Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  1998 and 1997



(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)



Rental Units





                         1998              1997



Characteristics                Percent            Percent   Standard

                      Vacancy       of  Vacancy        of      error

                         rate    total     rate     total     (1998)



Total units..........     7.9      100      7.7       100        0.1



Rooms in unit

3 rooms..............    10.8       27     11.1        27        0.3

4 rooms..............     8.9       33      8.6        32        0.2

5 rooms..............     6.5       22      6.0        22        0.2

6 rooms or more......     4.3       19      3.9        18        0.2



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure..     6.3       36      5.8        36        0.2

2 to 4 units.........     8.2       22      8.6        22        0.2

5 to 9 units.........    10.1       13      9.2        13        0.4

10 units or more.....     9.2       29      9.1        29        0.2

  2 or more units....     9.0       64      9.0        64        0.1

  5 or more units....     9.4       42      9.1        42        0.2



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or late    16.2        5     13.4         4        0.9

1980 to 3/31/90......     8.9       16      8.4        16        0.3

1970 to 1979.........     6.6       22      6.7        22        0.2

1960 to 1969.........     7.9       14      7.4        14        0.3

1950 to 1959.........     8.2       11      8.7        11        0.4

1940 to 1949.........     9.8        8      8.7         8        0.5

1939 or earlier......     6.6       24      7.1        24        0.2



Monthly rent,

specified renter units\1

All specified renter      7.3       84      7.1        81        0.1

Less than $100.......     5.5        1      4.0         1        0.7

$100 to $199.........     4.5        3      4.6         3        0.4

$200 to $299.........     9.9       10      9.9        11        0.5

$300 to $349.........    10.9        9     10.4        10        0.5

$350 to $399.........     9.6        9      9.7         9        0.5

$400 to $449.........     8.4        9      7.2         8        0.4

$450 to $499.........     8.3        8      7.4         7        0.4

$500 or more.........     6.0       36      5.8        32        0.1

  $500 to $599.......     7.2       12      6.3        11        0.3

  $600 to $699.......     6.0        8      5.1         7        0.3

  $700 to $799.......     4.5        4      4.7         4        0.3

  $800 or more.......     5.7       11      6.3        10        0.2











Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  1998 and 1997



Homeowner Units





                         1998              1997



Characteristics                Percent            Percent   Standard

                      Vacancy       of  Vacancy        of      error

                         rate    total     rate     total     (1998)



Total units..........     1.7      100      1.6       100        0.1



Rooms in unit

3 rooms or less......     9.7        2      9.6         2        0.7

4 rooms..............     3.5       10      3.3        10        0.2

5 rooms..............     1.9       22      1.9        22        0.1

6 rooms or more......     1.2       67      1.1        67        0.0



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure..     1.6       94      1.5        94        0.0

2 to 4 units.........     4.2        3      4.2         3        0.3

5 to 9 units.........     5.1        1      4.7         1        0.7

10 units or more.....     4.2        2      4.5         2        0.4

  2 or more units....     4.4        6      4.4         6        0.2

  5 or more units....     4.5        3      4.6         3        0.3



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or late     3.5       10      2.7        10        0.2

1980 to 3/31/90......     1.9       16      2.0        16        0.1

1970 to 1979.........     1.1       21      1.2        21        0.1

1960 to 1969.........     1.3       15      1.3        15        0.1

1950 to 1959.........     1.5       14      1.6        14        0.1

1940 to 1949.........     2.1        7      1.8         7        0.1

1939 or earlier......     1.6       17      1.7        17        0.1



Value, specified

owner units\2

All specified owner u     1.6       87      1.5        87        (z)

Less than $20,000....     2.0        6      1.9         6        0.2

$20,000 to $29,999...     2.2        3      2.1         3        0.2

$30,000 to $39,999...     1.9        4      1.9         4        0.2

$40,000 to $49,999...     1.3        5      1.5         5        0.1

$50,000 to $59,999...     1.9        5      1.7         5        0.2

$60,000 to $74,999...     1.5        9      1.3         9        0.1

$75,000 to $99,999...     1.5       15      1.5        15        0.1

$100,000 to $124,999.     1.3       10      1.4        10        0.1

$125,000 to $149,999.     1.8        8      1.6         8        0.1

$150,000 to $199,999.     1.3       10      1.3        10        0.1

$200,000 or more.....     1.6       12      1.3        12        0.1



 /r  Revised.