Housing Insights
5 reports tagged housing.
America's Spare Bedrooms: Where Homes Have the Most Empty Rooms (2024)
Nearly one in five occupied U.S. homes has at least two more bedrooms than people. A state-by-state look at the nation’s spare rooms, from Census microdata.
The Permanent Renters: 2.2 Million Households Have Rented the Same Home 20 Years or More (2024)
Half are 65 or older, and they pay a median rent far below what recent movers pay. The renters the rent-versus-own debate forgets, from Census microdata.
Million-Dollar Homes, Modest Incomes (2024)
About one in six million-dollar homes in America is owned by a household earning under $75,000 a year. A look at where the asset-rich live on ordinary paychecks, from Census microdata.
Homeowners Without a Car: The 2.9 Million Households Who Own a Home but No Vehicle (2024)
Most own the home outright and nearly half are 65 or older. A look at the carless homeowners the "carless means poor renter" story misses, from Census microdata.
Home Is a Boat, an RV, or a Van: The 360,000 Americans Who Live in One (2024)
Most of them own it outright, and their median household income is less than half the nation’s. A count of the households whose home is a boat, RV, or van, from Census microdata.