Table 10.  Percent Distribution by Type of Unit for the United States and

                  for Inside and Outside Core-Based Statistical Areas:  First Quarter 2004 and 2005



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







                                                      First Quarter 2004

Type of housing unit

                                              United  Inside Core-Based   Outside Core-Based

                                              States  Statistical Areas    Statistical Areas



All housing units.........................       100                 100                  100



    Year-round vacant.....................       9.9                  NA                   NA

      For rent............................       3.2                  NA                   NA

      For sale only.......................       1.0                  NA                   NA

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..       0.8                  NA                   NA

      Held off market.....................       4.9                  NA                   NA

        For occasional use................       1.7                  NA                   NA

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere....       0.8                  NA                   NA

        For other reasons.................       2.4                  NA                   NA



    Seasonal vacant.......................       3.0                  NA                   NA



    Occupied..............................      87.0                  NA                   NA







                                                     First Quarter 2005

Type of housing unit

                                              United  Inside Core-Based   Outside Core-Based

                                              States  Statistical Areas    Statistical Areas



All housing units.........................        100                 100                  100



    Year-round vacant.....................       9.7                 9.2                 11.9

      For rent............................       3.1                 3.3                  2.0

      For sale only.......................       1.1                 1.1                  1.2

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..       0.7                 0.7                  0.8

      Held off market.....................       4.8                 4.1                  7.9

        For occasional use................       1.6                 1.2                  3.4

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere....       1.0                 1.0                  0.9

        For other reasons.................       2.2                 1.9                  3.6



    Seasonal vacant.......................       2.9                 1.8                  7.8



    Occupied..............................      87.4                90.0                 80.3



  NA Not available.  Core-Based Statistical Area data for 2005 and later are not comparable to 

earlier data.  Beginning in first quarter 2005, the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy 

Survey is using the new metropolitan and micropolitan statisitcal definitions which were announced 

by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in June 2003, and were based on the application of the 

2000 standards to Census 2000 data.  OMB announced updates as of December 2003, based on application 

of the 2000 standards to more recent Census Bureau estimates.  The December 2003 definitions are available 

at https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html.