American Housing Survey (AHS)

NEW! 2017 American Housing Survey Data

The biennial AHS is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing current data on a wide range of housing subjects.

2015 American Housing Survey Public Use File Microdata and Codebook

The U.S. Census Bureau released the microdata and codebook for the 2015 American Housing Survey, which includes the National Public Use File.

American Housing Survey Statistics for Selected Metropolitan Areas

Summary tables from the 2015 American Housing Survey for the 15 largest metropolitan areas and 10 additional metropolitan areas.

AHS 2017 Summary Tables

This report summarized the results of the 2017 survey. The tables are available for the United States and selected metropolitan areas via AHS Table Creator.

AHS 2017 National Public Use File (PUF)

Files containing individual household responses to the survey questions. For use in generating custom tables. Data can be downloaded in SAS and ASCII formats.

Between-Survey Changes in the Number of Bedrooms in a Unit

This paper examines the extent to which bedroom counts for units in the American Housing Survey (AHS) change between surveys and how this variation affects the analysis of rental affordability.

Analysis of Trends in Household Composition Using AHS Data

This report evaluates changes in AHS household composition from 2003 to 2009, particularly those changes that reflect an increase in doubled-up households.

Housing Adequacy and Quality As Measured by the AHS

This report examines the AHS measure of housing adequacy and defines which physical problems most often result in a unit being labeled as severely inadequate.

Revisions to the 2011 and 2013 AHS PUF and AHS Table Creator

2011 and 2013 AHS data will be revised in order to improve comparability across survey years and improve weighting of subsidized units.

Release of Additional 2017 AHS Data

Ten additional metros, nine states, two topical tables, and worst case needs data are coming soon.