U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2001


Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2001
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

Characteristic        1960     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982     1983     1984

Rooms in unit, tot     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  3 rooms or less.    (NA)        8        8        9        8        9        7        9
  4 rooms.........    (NA)       18       20       16       18       19       18       19
  5 rooms.........    (NA)       26       25       24       27       24       25       25
  6 rooms.........    (NA)       23       23       22       21       21       23       23
  7 rooms or more.    (NA)       25       24       29       26       27       27       25
Median number.....     5.4      5.4      5.4      5.6      5.4      5.4      5.5      5.4

Bedrooms in unit,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 bedroom or non       7       10        9       11       10       10        9       11
  2 bedrooms......      28       32       33       29       34       33       32       32
  3 bedrooms......      53       39       43       43       40       40       42       42
  4 bedrooms or mo      12       19       15       17       16       17       17       16

Units in structure     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit..........      95       87       73       79       76       74       78       76
  2 units.........       4        7        5        5        6        6        5        5
  3 units or more.       1        6       22       16       18       20       16       17
  Mobile homes....    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)

Duration vacancy,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 mont      17       15       13       13       12       11       11       12
  1 to 2 months...      13       11       11       12       12       10       11       11
  2 to 4 months...      21       18       17       19       18       17       17       14
  4 to 6 months...      12       13       13       16       15       13       15       14
  6 months or more      37       43       46       40       43       49       47       44
    6 to 12 months    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
    1 to 2 years..    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
    2 years or mor    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)

Year built, total.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later...    (NA)       31       45       42       41       44       41       44
  1960 to 1969....    (NA)        7       13       13       13       12       13       13
  1950 to 1959....    (NA)       17        8        9        9        9       11       10
  1940 to 1949....    (NA)        8        6        7        7        8        8        8
  1939 or earlier.    (NA)       37       28       29       30       27       27       25

Sales price
specified total/1.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $10,00    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        3        3        3        4
  $10,000 to $19,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        9        8        7        5
  $20,000 to $29,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       12       10       12       10
  $30,000 to $39,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       13       12       13       12
  $40,000 to $49,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       12        9       11       11
  $50,000 to $74,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       20       25       23       24
  $75,000 to $99,9    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       13       13       13       14
  $100,000 to $199    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        9        9        9       14
  $200,000 to $299    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        5        5        4        3
  $300,000 or more    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        4        6        6        2
Median price
(Actual dollars)..  13,400   17,000   29,000   50,000   51,200   57,200   54,800   57,800
(2001 constant dol  85,000   72,700   91,200  107,400  100,400  105,700   97,200   98,300
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2001 - Continued

Characteristic        1985     1986     1987     1988     1989   1989/r     1990     1991

Rooms in unit, tot     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  3 rooms or less.       9        9        9        9       12       12       11       11
  4 rooms.........      16       17       19       20       18       20       20       19
  5 rooms.........      30       28       28       27       27       27       27       26
  6 rooms.........      20       23       22       20       19       18       20       19
  7 rooms or more.      25       23       22       24       24       22       22       24
Median number.....     5.3      5.4      5.3      5.2      5.2      5.1      5.2      5.2

Bedrooms in unit,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 bedroom or non      11       10       11       11       13       13       12       12
  2 bedrooms......      30       31       33       33       33       36       35       34
  3 bedrooms......      44       45       42       41       38       37       39       38
  4 bedrooms or mo      15       14       14       14       15       14       13       16

Units in structure     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit..........      76       78       78       76       74       67       68       69
  2 units.........       6        6        6        5        5        5        7        6
  3 units or more.      18       16       16       19       21       19       17       17
  Mobile homes....    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        9        7        8

Duration vacancy,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 mont      12       11       11       10        9        9        9        9
  1 to 2 months...      11       10       10       10       11       11       10        9
  2 to 4 months...      16       17       17       17       17       16       18       16
  4 to 6 months...      13       13       15       13       14       14       14       13
  6 months or more      48       48       47       49       50       50       50       53
    6 to 12 months    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       18       20       20       18       19
    1 to 2 years..    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       17       17       17       19       19
    2 years or mor    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       14       13       13       13       15

Year built, total.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later...      46       43       43       46       44       46       47       47
  1960 to 1969....      11       11       11       11       12       13       12       11
  1950 to 1959....      11       12       12       11       11       10       12       10
  1940 to 1949....       8        8        9        9       10        9        9        8
  1939 or earlier.      24       25       25       23       23       22       20       23

Sales price
specified total/1.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $10,00       4        3        4        3        3        7        6        6
  $10,000 to $19,9       5        6        8        7        8        9        8        7
  $20,000 to $29,9      10       10       10       11        9       10        9        9
  $30,000 to $39,9      13       15       13       11       12       12       12       11
  $40,000 to $49,9      10       12       12        9        9        9        8        9
  $50,000 to $74,9      24       24       21       20       18       16       15       15
  $75,000 to $99,9      15       12       13       13       13       11       11       11
  $100,000 to $199      15       14       13       17       18       16       18       19
  $200,000 to $299       3        3        4        5        6        6        8        8
  $300,000 or more       2        2        2        4        4        4        6        5
Median price
(Actual dollars)..  58,600   54,300   53,200   59,200   59,500   54,200   62,700   63,700
(2001 constant dol  96,200   87,500   82,800   88,400   84,800   77,200   84,800   82,600
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2001 - Continued

Characteristic        1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998

Rooms in unit, tot     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  3 rooms or less.      10        8        8       11       10       10        9        9
  4 rooms.........      18       19       19       21       19       19       19       20
  5 rooms.........      28       27       27       27       26       26       26       24
  6 rooms.........      20       21       21       22       23       23       23       22
  7 rooms or more.      25       25       25       20       22       22       23       25
Median number.....     5.3      5.3      5.3      5.2      5.2      5.2      5.2      5.4

Bedrooms in unit,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 bedroom or non      12       10       10       11        9       10        8        8
  2 bedrooms......      34       36       36       36       35       35       34       33
  3 bedrooms......      40       40       40       39       41       40       42       42
  4 bedrooms or mo      15       14       14       14       15       15       16       17

Units in structure     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit..........      69       69       69       70       73       73       77       77
  2 units.........       5        6        6        6        5        5        5        4
  3 units or more.      17       17       17       14       13       13       10       10
  Mobile homes....       9        9        9       10        9        9        8        9

Duration vacancy,      100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 mont       9       10       10       12       11       11       11       11
  1 to 2 months...      10       10       10       11       12       12       12       14
  2 to 4 months...      17       17       17       16       18       18       18       20
  4 to 6 months...      14       15       14       15       15       16       15       14
  6 months or more      50       48       48       46       45       43       44       41
    6 to 12 months      18       18       18       20       20       19       20       18
    1 to 2 years..      17       17       16       14       13       14       13       14
    2 years or mor      15       14       14       12       11       10       11        9

Year built, total.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later...      50       47       47       45       47       48       50       51
  1960 to 1969....      12       12       12       14       13       11       11       11
  1950 to 1959....      10       11       11       12       12       13       13       12
  1940 to 1949....      10        9        9       11       11        9        8        9
  1939 or earlier.      18       21       21       18       17       19       18       17

Sales price
specified total/1.     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $10,00       5        5        5        5        5        4        4        3
  $10,000 to $19,9       7        6        6        5        6        7        4        5
  $20,000 to $29,9       8        7        7        5        6        6        6        5
  $30,000 to $39,9       9        9        9        8        7        6        6        6
  $40,000 to $49,9       7        9        9        8        6        7        5        4
  $50,000 to $74,9      15       17       18       21       19       17       16       17
  $75,000 to $99,9      13       12       11       15       15       16       17       17
  $100,000 to $199      23       23       23       24       25       27       30       28
  $200,000 to $299       7        6        6        5        7        6        8        7
  $300,000 or more       7        5        5        4        5        5        4        6
Median price
(Actual dollars)..  73,300   69,900   69,600   72,200   77,500   81,200   87,700   87,800
(2001 constant dol  92,300   85,500   85,100   86,100   89,900   91,400   96,600   95,200
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2001 - Continued

Characteristic        1999     2000     2001

Rooms in unit, tot     100      100      100
  3 rooms or less.       9       12        8
  4 rooms.........      19       19       19
  5 rooms.........      27       28       28
  6 rooms.........      23       19       22
  7 rooms or more.      21       22       23
Median number.....     5.3      5.2      5.3

Bedrooms in unit,      100      100      100
  1 bedroom or non       9       11        9
  2 bedrooms......      32       34       34
  3 bedrooms......      44       41       43
  4 bedrooms or mo      14       15       14

Units in structure     100      100      100
  1 unit..........      78       76       76
  2 units.........       4        3        4
  3 units or more.       9       12       12
  Mobile homes....      10        9        9

Duration vacancy,      100      100      100
  Less than 1 mont      11       12       11
  1 to 2 months...      14       12       13
  2 to 4 months...      21       18       20
  4 to 6 months...      16       15       14
  6 months or more      38       42       43
    6 to 12 months      17       20       18
    1 to 2 years..      12       13       14
    2 years or mor       9        9       11

Year built, total.     100      100      100
  1970 or later...      52       55       54
  1960 to 1969....      12       10       11
  1950 to 1959....      11       12       10
  1940 to 1949....       9        8        7
  1939 or earlier.      16       15       17

Sales price
specified total/1.     100      100      100
  Less than $10,00       4        4        4
  $10,000 to $19,9       4        4        3
  $20,000 to $29,9       5        4        5
  $30,000 to $39,9       5        6        5
  $40,000 to $49,9       5        6        5
  $50,000 to $74,9      16       17       17
  $75,000 to $99,9      16       15       15
  $100,000 to $199      29       27       27
  $200,000 to $299       8       10       10
  $300,000 or more       6        8        9
Median price
(Actual dollars)..  89,400   90,400   93,300
(2001 constant dol  94,800   92,800   93,300


/r Revised.
/1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes).
  NA Not available.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004