U.S. Census Bureau
 Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments (SOMA)



Annual 2003 Absorptions

Table 8.  Apartments Completed in Buildings With Five Units or More:  1970 to 2001
(Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. Percents are computed using
unrounded data)

                                                                                   Condominiums and
Year        Total                  Unfurnished                Furnished             cooperatives

                              Number        Percent        Number   Percent         Number        Percent

2002        288,100           204,100           71          3,100       1           37,400            13
2001        281,000           193,100           69          4,500       2           45,700		16
2000        300,000           226,200           75          2,900       1           36,100            12

1999        291,800           225,900           77          7,700       3           34,200            12
1998        273,900           209,900           77          3,000       1           34,500            13
1997        247,100           189,200           77          3,000       1           35,800            15
1996        251,300           191,300           76          2,400       1           36,900            15
1995        212,400           155,000           73          1,600       1           36,400            17

1994        154,900           104,000           67          1,100       1           34,400            22
1993        124,800            77,200           62          2,700       2           32,000            26
1992        155,200           110,200           71            700      (Z)          31,100            20
1991        216,500           165,300           76          2,800       1           35,300            16
1990        294,400           214,300           73          2,900       1           52,600            18

1989        337,900           246,400           73          4,900       1           59,700            18
1988        388,600           284,500           73          4,300       1           76,200            20
1987        474,200           345,600           73          7,900       2           92,300            19
1986        550,200           407,600           74         11,600       2          101,700            18
1985        533,300           364,500           68          7,400       1          135,800            25

1984        506,000           313,200           62          9,800       2          143,600            28
1983        370,700           191,500           52          4,700       1          111,800            30
1982        288,200           117,000           41          5,400       2          107,900            37
1981        332,500           135,400           41          6,000       2          112,600            34
1980        418,900           196,100           47          9,700       2          122,800            29

1979        439,300           241,200           55          12,100      3           91,800            21
1978        362,700           228,700           63          11,200      3           54,500            15
1977        289,400           195,600           68          16,200      6           43,000            15
1976        258,200           157,000           61          12,800      5           46,300            18
1975        371,400           223,100           60          11,100      3           84,600            23

1974        685,400           405,500           59          20,700      3          159,000            23
1973        774,800           531,700           69          36,200      5           98,100            13
1972        718,200           497,900           69          37,700      5           57,300             8
1971        583,400           334,400           57          32,200      6           49,100             8
1970        526,000           328,400           62          48,200      9           72,500            14


                               Federally-
Year                           subsidized                      Other \1

                        Number          Percent       Number        Percent

2002                    32,100            11          11,500            4
2001                    26,700            10          11,100            4
2000                    24,400             8          10,500            3

1999                    13,600             5          10,400            4
1998                    20,000             7           6,600            2
1997                    14,100             6           5,000            2
1996                    14,200             6           6,400            3
1995                    13,700             6           5,700            3

1994                    11,800             8           3,600            2
1993                     7,700             6           5,200            4
1992                     7,000             5           6,000            4
1991                     9,600             4           3,500            2
1990                    13,800             5          10,800            4

1989                    19,800             6           7,200            2
1988                    15,200             4           8,400            2
1987                    17,000             4          11,300            2
1986                    23,300             4           6,000            1
1985                    12,000             2          13,700            3

1984                    28,500             6          10,700            2
1983                    47,700            13          15,100            4
1982                    48,000            17          10,000            3
1981                    66,100            20          12,500            4
1980                    79,900            19          10,500            3

1979                    87,500            20           6,700            2
1978                    54,100            15          14,300            4
1977                    26,000             9           8,700            3
1976                    32,000            12          10,000            4
1975                    38,900            10          13,800            4

1974                    75,400            11          25,000            4
1973                    82,000            11          26,800            3
1972                    93,800            13          31,400            4
1971                   104,800            18          63,000           11
1970                    55,900            11          21,000            4

\1 Other includes time-sharing units, continuing care retirement units, and turnkey
   housing (privately built and sold to local public housing authorities subsequent
   to completion.)
 Z Fewer than 50 units or less than one-half of 1 percent.



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Contact Alan Friedman at 301-763-3199 or mail to alan.friedman@census.gov for further information on the Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments Data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 15, 2004