Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  2000 and 1999

(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)

Rental Units


                         2000          1999/r

Characteristics                Percent            Percent   Standard
                      Vacancy       of  Vacancy        of      error
                         rate    total     rate     total     (2000)

Total units..........     8.0      100      8.1       100        0.1

Rooms in unit
3 rooms..............    10.1       29     10.5        29        0.2
4 rooms..............     8.2       35      8.3        35        0.2
5 rooms..............     7.3       20      7.2        20        0.2
6 rooms or more......     5.0       16      5.2        16        0.2

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure..     7.1       36      7.3        36        0.2
2 to 4 units.........     7.6       21      8.7        21        0.2
5 to 9 units.........     9.6       13     10.4        13        0.4
10 units or more.....     8.9       30      8.0        29        0.2
  2 or more units....     8.6       64      8.7        64        0.1
  5 or more units....     9.1       43      8.7        42        0.2

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or late    16.9        6     15.8         6        0.8
1980 to 3/31/90......     9.4       16      8.9        16        0.3
1970 to 1979.........     6.6       22      6.8        22        0.2
1960 to 1969.........     8.3       14      8.2        14        0.3
1950 to 1959.........     8.2       11      8.1        11        0.4
1940 to 1949.........     8.7        8      9.3         8        0.4
1939 or earlier......     5.7       23      6.7        24        0.2

Monthly rent,
specified renter units\1
All specified renter      7.7       90      7.9        89        0.1
Less than $100.......     3.6        1      3.1         1        0.6
$100 to $199.........     4.0        2      4.3         3        0.4
$200 to $299.........    10.5        9     10.4        10        0.5
$300 to $349.........    13.3       10     14.7        12        0.6
$350 to $399.........    12.2       10     11.8        10        0.6
$400 to $449.........     9.4        9      9.3         9        0.5
$450 to $499.........     8.1        7      9.4         8        0.5
$500 or more.........     6.4       42      6.3        38        0.1
  $500 to $599.......     7.3       13      6.8        12        0.3
  $600 to $699.......     5.4        8      5.6         8        0.3
  $700 to $799.......     5.5        6      5.2         5        0.3
  $800 or more.......     6.8       16      6.9        13        0.2



Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  2000 and 1999

Homeowner Units


                         2000          1999/r

Characteristics                Percent            Percent   Standard
                      Vacancy       of  Vacancy        of      error
                         rate    total     rate     total     (2000)

Total units..........     1.6      100      1.7       100        0.1

Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less......     9.9        2      7.9         2        0.6
4 rooms..............     2.8       11      2.9        11        0.1
5 rooms..............     1.9       23      2.0        23        0.1
6 rooms or more......     1.0       65      1.1        65        0.0

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure..     1.4       95      1.5        95        0.0
2 to 4 units.........     3.4        3      3.4         3        0.3
5 to 9 units.........     3.3        1      4.5         1        0.6
10 units or more.....     6.4        2      3.9         2        0.5
  2 or more units....     4.4        5      3.7         5        0.2
  5 or more units....     5.5        3      4.1         3        0.4

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or late     3.0       13      2.8        13        0.1
1980 to 3/31/90......     1.8       15      1.8        15        0.1
1970 to 1979.........     1.0       20      1.2        20        0.1
1960 to 1969.........     1.1       14      1.4        14        0.1
1950 to 1959.........     1.4       14      1.4        14        0.1
1940 to 1949.........     1.9        7      2.0         7        0.1
1939 or earlier......     1.4       17      1.5        17        0.1

Value, specified
owner units\2
All specified owner u     1.3       86      1.5        86        (z)
Less than $20,000....     1.7        5      2.1         5        0.2
$20,000 to $29,999...     1.7        3      2.4         3        0.2
$30,000 to $39,999...     2.0        3      2.0         3        0.2
$40,000 to $49,999...     1.7        4      1.8         4        0.2
$50,000 to $59,999...     1.5        5      2.0         5        0.2
$60,000 to $74,999...     1.5        8      1.5         8        0.1
$75,000 to $99,999...     1.2       15      1.4        15        0.1
$100,000 to $124,999.     1.1       11      1.2        11        0.1
$125,000 to $149,999.     1.1        8      1.4         8        0.1
$150,000 to $199,999.     1.0       11      1.3        11        0.1
$200,000 or more.....     1.6       13      1.5        13        0.1

 /r  Revised, based on the 1997 AHS.
/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).