The United States Area Home Supply Charts

This page looks at a variety of housing related data mostly taking from the most recent 2017 American Community Survey which was released in December of 2016. Figure 1 shows the total number of housing units for each city in the local area shown. indicates it has 134,054,899 housing units.

Figure 2 illustrates the housing density in the area as measured by houses per square land mile and it has 38.0 housing density. The state with the highest housing density in the group is District of Columbia with a density of 5,024.1 compares as very much bigger.

Figure 3 shows the percentage of renter households to total households. The United States demonstrates it has 36.4% Renter Percent.Figure 4 shows the number of owner housing units and it has 63.6% Owner Percent.

The United States Home Cost Charts

Looking at the housing data in Figure 5 we start with home values for the area. shows it has $184,700 median home value. The state with the highest median home value in the group is Hawaii with a value of $538,400 is approximately 2.9 times bigger. Figure 6 shows the median rental rate in the area. The United States indicates it has $949 rental rates. The state with the highest rental rates in the group is Hawaii with a rate of $1,456 measures 53.4% larger.

Median owner costs are shown in Figure 8 and includes costs associated with mortgage, utilities, insurance, etc. The United States indicates it has $1,077 median ownership cost.Figure 9 shows the median owner cost as a percent of total household income and it has 19% cost as a percent of household income.The next chart, Figure 10, shows the median home value as a percent of a median workers earnings and shows that it has 411% median home value as a percent of median worker earnings.

Figure 12 depicts the median housing costs for owners with mortgages. The United States demonstrates it has $1,491 median housing cost.Figure 13 are median housing costs for owners without mortgages and it has $462 median housing cost.

Next shown in Figure 15 is housing cost as a percent of household income for owners with mortgages is shown. The United States indicates it has 22% cost as a percent of household income. The state with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the group is Hawaii with a cost of 27% is 20.0% larger. Housing cost as a percent of household income for owners without mortgages is shown in Figure 16. This analysis can be useful for understanding the cost involved in home ownership excluding the cost of a mortgage. The United States shows it has 12% cost as a percent of household income. The state with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the group is New Jersey with a cost of 18% compares as 50.0% larger.

Figure 19 shows real estate taxes paid for each city in the local area and it has $2,197 median real estate taxes paid. The state with the highest median real estate taxes paid in the group is New Jersey with a taxes paid of $7,601 is approximately 3.5 times bigger.

The United States Home Characteristics Charts

Figure 26 shows the household size for families living in the area and it has 3.3 family members per housing unit. The state with the highest family members per housing unit in the group is Hawaii with a size of 3.8 is 12.9% larger.

Figure 27 show the median number of rooms in a typical home for each city in the area. The United States illustrates it has 5.5 average number of rooms in a house. The state with the highest average number of rooms in a house in the group is Utah with an average number of rooms in a house of 6.3 measures 14.5% larger. Figure 28 shows, for the average house in each city, the median year that a house was built. This can be useful for understanding the relative age of one neighborhood versus another. The United States shows it has 1977 year built. The state with the highest year built in the group is Nevada with a year of 1994 measures about the same size.

Figure 30 shows the difference in the number of housing units based on whether they are occupied by owners or renters. has the largest proportion of Owner-occupied housing units at 74,881,068 of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of Renter-occupied housing units at 42,835,169 of the total and is ranked #1.

The next two charts show both the household size of homeowners and renters. Starting with Figure 34 we see the household size of homeowners. The United States shows it has 2.7 homeowner household size. The state with the highest homeowner household size in the group is Utah with a size of 3.3 is 21.1% larger.

Figure 35 shows the household size for renters The United States shows it has 2.5 renter household size. The state with the highest renter household size in the group is Utah with a size of 2.9 is 15.4% larger.

Figure 38 compares the median year that a home owner moved into their home. The United States shows it has 2002 median year that a home owner moved in.Figure 39 compares the median year that a renter moved into their home. The United States shows it has 2012 median year that a renter moved in.

The next two charts show the number of people living in group quarters, beginning with Figure 41 which shows the total number of people. The United States illustrates it has 8,075,215 total people living in group quarters.