Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  First Quarter 2003 and 2004

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


                                    First     First    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2004
Type                                 2003      2004      2004    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  120,249   121,633       216        306       100

  Occupied........................  105,407   105,870       228        322        87
    Owner occupied................   71,645    72,666       228        322        60
    Renter occupied...............   33,762    33,204       181        256        27

  Vacant..........................   14,842    15,763       132        184        13
    Year-round vacant.............   11,319    12,067       117        162        10
      For rent....................    3,553     3,904        68         94         3
      For sale only...............    1,242     1,273        39         55         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      825       935        34         46         1
      Held off market.............    5,699     5,955        83        117         5
        For occasional use........    1,992     2,031        49         69         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.    1,145     1,028        35         51         1
        For other reasons.........    2,562     2,896        59         81         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,523     3,696        66         92         3

NOTE:  The Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) estimates are now controlled to
              independent housing unit estimates.  This should make the CPS/HVS estimate of housing units more
              comparable to other Census Bureau housing surveys.