Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)
 
Characteristic            1960    1970    1975    1980    1981    1982    1983    1984
 
Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......    (NA)      8       8       9       8       9       7       9
  4 rooms..............    (NA)     18      20      16      18      19      18      19
  5 rooms..............    (NA)     26      25      24      27      24      25      25
  6 rooms..............    (NA)     23      23      22      21      21      23      23
  7 rooms or more......    (NA)     25      24      29      26      27      27      25
Median number..........    5.4     5.4     5.4     5.6     5.4     5.4     5.5     5.4
 
Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....      7      10       9      11      10      10       9      11
  2 bedrooms...........     28      32      33      29      34      33      32      32
  3 bedrooms...........     53      39      43      43      40      40      42      42
  4 bedrooms or more...     12      19      15      17      16      17      17      16
 
Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     95      87      73      79      76      74      78      76
  2 units..............      4       7       5       5       6       6       5       5
  3 units or more......      1       6      22      16      18      20      16      17
  Mobile homes.........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
 
Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     17      15      13      13      12      11      11      12
  1 to 2 months........     13      11      11      12      12      10      11      11
  2 to 4 months........     21      18      17      19      18      17      17      14
  4 to 6 months........     12      13      13      16      15      13      15      14
  6 months or more.....     37      43      46      40      43      49      47      44
    6 to 12 months.....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
    1 to 2 years.......    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
    2 years or more....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
 
Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........    (NA)     31      45      42      41      44      41      44
  1960 to 1969.........    (NA)      7      13      13      13      12      13      13
  1950 to 1959.........    (NA)     17       8       9       9       9      11      10
  1940 to 1949.........    (NA)      8       6       7       7       8       8       8
  1939 or earlier......    (NA)     37      28      29      30      27      27      25
 
Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      3       3       3       4
  $10,000 to $19,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9       8       7       5
  $20,000 to $29,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12      10      12      10
  $30,000 to $39,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     13      12      13      12
  $40,000 to $49,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12       9      11      11
  $50,000 to $74,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     20      25      23      24
  $75,000 to $99,999...    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     13      13      13      14
  $100,000 to $199,999.    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9       9       9      14
  $200,000 to $299,999.    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      5       5       4       3
  $300,000 or more.....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      4       6       6       2
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 13,400  17,000  29,000  50,000  51,200  57,200  54,800  57,800
(2003 constant dollars) 88,400  75,600  94,800 111,600 104,400 109,900 101,100 102,200
 
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1985    1986    1987    1988    1989   1989/r   1990    1991
 
Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......      9       9       9       9      12      12      11      11
  4 rooms..............     16      17      19      20      18      20      20      19
  5 rooms..............     30      28      28      27      27      27      27      26
  6 rooms..............     20      23      22      20      19      18      20      19
  7 rooms or more......     25      23      22      24      24      22      22      24
Median number..........    5.3     5.4     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.1     5.2     5.2
 
Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     11      10      11      11      13      13      12      12
  2 bedrooms...........     30      31      33      33      33      36      35      34
  3 bedrooms...........     44      45      42      41      38      37      39      38
  4 bedrooms or more...     15      14      14      14      15      14      13      16
 
Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     76      78      78      76      74      67      68      69
  2 units..............      6       6       6       5       5       5       7       6
  3 units or more......     18      16      16      19      21      19      17      17
  Mobile homes.........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9       7       8
 
Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     12      11      11      10       9       9       9       9
  1 to 2 months........     11      10      10      10      11      11      10       9
  2 to 4 months........     16      17      17      17      17      16      18      16
  4 to 6 months........     13      13      15      13      14      14      14      13
  6 months or more.....     48      48      47      49      50      50      50      53
    6 to 12 months.....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     18      20      20      18      19
    1 to 2 years.......    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     17      17      17      19      19
    2 years or more....    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     14      13      13      13      15
 
Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     46      43      43      46      44      46      47      47
  1960 to 1969.........     11      11      11      11      12      13      12      11
  1950 to 1959.........     11      12      12      11      11      10      12      10
  1940 to 1949.........      8       8       9       9      10       9       9       8
  1939 or earlier......     24      25      25      23      23      22      20      23
 
Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      4       3       4       3       3       7       6       6
  $10,000 to $19,999...      5       6       8       7       8       9       8       7
  $20,000 to $29,999...     10      10      10      11       9      10       9       9
  $30,000 to $39,999...     13      15      13      11      12      12      12      11
  $40,000 to $49,999...     10      12      12       9       9       9       8       9
  $50,000 to $74,999...     24      24      21      20      18      16      15      15
  $75,000 to $99,999...     15      12      13      13      13      11      11      11
  $100,000 to $199,999.     15      14      13      17      18      16      18      19
  $200,000 to $299,999.      3       3       4       5       6       6       8       8
  $300,000 or more.....      2       2       2       4       4       4       6       5
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 58,600  54,300  53,200  59,200  59,500  54,200  62,700  63,700
(2003 constant dollars)100,000  91,000  86,000  91,900  88,100  80,300  88,100  85,900
 
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1992    1993   1993/r   1994    1995    1996    1997    1998
 
Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......     10       8       8      11      10      10       9       9
  4 rooms..............     18      19      19      21      19      19      19      20
  5 rooms..............     28      27      27      27      26      26      26      24
  6 rooms..............     20      21      21      22      23      23      23      22
  7 rooms or more......     25      25      25      20      22      22      23      25
Median number..........    5.3     5.3     5.3     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.2     5.4
 
Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....     12      10      10      11       9      10       8       8
  2 bedrooms...........     34      36      36      36      35      35      34      33
  3 bedrooms...........     40      40      40      39      41      40      42      42
  4 bedrooms or more...     15      14      14      14      15      15      16      17
 
Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     69      69      69      70      73      73      77      77
  2 units..............      5       6       6       6       5       5       5       4
  3 units or more......     17      17      17      14      13      13      10      10
  Mobile homes.........      9       9       9      10       9       9       8       9
 
Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....      9      10      10      12      11      11      11      11
  1 to 2 months........     10      10      10      11      12      12      12      14
  2 to 4 months........     17      17      17      16      18      18      18      20
  4 to 6 months........     14      15      14      15      15      16      15      14
  6 months or more.....     50      48      48      46      45      43      44      41
    6 to 12 months.....     18      18      18      20      20      19      20      18
    1 to 2 years.......     17      17      16      14      13      14      13      14
    2 years or more....     15      14      14      12      11      10      11       9
 
Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     50      47      47      45      47      48      50      51
  1960 to 1969.........     12      12      12      14      13      11      11      11
  1950 to 1959.........     10      11      11      12      12      13      13      12
  1940 to 1949.........     10       9       9      11      11       9       8       9
  1939 or earlier......     18      21      21      18      17      19      18      17
 
Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      5       5       5       5       5       4       4       3
  $10,000 to $19,999...      7       6       6       5       6       7       4       5
  $20,000 to $29,999...      8       7       7       5       6       6       6       5
  $30,000 to $39,999...      9       9       9       8       7       6       6       6
  $40,000 to $49,999...      7       9       9       8       6       7       5       4
  $50,000 to $74,999...     15      17      18      21      19      17      16      17
  $75,000 to $99,999...     13      12      11      15      15      16      17      17
  $100,000 to $199,999.     23      23      23      24      25      27      30      28
  $200,000 to $299,999.      7       6       6       5       7       6       8       7
  $300,000 or more.....      7       5       5       4       5       5       4       6
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 73,300  69,900  69,600  72,200  77,500  81,200  87,700  87,800
(2003 constant dollars) 96,000  88,900  88,500  89,500  93,400  95,100 100,400  99,000
Table 11.  Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State
                  1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued
 
Characteristic            1999    2000    2001    2002   2002/r   2003
 
Rooms in unit, total...    100     100     100     100     100     100
  3 rooms or less......      9      12       8       9       9       8
  4 rooms..............     19      19      19      17      17      19
  5 rooms..............     27      28      28      28      28      28
  6 rooms..............     23      19      22      24      23      21
  7 rooms or more......     21      22      23      23      23      24
Median number..........    5.3     5.2     5.3     5.4     5.4     5.3
 
Bedrooms in unit, total    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 bedroom or none....      9      11       9       9       9      10
  2 bedrooms...........     32      34      34      32      32      33
  3 bedrooms...........     44      41      43      44      44      42
  4 bedrooms or more...     14      15      14      14      15      15
 
Units in structure, tot    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...............     78      76      76      79      79      78
  2 units..............      4       3       4       3       3       3
  3 units or more......      9      12      12      10      11      12
  Mobile homes.........     10       9       9       8       8       8
 
Duration vacancy, total    100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month....     11      12      11      11      11      10
  1 to 2 months........     14      12      13      13      13      13
  2 to 4 months........     21      18      20      20      20      20
  4 to 6 months........     16      15      14      16      16      15
  6 months or more.....     38      42      43      40      40      42
    6 to 12 months.....     17      20      18      17      17      19
    1 to 2 years.......     12      13      14      13      13      13
    2 years or more....      9       9      11       9       9      10
 
Year built, total......    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later........     52      55      54      54      54      55
  1960 to 1969.........     12      10      11      11      11      11
  1950 to 1959.........     11      12      10      10      10      10
  1940 to 1949.........      9       8       7       7       7       9
  1939 or earlier......     16      15      17      18      18      15
 
Sales price
specified total/1......    100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $10,000....      4       4       4       3       3       4
  $10,000 to $19,999...      4       4       3       2       2       2
  $20,000 to $29,999...      5       4       5       4       4       4
  $30,000 to $39,999...      5       6       5       4       4       3
  $40,000 to $49,999...      5       6       5       6       6       4
  $50,000 to $74,999...     16      17      17      14      14      12
  $75,000 to $99,999...     16      15      15      14      14      15
  $100,000 to $199,999.     29      27      27      31      31      30
  $200,000 to $299,999.      8      10      10      11      11      12
  $300,000 or more.....      6       8       9      12      12      13
Median price
(Actual dollars)....... 89,400  90,400  93,300 110,600 111,100 117,100
(2003 constant dollars) 98,600  96,400  96,800 112,900 113,500 117,100
 
 
/r Revised.
/1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (includi
  NA Not available.