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Quick Facts: Apartment Stock

Characteristics of Rental Apartment Units, 2009
(units in thousands)
   All Apartment Units Built 1990-2009 Built prior to 1990

Total

17,452

3,355

14,097 
Number of Bedrooms
Zero

721

57

663
One

8,002

1,328

6,675
Two

7,271

1,498

5,773
Three or more

1,458

472

986
Number of Baths
Zero

139

5

134
One

14,131

1,939

12,203
Two or more

3,171

1,411

1,760
Amenities
At Least One Working Elevator

3,739

737

3,002
With Central Air Conditioning

9,732

2,736

6,995
With Dishwasher

9,096

2,806

6,291
With Washing Machine

5,133

2,164

2,969
With Dryer

4,765

2,151

2,613
With Smoke Detector

16,506

3,260

13,246
Apartment Units in Structure
5 to 9

5,221

774

4,447
10 or more

12,231

2,581

9,650
Structure Height
one story

933

169

764
two stories

7,033

1,183

5,849
three stories

5,153

1,367

3,786
four or more stories

4,334

636

3,698
Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 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. Updated 6/2010.

 

 

Where Are Apartments Located? 2009 (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

17,452

5,221

6,416

2,011

1,595

2,210
Metro Areas - Central Cities

9,200

2,528

2,956

1,194

1,013

1,509
Other Urban Areas

7,223

2,302

2,942

750

569

660
Rural Areas

1,030

391

518

67

13

41

Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Housing Survey. Estimates are for units either renter occupied, rented but not yet occupied, or vacant and available for rent. Updated 6/2010.

 

Where are Apartments Located, By Region? 2009 (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 17,452 5,221 6,416 2,011 1,595 2,210
Northeast 3,836 908 1,005 614 570 738
Midwest 3,597 1,089 1,346 388 304 469
South 5,785 1,879 2,553 433 321 600
West 4,234 1,345 1,511 576 399 403

Source: NMHC tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2009 American Housing Survey. Estimates are for units either renter occupied, rented but not yet occupied, or vacant and available for rent. Updated 6/2010.

 

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

Number of Properties

% of Total Properties

Number of Apartments

% of Total Apartments

2 to 4

2,034,797 

79% 

4,954,299 

23%

5 to 9

243,995

9%

1,719,119

8%

10 to 24

170,004 

7%

2,304,498

11%

25 to 49

59,432 

2%

2,116,255 

10%

50 to 99

31,993 

1%

2,212,861

10%

100 or more 

38,780

2%

8,213,180

38%

2 or more

2,579,001 

100%

21,520,212

100%

5 or more

544,204 

 21%

16,565,913 

77%
Source: NMHC tabulations of 2001 Residential Finance Survey. Posted 4/2010

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