Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
          United States:  Second Quarter 1996                     
                                                                 
(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)
                                                                     
                                    Second Quarter 1996             
                                                                   
                                                 Standard    Percent
          Type                                   error on    Distri-
                                    Estimate     estimate     bution
                                                                   
All housing units.................   114,207         238        100
                                                                   
  Occupied........................   101,082         246         89
    Owner occupied................    66,147         240         58
    Renter occupied...............    34,935         197         31
                                                                   
  Vacant..........................    13,125         130         11
    Year-round vacant.............     9,949         114          9
      For rent....................     2,975          64          3
      For sale only...............       997          37          1
      Rented or sold,                                             
      awaiting occupancy..........       894          35          1
      Held off market.............     5,083          83          4
        For occasional use........     1,678          48          1
        Temporarily occupied                                       
        by persons with                                            
        usual residence elsewhere.       883          35          1
        For other reasons.........     2,522          59          2
                                                                  
    Seasonal vacant...............     3,176          66          3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau