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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2001


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Table 7-14. Value, Purchase Price, and Source of Down Payment--Owner Occupied Units With Elderly
Householder
[Numbers in thousands.  Consistent with the 1990 Census.  ... means not applicable or sample too small.  - means zero or rounds to zero.]
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		 17513 17513 0 474 1375 258 497 1380 712 431 3079 17513 4235 8686 4592 11975 1525 5538 2427 3067 3434 4240 6611 3229

Value

Less than $10,000		 370 370 0 21 252 24 23 17 22 11 132 370 56 134 179 151 35 219 73 144 56 70 171 73
$10,000 to $19,999 389 389 0 26 248 4 34 34 5 31 114 389 69 148 173 188 44 202 73 129 68 70 178 74
$20,000 to $29,999 541 541 0 14 206 12 50 69 33 5 175 541 115 170 257 277 64 265 67 193 73 111 257 100
$30,000 to $39,999 586 586 0 27 140 12 36 106 17 27 141 586 166 184 236 330 76 256 84 160 96 127 291 72
$40,000 to $49,999 752 752 0 13 113 5 59 100 32 20 122 752 184 262 306 446 107 306 107 199 95 210 369 78
$50,000 to $59,999 1021 1021 0 7 89 28 36 125 39 13 211 1021 300 355 367 646 124 375 130 243 146 283 488 104
$60,000 to $69,999 1161 1161 0 18 54 28 33 97 75 29 253 1161 294 512 355 794 149 367 156 206 155 364 529 113
$70,000 to $79,999 1207 1207 0 12 77 21 24 149 53 7 231 1207 315 506 386 776 141 431 186 245 168 370 585 84
$80,000 to $99,999 2134 2134 0 29 75 18 39 189 65 55 360 2134 535 974 625 1399 209 735 319 416 392 662 925 154
$100,000 to $119,999 1610 1610 0 32 86 21 32 120 50 27 246 1610 377 807 426 1144 154 466 194 272 289 486 612 222
$120,000 to $149,999 1943 1943 0 48 11 26 44 121 78 51 290 1943 468 1083 392 1450 164 493 263 227 422 497 689 335
$150,000 to $199,999 2271 2271 0 89 17 28 44 133 103 53 321 2271 496 1353 422 1658 138 613 324 284 564 550 665 492
$200,000 to $249,999 1155 1155 0 46 6 10 14 40 29 33 143 1155 223 712 220 832 56 323 157 164 309 198 313 334
$250,000 to $299,999 719 719 0 39 0 4 5 19 37 20 97 719 161 471 87 557 25 162 95 62 191 100 162 266
$300,000 or more 1653 1653 0 52 0 16 25 62 75 46 243 1653 476 1016 161 1328 39 325 201 122 411 141 376 726
Median 107398 107398 10000- 143323 29084 77758 63348 79604 106232 111804 88891 107398 104462 128094 81189 117158 82144 89500 102107 80709 132794 95539 89471 170709

Ratio of Value to Current Income

Less than 1.5		 2343 2343 0 74 672 38 97 198 89 78 121 2343 566 987 789 1402 217 940 345 573 351 597 1036 359
1.5 to 1.9 1143 1143 0 31 137 3 37 105 47 48 25 1143 285 539 319 753 105 390 175 215 241 254 484 164
2.0 to 2.4 1236 1236 0 19 68 10 33 94 42 21 36 1236 318 606 312 847 95 389 170 217 257 357 476 146
2.5 to 2.9 1214 1214 0 33 80 19 32 103 54 23 44 1214 302 551 361 824 130 390 150 230 222 316 506 170
3.0 to 3.9 2082 2082 0 55 77 35 50 181 79 57 96 2082 539 980 564 1438 205 644 283 359 397 644 719 322
4.0 to 4.9 1621 1621 0 57 77 23 33 127 66 45 93 1621 363 866 392 1114 135 508 249 257 292 405 620 304
5.0 or more 7217 7217 0 190 217 112 194 544 294 144 2022 7217 1727 3795 1695 5166 596 2051 949 1099 1554 1520 2501 1642
Zero or negative income 658 658 0 15 46 18 21 30 40 14 642 658 135 362 161 432 43 226 106 118 121 146 268 123
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 4.2 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 8
Neither 17396 17396 0 472 1363 253 492 1374 708 426 3059 17396 4187 8635 4574 11878 1520 5518 2420 3054 3368 4227 6579 3221

Year Unit Acquired

2000 to 2004		 597 597 0 234 100 10 9 20 37 375 98 597 114 326 157 395 57 202 102 100 103 114 245 135
1995 to 1999 1982 1982 0 240 397 22 28 105 61 32 326 1982 344 1077 561 1252 168 730 330 393 263 402 877 441
1990 to 1994 1660 1660 0 0 215 14 35 89 57 10 284 1660 365 834 461 1089 161 570 254 299 185 385 723 366
1985 to 1989 1628 1628 0 0 205 26 55 116 79 3 308 1628 355 819 453 1090 128 538 213 325 284 422 617 305
1980 to 1984 1207 1207 0 0 176 9 40 107 60 0 178 1207 294 595 318 841 131 366 170 187 217 243 518 229
1975 to 1979 1808 1808 0 0 124 25 34 149 68 2 344 1808 478 863 467 1236 151 572 253 317 283 462 695 368
1970 to 1974 1714 1714 0 0 102 19 61 207 102 2 268 1714 449 838 428 1163 148 552 269 280 347 426 640 301
1960 to 1969 3450 3450 0 0 51 61 105 316 111 2 604 3450 935 1704 811 2506 286 945 416 525 836 862 1163 589
1950 to 1959 2545 2545 0 0 3 42 80 205 109 0 449 2545 688 1253 605 1832 187 713 296 417 645 685 835 380
1940 to 1949 728 728 0 0 0 27 41 50 22 2 152 728 157 305 265 448 81 280 94 184 210 197 235 87
1939 or earlier 195 195 0 0 0 3 10 18 6 2 68 195 55 73 67 124 27 71 31 40 62 43 62 28
Median 1975 1975 1939- 1999 1990 1969 1971 1972 1975 2000+ 1974 1975 1973 1975 1976 1974 1976 1976 1977 1976 1969 1973 1977 1978

First Time Owners

First home ever owned		 6174 6174 0 17 213 136 296 889 392 24 1273 6174 1780 2839 1555 4293 474 1881 787 1081 1780 1455 2138 800
Not first home 11112 11112 0 448 1146 112 194 479 318 381 1758 11112 2383 5738 2991 7509 1035 3604 1616 1956 1601 2738 4392 2382
Not reported 227 227 0 9 16 10 7 12 2 26 47 227 71 109 47 174 17 54 24 30 53 47 81 46

Purchase Price

Home purchased or built		 16529 16529 0 460 1291 219 436 1279 689 405 2839 16529 3981 8299 4249 11396 1437 5134 2281 2813 3189 4013 6221 3106
Less than $10,000 2247 2247 0 7 242 45 158 242 87 6 531 2247 479 875 893 1243 273 1004 379 621 526 553 871 297
$10,000 to $19,999 3374 3374 0 18 283 55 96 344 157 13 540 3374 964 1594 816 2448 277 926 385 539 747 922 1172 533
$20,000 to $29,999 1976 1976 0 1 192 27 48 173 95 8 285 1976 547 968 461 1413 162 563 258 299 450 501 704 321
$30,000 to $39,999 1360 1360 0 32 192 17 36 127 50 32 207 1360 320 698 341 917 120 443 220 220 231 350 545 233
$40,000 to $49,999 972 972 0 37 114 16 8 67 31 23 178 972 215 483 273 635 81 336 144 192 154 220 378 219
$50,000 to $59,999 803 803 0 5 56 9 11 44 32 5 118 803 223 368 212 602 97 202 74 115 115 213 315 161
$60,000 to $69,999 678 678 0 20 68 7 10 33 28 17 95 678 187 320 170 495 64 183 77 106 81 149 300 148
$70,000 to $79,999 507 507 0 10 8 0 0 34 26 23 72 507 105 278 124 374 49 133 58 75 68 113 219 107
$80,000 to $99,999 788 788 0 18 15 5 7 27 34 24 90 788 148 474 166 566 73 222 129 93 118 210 311 149
$100,000 to $119,999 540 540 0 46 7 5 3 18 16 38 71 540 120 348 72 422 32 118 78 40 84 114 187 155
$120,000 to $149,999 588 588 0 49 3 6 7 22 25 38 66 588 111 388 88 471 50 117 76 39 84 133 209 161
$150,000 to $199,999 574 574 0 84 2 2 8 7 21 48 69 574 122 345 107 413 23 161 74 84 108 75 209 181
$200,000 to $249,999 237 237 0 38 0 0 2 2 2 25 37 237 46 170 21 172 7 65 48 14 34 42 64 97
$250,000 to $299,999 133 133 0 19 0 0 0 3 7 6 7 133 18 98 18 100 6 33 21 12 22 17 43 51
$300,000 or more 210 210 0 29 0 0 0 5 3 26 25 210 60 129 22 169 7 41 26 15 50 26 51 83
Not reported 1544 1544 0 48 108 25 42 131 76 74 449 1544 315 764 465 956 116 588 234 349 317 375 641 211
Median 29471 29471 10000- 127185 23432 19495 14108 19637 26587 107940 24389 29471 27119 34737 23971 31257 26824 26096 30101 22428 23634 26866 30767 42924
Received as inheritance or gift 799 799 0 5 73 29 52 96 23 5 194 799 207 296 296 445 75 354 129 221 200 185 314 100
Not reported 184 184 0 9 10 10 9 5 0 20 46 184 47 91 47 134 14 50 17 33 44 42 76 23

Major Source of Down Payment

Home purchased or built		 16529 16529 0 460 1291 219 436 1279 689 405 2839 16529 3981 8299 4249 11396 1437 5134 2281 2813 3189 4013 6221 3106
Sale of previous home 6083 6083 0 241 483 64 74 183 148 197 817 6083 1405 3316 1362 4415 531 1668 810 831 962 1560 2170 1390
Savings or cash on hand 7292 7292 0 161 581 93 229 743 416 143 1332 7292 1853 3726 1713 5134 566 2158 1001 1148 1661 1697 2717 1217
Sale of other investment 139 139 0 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 24 139 27 68 44 82 14 57 27 30 20 28 58 33
Borrowing, other than mortgage on this
property		 617 617 0 5 47 10 30 93 21 5 112 617 143 218 255 343 55 274 73 200 126 152 252 87
Inheritance or gift 258 258 0 2 18 7 9 15 19 7 54 258 61 87 110 152 32 105 28 77 74 65 84 35
Land where building built used for
financing		 114 114 0 0 4 0 5 4 5 0 22 114 7 62 45 56 14 59 28 31 25 25 52 12
Other 515 515 0 22 58 5 12 59 17 5 110 515 144 215 156 330 52 185 80 103 76 145 192 101
No down payment 1123 1123 0 12 69 33 70 145 41 12 270 1123 229 402 492 606 145 516 170 347 161 256 550 155
Not reported 389 389 0 16 27 5 5 33 16 34 99 389 112 205 73 278 27 111 66 46 85 84 145 76

How Acquired

First occupant in single
family unit built 1990 or later		 895 895 0 293 0 4 3 26 36 98 135 895 142 532 222 529 60 366 202 162 98 171 408 218
Already built 319 319 0 117 0 2 0 8 14 32 48 319 70 190 58 220 16 99 56 43 39 71 115 95
Sales agreement 191 191 0 64 0 0 0 6 7 21 23 191 18 148 24 137 9 54 39 15 25 29 83 53
Contractor 280 280 0 90 0 0 2 6 8 39 42 280 41 150 90 129 25 151 84 64 27 48 152 52
Built it yourself 88 88 0 14 0 2 0 4 8 4 18 88 12 30 45 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
Last Revised: February 18, 2005