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Source: American Housing Survey for the United States in 2001
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A. There were 119,117,000 housing units in the United States in 2001. Approximately 106,261,000 were occupied as regular residences and 12,855,000 were vacant or seasonal.
A. Approximately 72,265,000 or 68 percent of the occupied units were owners in 2001.
A. In 2001, the median value of owner occupied homes was $123,887.
A. The average (median) owner occupied home was 30 years old in 2001.
A. Approximately 33,996,000 or 32 percent of the occupied units were occupied by renters in 2001.
A. In 2001, the median monthly housing costs (rent, utilities, and garbage and trash collection) for renter occupied homes was $633.
A. The cost of housing was 29 percent of the current income for renter occupied units in 2001.
A. Approximately 89,783,000 homes or 84 percent of all occupied homes in the United States had a central heating system in 2001.
A. In 2001, 60,118,000 homes or 57 percent of all occupied homes in the United States had central air conditioning; another 25 percent had room units.