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United States:1990

DP-5. Housing Characteristics

Subject Number

Total housing units

102,263,678

   

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

 

1989 to March 1990

2,169,436

1985 to 1988

9,024,365

1980 to 1984

9,931,917

1970 to 1979

22,291,826

1960 to 1969

16,506,410

1950 to 1959

14,831,071

1940 to 1949

8,676,155

1939 or earlier

18,832,498
   

BEDROOMS

 

No bedroom

2,366,715

1 bedroom

14,062,917

2 bedrooms

31,502,796

3 bedrooms

38,931,475

4 bedrooms

12,549,082

5 or more bedrooms

2,850,693
   

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

1,101,696

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

1,109,626

Condominium housing units

4,847,921
   

SOURCE OF WATER

 

Public system or private company

86,068,766

Individual drilled well

13,467,148

Individual dug well

1,664,543

Some other source

1,063,221
   

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

 

Public sewer

76,455,211

Septic tank or cesspool

24,670,877

Other means

1,137,590
   

Occupied housing units

91,947,410

   

HOUSE HEATING FUEL

 

Utility gas

46,850,923

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

5,243,462

Electricity

23,696,987

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

11,243,727

Coal or coke

358,965

Wood

3,609,323

Solar energy

54,536

Other fuel

345,580

No fuel used

543,907
   

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT

 

1989 to March 1990

19,208,023

1985 to 1988

25,963,818

1980 to 1984

12,844,781

1970 to 1979

17,102,506

1960 to 1969

8,428,066

1959 or earlier

8,400,216
   

TELEPHONE

 

No telephone in unit

4,817,457
   

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

 

None

10,602,297

1

31,038,711

2

34,361,045

3 or more

15,945,357
   

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

45,550,059

With a mortgage

29,811,735

Less than $300

1,455,511

$300 to $499

5,711,092

$500 to $699

6,635,180

$700 to $999

7,497,193

$1,000 to $1,499

5,294,990

$1,500 to $1,999

1,847,081

$2,000 or more

1,370,688
   

Median (dollars)

737
   

Not mortgaged

15,738,324

Less than $100

960,802

$100 to $199

6,372,610

$200 to $299

5,058,575

$300 to $399

1,930,923

$400 or more

1,415,414
   

Median (dollars)

209
   

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

45,550,059

Less than 20 percent

25,846,744

20 to 24 percent

6,288,395

25 to 29 percent

4,280,439

30 to 34 percent

2,673,820

35 percent or more

6,148,822

Not computed

311,839
   

GROSS RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

32,170,036

Less than $200

2,815,090

$200 to $299

3,736,190

$300 to $499

11,814,251

$500 to $749

8,471,363

$750 to $999

2,637,755

$1,000 or more

1,276,044

No cash rent

1,419,343
   

Median (dollars)

447
   

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units

32,170,036

Less than 20 percent

9,647,452

20 to 24 percent

4,453,652

25 to 29 percent

3,664,975

30 to 34 percent

2,562,684

35 percent or more

9,864,161

Not computed

1,977,112
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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