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

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


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

All housing units.................  120,643   122,002       215        305       100

  Occupied........................  105,475   106,066       227        322        87
    Owner occupied................   71,740    73,449       228        322        60
    Renter occupied...............   33,735    32,617       179        255        27

  Vacant..........................   15,168    15,936       132        185        13
    Year-round vacant.............   11,603    11,947       116        163        10
      For rent....................    3,627     3,775        67         94         3
      For sale only...............    1,249     1,261        39         55         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      994     1,079        36         50         1
      Held off market.............    5,733     5,832        83        116         5
        For occasional use........    2,050     1,965        48         69         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      930     1,066        36         49         1
        For other reasons.........    2,753     2,801        58         81         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,565     3,989        69         95         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.