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




First Quarter 1999


Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States: 
                1960 and 1965 to 1999


                  Rental  Vacancy Rates               Homeowner  Vacancy Rates


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


1999.....     8.2                                 1.8
1998.....     7.7      8.0      8.2      7.8      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.8

1997.....     7.5      7.9      7.9      7.7      1.7      1.6      1.5      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: December 02, 2004