Table 1. Occupancy and Structural Characteristics: 1970
The Area District	Total	Manu'a	Swains Island	Tutuila, Eastern	Tutuila, Western
Total Population	27,159	2,112	74	15,955	9,018
All housing units	4,492	440	15	2,599	1,478
Vacant seasonal	2	2
All year-round housing units	4,490	438	15	2,599	1,478
Population
Population in housing units	26,796	2,112	74	15,660	8,950
Per occupied unit	7.0	6.4	5.3	7.1	6.9
Tenure and Vacancy Status
Occupied	3,858	332	14	2,215	1,297
Owner-Occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
Cooperative and condominum	––	––	––	––	––
Renter occupied	771	177	––	327	267
No cash rent	493	164		183	146
Vacant year round	632	106	1	344	181
For rent	36	6	––	25	5
For sale only	49	8	1	16	24
All other	547	92	––	303	152
Units in Structure
All year -round units	4,490	438	15	2,559	1,478
1, detached	3,955	429	15	2,165	1,346
1, attached	157	1	––	121	35
2	266	8	––	197	61
3 or 4	95	––	––	68	27
5 to 9	14	––	––	6	8
10 to 19	1	––	––	––	1
20 or more	––	––	––	––	––
Mobile home	2	––	––	2	––
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
1, detached	2,773	153	14	1,662	944
1, attached	81	1	––	58	22
2	178	1	––	135	42
3 or 4	48	––	––	30	18
5 to 9	5	––	––	1	4
10 or more	––	––	––	––	––
Mobile home	2	––	––	2	––
Renter occupied	771	177	––	327	267
1, detached	613	171	––	217	225
1, attached	63	––	––	51	12
2	50	6	––	26	18
3 or 4	37	––	––	29	8
5 to 9	8	––	––	4	4
10 or more	––	––	––	––	––
Mobile home	––	––	––	––	––
Vacant for rent	36	6	––	25	5
1, detached	36	6	––	25	5
All other	––	––	––	––	––
Vacant for sale	49	8	1	16	24
1, detached	44	8	––	14	21
1, attached	1	––	––		1
2	3	––	––	2	1
3 or 4	1	––	––	––	1
5 or more	––	––	––	––	––
Mobile home	––	––	––	––	––
Source: 1970 American Samoa Census
Table 1. Occupancy and Structural Characteristics: 1970
The Area District	Total	Manu'a	Swains Island	Tutuila, Eastern	Tutuila, Western
Year Structure Built
All year-round units	4,490	438	15	2,559	1,478
1969 or 1970	536	26	––	294	214
1965 to 1968	1,827	143	1	989	694
1960 to 1964	1,101	134	4	586	377
1950 to 1959	550	114	9	309	118
1940 to 1949	291	15	1	222	53
1939 or earlier	187	6		159	22
Owner occupied	3,087	155	14	1,888	1,030
1969 or 1970	384	5	––	219	160
1965 to 1968	1,351	29	1	794	527
1960 to 1964	727	74	4	433	216
1950 to 1959	343	41	8	215	79
1940 to 1949	188	6	1	146	35
1939 or earlier	94	––	––	81	13
Renter occupied	771	177	––	327	267
1969 or 1970	68	12	––	31	25
1965 to 1968	254	85	––	77	92
1960 to 1964	207	31	––	73	103
1950 to 1959	104	46	––	31	27
1940 to 1949	64	2	––	49	13
1939 or earlier	74	1	––	66	7
Source: 1970 American Samoa Census