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




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005
(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
  1 and 2 rooms...........        30        25        20        19        19        18        16        16
  3 rooms.................        27        27        27        25        27        29        28        26
  4 rooms.................        22        26        32        31        30        29        32        34
  5 rooms or more.........        21        22        21        25        24        24        25        25
  Median number or rooms..       3.3       3.4       3.6       3.7       3.6       3.6       3.7       3.7

Bedrooms in unit, total...       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  No bedrooms.............        15        19        14        14        14        12        11        11
  1 bedroom...............        45        35        35        34        36        37        36        34
  2 bedrooms..............        29        34        39        38        36        37        38        41
  3 bedrooms or more......        11        12        12        14        14        14        15        14

Housing units in structure       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 unit..................        33        25        18        20        21        23        22        22
  2 units.................        20        14        13        14        14        14        13        13
  3 and 4 units...........        16        14        13        14        15        15        14        15
  5 to 9 units............        12        16        19        15        14        15        16        16
  10 units or more........        19        31        37        37        36        33        34        35
  Mobile homes............       (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)

Duration of vacancy, total       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than 1 month.......        31        35        34        37        39        35        35        34
  1 to 2 months...........        15        14        15        17        16        17        17        17
  2 to 4 months...........        17        16        17        17        17        17        18        18
  4 to 6 months...........         9         8        10         9         8        10        10        10
  6 months or more........        28        27        24        20        20        21        21        21
    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 structure built, tota       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1970 or later...........     (NA)         19        23        25        25        26        30        36
  1960 to 1969............     (NA)          7        17        16        16        16        15        13
  1950 to 1959............     (NA)         10         9        10        11        10         9        10
  1940 to 1949............     (NA)         11         8         8         9         9         9         9
  1939 or earlier.........     (NA)         53        43        41        39        39        37        32

Monthly rent, total.......       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than $100..........     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $100 to $199............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $200 to $249............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $250 to $299............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $300 to $399............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $400 to $499............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $500 to $599............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $600 to $699............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $700 to $799............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
  $800 or more............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)
Median rent
(Actual dollars)..........        53        82       136       211       226       245       267       289
(2005 constant dollars)...       372       388       473       501       490       501       524       543

Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005 - Continued

Characteristic                  1985      1986      1987      1988      1989   1989\r       1990      1991

Rooms in unit, total......       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 and 2 rooms...........        16        14        13        14        13        13        13        13
  3 rooms.................        28        30        31        30        29        28        27        27
  4 rooms.................        33        34        35        35        36        37        36        36
  5 rooms or more.........        23        22        21        20        23        23        24        24
  Median number or rooms..       3.7       3.7       3.7       3.6       3.7       3.7       3.8       3.8

Bedrooms in unit, total...       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  No bedrooms.............        10         9         9         9         9         8         8         9
  1 bedroom...............        37        38        38        38        37        36        35        35
  2 bedrooms..............        40        40        40        41        42        43        44        43
  3 bedrooms or more......        13        12        12        12        12        13        13        13

Housing units in structure       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 unit..................        20        18        17        16        16        15        15        14
  2 units.................        12        12        11        11        11        11        11        11
  3 and 4 units...........        14        14        14        14        13        13        14        13
  5 to 9 units............        18        18        18        18        19        18        16        17
  10 units or more........        36        39        40        42        41        39        39        41
  Mobile homes............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          4         5         4

Duration of vacancy, total       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than 1 month.......        33        31        29        28        30        30        31        29
  1 to 2 months...........        17        16        16        16        18        18        17        17
  2 to 4 months...........        18        19        20        19        19        19        17        19
  4 to 6 months...........        10        11        11        10        10        10        10        10
  6 months or more........        22        23        24        25        23        23        25        25
    6 to 12 months........     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         11        10        10        10        11
    1 to 2 years..........     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          8         8         8         9         8
    2 years or more.......     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          6         5         5         6         6

Year structure built, tota       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1970 or later...........        42        46        46        45        43        44        43        42
  1960 to 1969............        13        12        13        14        14        14        15        16
  1950 to 1959............        10        11        11        10        10        10        10        10
  1940 to 1949............         9         7         7         9         9         9         8         9
  1939 or earlier.........        27        23        23        23        23        23        24        23

Monthly rent, total.......       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than $100..........     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          2         1         2
  $100 to $199............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         12        11         8
  $200 to $249............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         12        10         9
  $250 to $299............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         14        12        10
  $300 to $399............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         22        21        21
  $400 to $499............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)         14        15        17
  $500 to $599............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          9        10        12
  $600 to $699............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          6         7         8
  $700 to $799............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          4         4         4
  $800 or more............     (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)          6         8         8
Median rent
(Actual dollars)..........       305       329       330       343       358       346       371       398
(2005 constant dollars)...       554       586       567       566       564       545       554       571

Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005 - Continued


Characteristic                  1992      1993   1993\r       1994      1995      1996      1997      1998

Rooms in unit, total......       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 and 2 rooms...........        13        13        13        14        14        14        13        12
  3 rooms.................        29        26        26        26        26        24        26        24
  4 rooms.................        35        36        36        35        35        36        36        36
  5 rooms or more.........        23        24        25        25        25        25        26        28
  Median number or rooms..       3.7       3.8       3.8       3.8       3.8       3.8       3.8       3.9

Bedrooms in unit, total...       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  No bedrooms.............         8         8         8         4         4         4         4         3
  1 bedroom...............        38        36        36        36        37        36        35        34
  2 bedrooms..............        41        42        43        45        44        46        45        46
  3 bedrooms or more......        13        13        13        15        15        14        16        17

Housing units in structure       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 unit..................        15        15        15        17        20        19        21        22
  2 units.................        11        10        10        11        11        12        12        10
  3 and 4 units...........        14        14        14        12        13        13        13        12
  5 to 9 units............        17        18        18        16        16        15        15        16
  10 units or more........        39        40        40        39        36        36        34        33
  Mobile homes............         4         3         3         4         5         5         5         6

Duration of vacancy, total       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than 1 month.......        29        28        27        31        29        29        29        29
  1 to 2 months...........        16        16        16        18        19        19        19        19
  2 to 4 months...........        20        20        20        18        19        19        20        19
  4 to 6 months...........        10        11        11        11        11        10        10        11
  6 months or more........        26        25        25        23        22        23        22        23
    6 to 12 months........        12        11        11        11        11        11        11        12
    1 to 2 years..........         9         9         9         7         7         7         6         6
    2 years or more.......         5         5         5         6         4         5         5         5

Year structure built, tota       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1970 or later...........        40        41        41        41        42        44        44        45
  1960 to 1969............        17        16        16        16        14        14        14        14
  1950 to 1959............        10        10        10        11        12        11        12        11
  1940 to 1949............         9         9         9         9        10         9         9        10
  1939 or earlier.........        25        24        24        23        22        23        22        20

Monthly rent, total.......       100       100       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than $100..........         1         1         1         2         2         2         1         1
  $100 to $199............         7         5         5         5         4         4         3         3
  $200 to $249............         8         7         7         7         6         4         5         4
  $250 to $299............         9        10        10         8         8         7         9         8
  $300 to $399............        22        21        21        22        23        24        23        21
  $400 to $499............        19        20        19        20        19        20        18        19
  $500 to $599............        12        13        13        14        14        14        14        15
  $600 to $699............         8         8         8         8         9         8         8        10
  $700 to $799............         5         5         5         5         5         5         5         5
  $800 or more............         9        10        10        10        11        12        13        13
Median rent
(Actual dollars)..........       411       431       430       429       438       444       442       461
(2005 constant dollars)...       572       583       581       565       561       553       538       552

Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005 - Continued


Characteristic                  1999      2000      2001      2002   2002\r       2003

Rooms in unit, total......       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 and 2 rooms...........        13        11        10         9         9        10
  3 rooms.................        24        25        25        25        25        24
  4 rooms.................        36        36        37        35        35        35
  5 rooms or more.........        28        28        29        31        31        31
  Median number or rooms..       3.9       3.9       3.9         4         4         4

Bedrooms in unit, total...       100       100       100       100       100       100
  No bedrooms.............         4         3         2         2         2         3
  1 bedroom...............        34        33        35        34        34        33
  2 bedrooms..............        46        47        45        46        46        46
  3 bedrooms or more......        16        17        17        18        18        18

Housing units in structure       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1 unit..................        26        26        29        28        28        26
  2 units.................        10         8         7         7         7         8
  3 and 4 units...........        13        12        11        11        11        11
  5 to 9 units............        17        16        15        15        15        14
  10 units or more........        28        33        33        35        35        35
  Mobile homes............         6         6         6         5         5         5

Duration of vacancy, total       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than 1 month.......        27        28        28        26        26        24
  1 to 2 months...........        19        20        20        21        21        20
  2 to 4 months...........        20        19        20        21        21        21
  4 to 6 months...........        10        11        11        11        11        12
  6 months or more........        24        23        22        21        21        23
    6 to 12 months........        11        12        11        10        10        12
    1 to 2 years..........         7         6         6         6         6         6
    2 years or more.......         5         6         5         5         5         5

Year structure built, tota       100       100       100       100       100       100
  1970 or later...........        47        49        51        53        53        54
  1960 to 1969............        14        15        13        13        13        13
  1950 to 1959............        10        11        10         9         9        10
  1940 to 1949............         9         9         8         8         8         7
  1939 or earlier.........        19        17        17        17        18        17

Monthly rent, total.......       100       100       100       100       100       100
  Less than $100..........         1         1         1         1         1         1
  $100 to $199............         3         3         3         1         1         1
  $200 to $249............         4         4         3         3         3         2
  $250 to $299............         7         7         5         4         4         3
  $300 to $399............        24        22        19        16        16        15
  $400 to $499............        19        17        17        15        15        15
  $500 to $599............        13        14        15        14        14        15
  $600 to $699............         9         9        10        11        11        12
  $700 to $799............         6         7         8        10        10         9
  $800 or more............        15        17        20        24        24        27
Median rent
(Actual dollars)..........       461       483       518       566       568       589
(2005 constant dollars)...       540       548       571       614       617       626


Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005 - Continued


Characteristic                  2004      2005

Rooms in unit, total......       100       100
  1 and 2 rooms...........         9         9
  3 rooms.................        24        24
  4 rooms.................        35        33
  5 rooms or more.........        33        34
  Median number or rooms..         4         4

Bedrooms in unit, total...       100       100
  No bedrooms.............         2         2
  1 bedroom...............        33        32
  2 bedrooms..............        45        46
  3 bedrooms or more......        20        20

Housing units in structure       100       100
  1 unit..................        28        31
  2 units.................         8         8
  3 and 4 units...........        12        12
  5 to 9 units............        14        14
  10 units or more........        34        32
  Mobile homes............         4         5

Duration of vacancy, total       100       100
  Less than 1 month.......        24        24
  1 to 2 months...........        20        20
  2 to 4 months...........        21        21
  4 to 6 months...........        13        12
  6 months or more........        23        23
    6 to 12 months........        12        12
    1 to 2 years..........         6         7
    2 years or more.......         5         4

Year structure built, tota       100       100
  April 1, 2000 or later..         8         8
  1995 to 3/31/00.........         6         6
  1990 to 1994............         5         5
  1980 to 1989............        15        14
  1970 to 1979............        19        18
  1960 to 1969............        13        14
  1950 to 1959............         9        11
  1940 to 1949............         8         7
  1939 or earlier.........        16        17

Monthly rent,
specified renter units\1
All spec Rental Units            100       100
Less than $300............         7         7
$300 to $349..............         5         4
$350 to $399..............         7         7
$400 to $449..............         8         9
$450 to $499..............         8         8
$500 to $599..............        14        14
$600 to $699..............        14        13
$700 to $799..............         9         9
$800 or more..............        29        28
  $800 to $899............         8         7
  $900 to $999............         5         5
$1000 or more.............        16        16
  $1000 to $1249..........         6         6
  $1250 to $1499..........         3         3
  $1500 or more...........         6         6
(Actual dollars)..........       615       605
(2005 constant dollars)...       636       605

\r Revised.  NA  Not Available.
\1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006