Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 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
  1 and 2 rooms............     30      25      20      19      19      18      16      16
  3 rooms..................     27      27      27      25      27      29      28      26
  4 rooms..................     22      26      32      31      30      29      32      34
  5 rooms or more..........     21      22      21      25      24      24      25      25
  Median number or rooms...    3.3     3.4     3.6     3.7     3.6     3.6     3.7     3.7
 
Bedrooms in unit, total....    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  No bedrooms..............     15      19      14      14      14      12      11      11
  1 bedroom................     45      35      35      34      36      37      36      34
  2 bedrooms...............     29      34      39      38      36      37      38      41
  3 bedrooms or more.......     11      12      12      14      14      14      15      14
 
Housing units in structure,    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...................     33      25      18      20      21      23      22      22
  2 units..................     20      14      13      14      14      14      13      13
  3 and 4 units............     16      14      13      14      15      15      14      15
  5 to 9 units.............     12      16      19      15      14      15      16      16
  10 units or more.........     19      31      37      37      36      33      34      35
  Mobile homes.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
 
Duration of vacancy, total.    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month........     31      35      34      37      39      35      35      34
  1 to 2 months............     15      14      15      17      16      17      17      17
  2 to 4 months............     17      16      17      17      17      17      18      18
  4 to 6 months............      9       8      10       9       8      10      10      10
  6 months or more.........     28      27      24      20      20      21      21      21
    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 structure built, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later............    (NA)     19      23      25      25      26      30      36
  1960 to 1969.............    (NA)      7      17      16      16      16      15      13
  1950 to 1959.............    (NA)     10       9      10      11      10       9      10
  1940 to 1949.............    (NA)     11       8       8       9       9       9       9
  1939 or earlier..........    (NA)     53      43      41      39      39      37      32
 
Monthly rent, total........    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $100...........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $100 to $199.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $200 to $249.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $250 to $299.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $300 to $399.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $400 to $499.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $500 to $599.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $600 to $699.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $700 to $799.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
  $800 or more.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)
Median rent
(Actual dollars)...........     53      82     136     211     226     245     267     289
(2003 constant dollars)....    350     365     445     471     461     471     492     511








Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 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
  1 and 2 rooms............     16      14      13      14      13      13      13      13
  3 rooms..................     28      30      31      30      29      28      27      27
  4 rooms..................     33      34      35      35      36      37      36      36
  5 rooms or more..........     23      22      21      20      23      23      24      24
  Median number or rooms...    3.7     3.7     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.8     3.8
 
Bedrooms in unit, total....    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  No bedrooms..............     10       9       9       9       9       8       8       9
  1 bedroom................     37      38      38      38      37      36      35      35
  2 bedrooms...............     40      40      40      41      42      43      44      43
  3 bedrooms or more.......     13      12      12      12      12      13      13      13
 
Housing units in structure,    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...................     20      18      17      16      16      15      15      14
  2 units..................     12      12      11      11      11      11      11      11
  3 and 4 units............     14      14      14      14      13      13      14      13
  5 to 9 units.............     18      18      18      18      19      18      16      17
  10 units or more.........     36      39      40      42      41      39      39      41
  Mobile homes.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      4       5       4
 
Duration of vacancy, total.    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month........     33      31      29      28      30      30      31      29
  1 to 2 months............     17      16      16      16      18      18      17      17
  2 to 4 months............     18      19      20      19      19      19      17      19
  4 to 6 months............     10      11      11      10      10      10      10      10
  6 months or more.........     22      23      24      25      23      23      25      25
    6 to 12 months.........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     11      10      10      10      11
    1 to 2 years...........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      8       8       8       9       8
    2 years or more........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      6       5       5       6       6
 
Year structure built, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later............     42      46      46      45      43      44      43      42
  1960 to 1969.............     13      12      13      14      14      14      15      16
  1950 to 1959.............     10      11      11      10      10      10      10      10
  1940 to 1949.............      9       7       7       9       9       9       8       9
  1939 or earlier..........     27      23      23      23      23      23      24      23
 
Monthly rent, total........    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $100...........    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      2       1       2
  $100 to $199.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12      11       8
  $200 to $249.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     12      10       9
  $250 to $299.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     14      12      10
  $300 to $399.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     22      21      21
  $400 to $499.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)     14      15      17
  $500 to $599.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      9      10      12
  $600 to $699.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      6       7       8
  $700 to $799.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      4       4       4
  $800 or more.............    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)      6       8       8
Median rent
(Actual dollars)...........    305     329     330     343     358     346     371     398
(2003 constant dollars)....    521     551     534     533     530     513     521     537









Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 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
  1 and 2 rooms............     13      13      13      14      14      14      13      12
  3 rooms..................     29      26      26      26      26      24      26      24
  4 rooms..................     35      36      36      35      35      36      36      36
  5 rooms or more..........     23      24      25      25      25      25      26      28
  Median number or rooms...    3.7     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.8     3.9
 
Bedrooms in unit, total....    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  No bedrooms..............      8       8       8       4       4       4       4       3
  1 bedroom................     38      36      36      36      37      36      35      34
  2 bedrooms...............     41      42      43      45      44      46      45      46
  3 bedrooms or more.......     13      13      13      15      15      14      16      17
 
Housing units in structure,    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...................     15      15      15      17      20      19      21      22
  2 units..................     11      10      10      11      11      12      12      10
  3 and 4 units............     14      14      14      12      13      13      13      12
  5 to 9 units.............     17      18      18      16      16      15      15      16
  10 units or more.........     39      40      40      39      36      36      34      33
  Mobile homes.............      4       3       3       4       5       5       5       6
 
Duration of vacancy, total.    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month........     29      28      27      31      29      29      29      29
  1 to 2 months............     16      16      16      18      19      19      19      19
  2 to 4 months............     20      20      20      18      19      19      20      19
  4 to 6 months............     10      11      11      11      11      10      10      11
  6 months or more.........     26      25      25      23      22      23      22      23
    6 to 12 months.........     12      11      11      11      11      11      11      12
    1 to 2 years...........      9       9       9       7       7       7       6       6
    2 years or more........      5       5       5       6       4       5       5       5
 
Year structure built, total    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later............     40      41      41      41      42      44      44      45
  1960 to 1969.............     17      16      16      16      14      14      14      14
  1950 to 1959.............     10      10      10      11      12      11      12      11
  1940 to 1949.............      9       9       9       9      10       9       9      10
  1939 or earlier..........     25      24      24      23      22      23      22      20
 
Monthly rent, total........    100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $100...........      1       1       1       2       2       2       1       1
  $100 to $199.............      7       5       5       5       4       4       3       3
  $200 to $249.............      8       7       7       7       6       4       5       4
  $250 to $299.............      9      10      10       8       8       7       9       8
  $300 to $399.............     22      21      21      22      23      24      23      21
  $400 to $499.............     19      20      19      20      19      20      18      19
  $500 to $599.............     12      13      13      14      14      14      14      15
  $600 to $699.............      8       8       8       8       9       8       8      10
  $700 to $799.............      5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5
  $800 or more.............      9      10      10      10      11      12      13      13
Median rent
(Actual dollars)...........    411     431     430     429     438     444     442     461
(2003 constant dollars)....    538     548     547     532     528     520     506     520
 
Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2003 - Continued
 
 
Characteristic                1999    2000    2001    2002   2002/r   2003
 
Rooms in unit, total.......    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 and 2 rooms............     13      11      10       9       9      10
  3 rooms..................     24      25      25      25      25      24
  4 rooms..................     36      36      37      35      35      35
  5 rooms or more..........     28      28      29      31      31      31
  Median number or rooms...    3.9     3.9     3.9     4.0     4.0     4.0
 
Bedrooms in unit, total....    100     100     100     100     100     100
  No bedrooms..............      4       3       2       2       2       3
  1 bedroom................     34      33      35      34      34      33
  2 bedrooms...............     46      47      45      46      46      46
  3 bedrooms or more.......     16      17      17      18      18      18
 
Housing units in structure,    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1 unit...................     26      26      29      28      28      26
  2 units..................     10       8       7       7       7       8
  3 and 4 units............     13      12      11      11      11      11
  5 to 9 units.............     17      16      15      15      15      14
  10 units or more.........     28      33      33      35      35      35
  Mobile homes.............      6       6       6       5       5       5
 
Duration of vacancy, total.    100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than 1 month........     27      28      28      26      26      24
  1 to 2 months............     19      20      20      21      21      20
  2 to 4 months............     20      19      20      21      21      21
  4 to 6 months............     10      11      11      11      11      12
  6 months or more.........     24      23      22      21      21      23
    6 to 12 months.........     11      12      11      10      10      12
    1 to 2 years...........      7       6       6       6       6       6
    2 years or more........      5       6       5       5       5       5
 
Year structure built, total    100     100     100     100     100     100
  1970 or later............     47      49      51      53      53      54
  1960 to 1969.............     14      15      13      13      13      13
  1950 to 1959.............     10      11      10       9       9      10
  1940 to 1949.............      9       9       8       8       8       7
  1939 or earlier..........     19      17      17      17      18      17
 
Monthly rent, total........    100     100     100     100     100     100
  Less than $100...........      1       1       1       1       1       0
  $100 to $199.............      3       3       3       1       1       1
  $200 to $249.............      4       4       3       2       2       2
  $250 to $299.............      7       7       5       4       4       3
  $300 to $399.............     24      22      19      15      15      13
  $400 to $499.............     19      17      17      13      13      14
  $500 to $599.............     13      14      15      12      12      13
  $600 to $699.............      9       9      10      10      10      11
  $700 to $799.............      6       7       8       9       9       8
  $800 or more.............     15      17      20      21      22      24
Median rent
(Actual dollars)...........    461     483     518     566     568     589
(2003 constant dollars)....    508     515     537     578     580     589
 
/r Revised.  NA  Not Available.
/1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.