Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:

                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2004

(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

(2004 constant dollars)....     359      375      457      484      474      484      506      525













Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:

                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2004 - 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

(2004 constant dollars)....     535      567      549      548      545      527      536      552



















Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:

                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2004 - 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

(2004 constant dollars)....     553      563      562      547      543      535      520      534

 

Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:

                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2004 - 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        1

  $100 to $199.............       3        3        3        1        1        1

  $200 to $249.............       4        4        3        3        3        2

  $250 to $299.............       7        7        5        4        4        3

  $300 to $399.............      24       22       19       16       16       15

  $400 to $499.............      19       17       17       15       15       15

  $500 to $599.............      13       14       15       14       14       15

  $600 to $699.............       9        9       10       11       11       12

  $700 to $799.............       6        7        8       10       10        9

  $800 or more.............      15       17       20       24       24       27

Median rent

(Actual dollars)...........     461      483      518      566      568      589

(2004 constant dollars)....     523      530      553      594      596      606

 

 

Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:

                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2004 - Continued

 

 

Characteristic                 2004

 

Rooms in unit, total.......     100

  1 and 2 rooms............       9

  3 rooms..................      24

  4 rooms..................      35

  5 rooms or more..........      33

  Median number or rooms...     4.0

 

Bedrooms in unit, total....     100

  No bedrooms..............       2

  1 bedroom................      33

  2 bedrooms...............      45

  3 bedrooms or more.......      20

 

Housing units in structure,     100

  1 unit...................      28

  2 units..................       8

  3 and 4 units............      12

  5 to 9 units.............      14

  10 units or more.........      34

  Mobile homes.............       4

 

Duration of vacancy, total.     100

  Less than 1 month........      24

  1 to 2 months............      20

  2 to 4 months............      21

  4 to 6 months............      13

  6 months or more.........      23

    6 to 12 months.........      12

    1 to 2 years...........       6

    2 years or more........       5

 

Year structure built, total     100

  April 1, 2000 or later...       8

  1995 to 3/31/00..........       6

  1990 to 1994.............       5

  1980 to 1989.............      15

  1970 to 1979.............      19

  1960 to 1969.............      13

  1950 to 1959.............       9

  1940 to 1949.............       8

  1939 or earlier..........      16

 

Monthly rent,

specified renter units\1

All spec Rental Units...........100

Less than $300................... 7

$300 to $349..................... 5

$350 to $399..................... 7

$400 to $449..................... 8

$450 to $499..................... 8

$500 to $599.................... 14

$600 to $699.................... 14

$700 to $799....................  9

$800 or more.................... 29

  $800 to $899..................  8

  $900 to $999..................  5

$1000 or more................... 16

  $1000 to $1249................  6

  $1250 to $1499................  3

  $1500 or more.................  6

(Actual dollars)................615

(2004 constant dollars)....     615

 

\r Revised.  NA  Not Available.

\1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.