Table 10.  Percent Distribution by Type of Unit for the United States and

                  for Inside and Outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  Second Quarter 2005 and 2006



(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)







                                                     Second Quarter 2005

Type of housing unit

                                              United Inside MetropolitOutside Metropolitan

                                              States Statistical AreasStatistical Areas



All housing units.........................       100              100              100



    Year-round vacant.....................       9.7              9.3             11.5

      For rent............................       3.0              3.2              2.2

      For sale only.......................       1.1              1.1              1.2

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..       0.9              0.9              0.8

      Held off market.....................       4.7              4.1              7.3

        For occasional use................       1.6              1.3              2.9

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere....       0.9              0.9              0.9

        For other reasons.................       2.2              1.9              3.6



    Seasonal vacant.......................       3.2              1.9              8.8



    Occupied..............................      87.2             88.8             79.7







                                                     Second Quarter 2006

Type of housing unit

                                              United Inside Metropolit Outside Metropolitan

                                              States Statistical Areas Statistical Areas



All housing units.........................       100              100              100



    Year-round vacant.....................       9.8              9.5             11.4

      For rent............................       2.9              3.1              2.2

      For sale only.......................       1.4              1.4              1.2

      Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy..       0.9              1.0              0.9

      Held off market.....................       4.6              4.0              7.1

        For occasional use................       1.5              1.2              2.8

        Temporarily occupied by persons

        with usual residence elsewhere....       1.0              1.0              0.8

        For other reasons.................       2.2              1.9              3.5



    Seasonal vacant.......................       3.2              2.0              8.6



    Occupied..............................      87.0             88.6             80.0



  NA Not available.  Metropolitan Statistical Area data for 2005 and later are not comparable to earlier data.  Beginning in first quarter 2005,

the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey is using the new metropolitan and micropolitan statisitcal definitions which were

announced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in June 2003, and were based on the application of the 2000 standards to Census 2000 data.

OMB announced updates as of December 2003, based on application of the 2000 standards to more recent Census Bureau estimates.  In this report, outside

Metropolitan Statistical Areas includes micropolitan and non-metropolitan statistical areas.  The December 2003 definitions are available at 

http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html and http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/aboutmetro.html.