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




Second Quarter 2005


Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States:
               1960 and 1965 to 2005


                    Rental  Vacancy Rates                   Homeowner  Vacancy Rates


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

2005.....       10.1       9.8                           1.8       1.8
2004.....       10.4      10.2      10.1      10.0       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.8
2003......       9.4       9.6       9.9      10.2       1.7       1.7       1.9       1.8
2002\r....       9.1       8.4       9.0       9.3       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.7
2002......       9.1       8.5       9.1       9.4       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.7
2001......       8.2       8.3       8.4       8.8       1.5       1.8       1.9       1.8
2000......       7.9       8.0       8.2       7.8       1.6       1.5       1.6       1.6

1999......       8.2       8.1       8.2       7.9       1.8       1.6       1.6       1.6
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: July 28, 2005