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Table 2. Number of U.S. Housing Units by 
Census Region and Type of Housing Unit, 1978-2001 (Millions of Households)

Type of Housing Unit and Census Region         Survey Years                       Excel Worksheet (xls)

 

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1984

1987

1990

1993

1997

2001

U.S. Total

76.6

77.5

81.6

83.1

83.8

86.3

90.5

94

96.6

101.5

107.0

Mobile Home

4.8

4.1

4.6

4.2

3.7

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.6

6.3

6.8

Single-Family Detached

48.5

50.1

53

54.6

53.8

53.5

55.2

58.4

59.5

63.8

63.1

Single-Family Attached

3.1

3.3

3.3

3

3.9

4.1

5.3

6

7.3

9.9

10.6

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

11

9.4

9.9

9.3

10.1

10

10.1

10

8

5.6

9.5

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

9.2

10.6

10.8

12

12.2

13.6

14.9

14.4

16.2

15.8

17.0

Total Northeast

17.4

17.2

17.7

17.9

18

18.3

19

19.2

19.5

19.7

20.3

Mobile Home

0.4

0.2

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.7

Single-Family Detached

7.9

8

8.8

8.8

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.5

10.7

9.2

Single-Family Attached

1.6

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.9

1.8

2

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

4.4

3.5

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

2.9

1.7

3.1

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

3.1

4.4

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.6

4.1

3.3

4.1

3.8

4.5

Total Midwest

20.6

20.7

21.1

21.2

21.3

21.6

22.3

23.1

23.3

24.1

24.5

Mobile Home

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.8

0.7

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

Single-Family Detached

15.5

15.6

15.2

15.2

14.4

13.7

14.7

15.3

15.6

16.6

15.5

Single-Family Attached

0.6

0.7

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.9

0.9

0.7

0.9

1.8

2.8

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.5

1.8

1.7

2.2

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

0.8

1

2.1

2.5

3.1

3.1

2.8

3

3.5

2.8

2.8

Total South

24.6

24.9

26.9

27.7

28

29.3

30.9

32.3

33.5

35.9

38.9

Mobile Home

2.8

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.6

3

3.3

Single-Family Detached

16.9

18

19.1

19.9

20.5

20.7

20.8

21.8

22.3

23.9

25.5

Single-Family Attached

0.5

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.4

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.5

2.7

3.1

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

2

1.6

2

1.8

2.4

1.7

2.2

2.4

1.7

1.4

2.6

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

2.3

2.2

2.8

3.2

3

3.5

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.8

4.5

Total West

14

14.7

15.9

16.3

16.5

17.1

18.3

19.4

20.4

21.8

23.3

Mobile Home

0.7

0.9

1.1

0.8

0.9

1

1

1.2

1

1.7

1.7

Single-Family Detached

8.2

8.6

9.9

10.7

10.2

10

10.5

11.5

12

12.6

13.0

Single-Family Attached

0.4

0.5

0.9

0.7

0.9

0.3

0.9

1.2

1.5

2.3

1.8

Apartments in Buildings with 2 to 4 Units

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.3

2

1.7

1.6

0.8

1.6

Apartments in Buildings with 5 or More Units

3

3

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.4

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.4

5.3


Sources: Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Surveys, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, and 2001.

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Release Date: September 2, 2004 

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