For 50 years, the American Housing Survey has been the premier data source on our nation’s housing quality and costs.





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Census Bureau and HUD Celebrate the American Housing Survey’s 50th Anniversary [ [link removed] ]

Today the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new housing data [ [link removed] ] from the 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS), marking half a century of housing insights. 

“For 50 years, the American Housing Survey has been the premier data source on our nation’s housing quality and costs. On behalf of the Census Bureau, it is our privilege to work in support of HUD providing our statistical, methodological and field expertise in the production of this benchmark product,” said Robert L. Santos, Census Bureau director. “Housing is a fundamental human need. The Census Bureau is proud to support HUD in providing reliable, high-quality statistics that guide informed decision-making and enhance urban and economic planning.”

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Currently conducted every two years, the AHS is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing timely data on the size, composition and state of housing in the United States. The questions asked in the longitudinal survey of housing units are the only sources of information on characteristics and the physical condition of the nation’s housing units, indicators of housing and neighborhood quality, and home improvement activities.

Information from the AHS helps to measure the change in the housing inventory resulting from losses, new construction, and mobile home placements; the total number of vacancies; and the characteristics of the occupants. Continue reading... [ [link removed] ]






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