Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 (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 3 rooms or less........... (NA) 8 8 9 8 9 7 9 4 rooms................... (NA) 18 20 16 18 19 18 19 5 rooms................... (NA) 26 25 24 27 24 25 25 6 rooms................... (NA) 23 23 22 21 21 23 23 7 rooms or more........... (NA) 25 24 29 26 27 27 25 Median number............... 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 Bedrooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none......... 7 10 9 11 10 10 9 11 2 bedrooms................ 28 32 33 29 34 33 32 32 3 bedrooms................ 53 39 43 43 40 40 42 42 4 bedrooms or more........ 12 19 15 17 16 17 17 16 Units in structure, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.................... 95 87 73 79 76 74 78 76 2 units................... 4 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 units or more........... 1 6 22 16 18 20 16 17 Mobile homes.............. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Duration vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month......... 17 15 13 13 12 11 11 12 1 to 2 months............. 13 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 2 to 4 months............. 21 18 17 19 18 17 17 14 4 to 6 months............. 12 13 13 16 15 13 15 14 6 months or more.......... 37 43 46 40 43 49 47 44 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 built, total........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later............. (NA) 31 45 42 41 44 41 44 1960 to 1969.............. (NA) 7 13 13 13 12 13 13 1950 to 1959.............. (NA) 17 8 9 9 9 11 10 1940 to 1949.............. (NA) 8 6 7 7 8 8 8 1939 or earlier........... (NA) 37 28 29 30 27 27 25 Sales price specified total\1........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 3 3 4 $10,000 to $19,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 8 7 5 $20,000 to $29,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 12 10 $30,000 to $39,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 12 13 12 $40,000 to $49,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 9 11 11 $50,000 to $74,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 25 23 24 $75,000 to $99,999........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 13 13 14 $100,000 to $199,999...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 9 9 14 $200,000 to $299,999...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 5 4 3 $300,000 or more.......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 6 6 2 Median price (Actual dollars)............ 13,400 17,000 29,000 50,000 51,200 57,200 54,800 57,800 (2005 constant dollars)..... 94,000 80,400 100,800 118,700 111,000 116,900 107,500 108,600 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued Characteristic 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989\r 1990 1991 Rooms in unit, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less........... 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 11 4 rooms................... 16 17 19 20 18 20 20 19 5 rooms................... 30 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 6 rooms................... 20 23 22 20 19 18 20 19 7 rooms or more........... 25 23 22 24 24 22 22 24 Median number............... 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 Bedrooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none......... 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 12 2 bedrooms................ 30 31 33 33 33 36 35 34 3 bedrooms................ 44 45 42 41 38 37 39 38 4 bedrooms or more........ 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 16 Units in structure, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.................... 76 78 78 76 74 67 68 69 2 units................... 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 3 units or more........... 18 16 16 19 21 19 17 17 Mobile homes.............. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 7 8 Duration vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month......... 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 1 to 2 months............. 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 2 to 4 months............. 16 17 17 17 17 16 18 16 4 to 6 months............. 13 13 15 13 14 14 14 13 6 months or more.......... 48 48 47 49 50 50 50 53 6 to 12 months.......... (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 20 20 18 19 1 to 2 years............ (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 17 17 19 19 2 years or more......... (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 13 13 13 15 Year built, total........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later............. 46 43 43 46 44 46 47 47 1960 to 1969.............. 11 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 1950 to 1959.............. 11 12 12 11 11 10 12 10 1940 to 1949.............. 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 1939 or earlier........... 24 25 25 23 23 22 20 23 Sales price specified total\1........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000......... 4 3 4 3 3 7 6 6 $10,000 to $19,999........ 5 6 8 7 8 9 8 7 $20,000 to $29,999........ 10 10 10 11 9 10 9 9 $30,000 to $39,999........ 13 15 13 11 12 12 12 11 $40,000 to $49,999........ 10 12 12 9 9 9 8 9 $50,000 to $74,999........ 24 24 21 20 18 16 15 15 $75,000 to $99,999........ 15 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 $100,000 to $199,999...... 15 14 13 17 18 16 18 19 $200,000 to $299,999...... 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 $300,000 or more.......... 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 Median price (Actual dollars)............ 58,600 54,300 53,200 59,200 59,500 54,200 62,700 63,700 (2005 constant dollars)..... 106,400 96,800 91,500 97,700 93,700 85,400 93,700 91,300 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued Characteristic 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Rooms in unit, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less........... 10 8 8 11 10 10 9 9 4 rooms................... 18 19 19 21 19 19 19 20 5 rooms................... 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 24 6 rooms................... 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 7 rooms or more........... 25 25 25 20 22 22 23 25 Median number............... 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 Bedrooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none......... 12 10 10 11 9 10 8 8 2 bedrooms................ 34 36 36 36 35 35 34 33 3 bedrooms................ 40 40 40 39 41 40 42 42 4 bedrooms or more........ 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 Units in structure, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.................... 69 69 69 70 73 73 77 77 2 units................... 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 units or more........... 17 17 17 14 13 13 10 10 Mobile homes.............. 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 Duration vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month......... 9 10 10 12 11 11 11 11 1 to 2 months............. 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 14 2 to 4 months............. 17 17 17 16 18 18 18 20 4 to 6 months............. 14 15 14 15 15 16 15 14 6 months or more.......... 50 48 48 46 45 43 44 41 6 to 12 months.......... 18 18 18 20 20 19 20 18 1 to 2 years............ 17 17 16 14 13 14 13 14 2 years or more......... 15 14 14 12 11 10 11 9 Year built, total........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later............. 50 47 47 45 47 48 50 51 1960 to 1969.............. 12 12 12 14 13 11 11 11 1950 to 1959.............. 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 1940 to 1949.............. 10 9 9 11 11 9 8 9 1939 or earlier........... 18 21 21 18 17 19 18 17 Sales price specified total\1........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000......... 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 $10,000 to $19,999........ 7 6 6 5 6 7 4 5 $20,000 to $29,999........ 8 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 $30,000 to $39,999........ 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 $40,000 to $49,999........ 7 9 9 8 6 7 5 4 $50,000 to $74,999........ 15 17 18 21 19 17 16 17 $75,000 to $99,999........ 13 12 11 15 15 16 17 17 $100,000 to $199,999...... 23 23 23 24 25 27 30 28 $200,000 to $299,999...... 7 6 6 5 7 6 8 7 $300,000 or more.......... 7 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 Median price (Actual dollars)............ 73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 81,200 87,700 87,800 (2005 constant dollars)..... 102,000 94,500 94,100 95,100 99,300 101,100 106,700 105,200 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002\r 2003 Rooms in unit, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less........... 9 12 8 9 9 8 4 rooms................... 19 19 19 17 17 19 5 rooms................... 27 28 28 28 28 28 6 rooms................... 23 19 22 24 23 21 7 rooms or more........... 21 22 23 23 23 24 Median number............... 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 Bedrooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none......... 9 11 9 9 9 10 2 bedrooms................ 32 34 34 32 32 33 3 bedrooms................ 44 41 43 44 44 42 4 bedrooms or more........ 14 15 14 14 15 15 Units in structure, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.................... 78 76 76 79 79 78 2 units................... 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 units or more........... 9 12 12 10 11 12 Mobile homes.............. 10 9 9 8 8 8 Duration vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month......... 11 12 11 11 11 10 1 to 2 months............. 14 12 13 13 13 13 2 to 4 months............. 21 18 20 20 20 20 4 to 6 months............. 16 15 14 16 16 15 6 months or more.......... 38 42 43 40 40 42 6 to 12 months.......... 17 20 18 17 17 19 1 to 2 years............ 12 13 14 13 13 13 2 years or more......... 9 9 11 9 9 10 Year built, total........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later............. 52 55 54 54 54 55 1960 to 1969.............. 12 10 11 11 11 11 1950 to 1959.............. 11 12 10 10 10 10 1940 to 1949.............. 9 8 7 7 7 9 1939 or earlier........... 16 15 17 18 18 15 Sales price specified total/1........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000......... 4 4 4 3 3 4 $10,000 to $19,999........ 4 4 3 2 2 2 $20,000 to $29,999........ 5 4 5 4 4 4 $30,000 to $39,999........ 5 6 5 4 4 3 $40,000 to $49,999........ 5 6 5 6 6 4 $50,000 to $74,999........ 16 17 17 14 14 12 $75,000 to $99,999........ 16 15 15 14 14 15 $100,000 to $199,999...... 29 27 27 31 31 30 $200,000 to $299,999...... 8 10 10 11 11 12 $300,000 or more.......... 6 8 9 12 12 13 Median price (Actual dollars)............ 89,400 90,400 93,300 110,600 111,100 117,100 (2005 constant dollars)..... 104,800 102,500 102,900 120,100 120,700 124,500 \r Revised. \1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes). NA Not available. Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2005 - Continued Characteristic 2004 2005 Rooms in unit, total........ 100 100 3 rooms or less........... 9 10 4 rooms................... 19 17 5 rooms................... 27 27 6 rooms................... 22 21 7 rooms or more........... 24 26 Median number............... 5.4 5.4 Bedrooms in unit, total..... 100 100 1 bedroom or none......... 10 10 2 bedrooms................ 32 32 3 bedrooms................ 43 42 4 bedrooms or more........ 15 16 Units in structure, total... 100 100 1 unit.................... 77 76 2 units................... 4 3 3 units or more........... 11 13 Mobile homes.............. 8 8 Duration vacancy, total..... 100 100 Less than 1 month......... 10 12 1 to 2 months............. 13 14 2 to 4 months............. 20 19 4 to 6 months............. 15 15 6 months or more.......... 41 40 6 to 12 months.......... 18 18 1 to 2 years............ 12 12 2 years or more......... 11 10 Year structure built, total. 100 100 April 1, 2000 or later.... 15 19 1995 to 3/31/00........... 9 8 1990 to 1994.............. 6 5 1980 to 1989.............. 12 12 1970 to 1979.............. 12 13 1960 to 1969.............. 10 10 1950 to 1959.............. 12 12 1940 to 1949.............. 9 6 1939 or earlier........... 15 15 Sales price specified total\1........... 100 100 Less than $10,000......... 5 5 $10,000 to $19,999........ 2 1 $20,000 to $29,999........ 4 4 $30,000 to $39,999........ 4 3 $40,000 to $49,999........ 4 3 $50,000 to $74,999........ 13 10 $75,000 to $99,999........ 11 11 $100,000 to $199,999...... 31 32 $200,000 to $299,999...... 11 11 $300,000 or more.......... 15 20 Median price (Actual dollars)............ 122,100 140,100 (2005 constant dollars)..... 122,100 140,100 \r Revised. \1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes). NA Not available.