Structural type of private dwelling

Status: This standard was approved as a recommended standard on June 9, 2026.

Definition

Structural type refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

Private dwelling refers to a separate set of living quarters with a private entrance either from outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, or stairway inside the building. The entrance to the dwelling must be one that can be used without passing through the living quarters of some other person or group of persons.

Usage

Though "structural type" applies to dwellings, a person or private household can be assigned a structural type of dwelling classification based on the dwelling in which the person or household usually resides.

Classifications

• Classification of residential structures September 11, 2013 to current

Relation to previous version

• Structural type of private dwelling June 09, 2026 to current

  The definition of the statistical unit has been modified.

• Structural type of private dwelling September 11, 2013 to June 08, 2026

  This was the recommended standard from September 11, 2013 to June 08, 2026.