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




Annual Statistics: 1999


Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1999
          (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
(1999 constant dollars) 80,200  68,600  86,000 101,200  94,700  99,700  91,700  92,700
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1999 - 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
(1999 constant dollars) 90,700  82,500  78,000  83,400  79,900  72,800  79,900  77,900
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Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1999 - 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       3       2
  $10,000 to $19,999...      7       6       6       5       6       7       3       4
  $20,000 to $29,999...      8       7       7       5       6       6       4       4
  $30,000 to $39,999...      9       9       9       8       7       6       5       5
  $40,000 to $49,999...      7       9       9       8       6       7       4       4
  $50,000 to $74,999...     15      17      18      21      19      17      13      14
  $75,000 to $99,999...     13      12      11      15      15      16      14      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.     23      23      23      24      25      27      24      23
  $200,000 to $299,999.      7       6       6       5       7       6       6       6
  $300,000 or more.....      7       5       5       4       5       5       3       5
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 73,300  69,900  69,600  72,200  77,500  81,200  87,700  87,800
(1999 constant dollars) 87,000  80,600  80,200  81,200  84,700  86,200  91,000  89,700
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1999 - Continued

Characteristic            1999

Rooms in unit, total...    100
  3 rooms or less......      9
  4 rooms..............     19
  5 rooms..............     27
  6 rooms..............     23
  7 rooms or more......     21
Median number..........    5.3

Bedrooms in unit, total    100
  1 bedroom or none....      9
  2 bedrooms...........     32
  3 bedrooms...........     44
  4 bedrooms or more...     14

Units in structure, tot    100
  1 unit...............     78
  2 units..............      4
  3 units or more......      9
  Mobile homes.........     10

Duration vacancy, total    100
  Less than 1 month....     11
  1 to 2 months........     14
  2 to 4 months........     21
  4 to 6 months........     16
  6 months or more.....     38
    6 to 12 months.....     17
    1 to 2 years.......     12
    2 years or more....      9

Year built, total......    100
  1970 or later........     52
  1960 to 1969.........     12
  1950 to 1959.........     11
  1940 to 1949.........      9
  1939 or earlier......     16

Sales price
specified total/1......    100
  Less than $10,000....      4
  $10,000 to $19,999...      4
  $20,000 to $29,999...      5
  $30,000 to $39,999...      5
  $40,000 to $49,999...      5
  $50,000 to $74,999...     16
  $75,000 to $99,999...     16
  $100,000 to $199,999.     29
  $200,000 to $299,999.      8
  $300,000 or more.....      6
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 89,400
(1999 constant dollars) 89,400


/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: December 02, 2004