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




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 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
  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, total...     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
(2005 constant dollars).....  94,000  80,400 100,800 118,700 111,000 116,900 107,500 108,600

Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 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
  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, total...     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
(2005 constant dollars)..... 106,400  96,800  91,500  97,700  93,700  85,400  93,700  91,300

Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 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
  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, total...     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
(2005 constant dollars)..... 102,000  94,500  94,100  95,100  99,300 101,100 106,700 105,200

Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued

Characteristic                  1999    2000    2001    2002 2002\r     2003

Rooms in unit, total........     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less...........       9      12       8       9       9       8
  4 rooms...................      19      19      19      17      17      19
  5 rooms...................      27      28      28      28      28      28
  6 rooms...................      23      19      22      24      23      21
  7 rooms or more...........      21      22      23      23      23      24
Median number...............     5.3     5.2     5.3     5.4     5.4     5.3

Bedrooms in unit, total.....     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none.........       9      11       9       9       9      10
  2 bedrooms................      32      34      34      32      32      33
  3 bedrooms................      44      41      43      44      44      42
  4 bedrooms or more........      14      15      14      14      15      15

Units in structure, total...     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit....................      78      76      76      79      79      78
  2 units...................       4       3       4       3       3       3
  3 units or more...........       9      12      12      10      11      12
  Mobile homes..............      10       9       9       8       8       8

Duration vacancy, total.....     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month.........      11      12      11      11      11      10
  1 to 2 months.............      14      12      13      13      13      13
  2 to 4 months.............      21      18      20      20      20      20
  4 to 6 months.............      16      15      14      16      16      15
  6 months or more..........      38      42      43      40      40      42
    6 to 12 months..........      17      20      18      17      17      19
    1 to 2 years............      12      13      14      13      13      13
    2 years or more.........       9       9      11       9       9      10

Year built, total...........     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later.............      52      55      54      54      54      55
  1960 to 1969..............      12      10      11      11      11      11
  1950 to 1959..............      11      12      10      10      10      10
  1940 to 1949..............       9       8       7       7       7       9
  1939 or earlier...........      16      15      17      18      18      15

Sales price
specified total/1...........     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000.........       4       4       4       3       3       4
  $10,000 to $19,999........       4       4       3       2       2       2
  $20,000 to $29,999........       5       4       5       4       4       4
  $30,000 to $39,999........       5       6       5       4       4       3
  $40,000 to $49,999........       5       6       5       6       6       4
  $50,000 to $74,999........      16      17      17      14      14      12
  $75,000 to $99,999........      16      15      15      14      14      15
  $100,000 to $199,999......      29      27      27      31      31      30
  $200,000 to $299,999......       8      10      10      11      11      12
  $300,000 or more..........       6       8       9      12      12      13
Median price
(Actual dollars)............  89,400  90,400  93,300 110,600 111,100 117,100
(2005 constant dollars)..... 104,800 102,500 102,900 120,100 120,700 124,500


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

Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued

Characteristic                  2004    2005

Rooms in unit, total........     100     100
  3 rooms or less...........       9      10
  4 rooms...................      19      17
  5 rooms...................      27      27
  6 rooms...................      22      21
  7 rooms or more...........      24      26
Median number...............     5.4     5.4

Bedrooms in unit, total.....     100     100
  1 bedroom or none.........      10      10
  2 bedrooms................      32      32
  3 bedrooms................      43      42
  4 bedrooms or more........      15      16

Units in structure, total...     100     100
  1 unit....................      77      76
  2 units...................       4       3
  3 units or more...........      11      13
  Mobile homes..............       8       8

Duration vacancy, total.....     100     100
  Less than 1 month.........      10      12
  1 to 2 months.............      13      14
  2 to 4 months.............      20      19
  4 to 6 months.............      15      15
  6 months or more..........      41      40
    6 to 12 months..........      18      18
    1 to 2 years............      12      12
    2 years or more.........      11      10

Year structure built, total.     100     100
  April 1, 2000 or later....      15      19
  1995 to 3/31/00...........       9       8
  1990 to 1994..............       6       5
  1980 to 1989..............      12      12
  1970 to 1979..............      12      13
  1960 to 1969..............      10      10
  1950 to 1959..............      12      12
  1940 to 1949..............       9       6
  1939 or earlier...........      15      15

Sales price
specified total\1...........     100     100
  Less than $10,000.........       5       5
  $10,000 to $19,999........       2       1
  $20,000 to $29,999........       4       4
  $30,000 to $39,999........       4       3
  $40,000 to $49,999........       4       3
  $50,000 to $74,999........      13      10
  $75,000 to $99,999........      11      11
  $100,000 to $199,999......      31      32
  $200,000 to $299,999......      11      11
  $300,000 or more..........      15      20
Median price
(Actual dollars)............ 122,100 140,100
(2005 constant dollars)..... 122,100 140,100


\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: March 01, 2006