This report provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures — such as the type of wall material, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, type of financing, heating and square footage — for the U.S. and the four national regions. The data are gathered from the Census ...

This report examines the affordability of homes in 2009 at different price levels, chances of affordability by demographic characteristic, reasons why families and unrelated individuals couldn't afford a home, and the impact of possible policy changes (such as modified down payments and interest rates) on affordability for renters. The data ...

Renter households increased to 35.4 percent in 2011. Find out more on Friday, April 26, 2013, at approximately 9:15 a.m. EDT as Arthur Cresce, assistant division chief for housing statistics in the Social, Economic and Housing Economic Statistics Division at the U.S. Census Bureau, discusses statistics about U.S. housing characteristics. ...

When faced with a choice, many homeowners decide to improve their homes, rather than to move. They modernize the kitchen, replace the roof, finish the basement, add a bathroom, or make their home more energy efficient. A new "How Do We Know?" infographic, "Home Improvements," uses results from the 2011 ...

The rental vacancy rates for the nation declined from 8.4 percent in 2009 to 7.4 percent in 2011, according to one of two American Community Survey briefs covering the housing market released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Approximately four times as many metro areas experienced declines in rental vacancy ...

This set of tables examines the role of government-sponsored benefit programs and the labor market among the nation's people and households within the economic climate of the third quarter of 2011. Specifically, it presents statistics on average monthly income, participation in government-sponsored social welfare or social insurance programs, and labor ...

Dozens of detailed tables on the characteristics of housing in 29 selected metro areas are now available in Excel files and the Census Bureau's American FactFinder data access tool. A wide range of topics is covered, including plumbing and source of water and sewage disposal; housing problems; householder's satisfaction with ...

Examines the characteristics of vacant units categorized as being vacant for "other" reasons (which means they do not fit into the "for rent," "for sale," "rented or sold but not yet occupied," "occasional use" or "usual residence elsewhere" categories). The statistics were collected in the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey ...

These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the U.S., regions, states and the 75 largest metropolitan statistical areas. Data for all geographies are available both quarterly and annually. Homeownership rates are also tabulated by age of householder for the U.S. and regions ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than half (52 percent) of foreign-born householders owned their homes in 2011. In contrast, about two-thirds (67 percent) of native-born householders owned their homes. A new report, Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011, released today, examines the homeownership and renter status among foreign-born ...

Nearly 20 percent of recent movers identified “convenience to job” as the most important factor in their choice of neighborhood in 2011, according to the American Housing Survey, the definitive source of information on the quality of housing in the United States. For the first time ever, the U.S. Census ...

Dozens of detailed tables on the characteristics of housing in the United States are now available. A wide range of topics is covered, including plumbing and source of water and sewage disposal; housing problems; householder’s satisfaction with home and neighborhood; value, purchase price and source of down payment; recent home ...

This is the second release of the intercensal estimates, originally released in September 2011. The intercensal estimates differ from the postcensal estimates released last decade by the Population Estimates Program in that the intercensal estimates reflect the results of the 2010 Census, providing a consistent time series of population and ...

Updated estimates of the nation's housing stock at the national, state and county levels show growth or decline in units since the 2010 Census. Internet address is: <http://www.census.gov/popest/data/housing/totals/2011/index.html>. No news release associated with this product. Tip Sheet only. ...

This report provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures for the U.S. and the nation’s four regions — Northeast, South, Midwest and West. The statistics are gathered from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, and the report includes characteristics such as type of wall material, ...

These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates, and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the U.S., regions, states and the 75 largest metropolitan areas. The state and metropolitan statistics are available annually, while national and regional statistics are available quarterly. Homeownership rates are also tabulated by age of householder ...

This brief, based on the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey results, notes geographic differences in the distribution of public assistance as well as change between 2009 and 2010. Internet address: <http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-13.pdf> [PDF]. No news release associated with this report. Tip Sheet only. ...

American Housing Survey Data Critical to Planning, Decision-Making and Market Research in Nation's Housing Sector      Homeowners in the Chicago metro area paid a median of $1,479 in monthly housing costs in 2009, compared with $895 for renters, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department ...

American Housing Survey Data Critical to Planning, Decision-Making and Market Research in Nation's Housing Sector      Homeowners in the Detroit metro area paid a median of $1,068 in monthly housing costs in 2009, compared with $762 for renters, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department ...

American Housing Survey Data Critical to Planning, Decision-Making and Market Research in Nation's Housing Sector      Homeowners in the New York-Nassau-Suffolk-Orange, N.Y., metro area paid a median of $1,517 in monthly housing costs in 2009, compared with $1,019 for renters, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and ...