2736 1915 821 324 85 9.3 46 18 75 101 147 211

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 98478 2603 95874 87918 60706 27212 7957 2321 7.8 1061 632 2232 1710 5996 7624
1 building with bars 1980 14 1967 1844 1203 641 122 46 6.7 13 10 17 37 54 100
2 or more buildings with bars 6780 41 6740 6123 2843 3280 616 259 7.3 61 39 71 186 92 104
No buildings 7025 375 6650 6076 4901 1176 574 145 11.0 40 25 165 199 479 770
Not reported 4853 46 4808 4300 2612 1688 508 144 7.8 68 26 109 160 197 278

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 73411 1708 71703 65940 46119 19820 5764 1703 7.8 740 432 1730 1159 4673 4343
Minor repairs needed 34421 827 33594 30513 19289 11223 3081 999 8.1 404 241 638 799 1460 3058
Major repairs needed 6765 229 6536 5991 3914 2077 545 153 6.8 51 46 108 187 409 909
No streets 1603 261 1342 1180 957 223 163 25 10.2 15 2 50 69 115 335
Not reported 2916 53 2863 2638 1986 652 225 36 5.2 33 9 68 79 160 231

Trash, Litter, or Junk on Streets
or Any Properties Within 300 Feet

None		 105579 2933 102646 94194 65592 28602 8452 2510 8.0 1117 655 2396 1774 6321 7755
Minor accumulation 7795 85 7710 6931 3422 3509 778 252 6.7 67 48 118 294 284 617
Major accumulation 3196 31 3165 2815 1470 1345 350 107 7.4 35 22 31 154 73 309
Not reported 2547 29 2517 2321 1781 540 196 47 7.9 24 6 48 71 139 195
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@8Two or more units of any tenure in structure.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 18, 2005