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NAICS 53
Real estate and rental and leasing

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

53	Real estate & rental & leasing	322,815	335,587,706	60,222,584	1,948,657
531	Real estate	256,086	223,563,114	41,656,938	1,304,841
532	Rental & leasing services	64,344	95,107,151	16,905,015	616,859
533	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	2,385	16,917,441	1,660,631	26,957

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)

53	Real estate & rental & leasing	2,202,857	497,377,835	1,880,042	85.3	161,790,129	32.5	322,815	335,587,706
531	Real estate	2,055,279	379,713,451	1,799,193	87.5	156,150,337	41.1	256,086	223,563,114
532	Rental & leasing services	143,929	100,626,229	79,585	55.3	5,519,078	5.5	64,344	95,107,151
533	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)	3,649	17,038,155	1,264	34.6	120,714	0.7	2,385	16,917,441

Definition: NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing

The Real Estate and Rental and Leasing sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting, leasing, or otherwise allowing the use of tangible or intangible assets, and establishments providing related services. The major portion of this sector comprises establishments that rent, lease, or otherwise allow the use of their own assets by others. The assets may be tangible, as is the case of real estate and equipment, or intangible, as is the case with patents and trademarks.

This sector also includes establishments primarily engaged in managing real estate for others, selling, renting and/or buying real estate for others, and appraising real estate. These activities are closely related to this sector's main activity, and it was felt that from a production basis they would best be included here. In addition, a substantial proportion of property management is self-performed by lessors.

The main components of this sector are the real estate lessors industries; equipment lessors industries (including motor vehicles, computers, and consumer goods); and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works).

Excluded from this sector are real estate investment trusts (REITS) and establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing equipment with operators. REITS are classified in Subsector 525, Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles, because they are considered investment vehicles. Establishments renting or leasing equipment with operators are classified in various subsectors of NAICS depending on the nature of the services provided (e.g., transportation, construction, agriculture). These activities are excluded from this sector because the client is paying for the expertise and knowledge of the equipment operator, in addition to the rental of the equipment. In many cases, such as the rental of heavy construction equipment, the operator is essential to operate the equipment.

Historical comparability

NAICS 53, Real estate and rental and leasing, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

53	Real estate & rental & leasing	2002	322,805	335,585,268	60,221,815	1,948,648
		1997	288,273	240,917,556	41,590,766	1,702,420
		% change	12.0	39.3	44.8	14.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Real estate and rental and leasing: 2002

Data for the Real estate & rental & leasing sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

322,815

335,587,706

100.00

1,165

60,222,584

1,948,657

California

42,315

54,377,915

16.20

1,553

9,543,778

273,899

New York

29,872

35,629,134

10.62

1,859

5,921,058

160,060

Texas

23,156

24,304,610

7.24

1,117

4,827,867

153,765

Florida

25,009

22,785,030

6.79

1,366

3,905,597

136,409

Illinois

12,228

16,942,947

5.05

1,345

2,977,264

86,853

New Jersey

8,759

12,262,786

3.65

1,430

2,042,345

57,682

Pennsylvania

9,111

9,830,222

2.93

798

1,943,136

64,300

Ohio

10,244

9,768,869

2.91

856

1,764,481

63,513

Georgia

9,660

9,574,062

2.85

1,114

1,978,011

59,817

Maryland

5,748

8,482,853

2.53

1,559

1,528,384

45,362

Massachusetts

6,181

8,440,569

2.52

1,312

1,720,736

43,543

Virginia

7,613

8,038,543

2.40

1,103

1,537,532

49,863

Washington

8,361

7,660,742

2.28

1,262

1,351,038

47,712

North Carolina

8,564

7,088,267

2.11

853

1,285,592

46,200

Delaware

1,168

6,948,051

2.07

8,625

170,030

5,712

Colorado

8,331

6,686,060

1.99

1,486

1,359,153

47,073

Minnesota

5,924

5,912,883

1.76

1,177

1,098,553

37,027

Missouri

6,055

5,654,672

1.69

995

1,042,241

38,461

Tennessee

5,270

4,635,964

1.38

801

902,676

32,877

Connecticut

3,309

4,603,410

1.37

1,331

864,049

23,161

Indiana

5,777

4,491,668

1.34

730

875,584

33,874

Louisiana

4,206

3,942,696

1.17

882

833,558

29,379

Oregon

5,051

3,561,488

1.06

1,011

664,671

26,684

Nevada

3,163

3,432,258

1.02

1,582

560,232

19,486

Wisconsin

4,743

3,421,466

1.02

629

630,563

25,827

South Carolina

4,132

3,138,683

0.94

765

645,708

24,560

Alabama

3,828

2,636,384

0.79

589

522,879

21,313

Kentucky

3,524

2,470,137

0.74

604

426,014

18,019

Oklahoma

3,460

2,381,396

0.71

683

489,392

19,107

Hawaii

1,883

2,372,266

0.71

1,924

439,482

14,758

Kansas

2,968

2,028,027

0.60

747

380,325

14,646

Utah

2,935

1,820,526

0.54

783

351,231

14,438

Iowa

2,730

1,702,144

0.51

580

328,210

13,651

Arkansas

2,569

1,397,076

0.42

516

267,695

12,261

Mississippi

2,273

1,296,752

0.39

453

200,182

9,665

New Mexico

2,111

1,269,230

0.38

684

218,560

9,261

Nebraska

1,800

1,194,332

0.36

692

231,807

9,412

New Hampshire

1,453

1,117,115

0.33

877

222,734

7,497

Rhode Island

1,032

849,718

0.25

795

175,408

5,724

West Virginia

1,477

844,390

0.25

468

143,285

6,617

Maine

1,541

761,069

0.23

587

152,878

6,036

Idaho

1,567

700,380

0.21

521

115,718

5,590

Alaska

781

675,209

0.20

1,054

117,134

4,251

Montana

1,416

520,932

0.16

572

94,161

4,763

North Dakota

670

463,572

0.14

732

63,600

3,396

Wyoming

847

398,649

0.12

799

74,915

3,106

South Dakota

829

377,363

0.11

496

67,979

3,553

Vermont

728

340,163

0.10

552

71,267

2,825

All other states, including those below

16,443

16,355,028

4.87

3,093,891

105,669

Michigan

8,816

(50k-99k)

Arizona

6,705

(25k-49k)

District of Columbia

921

(5000-9999)

Products Lines for Real estate and rental and leasing
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
50000	Industry total	335,587,70	100.00
52000	Gross rents from real property owned by this establishment	109,139,51	32.52
52100	Real estate brokerage fees & commissions	59,956,939	17.87
52500	Passenger cars/other automotive w/o drivers rental/leasing	34,252,881	10.21
52580	Commercial & industrial machinery & equip rental/leasing	32,956,488	9.82
52200	Property management fees	26,983,671	8.04
52600	Consumer goods rental/leasing	19,761,841	5.89
	-Other	52,536,367	15.66

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Real estate and rental and leasing
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-53SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-53SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-53A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 53
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing

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