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




First Quarter 1997


Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
          United States:  First Quarter 1997 and 1996

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                      First     First  Standard
                                    quarter   quarter  error on   Standard      1997
Type                                   1997      1996      1997   error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  115,064   113,258       238        330       100

  Occupied........................  101,702   100,472       246        341        88
    Owner occupied................   66,497    65,453       240        333        58
    Renter occupied...............   35,205    35,019       198        275        31

  Vacant..........................   13,362    12,786       131        180        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,007     9,656       115        158         9
      For rent....................    2,886     3,026        63         88         3
      For sale only...............    1,176     1,066        40         55         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      807       723        33         45         1
      Held off market.............    5,138     4,841        83        114         4
        For occasional use........    1,751     1,604        49         67         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      906       853        35         48         1
        For other reasons.........    2,481     2,384        58         80         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,355     3,130        68         92         3


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004