Table 10. Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) Characteristic 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Rooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms....... 30 25 20 19 19 18 16 16 3 rooms............. 27 27 27 25 27 29 28 26 4 rooms............. 22 26 32 31 30 29 32 34 5 rooms or more..... 21 22 21 25 24 24 25 25 Median number or roo 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 Bedrooms in unit, tota 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms......... 15 19 14 14 14 12 11 11 1 bedroom........... 45 35 35 34 36 37 36 34 2 bedrooms.......... 29 34 39 38 36 37 38 41 3 bedrooms or more.. 11 12 12 14 14 14 15 14 Housing units in struc 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.............. 33 25 18 20 21 23 22 22 2 units............. 20 14 13 14 14 14 13 13 3 and 4 units....... 16 14 13 14 15 15 14 15 5 to 9 units........ 12 16 19 15 14 15 16 16 10 units or more.... 19 31 37 37 36 33 34 35 Mobile homes........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Duration of vacancy, t 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month... 31 35 34 37 39 35 35 34 1 to 2 months....... 15 14 15 17 16 17 17 17 2 to 4 months....... 17 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 4 to 6 months....... 9 8 10 9 8 10 10 10 6 months or more.... 28 27 24 20 20 21 21 21 6 to 12 months.... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 to 2 years...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 years or more... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Year structure built, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later....... (NA) 19 23 25 25 26 30 36 1960 to 1969........ (NA) 7 17 16 16 16 15 13 1950 to 1959........ (NA) 10 9 10 11 10 9 10 1940 to 1949........ (NA) 11 8 8 9 9 9 9 1939 or earlier..... (NA) 53 43 41 39 39 37 32 Monthly rent, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $100 to $199........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $200 to $249........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $250 to $299........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $300 to $399........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $400 to $499........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $500 to $599........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $600 to $699........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $700 to $799........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $800 or more........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Median rent (Actual dollars)...... 53 82 136 211 226 245 267 289 (2002 constant dollars 342 357 435 461 451 461 482 500 Table 10. Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - Continued Characteristic 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 Rooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms....... 16 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 3 rooms............. 28 30 31 30 29 28 27 27 4 rooms............. 33 34 35 35 36 37 36 36 5 rooms or more..... 23 22 21 20 23 23 24 24 Median number or roo 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 Bedrooms in unit, tota 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms......... 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 1 bedroom........... 37 38 38 38 37 36 35 35 2 bedrooms.......... 40 40 40 41 42 43 44 43 3 bedrooms or more.. 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 Housing units in struc 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.............. 20 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 2 units............. 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 3 and 4 units....... 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 13 5 to 9 units........ 18 18 18 18 19 18 16 17 10 units or more.... 36 39 40 42 41 39 39 41 Mobile homes........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 5 4 Duration of vacancy, t 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month... 33 31 29 28 30 30 31 29 1 to 2 months....... 17 16 16 16 18 18 17 17 2 to 4 months....... 18 19 20 19 19 19 17 19 4 to 6 months....... 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 6 months or more.... 22 23 24 25 23 23 25 25 6 to 12 months.... (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 10 10 10 11 1 to 2 years...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 8 8 9 8 2 years or more... (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 5 5 6 6 Year structure built, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later....... 42 46 46 45 43 44 43 42 1960 to 1969........ 13 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 1950 to 1959........ 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 1940 to 1949........ 9 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 1939 or earlier..... 27 23 23 23 23 23 24 23 Monthly rent, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 1 2 $100 to $199........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 11 8 $200 to $249........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 9 $250 to $299........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 12 10 $300 to $399........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 21 21 $400 to $499........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 15 17 $500 to $599........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 10 12 $600 to $699........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 7 8 $700 to $799........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 4 4 $800 or more........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 8 8 Median rent (Actual dollars)...... 305 329 330 343 358 346 371 398 (2002 constant dollars 510 540 523 522 519 502 511 526 Table 10. Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - Continued Characteristic 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Rooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms....... 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 12 3 rooms............. 29 26 26 26 26 24 26 24 4 rooms............. 35 36 36 35 35 36 36 36 5 rooms or more..... 23 24 25 25 25 25 26 28 Median number or roo 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 Bedrooms in unit, tota 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms......... 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 3 1 bedroom........... 38 36 36 36 37 36 35 34 2 bedrooms.......... 41 42 43 45 44 46 45 46 3 bedrooms or more.. 13 13 13 15 15 14 16 17 Housing units in struc 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.............. 15 15 15 17 20 19 21 22 2 units............. 11 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 3 and 4 units....... 14 14 14 12 13 13 13 12 5 to 9 units........ 17 18 18 16 16 15 15 16 10 units or more.... 39 40 40 39 36 36 34 33 Mobile homes........ 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 Duration of vacancy, t 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month... 29 28 27 31 29 29 29 29 1 to 2 months....... 16 16 16 18 19 19 19 19 2 to 4 months....... 20 20 20 18 19 19 20 19 4 to 6 months....... 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 6 months or more.... 26 25 25 23 22 23 22 23 6 to 12 months.... 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 1 to 2 years...... 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 2 years or more... 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 Year structure built, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later....... 40 41 41 41 42 44 44 45 1960 to 1969........ 17 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 1950 to 1959........ 10 10 10 11 12 11 12 11 1940 to 1949........ 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 1939 or earlier..... 25 24 24 23 22 23 22 20 Monthly rent, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100...... 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 $100 to $199........ 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 $200 to $249........ 8 7 7 7 6 4 5 4 $250 to $299........ 9 10 10 8 8 7 9 8 $300 to $399........ 22 21 21 22 23 24 23 21 $400 to $499........ 19 20 19 20 19 20 18 19 $500 to $599........ 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 $600 to $699........ 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 10 $700 to $799........ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 $800 or more........ 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 Median rent (Actual dollars)...... 411 431 430 429 438 444 442 461 (2002 constant dollars 527 537 535 521 517 509 495 509 Table 10. Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - Continued Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 Rooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms....... 13 11 10 10 3 rooms............. 24 25 25 28 4 rooms............. 36 36 37 38 5 rooms or more..... 28 28 29 34 Median number or roo 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 Bedrooms in unit, tota 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms......... 4 3 2 2 1 bedroom........... 34 33 35 37 2 bedrooms.......... 46 47 45 50 3 bedrooms or more.. 16 17 17 20 Housing units in struc 100 100 100 100 1 unit.............. 26 26 29 30 2 units............. 10 8 7 8 3 and 4 units....... 13 12 11 12 5 to 9 units........ 17 16 15 16 10 units or more.... 28 33 33 38 Mobile homes........ 6 6 6 6 Duration of vacancy, t 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month... 27 28 28 29 1 to 2 months....... 19 20 20 23 2 to 4 months....... 20 19 20 23 4 to 6 months....... 10 11 11 12 6 months or more.... 24 23 22 23 6 to 12 months.... 11 12 11 11 1 to 2 years...... 7 6 6 6 2 years or more... 5 6 5 6 Year structure built, 100 100 100 100 1970 or later....... 47 49 51 58 1960 to 1969........ 14 15 13 14 1950 to 1959........ 10 11 10 10 1940 to 1949........ 9 9 8 9 1939 or earlier..... 19 17 17 19 Monthly rent, total... 100 100 100 100 Less than $100...... 1 1 1 1 $100 to $199........ 3 3 3 1 $200 to $249........ 4 4 3 3 $250 to $299........ 7 7 5 4 $300 to $399........ 24 22 19 16 $400 to $499........ 19 17 17 15 $500 to $599........ 13 14 15 14 $600 to $699........ 9 9 10 11 $700 to $799........ 6 7 8 10 $800 or more........ 15 17 20 23 Median rent (Actual dollars)...... 461 483 518 566 (2002 constant dollars 498 505 518 566 /r Revised. NA Not Available. /1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.