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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 12. HousingAnalysis of Housing DataGeneral Housing CharacteristicsTable 12.1 presents the total number of housing units in Chuuk State by status of occupancy. Total number of housingunits increased from about 5,400 in 1980 to about 7,600 in 1994 then decreased to about 7,400 in 2000. This was a 40percent increase between 1980 and 1994 and about 2 percent decrease between 1994 and 2000.Table 12.1: Total Housing Units, Occupied Housing Units, and Others, Chuuk State: 1980, 1994 and 2000Number Percent change PercentTenure 1980 1994 2000 1980-1994 1994-2000 1980 1994 2000Total Housing Units 5,428 7,581 7,417 39.7 (2.2) 100.0 100.0 100.0Occupied 4,979 7,043 6,976- 41.5 (1.0) 91.7 92.9 94.1Vacant 449 538 441- 19.8 (18.0) 8.3 7.1 5.9Source: 1980 TTPI Census; 1994 & 2000 FSM Census, H02.Information on renter occupied units in combination with income and other characteristics is important for thegovernment and planning agencies to develop housing programs designed to meet the housing needs of people atdifferent economic levels. Table 12.2 shows the total occupied units and tenure by region in 1994 and 2000. In 2000,most of the units in Chuuk were owner occupied; about 93 percent, and 7 percent were renter occupied. Of the renteroccupied units, about 92 percent were occupied with no cash rent (or freely occupied), and about 8 percent wereoccupied with rent. The distribution for owner occupied and renter occupied units varied among the regions. OnlyNorthern Namoneas reported “renter--with cash” which was not surprising as it was where much of the labor marketwas concentrated and people most likely to live in rented housing. About 64 percent of the rented units in NorthernNamoneas were occupied with no cash. In the other regions all rented units were occupied without cash rent. This isexpected in such places as Chuuk where the existence of the extended family is common and people tended to sharetheir resources, especially among family members.Table 12.2: Total Housing Units by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Total Occupied Total Occupiedhousing Renter housing RenterMunicipality units Total Owner Cash No cash Others units Total Owner Cash No cash OthersTotal 7,581 7,043 5,301 57 1,494 191 7,417 6,976 6,456 40 480 -Lagoon 5,823 5,423 4,032 56 1,204 131 5,585 5,268 4,840 40 388 -N. Namoneas 2,411 2,170 1,687 45 362 76 2,065 1,940 1,882 37 21 -S. Namoneas 1,645 1,544 1,115 … 390 36 1,745 1,613 1,495 … 117 -Faichuk 1,767 1,709 1,230 8 452 19 1,775 1,715 1,463 … 250 -Outer Islands 1,758 1,620 1,269 … 290 60 1,832 1,708 1,616 - 92 -Mortlocks 1,041 927 701 … 203 22 1,084 970 902 - 68 -Oksoritod 717 693 568 - 87 40 748 738 714 - 24 -Source: 1994 & 2000 FSM Censuses, H06.The year of construction indicates the number of new housing units constructed over time and provides the age of thehousing. Table 12.3 shows the age of the occupied housing units in Chuuk State by region. Almost 3 in every 10housing units in Chuuk, was built during the year 1993 or later. That is, almost 30 percent of all the housing units inChuuk were built in the last seven years. The corresponding proportion for those housing units built during or before1980 was about 12 in every 50. Shown further by the table, the year of construction of housing units in the regions wassimilar, except for the housing units in the Outer Islands. Majority of the housing units in the Halls and Namonuitowere built between 1988 and 1995. About 40 percent of the housing units in the Mortlocks were built before 1980, and47 percent of the units in Pattiw were built between 1980 and 1992.Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 115