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American Housing Survey for the United States: 2003


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American Housing Survey 2003
Table 1A-6. Housing and Neighborhood Quality--All Housing Units
Numbers in thousands. Weighting consistent with the 2000 Census.

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		 120777 3566 117211 105842 72238 33604 11369 3597 9.6 1284 932 2647 2909 6758 8971

Selected Amenities@1

Porch, deck, balcony, or patio		 100010 2667 97343 89562 66021 23541 7781 2180 8.4 1034 701 1992 1874 5914 7125
Usable fireplace 38105 783 37322 35458 31593 3865 1864 293 7.0 425 219 565 361 3108 1150
Separate dining room 55071 699 54372 50690 41317 9373 3682 881 8.5 591 381 893 936 3420 2076
With 2 or more living rooms or
recreation rooms, etc.		 17541 137 17405 16739 15408 1332 665 100 6.9 123 89 183 170 1494 566
Garage or carport included with home 70877 1243 69633 65251 54664 10587 4382 824 7.2 785 500 1194 1079 4913 2504
Not included 49598 2312 47286 40415 17460 22955 6871 2737 10.5 490 425 1429 1790 1840 6459
Offstreet parking included 40300 1878 38422 33101 15057 18045 5321 2237 10.9 378 341 1112 1252 1706 5811
Offstreet parking not reported 69 0 69 46 9 37 23 2 5.1 2 2 5 12 0 5
Garage or carport not reported 302 10 292 176 113 63 115 36 34.7 9 6 24 40 5 8

Owner or Manager on Property

Rental, multiunit@8		 24441 0 24441 21561 0 21561 2880 2463 10.1 0 254 163 0 901 0
Owner or manager lives on property 9039 0 9039 8173 0 8173 865 723 8.0 0 93 49 0 312 0
Neither owner nor manager lives
on property		 15402 0 15402 13387 0 13387 2015 1740 11.4 0 161 114 0 589 0

Selected Deficiencies@1

Holes in floors		 1729 137 1591 978 420 558 613 70 11.0 20 29 84 410 32 261
Open cracks or holes (interior) 6742 297 6445 5232 2665 2566 1214 211 7.6 82 45 200 676 185 607
Broken plaster or peeling paint
(interior)		 3196 142 3054 2340 1098 1242 713 87 6.5 34 30 114 448 23 226
No electrical wiring 297 102 195 74 45 29 121 7 20.1 5 2 16 90 19 61
Exposed wiring 796 28 768 643 390 253 125 19 6.9 2 7 15 82 27 55
Rooms without electric outlets 1986 101 1886 1486 837 649 399 57 8.0 18 16 74 234 73 154

Description of Area Within 300 Feet@1

Single-family detached houses		 94075 2451 91624 83540 61049 22491 8084 2265 9.1 1018 695 1889 2218 5107 5406
Single-family attached 15558 302 15256 13754 7199 6554 1502 602 8.3 175 153 293 278 923 222
1- to 3-story multiunit 27332 357 26974 23684 7157 16527 3291 1865 10.0 154 250 459 563 1052 289
4- to 6-story multiunit 6615 162 6453 5641 1421 4219 812 362 7.8 55 71 197 126 214 12
7-or-more-story multiunit 3410 104 3307 2823 746 2077 484 179 7.8 37 46 158 64 110 3
Manufactured/mobile homes 14008 1019 12989 11247 8733 2514 1742 310 10.8 196 109 526 601 838 6817
Commercial, or institutional 29738 527 29211 25995 11505 14490 3216 1455 9.0 240 287 571 663 915 1069
Industrial or factories 4043 20 4023 3594 1660 1934 429 178 8.3 50 39 60 103 114 245
Open space, park, woods, farm, or ranch 44171 1941 42229 38287 27888 10399 3942 973 8.5 466 286 1071 1146 3240 4958
4-or-more-lane highway, railroad,
or airport		 15182 305 14877 13355 6788 6567 1522 654 9.0 115 152 250 351 690 871
Not reported 2523 14 2509 2378 1777 601 131 37 5.7 12 10 22 50 98 122

Bodies of Water Within 300 Feet

Water in area		 19895 1681 18213 16410 12339 4072 1803 422 9.3 147 134 750 349 1517 2085
With waterfront property 4475 1088 3386 2749 2194 555 638 85 13.1 46 26 428 54 300 435
Waterfront property not reported 41 2 39 37 24 13 3 1 5.2 0 0 0 2 4 2
With flood plain 3227 482 2745 2293 1804 489 452 78 13.5 29 29 241 75 159 338
Flood plain not reported 820 91 729 629 276 353 101 24 6.4 8 13 37 18 63 46
Water not reported 2884 31 2853 2632 1930 702 221 68 8.7 19 18 45 72 124 151
No water in area 97998 1853 96145 86800 57969 28831 9345 3107 9.6 1118 780 1852 2488 5117 6735

Age of Other Residential Buildings
Within 300 Feet

Older		 13691 557 13135 11735 7032 4704 1399 379 7.4 123 74 338 485 176 1477
About the same 77089 1904 75185 68328 47211 21117 6857 2351 9.9 829 619 1441 1617 3743 3354
Newer 9863 243 9620 8653 6061 2591 967 309 10.4 135 93 258 172 1933 1652
Very mixed 8484 369 8115 7015 4695 2320 1100 298 11.2 105 61 328 308 271 1418
No other residential buildings 7821 424 7397 6659 5052 1606 738 178 9.8 65 57 206 233 517 850
Not reported 3828 68 3760 3453 2187 1266 307 83 6.1 27 28 75 94 119 220

Manufactured/Mobile Homes in Group

Manufactured/mobile homes		 8971 829 8142 6854 5514 1340 1288 208 13.3 156 63 384 477 773 8971
1 to 6 5963 458 5505 4718 3758 960 787 143 12.9 78 26 167 374 568 5963
7 to 20 411 27 384 339 215 124 46 21 14.3 0 0 8 17 38 411
21 or more 2597 344 2252 1798 1542 256 455 44 14.5 79 37 208 86 167 2597

Other Buildings Vandalized or With
Interior Exposed Within 300 Feet

None		 104284 3032 101252 91814 62718 29096 9438 3091 9.5 1107 823 2310 2107 5998 7353
1 building 2782 28 2754 2454 1506 948 300 73 7.0 22 13 34 157 92 291
More than 1 building 3090 74 3017 2421 1085 1336 595 185 12.0 49 31 50 281 61 332
No buildings 6965 396 6569 5953 4842 1111 616 115 9.3 60 40 187 215 478 824
Not reported 3656 37 3619 3199 2086 1114 420 133 10.6 46 26 66 149 130 171

Bars on Windows of Buildings
Within 300 Feet

No bars on windows		 99743 3061 96681 87475 60864 26610 9207 2913 9.8 1084 795 2202 2213 5987 7790
1 building with bars 1544 18 1526 1406 911 495 120 50 9.1 11 4 15 40 32 64
2 or more buildings with bars 7003 39 6964 6163 2874 3290 801 309 8.5 60 56 136 240 102 105
No buildings 6965 396 6569 5953 4842 1111 616 115 9.3 60 40 187 215 478 824
Not reported 5522 52 5471 4845 2747 2098 625 210 9.0 70 37 107 201 160 188

Condition of Streets Within 300 Feet

No repairs needed		 71940 1982 69959 63467 44497 18970 6492 2032 9.6 785 569 1648 1458 4769 4237
Minor repairs needed 36475 1032 35443 31724 20384 11339 3720 1278 10.0 398 259 744 1041 1312 3203
Major repairs needed 6967 188 6779 6183 4075 2108 596 170 7.4 41 48 110 227 387 979
No streets 1835 298 1537 1304 1078 226 233 40 15.1 19 19 76 78 162 379
Not reported 3559 66 3492 3165 2203 961 328 77 7.3 40 38 70 104 129 173

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

None		 107024 3415 103609 93829 65765 28064 9781 3052 9.7 1161 834 2425 2309 6317 7927
Minor accumulation 7751 80 7670 6683 3181 3502 988 383 9.8 66 70 143 325 245 567
Major accumulation 3047 45 3002 2630 1369 1261 372 97 7.1 30 16 46 182 87 331
Not reported 2955 26 2929 2700 1923 777 229 64 7.6 27 12 33 93 110 145
@1Figures may not add to total because more than one category may apply to a unit.
@8Two or more units of any tenure in the 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: May 27, 2005