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Apartment Characteristics
Metro vs. Nonmetro Distribution of Apartments
Apartments by Region
The Number of Apartments in Each State
The Number of Apartments in Each Major Metro Area
The Distribution of Apartments by Property Size

Characteristics of Rental Apartment Units, 2007 (units in thousands)
	All Apartment Units	Built 1990-2007	Built prior to 1990
Total	17,389	2,888	14,501
Number of Bedrooms
Zero	767	47	719
One	8,033	1,100	6,933
Two	7,256	1,362	5,894
Three+	1,333	379	954
Number of Baths
Zero	201	10	191
One	14,188	1,630	12,557
Two +	3,001	1,248	1,753
Amenities
At Least One Working Elevator	3,579	535	3,043
With Central Air Conditioning	9,259	2,352	6,907
With Dishwasher	8,698	2,368	6,330
With Washing Machine	4,671	1,806	2,865
With Dryer	4,272	1,798	2,475
Apartment Units in Structure
5 to 9	5,138	688	4,450
10 +	12,251	2,200	10,051
Structure Height
one story	1,033	183	850
two stories	7,231	1,134	6,097
three stories	4,823	1,114	3,709
four + stories	4,302	457	3,845
Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 American Housing Survey. Notes: The data for apartment units includes only those units in structures with five or more units. Estimates are for units either renter occupied, rented but not yet occupied, or vacant and available for rent. Estimates are based on sample data and are subject to sampling and non-sampling error. Due to rounding and missing data for some variables, figures do not always total.

Where Are Apartments Located? 2007 (Units in thousands)
	All Apartment Units	5-9 Units in Structure	10-24 Units in Structure	25-49 Units in Structure	50-99 Units in Structure	100+ Units in Structure
Total	17,389	5,138	6,473	2,104	1,567	2,107
Metro Areas - Central Cities	8,889	2,441	2,888	1,181	989	1,390
Other Urban Areas	7,443	2,314	3,037	855	562	675
Rural Areas	1055	383	548	67	16	41
Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 American Housing Survey. Estimates are for units either renter occupied, rented but not yet occupied, or vacant and available for rent.

Where are Apartments Located, By Region? 2007 (units in thousands)
	Regional total	5 to 9 units	10 to 24 units	25 to 49 units	50 to 99 units	100 or more units
Unit total	17,389	5,138	6,473	2,104	1,567	2,107
Northeast	3,950	871	1,062	679	577	762
Midwest	3,556	1,110	1,299	404	357	386
South	5,577	1,840	2,510	435	260	532
West	4,305	1,317	1,603	586	373	427
Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 American Housing Survey. Estimates are for units either renter occupied, rented but not yet occupied, or vacant and available for rent. Created 8/12/2009

State Distribution of Apartments, 2008
State	No. of apartments	Rank
Alabama	186,940	26
Alaska	28,082	49
Arizona	355,529	16
Arkansas	106,006	35
California	2,583,993	1
Colorado	330,662	18
Connecticut	192,727	25
Delaware	44,313	45
District of Columbia	106,540	34
Florida	1,129,253	4
Georgia	513,145	9
Hawaii	94,494	37
Idaho	41,503	46
Illinois	742,183	5
Indiana	306,863	20
Iowa	151,642	30
Kansas	127,153	32
Kentucky	177,173	27
Louisiana	150,920	31
Maine	54,697	44
Maryland	386,352	15
Massachusetts	414,916	14
Michigan	489,961	10
Minnesota	333,899	17
Mississippi	94,126	38
Missouri	248,317	22
Montana	36,233	48
Nebraska	106,613	33
Nevada	202,528	24
New Hampshire	65,301	40
New Jersey	550,264	7
New Mexico	73,333	39
New York	2,034,890	2
North Carolina	425,916	13
North Dakota	55,673	43
Ohio	614,465	6
Oklahoma	156,802	29
Oregon	228,465	23
Pennsylvania	536,645	8
Rhode Island	62,331	41
South Carolina	175,763	28
South Dakota	41,179	47
Tennessee	288,080	21
Texas	1,628,882	3
Utah	100,162	36
Vermont	21,697	50
Virginia	441,548	12
Washington	455,622	11
West Virginia	56,176	42
Wisconsin	314,904	19
Wyoming	16,245	51
Source: NMHC estimates derived from 2008 American Community Survey data, and do not include people living in institutions, college dormitories, or group quarters. Estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error and may not be comparable year to year. More information about the survey is available at www.census.gov/acs. Updated 12/15/2009

Apartment Stock in 25 Largest Metropolitan Areas, 2008
Metro Area	Population¹	Units²
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	19,006,798	2,184,971
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	12,872,808	1,195,569
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	9,569,624	616,647
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,300,006	314,559
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,838,471	546,038
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	5,728,143	429,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	5,414,772	466,972
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	5,376,285	503,189
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,358,130	375,396
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	4,522,858	317,068
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	4,425,110	239,319
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,281,899	385,363
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,274,531	249,608
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,115,871	294,538
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,344,813	236,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,229,878	157,753
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	3,001,072	126,521
St. Louis,MO-IL	2,816,710	181,909
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,733,761	255,146
Baltimore-Towson, MD	2,667,117	185,180
Denver-Aurora, CO	2,506,626	118,501
Pittsburgh, PA	2,351,192	213,543
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	2,207,462	164,398
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	2,155,137	134,681
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	2,109,832	125,753
Source: ^1.Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01), U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released March 19, 2009. ^2. National Multi Housing Council estimates from 2008 American Community Survey data. Estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error and may not be comparable year to year. For more information on the survey, please see www.census.gov/acs Updated 12/15/2009

Distribution of Apartments by Size of Property
Number of Rental Units on Property	No. of Properties	% of Total Properties	Number of Apartments	% of Total Apartments
2	1,558,700	56.58%	3,093,200	15.03%
3	336,030	12.20%	1,025,900	4.98%
4	341,350	12.39%	1,436,800	6.98%
5 to 9	281,500	10.22%	1,897,700	9.22%
10 to 14	70,390	2.56%	862,280	4.19%
15 to 19	36,780	1.34%	602,260	2.93%
20 to 29	38,000	1.38%	916,750	4.45%
30 to 39	18,166	0.66%	604,240	2.94%
40 to 49	14,431	0.52%	702,790	3.41%
50 to 99	26,694	0.97%	2,009,400	9.76%
100 to 199	19,804	0.72%	2,952,300	14.34%
200 to 299	7,775	0.28%	1,948,400	9.47%
300 to 399	2,966	0.11%	1,058,800	5.14%
400 to 499	1,307	0.05%	605,130	2.94%
500 to 749	723	0.03%	431,360	2.10%
750+	307	0.01%	437,670	2.13%
Total	2,754,900	100%	20,585,000	100%
Source: NMHC tabulation of unpublished data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1995-1996 Property Owners and Managers Survey. Note: Statistics refer to privately owned housing and do not include the 13,493 public housing projects or their 1,326,000 apartments (HUD estimates for 1995-1996).