Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Third Quarter 2002r and 2003

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


                                    Third     Third    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2003
Type                                2002r      2003      2003    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  119,491   121,030       216        307       100

  Occupied........................  105,157   105,499       228        322        87
    Owner occupied................   71,465    72,178       228        322        60
    Renter occupied...............   33,692    33,321       181        256        28

  Vacant..........................   14,334    15,531       131        182        13
    Year-round vacant.............   10,711    11,796       115        160        10
      For rent....................    3,364     3,713        66         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,214     1,411        41         56         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      886     1,072        36         49         1
      Held off market.............    5,247     5,600        81        113         5
        For occasional use........    1,786     1,951        48         67         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      968       950        34         48         1
        For other reasons.........    2,493     2,699        57         79         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,623     3,735        66         93         3
rRevised
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) estimates are now controlled to independent housing unit counts.  This should make the CPS/HVS counts of housing units more comparable to other Census Bureau housing surveys.