|
Characteristic |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
|
SIZE OF HOUSE (FLOOR AREA) (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
Average logarithm of square feet |
7.88 |
7.70 |
7.76 |
7.77 |
|
Average square feet |
2,843 |
2,345 |
2,494 |
2,517 |
|
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
New England |
28.2 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Middle Atlantic |
71.8 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
South Atlantic (except Florida) |
(X) |
(X) |
34.2 |
(X) |
|
Florida |
(X) |
(X) |
20.6 |
(X) |
|
East South Central |
(X) |
(X) |
13.5 |
(X) |
|
West South Central |
(X) |
(X) |
31.7 |
(X) |
|
Mountain (except Arizona and Nevada) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
24.7 |
|
Southwest (Arizona and Nevada) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
23.4 |
|
Pacific (except California and Hawaii) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
10.3 |
|
California and Hawaii |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
41.6 |
|
METROPOLITAN AREA LOCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
Inside Metropolitan Areas |
(X) |
88.8 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Outside Metropolitan Areas |
(X) |
11.2 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
NUMBER OF BEDROOMS |
|
|
|
|
|
Less than two bedrooms |
11.2 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
|
Three bedrooms |
36.0 |
49.4 |
51.2 |
42.5 |
|
Four or more bedrooms |
52.8 |
41.6 |
46.2 |
51.9 |
|
NUMBER OF BATHROOMS |
|
|
|
|
|
Less than two bathrooms |
(X) |
(X) |
1.2 |
(X) |
|
Two or two and one-half bathrooms |
(X) |
(X) |
72.6 |
(X) |
|
Less than three bathrooms |
76.9 |
80.0 |
(X) |
67.1 |
|
Three or more bathrooms |
23.1 |
20.0 |
26.2 |
32.9 |
|
NUMBER OF FIREPLACES |
|
|
|
|
|
No fireplace |
31.2 |
37.5 |
44.3 |
36.0 |
|
One fireplace |
65.1 |
58.4 |
53.1 |
57.9 |
|
Two or more fireplaces |
3.7 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
|
TYPE OF PARKING FACILITY |
|
|
|
|
|
No garage |
5.2 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
0.6 |
|
One or two-car garage |
79.0 |
58.9 |
84.1 |
62.5 |
|
Three or more car garage |
15.8 |
39.2 |
9.8 |
36.9 |
|
TYPE OF FOUNDATION |
|
|
|
|
|
No basement or finished basement |
23.8 |
30.2 |
91.7 |
85.4 |
|
Unfinished basement |
76.2 |
69.8 |
8.3 |
14.6 |
|
PRESENCE OF A DECK |
|
|
|
|
|
No Deck |
49.7 |
63.6 |
77.8 |
84.3 |
|
Deck |
50.3 |
36.4 |
22.2 |
15.7 |
|
CONSTRUCTION METHOD |
|
|
|
|
|
Stick-built |
(X) |
95.5 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Modular, precut, or panelized |
(X) |
4.5 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
PRIMARY EXTERIOR WALL MATERIAL |
|
|
|
|
|
Vinyl |
87.2 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Everything (except vinyl) |
12.8 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Vinyl |
(X) |
68.8 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Wood |
(X) |
11.1 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Everything (except vinyl and wood) |
(X) |
20.1 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Brick in West South Central and South Atlantic, including Florida |
(X) |
(X) |
33.2 |
(X) |
|
Stucco houses |
(X) |
(X) |
17.8 |
(X) |
|
Vinyl, aluminum, and other in South Atlantic, excluding Florida |
(X) |
(X) |
25.4 |
(X) |
|
Wood, brick in East South Central, and vinyl, aluminum, and other in West South Central, East South Central, and Florida |
(X) |
(X) |
23.6 |
(X) |
|
Wood |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
9.6 |
|
Everything (except wood) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
90.4 |
|
HEATING SYSTEM AND CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING |
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|
|
|
|
Gas steam heat with central air-conditioning |
8.2 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Gas steam heat without central air-conditioning |
6.5 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Heating system other than gas steam heat, with central air-conditioning |
84.3 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Heating system other than gas steam heat, without central air-conditioning |
1.0 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Central air-conditioning in California and Hawaii |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
38.6 |
|
Central air-conditioning in Mountain, Southwest, and West excluding California and Hawaii |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
40.6 |
|
No central air-conditioning |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
20.8 |
X Not applicable.
1 The base weight is the average logarithm of the square feet. The average number of square feet is a weighted average. All other base weights are given as percentages.