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




Annual Statistics: 2002


Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2002
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)
 
Characteristic            1960    1970    1975    1980    1981    1982    1983    1984
 
Rooms in unit, total...    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....      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 more...     12      19      15      17      16      17      17      16
 
Units in structure, tot    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     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 more....    (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 $10,000....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      3       3       3       4
  $10,000 to $19,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9       8       7       5
  $20,000 to $29,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12      10      12      10
  $30,000 to $39,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     13      12      13      12
  $40,000 to $49,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12       9      11      11
  $50,000 to $74,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     20      25      23      24
  $75,000 to $99,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     13      13      13      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9       9       9      14
  $200,000 to $299,999.    (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
(2002 constant dollars) 86,600  74,100  92,800 109,300 102,200 107,600  99,000 100,100








Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2002 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1985    1986    1987    1988    1989   1989/r   1990    1991
 
Rooms in unit, total...    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     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 more...     15      14      14      14      15      14      13      16
 
Units in structure, tot    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     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 more....    (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 $10,000....      4       3       4       3       3       7       6       6
  $10,000 to $19,999...      5       6       8       7       8       9       8       7
  $20,000 to $29,999...     10      10      10      11       9      10       9       9
  $30,000 to $39,999...     13      15      13      11      12      12      12      11
  $40,000 to $49,999...     10      12      12       9       9       9       8       9
  $50,000 to $74,999...     24      24      21      20      18      16      15      15
  $75,000 to $99,999...     15      12      13      13      13      11      11      11
  $100,000 to $199,999.     15      14      13      17      18      16      18      19
  $200,000 to $299,999.      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
(2002 constant dollars) 98,000  89,100  84,200  90,000  86,300  78,600  86,300  84,100









Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2002 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1992    1993   1993/r   1994    1995    1996    1997    1998
 
Rooms in unit, total...    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     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 more...     15      14      14      14      15      15      16      17
 
Units in structure, tot    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, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....      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 more....     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 $10,000....      5       5       5       5       5       4       4       3
  $10,000 to $19,999...      7       6       6       5       6       7       4       5
  $20,000 to $29,999...      8       7       7       5       6       6       6       5
  $30,000 to $39,999...      9       9       9       8       7       6       6       6
  $40,000 to $49,999...      7       9       9       8       6       7       5       4
  $50,000 to $74,999...     15      17      18      21      19      17      16      17
  $75,000 to $99,999...     13      12      11      15      15      16      17      17
  $100,000 to $199,999.     23      23      23      24      25      27      30      28
  $200,000 to $299,999.      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
(2002 constant dollars) 94,000  87,000  86,700  87,600  91,500  93,100  98,300  96,900
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2002 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1999    2000    2001    2002
 
Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......      9      12       8       9
  4 rooms..............     19      19      19      17
  5 rooms..............     27      28      28      28
  6 rooms..............     23      19      22      24
  7 rooms or more......     21      22      23      23
Median number..........    5.3     5.2     5.3     5.4
 
Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....      9      11       9       9
  2 bedrooms...........     32      34      34      32
  3 bedrooms...........     44      41      43      44
  4 bedrooms or more...     14      15      14      14
 
Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     78      76      76      79
  2 units..............      4       3       4       3
  3 units or more......      9      12      12      10
  Mobile homes.........     10       9       9       8
 
Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     11      12      11      11
  1 to 2 months........     14      12      13      13
  2 to 4 months........     21      18      20      20
  4 to 6 months........     16      15      14      16
  6 months or more.....     38      42      43      40
    6 to 12 months.....     17      20      18      17
    1 to 2 years.......     12      13      14      13
    2 years or more....      9       9      11       9
 
Year built, total......    100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     52      55      54      54
  1960 to 1969.........     12      10      11      11
  1950 to 1959.........     11      12      10      10
  1940 to 1949.........      9       8       7       7
  1939 or earlier......     16      15      17      18
 
Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      4       4       4       3
  $10,000 to $19,999...      4       4       3       2
  $20,000 to $29,999...      5       4       5       4
  $30,000 to $39,999...      5       6       5       4
  $40,000 to $49,999...      5       6       5       6
  $50,000 to $74,999...     16      17      17      14
  $75,000 to $99,999...     16      15      15      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.     29      27      27      31
  $200,000 to $299,999.      8      10      10      11
  $300,000 or more.....      6       8       9      12
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 89,400  90,400  93,300 110,600
(2002 constant dollars) 96,500  94,400  94,800 110,600
 
 
/r Revised.
/1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (includi
  NA Not available.

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