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




Annual Statistics: 1998


Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1998
(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, total    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
(1998 constant dollars)....    310     324     394     418     409     418     437     453
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Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1998 - 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, total    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
(1998 constant dollars)....    462     489     474     473     471     455     463     476
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Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1998 - 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     170      26      24
  4 rooms..................     35      36      36      35      35     150      36      36
  5 rooms or more..........     23      24      25      25      25      68      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, total    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       6
  $300 to $399.............     22      21      21      22      23      24      23      18
  $400 to $499.............     19      20      19      20      19      20      18      16
  $500 to $599.............     12      13      13      14      14      14      14      12
  $600 to $699.............      8       8       8       8       9       8       8       8
  $700 to $799.............      5       5       5       5       5       5       5       4
  $800 or more.............      9      10      10      10      11      12      13      11
Median rent
(Actual dollars)...........    411     431     430     429     438     444     442     461
(1998 constant dollars)....    477     486     485     472     468     461     449     461

/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: December 02, 2004