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

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


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

All housing units.................  121,030   122,373       215        305       100

  Occupied........................  105,499   106,870       227        322        87
    Owner occupied................   72,178    73,772       228        322        60
    Renter occupied...............   33,321    33,098       180        256        27

  Vacant..........................   15,531    15,503       131        185        13
    Year-round vacant.............   11,796    11,848       116        163        10
      For rent....................    3,713     3,798        67         94         3
      For sale only...............    1,411     1,321        40         57         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........    1,072     1,050        36         50         1
      Held off market.............    5,600     5,679        82        115         5
        For occasional use........    1,951     1,955        48         68         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      950     1,026        35         49         1
        For other reasons.........    2,699     2,698        57         80         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,735     3,655        66         94         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.