Table 8.  Percent Distribution of Occupied and Vacant Units:  1960, 1970, 1975 and 1980 to 1996

(Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

Type                      1960     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982     1983     1984

All housing units

Total.................     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100

Rental units..........    37.4     34.9     34.8     33.4     33.5     34.2     34.4     34.6
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    34.4     33.0     32.7     31.6     31.8     32.4     32.5     32.5
  Vacant for-rent.....     3.0      1.9      2.1      1.8      1.7      1.8      1.9      2.0

Homeowner units.......    56.7     59.4     60.0     60.7     60.7     60.3     60.0     59.8
  Owner occupied......    55.9     58.8     59.3     59.9     59.0     59.4     59.1     58.8
  Vacant for-sale-only     0.8      0.6      0.7      0.8      0.8      0.9      0.9      1.0

Other vacant units
(Seasonal, held off ma     5.9      5.7      5.2      5.9      5.8      5.5      5.6      5.6

Rental and homeowner units

Rental units..........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    91.9     94.7     94.0     94.6     95.0     94.7     94.3     94.1
Vacant for-rent.......     8.1      5.3      6.0      5.4      5.0      5.3      5.7      5.9

Homeowner units.......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Owner occupied......    98.7     99.0     98.8     98.6     98.0     98.5     98.5     98.3
  Vacant for-sale-only     1.3      1.0      1.2      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.7


All housing units         1985     1986   1987/1     1988     1989   1989/r     1990     1991

Total.................     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100

Rental units..........    35.2     35.4     35.0     35.2     35.1     34.8     34.8     34.8
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    32.9     32.8     32.3     32.5     32.6     32.3     32.3     32.2
  Vacant for-rent.....     2.3      2.6      2.7      2.7      2.5      2.6      2.5      2.6

Homeowner units.......    59.1     58.5     58.2     57.9     58.0     57.8     58.0     58.2
  Owner occupied......    58.0     57.6     57.2     57.0     57.1     56.8     57.0     57.2
  Vacant for-sale-only     1.0      0.9      1.0      0.9      0.9      1.0      1.0      1.0

Other vacant units
(Seasonal, held off ma     5.7      6.0      6.8      6.3      6.9      7.3      7.2      7.1


Rental and homeowner units

Rental units..........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    93.5     92.7     92.3     92.3     92.9     92.6     92.8     92.6
Vacant for-rent.......     6.5      7.3      7.7      7.7      7.1      7.4      7.2      7.4

Homeowner units.......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Owner occupied......    98.3     98.4     98.3     98.4     98.4     98.2     98.3     98.3
  Vacant for-sale-only     1.7      1.6      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.7      1.7


                          1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996

All housing units

Total.................     100      100      100      100      100      100

Rental units..........    34.8     34.5     35.0     35.0     34.3     33.7
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    32.2     32.0     32.4     32.4     31.7     31.0
  Vacant for-rent.....     2.6      2.5      2.6      2.6      2.6      2.6

Homeowner units.......    58.3     58.5     58.1     58.1     58.7     59.1
  Owner occupied......    57.4     57.7     57.3     57.2     57.8     58.2
  Vacant for-sale-only     0.9      0.8      0.8      0.9      0.9      0.9

Other vacant units
(Seasonal, held off ma     7.0      7.0      6.9      6.9      7.0      7.2


Rental and homeowner units

Rental units..........     100      100      100      100      100      100
  Renter occupied or
   rented.............    92.6     92.6     92.7     92.6     92.4     92.2
Vacant for-rent.......     7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6      7.8

Homeowner units.......     100      100      100      100      100      100
  Owner occupied......    98.5     98.6     98.6     98.5     98.5     98.4
  Vacant for-sale-only     1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6

rRevised.
1Prior to 1987, seasonal vacant units were underestimated; see Source and Accuracy for explanation.