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Fourth Quarter 2003
Table 4. Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
United States: Fourth Quarter 2002r and 2003
(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)
Fourth Fourth Standard
quarter quarter error on Standard 2003
Type 2002r 2003 2003 error on Percent
estimate estimate estimate difference of total
All housing units................. 119,875 121,415 216 306 100
Occupied........................ 105,340 105,858 228 322 87
Owner occupied................ 71,903 72,650 228 322 60
Renter occupied............... 33,437 33,208 181 256 27
Vacant.......................... 14,535 15,557 131 182 13
Year-round vacant............. 10,993 11,807 115 161 10
For rent.................... 3,466 3,809 67 93 3
For sale only............... 1,244 1,331 40 56 1
Rented or sold,
awaiting occupancy.......... 818 1,013 35 47 1
Held off market............. 5,465 5,654 81 114 5
For occasional use........ 1,944 1,964 48 68 2
Temporarily occupied
by persons with
usual residence elsewhere. 985 951 34 48 1
For other reasons......... 2,536 2,739 57 79 2
Seasonal vacant............... 3,542 3,750 67 93 3
rRevised
NOTE: The Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) estimates are now controlled to independent
housing unit counts. This should make the CPS/HVS counts of housing units more comparable to other Census Bureau
housing surveys.
Go to Housing Vacancies and Homeownership: Fourth Quarter 2003
Contact Bob Callis or Linda Cavanaugh at (301)763-3199 or visit ask.census.gov for further information on the Housing Vacancy Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004
