Table 2. Number of U.S. Commercial Buildings by Census Region and Principal Building Activity, 1992-2003
(Thousand) |
Principal Building Activity
and Census Region |
Survey Years |
|
|
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
U.S. Total |
4,672 |
4,579 |
4,657 |
4,859 |
Education |
296 |
309 |
327 |
386 |
Food Sales |
130 |
137 |
174 |
226 |
Food Service |
258 |
285 |
349 |
297 |
Health Care |
62 |
105 |
127 |
129 |
Lodging |
154 |
158 |
153 |
142 |
Mercantile and Service |
1,261 |
1,289 |
1,145 |
1,279 |
Office |
711 |
705 |
739 |
824 |
Public Assembly |
278 |
326 |
305 |
277 |
Public Order and Safety |
58 |
87 |
72 |
71 |
Religious Worship |
366 |
269 |
307 |
370 |
Warehouse and Storage |
722 |
580 |
603 |
597 |
Other 2 |
67 |
67 |
102 |
79 |
Vacant |
308 |
261 |
253 |
182 |
|
Total Northeast |
751 |
725 |
686 |
761 |
Education |
36 |
39 |
31 |
31 |
Food Sales |
|
Q |
Q |
40 |
Food Service |
54 |
41 |
Q |
37 |
Health Care |
11 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
Lodging |
31 |
10 |
13 |
27 |
Mercantile and Service |
245 |
241 |
190 |
211 |
Office |
124 |
112 |
102 |
155 |
Public Assembly |
40 |
46 |
43 |
63 |
Public Order and Safety |
16 |
39 |
31 |
23 |
Religious Worship |
30 |
41 |
38 |
52 |
Warehouse and Storage |
102 |
88 |
84 |
65 |
Other 2 |
15 |
Q |
Q |
17 |
Vacant |
36 |
26 |
33 |
23 |
|
Total Midwest |
1,165 |
1,139 |
1,188 |
1,305 |
Education |
46 |
42 |
42 |
63 |
Food Sales |
29 |
Q |
Q |
57 |
Food Service |
73 |
69 |
95 |
88 |
Health Care |
14 |
19 |
33 |
31 |
Lodging |
26 |
38 |
27 |
34 |
Mercantile and Service |
327 |
390 |
322 |
371 |
Office |
159 |
157 |
172 |
231 |
Public Assembly |
76 |
89 |
88 |
57 |
Public Order and Safety |
|
21 |
13 |
20 |
Religious Worship |
86 |
57 |
74 |
107 |
Warehouse and Storage |
224 |
163 |
192 |
160 |
Other 2 |
18 |
16 |
10 |
31 |
Vacant |
75 |
65 |
91 |
55 |
|
Total South |
1,910 |
1,750 |
1,762 |
1,873 |
Education |
109 |
111 |
121 |
156 |
Food Sales |
57 |
73 |
76 |
94 |
Food Service |
83 |
109 |
124 |
127 |
Health Care |
15 |
51 |
59 |
48 |
Lodging |
56 |
51 |
54 |
52 |
Mercantile and Service |
503 |
457 |
455 |
493 |
Office |
284 |
298 |
315 |
250 |
Public Assembly |
120 |
134 |
126 |
92 |
Public Order and Safety |
23 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
Religious Worship |
194 |
97 |
101 |
158 |
Warehouse and Storage |
297 |
223 |
215 |
277 |
Other 2 |
20 |
21 |
39 |
21 |
Vacant |
150 |
106 |
61 |
88 |
|
Total West |
846 |
964 |
1,021 |
920 |
Education |
104 |
117 |
134 |
136 |
Food Sales |
32 |
32 |
29 |
Q |
Food Service |
48 |
66 |
89 |
45 |
Health Care |
23 |
21 |
21 |
31 |
Lodging |
41 |
59 |
59 |
30 |
Mercantile and Service |
186 |
201 |
179 |
204 |
Office |
144 |
138 |
150 |
187 |
Public Assembly |
43 |
57 |
48 |
65 |
Public Order and Safety |
|
Q |
Q |
Q |
Religious Worship |
56 |
74 |
93 |
53 |
Warehouse and Storage |
100 |
105 |
113 |
95 |
Other 2 |
14 |
Q |
29 |
9 |
Vacant |
48 |
65 |
68 |
Q |
|
|
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