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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about when a housing unit was built and when a person moved into that home to create statistics about housing age and availability. Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use these data in government programs to analyze whether adequate housing is available and affordable for residents, provide and fund housing assistance programs, and measure neighborhood stability. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Questions as they appear on the form We ask two questions about when a housing unit was built, and when a person moved into that home to produce statistics about housing availability. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTIONS Results from these questions We compile the results from these questions to provide communities with important statistics about housing availability. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Housing Units Built in 1939 or Earlier 11.9 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Housing Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Moved into Housing Unit between 2000 and 2009 17.6 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Housing Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Median Year Structure Built 1980 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25035] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables: B25035 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25035] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Year built and year moved in data help communities: Provide Adequate Housing We ask about the age of housing in a community to understand whether available housing meets the needs of residents. When housing is not sufficient or older than a certain age, housing data help communities: Enroll eligible households in programs designed to assist them (such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program). Qualify for grants from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), and other programs. Plan Community Development Information about the ages of homes in combination with whether they are occupied or vacant, helps communities identify opportunities to: Improve tax, assistance, and zoning policies. Reduce tax revenue losses from vacant or abandoned properties. Find older structures in disaster-prone areas during emergency planning and preparation. Knowing more about the age of the housing stock in combination with the financial situation of residents, including income, employment, and housing costs, can help communities: Qualify for loan and grant programs designed to stimulate economic recovery. Improve housing. Start and maintain job-training programs. Define areas as empowerment or enterprise zones. History of year built and year moved in questions Year built originated with the 1940 Census, while year moved in originated with the 1960 Census. They were transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No