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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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American Housing Survey 2001 Using 2000 Controls
Table 7-20. Income of Families and Primary Individuals by Selected Characteristics--Occupied Units
With Elderly Householder
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Zero to
negative
$1 to
$4,999
$5,000
to
$9,999
$10,000
to
$14,999
$15,000
to
$19,999
$20,000
to
$29,999
$30,000
to
$39,999
$40,000
to
$59,999
$60,000
to
$79,999
$80,000
to
$99,999
$100,000
to
$119,999
$120,000
or more
Median

Total
21655 837 1186 3005 3239 2440 3728 2337 2136 1052 512 397 786 20325

Units in Structure

1, detached
14861 561 754 1588 2016 1643 2630 1798 1639 864 390 325 655 23306
1, attached 1222 62 83 186 163 105 201 126 139 52 39 18 49 20620
2 to 4 1164 51 74 249 201 138 237 71 72 25 20 7 18 15250
5 to 9 569 17 38 143 108 65 71 36 54 17 7 7 7 14022
10 to 19 488 24 16 107 87 82 64 46 33 11 7 3 9 15611
20 to 49 636 18 36 138 142 81 75 53 39 20 11 13 10 14437
50 or more 1261 54 101 348 238 118 163 62 86 37 15 17 22 12676
Manufactured/mobile home or trailer 1454 50 84 247 284 208 288 146 74 27 23 8 15 16472

Year Structure Built@14

2000 to 2004
274 8 34 30 24 38 31 23 23 17 19 4 23 21071
1995 to 1999 925 37 55 75 130 95 159 92 122 52 40 21 48 24467
1990 to 1994 877 18 38 116 108 80 174 111 112 49 24 15 32 24485
1985 to 1989 1115 46 54 160 122 114 215 116 96 71 52 28 41 22853
1980 to 1984 1146 49 64 188 195 122 182 116 83 51 33 14 49 18189
1975 to 1979 1946 89 94 288 326 174 325 202 198 132 21 22 76 20090
1970 to 1974 2156 99 109 347 300 233 366 222 192 109 69 33 76 19769
1960 to 1969 3658 128 166 405 509 360 644 484 420 203 98 79 163 24061
1950 to 1959 3674 116 185 408 519 460 709 408 427 172 59 92 119 22101
1940 to 1949 1843 52 107 282 333 256 277 212 150 64 35 24 50 17873
1930 to 1939 1144 43 91 181 206 159 157 102 93 44 25 20 23 16596
1920 to 1929 1022 33 62 193 167 106 170 109 82 45 16 16 21 17600
1919 or earlier 1877 120 127 333 298 243 320 142 138 44 21 28 64 16251
Median 1963 1964 1961 1962 1961 1959 1963 1964 1964 1967 1970 1962 1967 ...

Rooms

1 room
63 0 5 38 8 2 2 0 3 6 0 0 0 8488
2 rooms 192 14 18 60 33 26 17 12 9 4 0 0 0 10700
3 rooms 1948 92 145 647 421 210 223 81 82 18 13 5 11 11071
4 rooms 3609 141 225 688 676 514 597 294 242 95 67 22 47 15721
5 rooms 5537 185 324 760 911 696 1090 629 488 185 75 69 125 19229
6 rooms 5006 217 270 486 716 568 922 604 573 258 112 98 183 22673
7 rooms 2849 107 119 217 293 247 509 429 385 238 107 63 135 28666
8 rooms 1363 46 45 54 115 115 222 157 191 134 79 98 106 35329
9 rooms 520 16 10 15 26 31 64 68 104 59 34 22 72 45968
10 rooms or more 567 21 24 42 39 30 82 63 59 54 26 21 106 37381

Bedrooms

None
123 3 7 63 16 5 9 5 5 10 0 0 0 9076
1 2570 139 205 763 549 284 295 126 126 34 20 7 21 11615
2 6723 238 387 1049 1142 897 1241 677 542 215 103 80 153 18043
3 9106 346 463 945 1236 1003 1672 1156 1040 529 232 151 335 23359
4 or more 3133 111 124 186 295 251 512 374 422 264 158 159 277 32340

Complete Bathrooms

None
182 12 15 66 27 18 19 5 10 9 0 0 0 9854
1 8850 349 584 1925 1769 1138 1402 724 542 190 81 55 91 14427
1 1/2 4070 162 210 392 559 529 792 512 458 179 74 75 129 22301
2 or more 8553 314 377 622 883 754 1516 1096 1126 675 358 267 566 28751

Main Heating Equipment

Warm-air furnace
12885 488 670 1490 1943 1423 2290 1491 1362 681 338 243 466 21870
Steam or hot water system 3208 106 174 504 415 332 539 360 339 147 80 71 140 21335
Electric heat pump 1989 74 124 234 216 240 336 223 204 126 52 48 112 23170
Built-in electric units 1092 45 57 214 204 142 184 104 66 26 17 12 20 15888
Floor, wall, or other built-in hot-air
units without ducts
1021 44 69 190 181 111 197 69 75 34 14 9 28 16191
Room heaters with flue 453 26 42 129 79 56 47 21 35 4 3 7 5 11865
Room heaters without flue 452 21 28 139 97 49 51 30 22 6 5 3 2 11987
Portable electric heaters 133 9 5 29 36 15 10 11 5 7 2 0 3 13279
Stoves 242 14 9 51 44 43 36 13 18 7 2 0 5 15323
Fireplaces with inserts 27 2 0 2 5 4 7 2 0 2 0 0 2 20873
Fireplaces without inserts 17 0 0 8 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 21073
Other 53 5 0 7 5 13 14 2 2 3 0 3 0 18928
Cooking stove 28 0 3 3 2 3 10 0 2 2 0 0 2 22759
None 54 3 3 5 13 9 5 7 6 5 0 0 0 17481

Primary Source of Water

Public system or private company
18544 694 1000 2592 2805 2057 3209 1971 1832 907 448 347 682 20387
Well serving 1 to 5 units 2952 138 167 377 417 358 502 347 295 139 65 48 100 20385
Drilled 2622 119 147 323 358 316 457 303 273 131 58 48 90 21057
Dug 246 14 12 50 40 26 40 30 18 6 0 0 9 16376
Not reported 84 5 8 4 19 16 5 13 5 2 7 0 0 16847
Other 159 5 18 37 17 24 18 19 8 5 0 2 4 15404

Means of Sewage Disposal

Public sewer
16654 601 916 2380 2551 1790 2890 1757 1676 798 391 324 580 20308
Septic tank, cesspool, chemical toilet 4970 230 270 617 682 645 839 578 458 252 122 73 205 20481
Other 31 5 0 8 6 5 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 12125

Main House Heating Fuel

Housing units with heating fuel
21601 834 1183 3001 3226 2431 3724 2331 2130 1047 512 397 786 20337
Electricity 5752 238 350 881 898 681 947 588 492 279 139 83 178 18742
Piped gas 11350 410 583 1402 1666 1200 2037 1278 1246 558 285 246 439 22033
Bottled gas 1414 69 98 252 238 169 205 148 98 61 26 11 37 16452
Fuel oil 2495 91 115 343 330 296 428 277 255 123 61 55 122 21711
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 173 5 12 48 29 29 30 6 5 7 0 0 2 13840
Coal or coke 30 0 11 3 7 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10769
Wood 360 19 14 67 58 49 71 30 29 14 2 0 7 17340
Solar energy 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 102169
Other 22 3 0 4 0 5 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 19203

Cooking Fuel

With cooking fuel
21581 832 1176 2979 3229 2435 3724 2335 2133 1049 511 395 783 20376
Electricity 13177 494 694 1631 1973 1498 2328 1458 1342 710 315 237 497 21283
Piped gas 7193 286 411 1096 1056 772 1225 747 708 292 180 158 262 19839
Bottled gas 1196 52 71 243 200 159 171 131 83 48 15 0 24 16025
Kerosene or other liquid fuel 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7500
Coal or coke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
Wood 9 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15671
Other 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7500

Persons

1 person
9869 406 698 2339 2053 1250 1492 694 481 207 84 66 98 13631
2 persons 9666 396 419 565 1029 1003 1859 1371 1308 652 320 229 515 27641
3 persons 1274 23 48 71 114 115 232 125 211 132 70 52 82 32756
4 persons 514 5 12 12 23 52 104 82 86 34 26 30 48 35945
5 persons 140 2 7 6 10 18 14 17 29 7 7 8 15 37599
6 persons 120 5 0 2 7 0 22 35 14 15 2 5 13 36923
7 persons or more 72 0 2 9 3 3 4 13 7 5 2 8 15 43540

Household Composition by Age of
Householder

2-or-more-person households
11786 431 488 666 1186 1190 2236 1643 1654 845 428 331 688 28643
Married-couple families,
no nonrelatives
9114 347 372 384 843 851 1751 1322 1346 720 347 274 557 30068
Under 25 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
25 to 29 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
30 to 34 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
35 to 44 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
45 to 64 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
65 years and over 9114 347 372 384 843 851 1751 1322 1346 720 347 274 557 30068
Other male householder 687 28 34 54 78 77 123 96 89 40 19 18 32 25953
Under 45 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
45 to 64 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
65 years and over 687 28 34 54 78 77 123 96 89 40 19 18 32 25953
Other female householder 1986 56 81 229 265 263 362 226 219 85 62 39 99 22740
Under 45 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
45 to 64 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
65 years and over 1986 56 81 229 265 263 362 226 219 85 62 39 99 22740
1-person households 9869 406 698 2339 2053 1250 1492 694 481 207 84 66 98 13631
Male householder 2416 106 117 407 426 287 415 239 196 99 32 25 68 17639
Under 45 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
45 to 64 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
65 years and over 2416 106 117 407 426 287 415 239 196 99 32 25 68 17639
Female householder 7453 300 581 1933 1627 963 1078 455 286 108 52 41 30 12807
Under 45 year 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
45 to 64 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
65 years and over 7453 300 581 1933 1627 963 1078 455 286 108 52 41 30 12807

Own Never Married Children Under
18 Years Old

No own children under 18 years
21527 834 1181 2989 3232 2433 3703 2323 2104 1047 512 393 774 20252
With own children under 18 years 129 3 4 16 7 7 25 14 32 5 0 4 11 31594
Under 6 years only 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 24703
1 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 24703
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
3 or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
6 to 17 years only 122 3 4 16 7 4 24 14 30 5 0 4 11 32296
1 95 3 4 12 7 4 13 14 20 5 0 4 9 33537
2 18 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 2 27426
3 or more 9 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 41922
Both age groups 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
3 or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-

Monthly Housing Costs

Less than $100
556 38 32 170 104 85 67 17 23 7 3 4 6 11831
$100 to $199 3302 170 228 725 645 432 572 253 149 43 36 14 34 14086
$200 to $249 2309 80 141 407 355 309 439 237 158 80 30 21 53 17788
$250 to $299 2188 69 106 266 405 252 394 268 232 101 34 31 31 19935
$300 to $349 1846 58 100 220 230 253 332 248 200 81 47 43 34 21839
$350 to $399 1459 50 60 146 216 154 270 196 194 57 16 29 71 23816
$400 to $449 1199 49 55 160 186 121 233 137 140 50 20 17 30 21194
$450 to $499 1047 41 71 152 166 108 159 123 85 55 31 19 38 19366
$500 to $599 1747 74 112 178 243 191 271 181 223 104 49 43 78 22784
$600 to $699 1227 50 41 105 196 132 231 114 163 82 41 28 45 23907
$700 to $799 942 27 56 72 110 102 159 146 106 80 21 22 41 26552
$800 to $999 1260 34 48 112 142 109 226 156 159 105 77 37 57 28237
$1,000 to $1,249 746 29 29 55 40 66 145 96 103 68 31 19 65 30930
$1,250 to $1,499 483 16 14 39 28 36 59 61 77 48 20 20 65 38184
$1,500 or more 873 31 46 62 58 47 115 84 108 84 54 51 133 39145
No cash rent 474 20 48 138 114 44 57 21 16 6 5 0 6 11361
Median (excludes no cash rent) 363 343 330 274 311 323 355 384 437 546 578 547 635 ...

Median Monthly Housing Costs for
Owners

Monthly costs including all mortgages
plus maintenance costs
361 329 321 267 296 309 344 391 436 543 589 547 678 ...
Monthly costs excluding second and
subsequent mortgages and maintenance
costs
338 310 302 247 282 294 325 361 404 508 552 506 610 ...

Monthly Housing Costs as Percent of
Current Income@3

Less than 5 percent
1074 0 0 14 20 24 61 43 135 136 126 130 385 96580
5 to 9 percent 2919 0 3 34 74 143 497 544 708 382 178 150 208 44675
10 to 14 percent 3129 2 0 82 255 416 808 629 478 226 103 42 89 30028
15 to 19 percent 2425 2 4 149 365 371 650 353 286 131 40 34 39 24950
20 to 24 percent 1863 4 12 212 393 327 403 197 200 53 21 12 30 19743
25 to 29 percent 1546 0 10 340 363 238 272 144 85 50 26 11 8 16254
30 to 34 percent 1131 0 2 253 264 141 226 136 59 24 11 5 9 16640
35 to 39 percent 948 0 10 199 215 163 219 67 51 11 2 4 5 16522
40 to 49 percent 1345 0 39 342 361 204 235 85 52 18 2 4 4 14050
50 to 59 percent 864 0 38 260 261 131 112 41 12 6 0 3 0 12572
60 to 69 percent 542 0 24 180 163 63 54 31 16 5 0 3 2 12053
70 to 99 percent 920 0 58 352 264 110 76 26 31 2 0 0 0 10950
100 percent or more@4 1671 4 939 451 125 64 59 20 6 2 0 0 0 5000-
Zero or negative income 803 803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
No cash rent 474 20 48 138 114 44 57 21 16 6 5 0 6 11361
Median (excludes 2 previous lines) 21.7 22.1 100+ 44.4 31.7 23.7 18.6 14.5 12.2 10.1 8.6 7.2 5.1 ...
Median (excludes 3 lines before medians) 19.6 19.3 55.3 38.1 30.5 23.2 18.3 14.4 12.2 10.0 8.6 7.2 5.1 ...

OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS

Total
17385 664 850 1763 2376 1952 3197 2108 1903 970 481 375 745 23400

Value

Less than $10,000
367 31 15 104 66 53 48 17 22 0 7 0 4 12554
$10,000 to $19,999 387 16 40 84 90 51 60 30 4 4 0 0 8 12953
$20,000 to $29,999 538 15 35 147 101 46 94 58 27 5 2 6 2 13592
$30,000 to $39,999 583 19 42 110 124 73 112 59 19 7 6 5 7 14851
$40,000 to $49,999 747 16 36 79 137 142 171 76 50 20 11 7 2 18692
$50,000 to $59,999 1014 44 40 149 218 165 182 96 67 24 5 2 22 16728
$60,000 to $69,999 1153 68 50 157 193 160 225 123 99 36 15 10 16 18419
$70,000 to $79,999 1199 48 67 120 217 202 230 138 105 39 12 15 5 18661
$80,000 to $99,999 2120 76 125 185 324 271 493 241 222 82 32 16 52 21605
$100,000 to $119,999 1598 62 66 133 199 156 346 218 220 93 37 31 38 25278
$120,000 to $149,999 1930 64 95 147 212 210 326 271 291 138 53 42 80 27260
$150,000 to $199,999 2255 92 97 131 225 193 431 343 286 199 99 44 116 29037
$200,000 to $249,999 1147 40 33 75 107 82 174 170 176 101 49 51 87 33610
$250,000 to $299,999 713 31 28 32 48 42 115 87 109 71 46 37 67 36956
$300,000 or more 1636 42 83 110 116 106 188 181 207 151 105 110 237 39562
Median 107336 99810 96280 74322 82658 86209 99281 119794 132062 159311 179836 209465 210860 ...

Ratio of Value to Current Income

Less than 1.5
2327 2 12 140 159 141 296 265 321 238 156 149 447 49242
1.5 to 1.9 1136 0 5 22 66 65 188 155 257 159 80 51 86 45209
2.0 to 2.4 1228 0 0 37 46 78 236 227 266 150 62 44 82 39528
2.5 to 2.9 1206 0 3 52 102 138 246 244 221 106 52 23 19 32574
3.0 to 3.9 2066 0 6 116 170 278 616 318 300 139 45 39 39 27510
4.0 to 4.9 1609 4 10 83 228 267 407 293 188 59 25 28 16 25203
5.0 or more 7161 5 816 1313 1604 985 1207 607 349 119 60 40 56 14510
Zero or negative income 653 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000-
Median 4.3 4.8 49.5 35.6 29.1 5.9 4.0 3.5 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.3 ...

Monthly Payment for Principal
and Interest

One or more regular mortgages
3810 138 155 285 409 324 599 511 521 343 160 119 246 29919
Less than $100 176 13 9 27 21 21 25 22 12 7 9 6 2 19064
$100 to $199 348 19 37 53 44 52 40 34 40 12 3 7 7 17041
$200 to $249 235 12 11 27 36 31 45 32 25 7 0 5 5 20173
$250 to $299 281 4 5 44 51 37 53 30 24 20 2 5 5 19882
$300 to $349 269 9 7 16 45 20 53 28 38 17 9 7 20 27183
$350 to $399 264 4 12 8 49 28 45 33 45 17 11 6 7 26860
$400 to $449 260 5 13 12 40 18 47 44 33 29 10 2 7 28986
$450 to $499 207 9 12 12 13 20 34 30 33 17 2 12 13 31161
$500 to $599 393 17 9 15 32 15 76 71 53 67 30 2 5 34561
$600 to $699 296 9 9 17 16 31 52 67 40 33 4 5 12 31953
$700 to $799 194 5 4 17 18 8 27 12 35 17 24 9 18 43526
$800 to $999 322 9 5 10 28 13 38 53 56 46 17 14 35 42074
$1,000 to $1,249 218 11 7 20 5 20 30 26 43 19 9 2 26 36317
$1,250 to $1,499 131 0 0 4 5 5 18 12 23 11 20 10 25 59538
$1,500 or more 217 12 15 4 7 4 16 18 20 25 10 27 58 69221
Median 467 463 388 289 358 350 441 504 519 568 688 723 920 ...

Average Monthly Cost Paid for
Real Estate Taxes

Less than $25
3373 167 212 673 671 462 523 273 205 85 37 26 38 14728
$25 to $49 2762 91 129 330 492 393 566 330 195 91 46 36 62 19310
$50 to $74 2390 113 126 175 334 302 477 270 274 132 62 53 72 23040
$75 to $99 1685 65 66 146 176 182 340 251 214 137 32 20 56 26111
$100 to $149 2575 55 108 171 280 266 501 393 405 178 77 58 82 28114
$150 to $199 1653 65 86 115 164 94 340 239 240 113 54 51 92 28914
$200 or more 2947 108 125 153 258 253 449 352 371 233 173 130 342 33633
Median 77 66 66 40 51 60 77 93 107 110 140 144 183 ...

Purchase Price

Home purchased or built
16408 610 782 1619 2203 1818 3068 2021 1811 947 448 361 719 23818
Less than $10,000 2230 77 148 390 429 328 381 224 129 36 17 20 52 16085
$10,000 to $19,999 3345 87 128 356 493 420 741 416 355 128 76 58 86 22545
$20,000 to $29,999 1960 45 84 171 280 239 374 205 270 112 42 48 89 24285
$30,000 to $39,999 1348 46 43 108 190 174 259 190 139 104 23 30 43 24406
$40,000 to $49,999 963 44 53 103 128 96 145 117 109 75 23 27 44 24011
$50,000 to $59,999 797 31 34 48 89 99 168 106 114 39 28 13 28 25794
$60,000 to $69,999 673 22 30 51 88 65 170 82 57 43 14 19 31 24706
$70,000 to $79,999 503 10 39 26 49 48 87 70 69 45 15 17 27 28998
$80,000 to $99,999 784 28 26 30 67 54 147 127 140 74 35 13 43 33198
$100,000 to $119,999 537 12 21 45 45 33 84 96 67 56 11 24 43 32977
$120,000 to $149,999 585 24 25 12 42 46 95 105 80 63 54 8 33 34728
$150,000 to $199,999 571 25 23 25 34 25 80 72 98 59 37 16 77 40346
$200,000 to $249,999 236 11 14 7 13 7 40 28 54 18 11 13 20 39369
$250,000 to $299,999 133 0 5 2 7 2 9 17 17 21 19 16 17 66125
$300,000 or more 209 5 11 5 9 4 28 14 19 20 24 23 48 69867
Not reported 1534 143 98 240 240 180 260 152 93 53 19 18 39 16285
Median 29501 35401 27862 18418 22117 22961 27543 34677 37594 48859 63655 45749 59635 ...
Received as inheritance or gift 794 39 56 116 151 114 110 78 57 18 21 11 24 16543
Not reported 184 16 12 28 21 20 19 10 35 5 12 3 2 18620

RENTER OCCUPIED UNITS

Total
4270 172 336 1242 863 487 532 229 233 82 31 22 41 12229

Rent Reductions

No subsidy
2905 114 225 664 559 340 445 204 200 70 29 22 34 14025
Rent control 169 0 3 36 26 23 36 18 15 5 2 2 3 19213
No rent control 2683 114 217 593 527 313 406 186 184 65 27 19 32 13959
Reduced by owner 284 9 15 103 58 28 36 16 10 2 3 3 2 11328
Not reduced by owner 2392 105 202 490 465 285 370 167 174 63 24 17 29 14283
Owner reduction not reported 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14420
Rent control not reported 53 0 5 35 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8151
Owned by public housing authority 548 33 63 222 122 57 38 6 7 0 0 0 0 9012
Government subsidy 493 10 29 249 112 52 22 10 6 0 0 0 3 9160
Other, income verification 271 8 16 94 65 29 22 9 17 8 0 0 2 11325
Subsidy not reported 53 8 2 13 5 9 5 0 3 4 2 0 2 13406
@14For manufactured/mobile homes, oldest category is 1939 or earlier.
@3Beginning with 1989, this item uses current income in its calculation, see Appendix A.
@4May reflect a temporary situation, living off savings, or response error.

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