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

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


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

All housing units.................  119,481   119,306       233        330       100

  Occupied........................  105,296   104,826       244        346        88
    Owner occupied................   70,758    69,820       243        344        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,538    35,006       197        279        29

  Vacant..........................   14,185    14,480       135        191        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,653    11,024       118        168         9
      For rent....................    3,040     3,134        64         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,063     1,123        38         55         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      894     1,020        35         51         1
      Held off market.............    5,656     5,747        87        124         5
        For occasional use........    2,008     1,941        53         74         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.    1,170     1,024        40         55         1
        For other reasons.........    2,478     2,782        58         85         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,532     3,456        69         98         3