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Quick Facts: Resident Demographics

U.S. Households: Renters & Owners
Type of Household Number of
Households (000s)		 % of U.S.
Total		 Number of
Residents (000s)
Renter-Occupied Housing 38,363 33% 92,244
Owner-Occupied Housing 78,842 67% 209,240
Total 117,205 100% 301,484
Source: NMHC tabulations of 2009 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, US Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/cps). Updated 9/11/2009

 

What Type of Structure Do Renter Households Live in?
Type of Structure Number of
Households
(000s)		 Percentage of
Households  		 Number of
Residents  
(000s)
Single-family homes 12,627 33% 36,643
Structures with 2 to 4 Units 7,292 19% 17,472
Structures with 5 or more units 16,700

44%

 33,684
Mobile Homes 1,603

4%

 4,174
Other 141

0%

 271
Total 38,363 100% 92,244
Source: NMHC Tabulations of 2009 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, US Census Bureau (www.census.gov/cps). "Other" housing includes units in hotels, rooming houses, dormitories, tents or unspecified housing. Updated 9/11/2009

 

Apartment Household Incomes, by Income Categories
Income 2009 Number of
Households (000's)		 2008-2009
Annual Changes
<$20,000 5,720 2.3%
$20,000-$49,999 6,420 4.5%
$50,000+ 4,560

-4.0%
Source: NMHC tabulations of the US Census Bureau's 2009 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (www.census.gov/cps). Apartment renters are defined as those in buildings with five or more units (excluding mobile homes). Income figures recorded in 2008 are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. Updated 9/11/2009

 

Incomes: Apartments Versus All Households
Annual change 2007-2008
   Apartments All households
Mean Income -2.7% -2.6%
Median Income -3.0%

-3.7%
Source: NMHC tabulations of the US Census Bureau's 2008 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (www.census.gov/cps). Apartment renters are defined as those in buildings with five or more units (excluding mobile homes). Income figures recorded in 2006 are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. Updated 9/11/2009


Large Cities: Population, Housing and Renting
Ranked by July 1, 2008 Population Estimates
City City Population Estimates as of July 1, 20081 Total Occupied Housing Units2 Total Occupied Rental Units2 Percentage of Housing Units Occupied by Renters2
New York,  NY 8,363,710 3,055,275 2,023,584 66%
Los Angeles,  CA 3,833,995 1,280,535 785,685 61%
Chicago,  IL 2,853,114 1,025,027 532,870 52%
Houston,  TX 2,242,193 756,224 403,098 53%
Phoenix,  AZ 1,567,924 493,898 190,884 39%
Philadelphia,  PA 1,447,395 578,263 253,084 44%
San Antonio,  TX 1,351,305 447,106 180,049 40%
Dallas,  TX 1,279,910 453,692 243,947 54%
San Diego,  CA 1,279,329 467,319 234,623 50%
San Jose,  CA 948,279 288,561 112,224 39%
Detroit,  MI 912,062 263,630 123,107 47%
San Francisco,  CA 808,976 323,339 195,714 61%
Jacksonville,  FL 807,815 318,376 113,967 36%
Indianapolis  (balance),  IN 798,382 324,635 129,472 40%
Austin,  TX 757,688 314,344 164,952 52%
Columbus,  OH 754,885 309,255 154,510 50%
Fort Worth,  TX 703,073 237,796 96,745 41%
Charlotte,  NC 687,456 286,163 116,413 41%
Memphis,  TN 669,651 244,929 109,791 45%
Baltimore,  MD 636,919 238,454 115,991 49%
El Paso,  TX 613,190 200,610 73,772 37%
Boston,  MA 609,023 232,969 147,120 63%
Milwaukee,  WI 604,477 221,194 115,276 52%
Denver,  CO 598,707 248,129 111,303 45%
Seattle,  WA 598,541 272,508 130,742 48%
Source: 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2008 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (SUB-EST2008-01), Population Division, US Census Bureau. 2. 2008 American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, US Census Bureau. Updated 10/1/2009


 

Characteristics of Apartment Households
and All U.S. Households in 2007
(in thousands)
   All Apartments New Apartments (Built 1990-2007) Total Households (renters and owners)
Total Households 15,223 2,444 110,719
Age of Householder  
<30 31% 34% 13%
30-44 29% 29% 28%
45-64 24% 16% 37%
65+ 17% 22% 21%
Median Age 39 36 48
Mean Age 44 44 50
Household Type (%)
single male 24% 21% 12%
single female 25% 29% 16%
husband w/wife only 8% 13% 22%
husband/wife/kid(s) 9% 8% 25%
single parent 12% 11% 9%
other 21% 19% 16%
Household Members (%)
1 49% 49% 27%
2 27% 31% 33%
3 12% 11% 16%
4+ 12% 9% 24%
Mean Number 2 2 2.5
Children (under age 18)
Mean number 0.4 0.3 0.6
% Households with one or more 22% 19% 31%
Household Income (% distribution)
Less than $20,000 38% 33% 19%
$20,000 - $34,999 25% 24% 19%
$36,000 - $49,999 14% 14% 14%
$50,000 - $74,999 13% 15% 18%
$75,000 + 10% 14% 30%
Mean Income $35,308  $42,316  $65,500 
Median Income $25,500  $30,000  $47,000 
Household income of "Market Rate" Renters
Mean Income $40,407  $44,642  n/a
Median Income $30,000  $32,493  n/a
Hispanic householders
Hispanic 19% 11% 11%
non-Hispanic 81% 89% 89%
Motor Vehicles
Mean # per Household 1.1 1.2 1.9
% Households with one or more 74% 84% 92%

Notes:  All statistics are NMHC tabulations from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 American Housing Survey.  The estimates are based on a nationally representative sample of 39,107 occupied housing units, of which  are in structures with 5 or more units and 1,221  are newly built apartments, where newly built is defined as those built after 1989.  Because of the relatively small number of newly built apartments in the sample, small differences between the estimated characteristics of these residents and others may be attributable to sampling error and should be interpreted cautiously.  "Market Rate" apartments are those privately owned units whose residents reported that no government subsidy is received.  Results in this table will differ from those of other national surveys because of differences in survey timing, question wording and sampling.


 

Transportation
   All apartment renter households Apartments built 1990 or later Single family owners Total households

Number of households (in thousands)

 15,223 2,444 71,993 110,719

Main Transportation to Work
Car, truck, van, motorcycle or taxi 53% 58% 68% 65%
Bus or streetcar 7% 2% 1% 3%
Subway or rail 5% 2% 1% 2%
Walking or bicycle 5% 3% 2% 3%
Work at home 2% 1% 4% 4%

Note: The figures above indicate the share of households in which at least one person uses a particular type of transportation to work. More than one person per household may, for example, take the subway to work.

Public transportation - Use and Availability
Public transportation available 82% 66% 44% 54%
Use public transportation 23% 10% 4% 9%
Source: NMHC tabulations of 2007 American Housing Survey.
 
State Distribution of Apartment Renters, 2008 
State   Population in Occupied Housing Units (thousands) Number of Apartment Renters Share of State Population
Alabama  4,662 292 6%
Alaska  686 49 7%
Arizona  6,500 659 10%
Arkansas  2,855 180 6%
California  36,757 5,761 16%
Colorado  4,939 568 11%
Connecticut  3,501 331 9%
Delaware  873 82 9%
District  of Columbia  592 181 31%
Florida  18,328 1,919 10%
Georgia  9,686 958 10%
Hawaii  1,288 178 14%
Idaho  1,524 75 5%
Illinois  12,902 1,263 10%
Indiana  6,377 490 8%
Iowa  3,003 233 8%
Kansas  2,802 197 7%
Kentucky  4,269 278 7%
Louisiana  4,411 252 6%
Maine  1,316 79 6%
Maryland  5,634 691 12%
Massachusetts  6,498 700 11%
Michigan  10,003 735 7%
Minnesota  5,220 505 10%
Mississippi  2,939 178 6%
Missouri  5,912 367 6%
Montana  967 55 6%
Nebraska  1,783 149 8%
Nevada  2,600 363 14%
New Hampshire  1,316 110 8%
New Jersey  8,683 1,015 12%
New Mexico  1,984 125 6%
New York  19,490 4,373 22%
North Carolina  9,222 687 7%
North Dakota  641 80 13%
Ohio  11,486 919 8%
Oklahoma  3,642 245 7%
Oregon  3,790 387 10%
Pennsylvania  12,448 791 6%
Rhode Island  1,051 91 9%
South Carolina  4,480 293 7%
South Dakota  804 65 8%
Tennessee  6,215 460 7%
Texas  24,327 3,039 12%
Utah  2,736 221 8%
Vermont  621 31 5%
Virginia  7,769 808 10%
Washington  6,549 767 12%
West Virginia  1,814 83 5%
Wisconsin  5,628 460 8%
Wyoming  533 23 4%
Source: 2008 American Community Survey (ACS), US Census Bureau. More information about the ACS is available at http://www.census.gov/acs. Updated 12/31/2009

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