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




First Quarter 1997


Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States: 
          1960 and 1965 to 1997


                  Rental  Vacancy Rates      Homeowner  Vacancy Rates

Year
            First   Second    Third   Fourth    First   Second    Third   Fourth
          quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter

1997.....     7.5                                 1.7
1996.....     7.9      7.8      8.0      7.7      1.6      1.5      1.7      1.7
1995.....     7.4      7.7      7.7      7.7      1.5      1.6      1.5      1.6
1994.....     7.5      7.4      7.2      7.4      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.6
1993\r...     7.8      7.6      7.0      6.9      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.4

1993.....     7.9      7.6      7.1      6.9      1.4      1.4      1.4      1.4
1992.....     7.4      7.7      7.3      7.1      1.5      1.6      1.6      1.5
1991.....     7.5      7.3      7.6      7.3      1.7      1.8      1.8      1.6
1990.....     7.5      7.0      7.2      7.2      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.7
1989\r...     7.5      7.4      7.6      7.1      1.7      1.7      1.9      1.8

1989.....     7.3      7.3      7.3      6.8      1.5      1.6      1.8      1.6
1988.....     8.0      7.7      7.8      7.3      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.6
1987.....     7.4      7.5      8.1      7.8      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.6
1986.....     6.9      7.3      7.5      7.7      1.5      1.7      1.6      1.6
1985.....     6.3      6.2      6.8      6.7      1.8      1.9      1.8      1.6
1984.....     5.6      5.5      6.0      6.3      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7
1983.....     5.7      5.5      5.8      5.5      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.6
1982.....     5.3      5.1      5.3      5.5      1.4      1.6      1.5      1.6
1981.....     5.2      5.0      5.0      5.0      1.3      1.3      1.5      1.4
1980.....     5.2      5.6      5.7      5.0      1.3      1.4      1.4      1.4
1979\r...     5.1      5.5      5.7      5.4      1.1      1.1      1.2      1.3

1979.....     4.8      5.0      5.2      5.0      1.0      1.1      1.1      1.1
1978.....     5.0      5.1      5.0      5.0      1.0      0.9      1.0      1.1
1977.....     5.1      5.3      5.4      5.1      1.3      1.3      1.1      1.0
1976.....     5.5      5.8      5.7      5.3      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.2
1975.....     6.1      6.3      6.2      5.4      1.2      1.2      1.4      1.2
1974.....     6.2      6.3      6.2      6.0      1.2      1.1      1.2      1.3
1973.....     5.7      5.8      5.8      5.8      1.0      0.9      1.1      1.2
1972.....     5.3      5.5      5.8      5.6      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.0
1971.....     5.3      5.3      5.6      5.6      1.0      0.9      1.0      1.0
1970.....     5.4      5.4      5.3      5.2      1.0      1.0      1.1      1.1
1969.....     5.6      5.7      5.5      5.1      1.0      1.0      1.1      1.0
1968.....     6.1      6.2      5.9      5.4      1.1      1.1      1.2      1.2
1967.....     7.3      6.9      7.0      6.2      1.4      1.3      1.4      1.3
1966.....     8.3      7.4      7.4      7.7      1.5      1.5      1.4      1.3
1965.....     8.5      8.2      7.8      8.5      1.7      1.5      1.6      1.5
1960.....     8.0      8.0      8.3      8.4      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.3

\r Revised

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: August 07, 2008