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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)


First Quarter 2009

Table 11. Percent Distribution by Type of Unit, for the United States and Regions: First Quarter 2008 and 2009

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Type of housing unit First Quarter 2008 First Quarter 2009
United States Northeast Midwest South West United States Northeast Midwest South West
All housing units 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Year-round vacant 10.7 8.4 10.8 12.5 9.3 10.9 8.4 10.1 12.8 10.2
For rent 3.1 2.5 3.3 3.8 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.9 3.8 3.1
For sale only 1.8 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.6
Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7
Held off market 5.0 4.1 4.8 5.8 4.4 5.3 4.3 4.9 6.4 4.8
For occasional use 1.6 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.1 1.8
Temporarily occupied by persons with usual residence elsewhere 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9
For other reasons 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.8 1.6 2.7 2.4 3.0 3.1 2.1
Seasonal vacant 3.6 4.2 3.2 3.8 3.4 3.8 4.3 3.4 4.0 3.4
Occupied 85.7 87.4 86.0 83.7 87.3 85.4 87.3 86.5 83.2 86.4
Footnotes:
Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division