Table 8. National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure: Fourth Quarter 1995 and 1994 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) 1995 1994 Stan- Stan- Stan- dard dard dard 1-unit 2+unit 1-unit 2+unit error error error struc- struc- struc- struc- on 1995 on 1995 on 1995 Total tures tures Total tures tures total 1-units 2+units Vacant for rent, total..... 100 24 76 100 24 76 (X) 1.0 1.0 Rooms in unit, total....... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 1 and 2 rooms............ 13 7 15 12 5 15 0.8 1.2 1.0 3 rooms.................. 26 13 30 26 12 30 1.0 1.6 1.2 4 rooms.................. 35 30 36 36 32 37 1.1 2.2 1.3 5 rooms or more.......... 26 50 18 26 51 18 1.0 2.4 1.0 Median number of rooms... 3.8 4.5 3.6 3.8 4.5 3.6 (X) (X) (X) Bedrooms in unit, total.... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) No bedrooms............. 3 1 4 3 1 4 0.4 0.5 0.5 1 bedroom................ 37 16 44 35 14 42 1.1 1.7 1.3 2 bedrooms............... 44 45 44 45 43 46 1.2 2.4 1.3 3 bedrooms or more....... 16 39 9 16 41 8 0.8 2.3 0.7 Dur. of vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than 1 month........ 28 27 28 28 28 28 1.0 2.1 1.2 1 to 2 months............ 21 19 22 19 19 19 0.9 1.9 1.1 2 to 4 months............ 20 19 20 20 16 21 0.9 1.9 1.1 4 to 6 months............ 9 10 9 11 11 10 0.7 1.4 0.8 6 to 12 months........... 10 8 10 10 13 9 0.7 1.3 0.8 1 to 2 years............. 7 9 7 7 7 7 0.6 1.3 0.7 2 years or more.......... 5 9 4 6 5 6 0.5 1.4 0.5 Year struc. built, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 4/1/90 or later.......... 5 5 5 4 4 3 0.5 1.0 0.6 1980 to 3/31/90.......... 18 15 19 18 17 18 0.9 1.7 1.1 1970 to 1979............. 20 17 21 22 18 23 0.9 1.8 1.1 1960 to 1969............. 14 13 14 16 17 15 0.8 1.6 0.9 1950 to 1959............. 11 15 10 10 16 9 0.7 1.7 0.8 1940 to 1949............. 10 12 10 10 11 10 0.7 1.5 0.8 1939 or earlier.......... 22 23 21 21 17 22 1.0 2.0 1.1 Prev. occupancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Previously occupied...... 97 98 97 98 98 97 0.4 0.7 0.4 Not previously occupied 3 2 3 2 2 3 0.4 0.7 0.4 Monthly rent, total\1...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than $100........... 2 1 2 2 1 2 0.3 0.4 0.4 $100 to $199............. 3 7 2 5 8 4 0.4 1.2 0.4 $200 to $249............. 6 9 4 6 9 5 0.5 1.3 0.5 $250 to $299............. 7 11 5 7 9 7 0.6 1.5 0.6 $300 to $349............. 11 13 11 11 13 11 0.7 1.6 0.8 $350 to $399............. 12 8 13 12 10 13 0.7 1.3 0.9 $400 to $449............. 12 10 12 11 9 12 0.7 1.4 0.9 $450 to $499............. 9 7 11 9 5 10 0.7 1.2 0.8 $500 to $599............. 12 6 14 13 10 14 0.8 1.1 0.9 $600 to $699............. 9 6 10 7 7 7 0.7 1.1 0.8 $700 to $799............. 5 7 5 5 5 5 0.5 1.2 0.6 $800 or more............. 12 17 11 11 14 10 0.8 1.8 0.8 Median (actual $'s)........ 441 408 450 427 396 435 (X) (X) (X) Median (1995 constant $'s). 441 408 450 438 406 447 (X) (X) (X) 1995 1994 Stan- Stan- Stan- dard dard dard 1-unit 2+unit 1-unit 2+unit error error error struc- struc- struc- struc- on 1995 on 1995 on 1995 Total tures tures Total tures tures total 1-units 2+units Vacant for sale, total..... 100 82 18 100 77 23 (X) 1.3 1.3 Rooms in unit, total....... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 3 rooms or less.......... 10 8 19 12 7 28 1.1 1.1 3.3 4 rooms.................. 19 16 35 22 19 34 1.4 1.4 4.0 5 rooms.................. 25 25 26 28 30 22 1.5 1.7 3.7 6 rooms.................. 23 26 10 18 21 8 1.5 1.7 2.5 7 rooms or more.......... 23 26 10 20 24 8 1.5 1.7 2.5 Median number of rooms... 5.3 5.6 4.4 5.1 5.3 4.1 (X) (X) (X) Bedrooms in unit, total.... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 1 or no bedrooms......... 9 6 23 12 6 31 1.0 0.9 3.6 2 bedrooms............... 37 34 49 36 32 49 1.7 1.9 4.2 3 bedrooms............... 40 45 20 38 45 14 1.7 1.9 3.4 4 bedrooms or more....... 14 15 8 15 17 6 1.2 1.4 2.2 Dur. of vacancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than 1 month........ 10 11 8 11 12 7 1.1 1.2 2.3 1 to 2 months............ 12 12 11 11 11 8 1.2 1.3 2.6 2 to 4 months............ 17 18 12 16 18 13 1.3 1.5 2.7 4 to 6 months............ 15 15 12 15 14 18 1.3 1.4 2.8 6 to 12 months........... 20 20 22 21 22 18 1.4 1.6 3.5 1 to 2 years............. 14 14 18 14 11 25 1.2 1.3 3.2 2 years or more.......... 11 10 17 12 12 11 1.1 1.2 3.2 Year struc. built, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 4/1/90 or later.......... 12 11 17 11 11 13 1.2 1.2 3.2 1980 to 3/31/90.......... 18 18 17 19 20 16 1.4 1.5 3.2 1970 to 1979............. 17 17 17 14 14 13 1.3 1.5 3.2 1960 to 1969............. 12 12 12 15 14 17 1.2 1.3 2.7 1950 to 1959............. 12 14 4 11 12 5 1.2 1.4 1.6 1940 to 1949............. 12 12 10 12 14 5 1.1 1.3 2.6 1939 or earlier.......... 16 15 23 19 15 31 1.3 1.4 3.5 Prev. occupancy, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Previously occupied...... 93 94 89 91 91 89 0.9 1.0 2.7 Not previously occupied 7 6 11 9 9 11 0.9 1.0 2.7 Sales price, total\2....... 100 100 (X) 100 100 (X) (X) (X) (X) Less than $10,000........ 5 5 (NA) 5 5 (NA) 0.7 0.7 (NA) $10,000 to $29,999....... 11 11 (NA) 9 9 (NA) 1.1 1.1 (NA) $30,000 to $49,999....... 14 14 (NA) 16 16 (NA) 1.2 1.2 (NA) $50,000 to $74,999....... 20 20 (NA) 23 23 (NA) 1.4 1.4 (NA) $75,000 to $99,999....... 15 15 (NA) 15 15 (NA) 1.3 1.3 (NA) $100,000 to $199,999..... 25 25 (NA) 24 24 (NA) 1.5 1.5 (NA) $200,000 to $299,999..... 6 6 (NA) 4 4 (NA) 0.8 0.8 (NA) $300,000 or more......... 4 4 (NA) 5 5 (NA) 0.7 0.7 (NA) Median (actual $'s)........75,200 75,200 (X) 72,800 72,800 (X) (X) (X) (X) Median (1995 constant $'s).75,200 75,200 (X) 74,700 74,700 (X) (X) (X) (X) NA Not Available. X Not Applicable. \1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more. \2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).