General Housing Characteristics of the United States and Southeastern States: 1990

12-1. General Housing Characteristics of the United States and Southeastern States: 1990 - Part A

                                       Total            Persons
                           Total      Vacant              Per          Persons
                Total     Housing     Housing    House-  House-          Per
  States       Persons     Units       Units      holds   hold Families Family

UNITED STATES
             248,709,873 102,263,678 10,316,268 91,947,410 2.6 64,517,947  3.2

Alabama        4,040,587   1,670,379   163,589  1,506,790  2.6  1,103,835  3.1
Arkansas       2,350,725   1,000,667   109,488    891,179  2.6    651,555  3.1
Florida       12,937,926   6,100,262   965,393  5,134,869  2.5  3,511,825  3.0
Georgia        6,478,216   2,638,418   271,803  2,366,615  2.7  1,713,072  3.2
Kentucky       3,685,296   1,506,845   127,063  1,379,782  2.6  1,015,998  3.1
Louisiana      4,219,973   1,716,241   216,972  1,499,269  2.7  1,089,882  3.3
Mississippi    2,573,216   1,010,423    99,049    911,374  2.8    674,378  3.3
North Carolina 6,628,637   2,818,193   301,167  2,517,026  2.5  1,812,053  3.0
SOUTH CAROLINA 3,486,703   1,424,155   166,111  1,258,044  2.7    928,206  3.2
Tennessee      4,877,185   2,026,067   172,342  1,853,725  2.6  1,348,019  3.1
Virginia       6,187,358   2,496,334   204,504  2,291,830  2.6  1,629,490  3.1
West Virginia  1,793,477     781,295    92,738    688,557  2.6    500,259  3.1

12-1. General Housing Characteristics of the United States and Southeastern States: 1990 - Part B

                           Occupied Housing Units

                                                          Median
                Total                            Median  Contract VACANCY RATE
             Year-Round     Owner-     Renter-    Value    Rent
  States    Housing Units  Occupied   Occupied   (Owner) (Renter) Owner Renter

UNITED STATES 91,947,410  59,024,811 32,922,599   $79,100  $374    2.1   8.5

Alabama        1,506,790   1,061,897    444,893     53700   229    1.8   9.3
Arkansas         891,179     619,938    271,241     46300   230    2.4  10.4
Florida        5,134,869   3,452,160  1,682,709     77100   402    3.4  12.4
Georgia        2,366,615   1,536,759    829,856     71300   344    2.5  12.2
Kentucky       1,379,782     960,469    419,313     50500   250    1.6   8.2
Louisiana      1,499,269     987,919    511,350     58500   260    2.7  12.5
Mississippi      911,374     651,587    259,787     45600   215    1.9   9.5
North Carolina 2,517,026   1,711,817    805,209     65800   284    1.8   9.2
SOUTH CAROLINA 1,258,044     878,704    379,340     61100   276    1.7  11.5
Tennessee      1,853,725   1,261,118    592,607     58400   273    2.1   9.6
Virginia       2,291,830   1,519,521    772,309     91000   411    2.1   8.1
West Virginia    688,557     510,058    178,499     47900   221    2.2  10.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Press Release from Summary Tape File 1A, April 1, 1990 Census.

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