Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  Fourth Quarter 1998 and 1997



(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)







                              Fourth Quarter        Fourth Quarter

                                   1998                  1997



                        Rental   Percent   Rental    Percent    Standard

Characteristics        Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of        error

                         rate     total     rate      total      (1998)



Total rental units....      7.8      100       7.7        100         0.1



Rooms in unit

1 and 2 rooms.........     20.2        5      19.5          5         1.3

3 rooms...............      8.2       22       9.5         22         0.4

4 rooms...............      8.2       32       8.0         32         0.3

5 rooms...............      6.8       22       6.6         22         0.4

6 rooms or more.......      4.9       19       3.7         18         0.3



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure...      6.7       36       6.0         36         0.3

2 to 4 units..........      7.9       22       8.4         22         0.4

5 to 9 units..........      9.6       13       9.0         13         0.6

10 units or more......      8.5       29       9.0         29         0.3

  2 or more units.....      8.5       64       8.8         64         0.2

  5 or more units.....      8.9       42       9.0         42         0.3



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or later     15.9        5      13.7          4         1.4

1980 to 3/31/90.......      8.8       16       8.7         16         0.6

1970 to 1979..........      6.4       22       6.9         22         0.3

1960 to 1969..........      7.0       14       7.3         14         0.5

1950 to 1959..........      8.6       11       7.5         11         0.6

1940 to 1949..........      8.8        8       9.2          8         0.7

1939 or earlier.......      6.8       24       6.7         24         0.4



Monthly rent,

specified renter units\1

All specified renter u      7.1       83       7.1         83         0.1

Less than $100........      4.5        1       3.9          1         1.1

$100 to $199..........      3.2        2       3.0          2         0.6

$200 to $299..........     10.3       11      11.6         13         0.7

$300 to $349..........     11.4       10       9.8          9         0.8

$350 to $399..........      8.9        8       8.7          8         0.8

$400 to $449..........      8.1        8       7.3          8         0.7

$450 to $499..........      7.5        7       7.7          7         0.7

$500 or more..........      5.9       37       6.0         35         0.2

  $500 to $599........      7.6       13       6.4         11         0.5

  $600 to $699........      6.0        8       5.3          7         0.5

  $700 to $799........      4.3        4       6.0          6         0.5

  $800 or more........      5.2       11       6.0         11         0.4























Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  Fourth Quarter 1998 and 1997







                              Fourth Quarter        Fourth Quarter

                                   1998                  1997



                      Homeowner  Percent Homeowner   Percent    Standard

Characteristics        Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of        error

                         rate     total     rate      total      (1998)



Total homeowner units.      1.8      100       1.7        100         0.1



Rooms in unit

3 rooms or less.......      9.7        2      11.5          2         1.1

4 rooms...............      3.3       10       3.6         10         0.3

5 rooms...............      2.1       22       2.0         22         0.1

6 rooms or more.......      1.2       67       1.1         67         0.1



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure...      1.6       94       1.5         94         0.1

2 to 4 units..........      4.6        3       4.5          3         0.6

5 to 9 units..........      5.0        1       4.0          1         1.1

10 units or more......      4.3        2       5.4          2         0.7

  2 or more units.....      4.5        6       4.7          6         0.4

  5 or more units.....      4.5        3       5.0          3         0.6



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or later      3.3       10       2.8         10         0.3

1980 to 3/31/90.......      2.0       16       1.9         16         0.2

1970 to 1979..........      1.1       21       1.3         21         0.1

1960 to 1969..........      1.4       15       1.3         15         0.1

1950 to 1959..........      1.7       14       1.6         14         0.2

1940 to 1949..........      2.5        7       1.9          7         0.3

1939 or earlier.......      1.6       17       1.9         17         0.1



Value, specified

owner units\2

All specified owner un      1.6       87       1.6         87         0.1

Less than $20,000.....      2.0        6       2.2          6         0.3

$20,000 to $29,999....      2.1        3       2.1          3         0.4

$30,000 to $39,999....      2.2        4       2.7          4         0.3

$40,000 to $49,999....      1.2        5       1.2          5         0.2

$50,000 to $59,999....      2.1        5       1.6          5         0.3

$60,000 to $74,999....      1.3        9       1.4          9         0.2

$75,000 to $99,999....      1.5       15       1.3         15         0.1

$100,000 to $124,999..      1.3       10       1.1         10         0.2

$125,000 to $149,999..      2.2        8       1.5          8         0.2

$150,000 to $199,999..      1.2       10       1.6         10         0.2

$200,000 or more......      1.7       12       1.6         12         0.2





\r Revised

\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).