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S2504. Physical Housing Characteristics for Occupied Housing Units  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

Occupied housing units


Margin of Error

Owner-occupied housing units


Margin of Error

Renter-occupied housing units


Margin of Error

Occupied housing units

111,609,629

+/-103,102

75,072,666

+/-172,605

36,536,963

+/-85,411

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

1, detached

63.1%

+/-0.1

81.4%

+/-0.1

25.4%

+/-0.1

1, attached

5.8%

+/-0.1

5.8%

+/-0.1

5.7%

+/-0.1

2 apartments

3.8%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.1

8.6%

+/-0.1

3 or 4 apartments

4.3%

+/-0.1

0.9%

+/-0.1

11.3%

+/-0.1

5 to 9 apartments

4.7%

+/-0.1

0.8%

+/-0.1

12.6%

+/-0.1

10 or more apartments

11.9%

+/-0.1

2.4%

+/-0.1

31.3%

+/-0.1

Mobile home or other type of housing

6.4%

+/-0.1

7.2%

+/-0.1

4.9%

+/-0.1

 

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

2000 or later

10.3%

+/-0.1

11.1%

+/-0.1

8.5%

+/-0.1

1990 to 1999

14.6%

+/-0.1

16.2%

+/-0.1

11.5%

+/-0.1

1980 to 1989

14.5%

+/-0.1

14.4%

+/-0.1

14.9%

+/-0.1

1960 to 1979

28.7%

+/-0.1

27.4%

+/-0.1

31.4%

+/-0.1

1940 to 1959

17.8%

+/-0.1

18.0%

+/-0.1

17.3%

+/-0.1

1939 or earlier

14.1%

+/-0.1

13.0%

+/-0.1

16.4%

+/-0.1

 

ROOMS

1 room

0.8%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

2.2%

+/-0.1

2 or 3 rooms

11.6%

+/-0.1

2.9%

+/-0.1

29.4%

+/-0.1

4 or 5 rooms

37.9%

+/-0.1

31.7%

+/-0.1

50.8%

+/-0.1

6 or 7 rooms

32.5%

+/-0.1

41.2%

+/-0.1

14.4%

+/-0.1

8 or more rooms

17.3%

+/-0.1

24.1%

+/-0.1

3.2%

+/-0.1

 

BEDROOMS

No bedroom

1.1%

+/-0.1

0.2%

+/-0.1

2.9%

+/-0.1

1 bedroom

11.0%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.1

28.4%

+/-0.1

2 or 3 bedrooms

67.5%

+/-0.1

69.6%

+/-0.1

62.9%

+/-0.1

4 or more bedrooms

20.5%

+/-0.1

27.6%

+/-0.1

5.8%

+/-0.1

 

COMPLETE FACILITIES

With complete plumbing facilities

99.6%

+/-0.1

99.6%

+/-0.1

99.5%

+/-0.1

With complete kitchen facilities

99.4%

+/-0.1

99.7%

+/-0.1

98.9%

+/-0.1

 

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

No vehicle available

8.8%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.1

19.9%

+/-0.1

1 vehicle available

33.1%

+/-0.1

26.2%

+/-0.1

47.3%

+/-0.1

2 vehicles available

38.1%

+/-0.1

44.3%

+/-0.1

25.4%

+/-0.1

3 or more vehicles available

20.0%

+/-0.1

26.1%

+/-0.1

7.4%

+/-0.1

 

TELEPHONE SERVICE AVAILABLE

With telephone service

94.6%

+/-0.1

97.3%

+/-0.1

88.9%

+/-0.1

 

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

Utility gas

50.4%

+/-0.1

53.8%

+/-0.1

43.5%

+/-0.1

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

5.8%

+/-0.1

6.9%

+/-0.1

3.4%

+/-0.1

Electricity

32.9%

+/-0.1

27.7%

+/-0.1

43.6%

+/-0.1

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

7.7%

+/-0.1

8.3%

+/-0.1

6.5%

+/-0.1

Coal or coke

0.1%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

0.1%

+/-0.1

All other fuels

2.2%

+/-0.1

2.6%

+/-0.1

1.4%

+/-0.1

No fuel used

0.9%

+/-0.1

0.5%

+/-0.1

1.5%

+/-0.1

 

PERCENT IMPUTED

Units in structure

1.5%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Year structure built

16.8%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Rooms

7.0%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Bedrooms

3.5%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Plumbing facilities

1.5%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Kitchen facilities

1.7%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Vehicles available

0.7%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Telephone service available

0.4%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

House heating fuel

1.5%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·The percent imputed for units in structure, year structure built, rooms, bedrooms, plumbing facilities, and kitchen facilities is based on all housing units (both occupied and vacant housing units) instead of occupied housing units only.
·While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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