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Housing Characteristics

Housing Units, 2000

Description: Total number of dwelling units, 2000 (US). A housing unit may be a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms or single room occupied (or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other individuals in the building and that have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall.
Total number of occupied private dwellings, 2001 (CAN). Private dwellings are built or converted and must meet two conditions for year-round occupancy: a source of heat or power and shelter from the elements.
Source: Summary File 1, Table H3. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 CD

Single-Family Housing, % of Total Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of total housing units that are in a single unit structure.
Calculation: (Single Family Housing Units / Total Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 3, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.

Multi-Family Housing, % of Total Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of total housing units that are in structures with multiple units.
Calculation: (Multiple Family Housing Units / Total Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 3, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.

Mobile Homes, % of Total Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of housing units that are mobile homes.
Calculation: (Mobile Homes / Total Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 3, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.

Built Prior to 1940, % of Total Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of housing units constructed prior to 1940.
Calculation: (Housing units constructed before 1940 / Total Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 3, Table H34. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.

Owner-Occupied Units, % of Total Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of occupied housing units that are occupied by owner.
Calculation: (Owner-occupied Housing Units / Occupied Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 1, Table H4. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 CD

% Vacant Units, 2000

Description: Percentage of housing units that are vacant.
Calculation: (Vacant Housing Units / Total Housing Units)
Source: Summary File 1, Table H3. 2000 Census of Population and Housing. US Census Bureau 2000.

Current Residential Vacancy Rate, June 2010

Description: Percentage of residential addresses that are vacant.
Calculation: (Vacant Residential Addresses / Total Residential Addresses)
Note: This dataset can have very high vacancy rates for vacation/resort areas.
Source: HUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data On Address Vacancies, June 2010

Mid-Term Residential Vacancy Rate, June 2010

Description: Percentage of residential addresses that have been vacant between three months and a year.
Calculation: (Address Residential Vacant Between 3 and 12 Months / Total Residential Addresses)
Note: This dataset can have very high vacancy rates for vacation/resort areas.
Source: HUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data On Address Vacancies, June 2010

Long-Term Residential Vacancy Rate, June 2010

Description: Percentage of residential addresses that have been vacant for more than a year.
Calculation: (Residential Address Vacant More Than 12 Months / Total Residential Addresses)
Note: This dataset can have very high vacancy rates for vacation/resort areas.
Source: HUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data On Address Vacancies, June 2010

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