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

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


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

All housing units.................  119,785   119,595       233        330       100

  Occupied........................  105,800   105,140       244        345        88
    Owner occupied................   71,637    70,476       244        344        60
    Renter occupied...............   34,163    34,664       196        278        29

  Vacant..........................   13,985    14,455       134        191        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,597    11,041       118        168         9
      For rent....................    3,098     3,163        65         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,180     1,136        40         57         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........    1,028     1,112        38         54         1
      Held off market.............    5,291     5,630        84        121         4
        For occasional use........    1,919     1,967        51         73         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      989       996        37         52         1
        For other reasons.........    2,383     2,667        57         83         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,388     3,414        68         96         3