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




Annual Statistics: 2004


Table B-4.  Standard Errors for Vacancy Rates and Homeownership Rates
                      by Metropolitan Area:  2004
                                                    Rental      Homeowner
                                                   vacancy        vacancy  Homeownership
                                                      rate           rate           rate
 
    Inside Metropolitan Areas..............           0.1            0.1            0.1
 
  Akron, OH................................           2.9            0.8            1.9
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY..............           1.8            0.6            2.1
**Atlanta, GA..............................           1.7            0.6            1.2
**Austin-San Marcos, TX....................           2.3            0.7            2.1
  Baltimore, MD............................           1.1            0.4            1.1
* Bergen-Passaic, NJ.......................           1.1            0.2            1.7
**Birmingham, AL...........................           2.1            0.6            1.7
**Boston, MA-NH\1..........................           0.8            0.2            1.1
  Buffalo, NY..............................           2.0            0.6            1.7
* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC......           1.8            0.7            1.5
**Chicago, IL..............................           0.8            0.2            0.6
**Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.....................           1.8            0.6            1.4
**Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2............           1.4            0.5            1.1
**Columbus, OH.............................           2.0            0.6            1.5
**Dallas, TX...............................           1.4            0.5            1.3
* Dayton-Springfield, OH...................           2.3            0.7            1.9
  Denver, CO...............................           1.3            0.5            1.0
  Detroit, MI..............................           1.1            0.3            0.8
**Fresno, CA...............................           2.3            0.6            3.0
* Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3.....................           1.4            0.5            1.4
**Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX..................           2.1            0.5            1.8
**Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI........           1.7            0.6            1.7
**Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC..           1.9            0.7            1.7
**Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC......           1.9            0.7            1.7
* Hartford, CT.............................           1.4            0.4            1.3
  Honolulu, HI.............................           0.9            0.3            1.1
**Houston, TX..............................           1.4            0.5            1.2
**Indianapolis, IN.........................           1.8            0.8            1.4
  Jacksonville, FL.........................           2.1            0.9            1.9
**Kansas City, MO-KS.......................           1.4            0.4            1.1
**Las Vegas, NV............................           1.0            0.4            1.0
* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA...............           0.4            0.2            0.7
**Louisville, KY-IN........................           1.7            0.6            1.7
**Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................           2.2            0.9            2.0
* Miami, FL\4..............................           1.7            0.4            1.5
* Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ.........           1.5            0.3            1.7
  Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5.................           1.5            0.4            1.4
**Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI..............           1.0            0.3            1.0
* Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.......................           1.6            0.4            1.2
  Nashville, TN............................           2.0            0.7            1.9
* Nassau-Suffolk, NY.......................           1.2            0.3            0.9
**New Orleans, LA..........................           1.6            0.4            1.7
  New York, NY.............................           0.5            0.2            0.7
**Newark, NJ...............................           1.2            0.3            1.4
**Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA..           2.1            0.3            1.6
* Oakland, CA..............................           1.7            0.5            1.7
  Oklahoma City, OK........................           1.9            0.6            1.5
**Omaha, NE-IA.............................           1.2            0.3            1.2
* Orange County, CA\6......................           1.0            0.2            1.7
**Orlando, FL..............................           1.6            0.5            1.5
**Philadelphia, PA-NJ......................           1.0            0.3            0.8
**Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7.......................           1.3            0.4            1.1
**Pittsburgh, PA...........................           1.3            0.4            1.1
**Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8..............           1.3            0.4            1.1
* Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA...           0.7            0.2            0.8
**Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC...........           2.2            0.6            1.6
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA..................           2.5            0.7            2.1
**Rochester, NY............................           1.8            0.5            1.8
  Sacramento, CA...........................           1.6            0.6            2.0
* Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT.................           1.3            0.4            1.2
**San Antonio, TX..........................           2.2            0.5            1.8
* San Bernardino-Riverside, CA.............           1.2            0.3            1.4
* San Diego, CA............................           1.3            0.5            1.6
  San Francisco, CA........................           1.6            0.5            2.0
* San Jose, CA.............................           1.8            0.3            2.2
**Scrantin-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, PA.......           1.9            0.5            2.0
**Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9...........           1.3            0.3            1.3
**St. Louis, MO-IL.........................           1.2            0.5            1.1
**Syracuse, NY.............................           2.6            0.6            2.5
  Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.......           1.3            0.4            1.2
  Tucson, AZ...............................           1.9            0.7            2.2
  Tulsa, OK................................           2.0            0.9            1.7
  Ventura, CA..............................           2.2            0.9            3.3
**Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10...............           0.7            0.2            0.6
  West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL...........           1.6            0.2            1.5
 
 
Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions,
while 1995 and later data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.
 
rRevised.
 
*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available
 
\1  Formerly titled Boston, MA.
\2  Includes former Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
\3  Formerly titled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL.
\4  Formerly titled Miami-Hialeh, FL.
\5  Formerly titled Milwaukee, WI.
\6  Formerly titled Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA.
\7  Formerly titled Phoenix, AZ.
\8  Formerly titled Portland, OR.
\9  Formerly titled Seattle, WA.
\10 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 28, 2005