Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the 
          United States:  Third Quarter 1995              
                                                         
(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding) 
                                                                      
                                    Third Quarter 1995               
                                                                    
                                                 Standard   Percent
          Type                                   error on   Distri-
                                    Estimate     estimate    bution
                                                                   
All housing units.................   112,530         230       100 
                                                                 
  Occupied........................    99,874         237        89
    Owner occupied................    64,885         230        58
    Renter occupied...............    34,989         190        31
                                                                 
  Vacant..........................    12,656         123        11
    Year-round vacant.............     9,557         108         8
      For rent....................     2,966          61         3
      For sale only...............       987          36         1
      Rented or sold,                                             
      awaiting occupancy..........       900          34         1
      Held off market.............     4,704          77         4
        For occasional use........     1,630          46         1
        Temporarily occupied                                      
        by persons with                                           
        usual residence elsewhere.       710          30         1
        For other reasons.........     2,364          55         2
                                                                  
    Seasonal vacant...............     3,099          63         3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau