American Housing Survey (AHS)

Published by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Metadata Last Checked: July 29, 2025 | Last Modified: 2018-09-09

The AHS is the largest, regular national housing sample survey in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the AHS to obtain up-to-date housing statistics for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The AHS national survey was conducted annually from 1973-1981 and biennially (every two years) since 1983. Metropolitan area surveys have been conducted annually or biennially since 1974.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "025:28" ]
identifier	HUD025
issued	1973
landingPage	https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data.html
programCode	[ "025:000" ]
spatial	USA