Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
          Percent Distribution of All Units:  First Quarter 1997 and 1996

(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)

Rental Units

                     First Quarter     First Quarter
                         1997              1996

Characteristics                Percent              Percent    Standard
                      Vacancy       of   Vacancy         of       error
                         rate    total      rate      total      (1997)

Total units..........     7.5      100       7.9        100         0.2

Rooms in unit
1 and 2 rooms........    19.9        5      23.8          5         1.2
3 rooms..............     8.6       22       8.9         22         0.4
4 rooms..............     8.4       33       8.6         33         0.3
5 rooms..............     5.4       22       5.5         22         0.3
6 rooms or more......     3.9       18       3.8         18         0.3

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure..     5.5       36       5.6         35         0.2
2 to 4 units.........     8.6       23       8.2         22         0.4
5 to 9 units.........     8.1       13       9.7         13         0.5
10 units or more.....     9.1       29       9.9         29         0.3
  2 or more units....     8.7       64       9.2         65         0.2
  5 or more units....     8.8       42       9.8         42         0.3

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or late    20.3        3      18.3          3         2.0
1980 to 3/31/90......     8.3       16      10.0         16         0.5
1970 to 1979.........     6.6       22       6.6         22         0.3
1960 to 1969.........     7.0       15       7.6         15         0.4
1950 to 1959.........     8.4       11       7.8         10         0.6
1940 to 1949.........     7.4        8       8.8          9         0.6
1939 or earlier......     6.7       25       6.7         25         0.4

Monthly rent,
specified renter units\1
All specified renter      6.9       80       7.6         85         0.2
Less than $100.......     4.9        1       6.1          2         1.0
$100 to $199.........     5.6        4       5.4          4         0.7
$200 to $299.........     7.6       10       7.4         10         0.6
$300 to $349.........     9.2        9       9.2          9         0.7
$350 to $399.........    10.7       11      11.6         12         0.8
$400 to $449.........     6.2        7       9.1         10         0.6
$450 to $499.........     7.4        7       7.6          7         0.7
$500 or more.........     5.8       31       6.6         31         0.2
  $500 to $599.......     6.6       10       7.4         11         0.5
  $600 to $699.......     5.3        7       6.1          7         0.5
  $700 to $799.......     4.4        4       4.1          3         0.5
  $800 or more.......     6.3       10       7.5         10         0.5
 
 
Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  First Quarter 1997 and 1996

Homeowner Units

                     First Quarter     First Quarter
                         1997              1996

Characteristics                Percent              Percent    Standard
                      Vacancy       of   Vacancy         of       error
                         rate    total      rate      total      (1997)

Total units..........     1.7      100       1.6        100         0.1

Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less......    10.6        2      11.2          2         1.1
4 rooms..............     3.3       10       3.2         10         0.3
5 rooms..............     2.0       22       1.7         22         0.1
6 rooms or more......     1.2       66       1.1         66         0.1

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure..     1.5       94       1.4         94         0.1
2 to 4 units.........     4.7        3       4.5          3         0.6
5 to 9 units.........     4.7        1       8.6          1         1.2
10 units or more.....     5.3        2       5.5          2         0.7
  2 or more units....     4.9        6       5.4          6         0.4
  5 or more units....     5.2        3       6.3          3         0.6

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or late     4.0        6       3.5          6         0.4
1980 to 3/31/90......     2.1       16       1.7         16         0.2
1970 to 1979.........     1.1       22       1.2         22         0.1
1960 to 1969.........     1.3       15       1.1         15         0.1
1950 to 1959.........     1.6       14       1.2         14         0.2
1940 to 1949.........     1.5        8       2.2          8         0.2
1939 or earlier......     2.0       18       1.8         18         0.2

Value, specified
owner units\2
All specified owner u     1.5       87       1.4         87         0.1
Less than $20,000....     1.6        7       2.0          7         0.2
$20,000 to $29,999...     2.8        4       1.9          4         0.4
$30,000 to $39,999...     1.6        5       1.6          5         0.3
$40,000 to $49,999...     1.1        6       1.0          6         0.2
$50,000 to $59,999...     1.6        6       1.6          6         0.2
$60,000 to $74,999...     1.0       10       1.3         10         0.1
$75,000 to $99,999...     1.7       15       1.2         15         0.2
$100,000 to $124,999.     1.5        9       1.0          9         0.2
$125,000 to $149,999.     2.0        7       1.6          6         0.3
$150,000 to $199,999.     1.5        9       1.4          9         0.2
$200,000 or more.....     1.3       11       1.2         11         0.2

\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).