Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  First Quarter 2000 and 1999

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    First     First    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2000
Type                                 2000      1999      2000    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  119,105   118,445       234        331       100

  Occupied........................  105,293   104,461       244        346        88
    Owner occupied................   70,701    69,638       243        344        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,592    34,823       197        279        29

  Vacant..........................   13,812    13,984       133        189        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,306    10,897       116        166         9
      For rent....................    2,989     3,132        64         91         3
      For sale only...............    1,161     1,296        40         58         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      748       835        32         47         1
      Held off market.............    5,408     5,634        85        122         5
        For occasional use........    1,858     1,955        51         72         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      985       933        37         51         1
        For other reasons.........    2,565     2,746        59         85         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,506     3,087        69         95         3