Characteristics of New Housing

By Sepanik, Ronald J.

Book Id: WPLBN0000580294
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Characteristics of New Housing
Author:	Sepanik, Ronald J.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	Government Library Collection, U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	United States Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago J. Sepani, B. R. (n.d.). Characteristics of New Housing. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Introduction: This 1999 annual report on the characteristics of new housing is published jointly by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Data are obtained from the Census Bureau?s Survey of Construction, and the Survey of Market Absorption. HUD sponsors all or part of these surveys. This report provides annual estimates on selected physical and financial characteristics of new housing. The first 18 tables provide data on new housing units completed, with Tables 1 through 16 showing data by purpose of construction. Data are shown for the United States, inside or outside of metropolitan areas, and within each census region. Table 1 presents summary data for all housing units completed. Tables 2 through 16 provide specific physical or financial characteristic data for onefamily houses completed. Tables 17 and 18 provide data on specific physical characteristics of multifamily buildings (more than one unit in the building) and their un ...

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New Privately Owned Housing Units Completed Tables 1. Purpose of Construction of New Privately Owned Housing Units Completed by Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Privately Owned One-Family Houses Completed Tables 2. Central Air-Conditioning by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Number of Bathrooms by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. Number of Bedrooms by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5. Type of Construction Method by Category of House and Location: 1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6. Principal Type of Exterior Wall Material by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7. Type of Financing by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8. Number of Fireplaces by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 9. Type of Foundation by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 10. Type of Heating Fuel by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 11. Type of Heating System by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 12. Presence of Outdoor Features by Category of House and Location: 1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 13. Type of Parking Facility by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 14. Number of Stories by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 15. Square Feet of Floor Area by Category of House and Location:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 16. Average and Median Square Feet of Floor Area by Category of House, Location, and Type of Financing:1995 to 1999 . . . . . . . 37 Figures 1. New Houses With Air-Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. New Houses Using Wood as Exterior Material . . . . . . . . . . 14 3. New Houses With One Fireplace or More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17