UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE 

NEWS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230

Robert R. Callis For Release 10:00 AM EST, April 25, 2005

Linda B. Cavanaugh CB05-49 

(301) 763-3199 

CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON RESIDENTIAL VACANCIES AND 

HOMEOWNERSHIP

National vacancy rates in the first quarter 2005 were 10.1 percent in rental housing and 1.8 percent in 

homeowner housing, the Department of Commerce=s Census Bureau announced today. The Census Bureau said the 

rental vacancy rate was not different from the first quarter rate last year (10.4 percent) or the rate last quarter (10.0 

percent). For homeowner vacancies, the current rate (1.8 percent) was also not different from the rate a year ago 

(1.7 percent), or the rate last quarter (1.8 percent). The homeownership rate (69.1 percent) for the current quarter 

was higher than the first quarter 2004 rate (68.6 percent) but not different from the rate last quarter (69.2 percent).

Table 1. Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States: 1992 to 2005 (in percent)

Rental vacancy rate Homeowner vacancy rate

Year

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

↓ ↓

 2005....

 2004.... 

 2003....

 2002a .. 

 2002....

2001.... 

2000.....

1999.....

1998.....

1997.....

1996.....

1995.....

1994.....

1993a....

 1993.....

 1992...

 10.1

 10.4

 9.4

9.1

9.1

8.2

7.9

8.2

7.7

7.5

7.9

7.4

7.5

7.8

7.9

7.4

 

 10.2

9.6

8.4

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.1

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.7

 

 10.1

9.9

9.0

9.1

 8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.3

 

 10.0

 10.2

9.3

9.4

8.8

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

6.9

6.9

7.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

 

 1.7

 1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.6

 

 1.8

 1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

 

aRevised in 2002 to incorporate information collected in Census 2000, and in 1993 to reflect the results of the 1990 decennial census.

 NOTE: The estimates in this report are based on responses from a sample of the population and may differ from actual values because of 

 sampling variability or other factors. As a result, apparent differences between the estimates for two or more groups may not be 

 statistically significant. All comparative statements have undergone statistical testing and are significant at the 90-percent confidence level 

 unless otherwise noted. The data in this report are from the monthly samples of the Housing Vacancy Survey, which is a supplement to 

 the Current Population Survey. The populations represented (the population universe) are all housing units (vacancy rates) and the 

 civilian noninstitutional population of the United States (homeownership rate).

 

 

 BUREAU OF

 THE

 CENSUS
2

For rental housing, the first quarter 2005 vacancy rates in central cities (10.4 percent), in the suburbs, and outside 

Core-Based Statistical Areas (9.7 percent each) were not different from one another (see NOTE below). 

The homeowner vacancy rate for first quarter 2005 in central cities (2.0 percent) was higher than the 

rate in the suburbs (1.7 percent) and not different from outside Core-Based Statistical Areas (1.9 percent), 

which was also not different from the rate in the suburbs. 

Among regions, the first quarter 2005 rates for rental vacancies were highest in the South and Midwest, 12.2 

percent each, although they were not different from each other. Rates were lowest in the West (7.5 percent) and 

Northeast (7.2 percent), and were also not different from each other. None of the rates for regions was different from 

its respective rate a year ago.

Comparisons of the regional homeowner vacancy rates for first quarter 2005 showed the highest rate in the 

Midwest (2.3 percent) followed by the South (1.9 percent) and the Northeast (1.8 percent), although they were not 

different from each other. The West (1.2 percent) had the lowest rate. When compared with first quarter 2004, the 

homeowner vacancy rate was higher in the Northeast, while the Midwest, South, and West were not different from their 

respective rates a year ago.

 Table 2. Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area and Region: First Quarter 2004 and 2005 (in percent)

Rental vacancy rates Homeowner vacancy rates

90-Percent

Confidence Interval ( + ) a

90-Percent 

Confidence Interval ( + ) a

Area/Region

First

Quarter

2004

First

Quarter

2005

of

2005 rate

of

difference

First

Quarter

2004

First

Quarter

2005

of

2005 rate

of 

difference

United States.......

Inside Core-Based 

Statistical Areas.....

 In central cities..

 Not in central

 cities (suburbs)..

Outside Core-Based 

Statistical Areas....

 Northeast...........

 Midwest.............

 South.................

 West..................

10.4

(NA)

(NA)

 

 (NA)

(NA)

 7.9

 12.3

 12.7

 7.6

10.1

10.1

10.4

 9.7

9.7

 7.2

12.2

 12.2

 7.5

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.5

0.7

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.5

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

0.8

1.0

1.0

0.9

1.7

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

0.9

2.1

2.0

1.3

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.8

2.3

1.9

1.2

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

a

A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate’s reliability. The larger the confidence interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the 

less reliable the estimate. For more information, see page 10. (NA) Not Available.

NOTE: Core-Based 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 statistical definitions that 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. The OMB announced updates as of 

December 2003, based on application of the 2000 standards to more recent Census Bureau estimates. The December 2003 definitions are available at: 

http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html.

 
3

There were an estimated 123.3 million housing units in the United States in the first quarter 2005. 

Approximately 107.8 million housing units were occupied: 74.5 million by owners and 33.3 million by renters. While the 

number of owner-occupied units was higher than the first quarter 2004 estimate, the number of renter-occupied units 

was not different from a year ago. Of the 15.6 million vacant housing units, 12.0 million were for year-round use. 

Approximately 3.8 million of the year-round vacant units were for rent, 1.4 million were for sale only, and the remaining 

6.8 million units were vacant for a variety of other reasons. 

 Table 3. Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the United States:

 First Quarter 2004 and 2005

 (Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)

90-Percent

Confidence Interval ( + ) a

 

Type

First

Quarter

2004

First

Quarter

2005

of 2005

estimate

of

difference

Percent of

total

(2005)

 

All housing units............

 Occupied......................

 Owner........................

 Renter........................

 Vacant..........................

 Year-round.................

 For rent...................

 For sale only............

 Other.......................

 Seasonal.....................

121,633

105,870

72,666

33,204

15,763

12,067

3,904

1,273

6,890

3,696

123,341

107,755

74,488

33,267

15,586

11,984

3,765

1,388

6,831

 3,602

(X)

337

631

533

350

345

172

89

263

218

(X)

 

308

433

412

312

299

194

110

233

 193

100

87

60

27

13

10

3

1

6

3

 aA 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate’s reliability. The larger the confidence interval is, in relation to the 

 size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For more information, see page 10.

 (X) Not Applicable. Since the number of housing units is set equal to an independent national measure, there is no sampling

 error, and hence no confidence interval. 

 NOTE: Since first quarter 2003, the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) estimates have been controlled to

 independent housing unit counts. Doing so should make the CPS/HVS estimates of housing units more comparable to other

 Census Bureau housing surveys. Please see page 10 for additional information. 
4

The homeownership rate (69.1 percent) for the current quarter was higher than the first

quarter 2004 rate (68.6 percent), but not different from the rate last quarter (69.2 percent).

Table 4. Homeownership Rates for the United States: 1980 to 2005 (in percent)

 

Year Homeownership Ratesa

First 

Quarter

Second 

Quarter

Third 

Quarter

Fourth 

Quarter

 ↓ 

2005................................

2004................................

2003................................

2002b...............................

2002................................

2001................................

2000..........................................

1999..........................................

1998..........................................

1997..........................................

1996..........................................

1995..........................................

1994..........................................

1993b.........................................

1993..........................................

1992..........................................

1991..........................................

1990..........................................

1989c.........................................

1989.........................................

1988.........................................

1987.........................................

1986.........................................

1985.........................................

1984.........................................

1983.........................................

1982.........................................

1981.........................................

1980.........................................

69.1

68.6

68.0

67.8

67.8

67.5

67.1

66.7

65.9

65.4

65.1

64.2

63.8

63.7

64.2

64.0

63.9

64.0

63.9

63.9

63.7

63.8

63.6

64.1

64.6

64.7

64.8

65.6

65.5

 

 69.2

68.0

67.6

67.6

67.7

67.2

66.6

66.0

 65.7 

65.4

64.7

63.8

63.9

64.4

63.9

63.9

63.7

63.8

63.9

63.7

63.8

63.8

64.1

64.6

64.7

64.9

65.3

65.5

69.0

68.4

68.0

68.0

68.1

67.7

67.0

66.8

66.0

65.6

65.0

64.1

64.2

64.7

64.3

64.2

64.0

64.1

64.0

64.0

64.2

63.8

63.9

64.6

64.8

64.9

65.6

65.8

69.2

68.6

68.3

68.3

68.0

67.5

66.9

66.4

65.7

65.4

65.1

64.2

64.2

64.6

64.4

64.2

64.1

63.8

63.8

63.8

64.1

63.9

63.5

64.1

64.4

64.5

65.2

65.5

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates for the United States generally are 0.3 percent.

 bRevised in 2002 to incorporate information collected in Census 2000, and in 1993 to reflect the results of the 1990 decennial census.

 

cRevised to reflect edit changes implemented in 1990.
5

Table 4SA shows the seasonally adjusted homeownership rates for the United States from 1980 

to the present. (Research has shown that seasonality for homeownership rates is present.) When adjusted for 

seasonality, the current homeownership rate at 69.2 percent was higher than 68.7 percent shown a year ago, 

but not different from the rate last quarter, 69.1 percent.

Table 4SA. Homeownership Rates for the United States: 1980 to 2005

 Seasonally Adjusted (in percent)

 Year Homeownership Ratesa

 (Seasonally Adjusted)

First

Quarter

Second 

Quarter

Third 

Quarter

Fourth 

Quarter

↓

2005.................................

2004.................................

2003.................................

2002b................................

2001................................

2000..........................................

1999..........................................

1998..........................................

1997..........................................

1996..........................................

1995..........................................

1994..........................................

1993b.........................................

1992..........................................

1991..........................................

1990..........................................

1989c.........................................

1988.........................................

1987.........................................

1986.........................................

1985.........................................

1984.........................................

1983.........................................

1982.........................................

1981.........................................

1980.........................................

69.2

68.7

68.1

67.9

 67.6

 67.2

66.8

66.0

65.5

65.2

64.4

64.0

63.8

64.1

64.0

64.1

64.0

63.8

63.9

63.7

64.1

64.6

64.7

64.8

65.6

65.5

 

 

 69.3

68.1

67.7

67.8

67.3

66.7

66.1

65.8

65.4

64.8

63.9

64.0

 64.0

64.1

63.9

63.9

63.8

63.9

63.8

64.1

64.6

64.7

64.9

65.4

65.6

68.9

68.3

67.9

67.9

67.5

66.8

66.6

65.8

65.4

64.8

63.9

64.0

 64.1

64.0

63.8

63.9

63.9

64.1

63.7

63.8

64.5

64.6

64.7

65.4

65.6

69.1

68.5

68.2

67.9

67.5

66.9

66.4

65.7

65.4

65.1

 

64.1

64.1

 64.3

 64.1

64.0

63.7

63.7

64.1

63.9

63.6

64.2

64.5

64.6

65.3

65.6

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates for the United States generally are 0.3 percent.

 

 bRevised in 2002 to incorporate information collected in Census 2000, and in 1993 to reflect the results of the 1990 decennial census.

 

cRevised to reflect edit changes implemented in 1990.
6

The homeownership rates by region were highest in the Midwest (73.1 percent) during the first 

quarter 2005. The South (71.1 percent) ranked second, while the Northeast (65.4 percent) and the 

West (64.9 percent) were not different from each other. When compared with their respective rates a year 

ago, the homeownership rates for the South and West were higher, while rates for the Northeast and 

Midwest were not different.

 

 Table 5. Homeownership Rates for the United States and Regions: 2001 to 2005 (in percent)

Homeownership Ratesa

 Year/Quarter

United States

Northeast Midwest South West

2005

First Quarter..............

2004

Fourth Quarter............

Third Quarter.............

Second Quarter...........

First Quarter...............

2003

Fourth Quarter............

Third Quarter.............

Second Quarter...........

First Quarter..............

2002b

Fourth Quarter...........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

2002

Fourth Quarter...........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

2001

Fourth Quarter...........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

69.1

69.2

69.0

69.2

68.6

68.6

68.4

68.0

68.0

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

68.0

68.1

67.7

67.5

65.4

65.2

64.4

65.4

65.1

64.7

64.4

64.2

64.2

64.8

64.6

63.8

63.8

64.9

64.7

63.9

63.9

64.0

64.1

63.2

63.6

73.1

73.7

73.8

74.2

73.5

73.5

73.5

72.8

72.9

73.3

73.2

72.8

73.2

73.3

73.2

72.8

73.1

73.5

72.9

72.7

73.2

71.1

71.5

71.0

70.9

70.3

70.5

70.0

69.9

69.9

70.3

69.5

69.3

69.8

70.3

69.5

69.3

69.9

70.1

70.1

69.7

69.3

64.9

63.9

64.7

64.5

63.7

63.8

63.8

63.2

62.8

62.5

62.7

62.4

62.1

62.6

62.8

62.4

62.2

62.3

63.1

62.9

62.0

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates by region generally are 0.5 percent.

 

 bRevised to incorporate information collected in Census 2000.
7

For first quarter 2005, the homeownership rates by age of householder ranged from 43.3 percent 

for those under 35 years of age to 81.8 percent for those in the 55 to 64 category. The rates for householders 

under 35 and those age 35 to 44 were higher than a year ago respectively, while rates for the other age groups 

were not different from their corresponding rates last year.

Table 6. Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder: 2001 to 2005 (in percent)

 Year/Quarter Homeownership Ratesa

United 

States

Under

35 years

35 to 44

years

45 to 54

years

55 to 64

years

65 years

and over

2005

First Quarter.......

2004

Fourth Quarter.....

Third Quarter......

Second Quarter....

First Quarter........

2003

Fourth Quarter.....

Third Quarter......

Second Quarter....

First Quarter........

2002b

Fourth Quarter.....

Third Quarter......

Second Quarter....

First Quarter.......

2002

Fourth Quarter.....

Third Quarter......

Second Quarter....

First Quarter.......

2001

Fourth Quarter.....

Third Quarter......

Second Quarter....

First Quarter.......

69.1

69.2

69.0

69.2

68.6

68.6

68.4

68.0

68.0

 

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

68.3

68.0

 67.6

 67.8

 68.0

 68.1

 67.7

 67.5

43.3

43.3

43.1

43.6

42.3

42.7

42.5

41.9

41.7 

 

42.0

41.5

40.8

41.0

42.0

41.4

40.8

 41.0

 42.2

 41.6

 40.8

 40.4

70.1

70.0

68.6

69.4

68.8

69.0

68.8

67.8

67.8

69.0

68.6

68.2

68.6

69.0

68.6

68.3

68.6

68.2

68.6

68.1

68.1

76.5

77.4

77.4

77.0

77.0

77.2

76.5

76.3

76.5

 

76.4

76.4

76.3

76.0

76.4

76.4

 76.3

 76.0

 76.2

 77.1

 77.2

 76.5

81.8

81.6

81.2

82.4

81.7

81.3

81.1

81.6

81.4

81.5

81.3

80.8

80.9

81.5

81.3

80.7

80.8

81.4

81.6

81.5

80.8

80.8

80.5

81.8

81.1

80.7

80.8

80.7

80.2

80.2 

 

80.8

80.4

80.1

80.9

80.8

80.4

 80.1

 80.9

 80.7

 80.3

 79.7

 80.7

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates by age of householder generally are 0.5 percent.

 

 bRevised to incorporate information collected in Census 2000.
8

For the racial categories shown below, the homeownership rate for non-Hispanic White householders reporting a 

single race (76.0 percent) was highest, while single-race Black householders (48.8 percent) had the lowest rate in the current 

quarter. The rate for non-Hispanic White householders was higher than last year, 

while the respective rates for single-race Black householders and All Other Races householders were not 

different from those shown last year. The rate for Hispanic householders (who can be of any race) at 

49.7 percent was higher than a year ago.

Table 7. Homeownership Rates by Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 2002 to 2005 (in percent)

Year/Quarter Homeownership Rates a

U.S. Non-Hispanic

White alone

Black

Alone 

All

Other

Races c

Hispanic

(of any race)

76.0

76.2

76.1

76.2

75.5

75.5

75.7

75.2

75.0

48.8 b

49.1

48.4

49.7

49.3

49.4

48.0

47.3

47.7

59.4

58.9

58.6

58.7

58.2

56.6*

56.2*

55.3*

55.7

NonHispanic

White

Black Other Races d

69.1

69.2

69.0

69.2

68.6

68.6

68.4

68.0

68.0

 

49.7

48.9

48.7

47.4

47.3

47.7

46.1

46.2

46.7

2005

First Quarter.........

2004

Fourth Quarter......

Third Quarter........

Second Quarter......

First Quarter.........

2003

Fourth Quarter......

Third Quarter.......

Second Quarter.....

First Quarter........

2002e

Fourth Quarter......

Third Quarter.......

Second Quarter.....

First Quarter.........

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

75.0

74.9

74.5

74.6

47.7

47.3

46.5

48.2

55.2

54.0

55.3

53.5

48.3

47.1

46.1

46.4

 *Revised 4/22/04.

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates by race and ethnicity of householder generally are 0.3 percent for non-Hispanic White 

(single race) householders, 0.6 percent for Black (single race) householders, 0.8 percent for All Other Races householders, and 0.6 percent for 

Hispanic householders.

 bThe homeownership rate for first quarter 2005 for householders who reported Black whether or not they reported any other race was 

48.6 percent, compared with a rate of 48.8 percent for those who reported only Black.

 c Includes people who reported Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native regardless of whether 

they reported any other race, as well as all other combinations of two or more races.

 

d

Includes people who reported Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native.

 eRevised to incorporate information collected in Census 2000.

NOTE: Beginning in 2003, the question on race on the CPS was modified to comply with the revised standards for federal statistical agencies. 

 Respondents may now report more than one race, but small sample sizes preclude showing all race categories. The question on Hispanic

 origin is asked separately, and is asked before the question on race. For further information on each major race group and the Two 

 or More Races populations, see reports from the Census 2000 Brief series (C2KBR/01), available on the Census 2000 Web site at 

 http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.htm
9

In first quarter 2005, the homeownership rates for households with family incomes greater than or 

equal to the median family income (84.5 percent) and those with family incomes less than the median family 

income (53.0 percent), were higher than the corresponding rates reported last year. 

Table 8. Homeownership Rates by Family Income: 2001 to 2005 (in percent)

Homeownership Ratesa

 Year/Quarter United States

Households with family 

income greater than or 

equal to the median family 

incomeb

Households with family 

income less than the 

median family income

2005

First Quarter..............

2004

Fourth Quarter..........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

2003

Fourth Quarter...........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

2002c

Fourth Quarter...........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter..........

First Quarter.............

2002

Fourth Quarter..........

Third Quarter............

Second Quarter.........

First Quarter............

2001

Fourth Quarter.........

Third Quarter...........

Second Quarter.........

First Quarter............

69.1

69.2

69.0

69.2

68.6

68.6

68.4

 68.0

68.0

 

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

68.3

68.0

67.6

67.8

68.0

68.1

67.7

67.5

84.5

84.6

84.0

83.9

83.8

83.6

83.7

83.6

83.3

 

83.2

83.0

82.2

82.0

83.3

 83.0

 82.3

 82.1

82.2

82.2

82.0

81.7

53.0

52.5

52.7

53.1

51.5

52.1

52.1

51.6

51.3

52.4

51.9

51.5

52.4

52.4

51.9

51.5

52.3

53.0

52.6

51.7

51.6

 aStandard errors for quarterly homeownership rates by family income generally are 0.3 percent.

 bBased on families or primary individuals reporting income.

 cRevised to incorporate information collected in Census 2000.
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Note: This press release, along with more detailed data, is available on the Internet. Our Internet address is: 

www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html

The estimates in this release are based on a sample survey and therefore are subject to both sampling 

and non-sampling error. Sampling error is a result of not surveying the entire population. Non-sampling error occurs 

because accurate information cannot always be obtained. 

The sample estimate and its standard error enable one to construct a confidence interval. A confidence 

interval is a measure of an estimate’s reliability. The larger a confidence interval is in relation to the size of 

the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For example, the standard error on the estimated rental vacancy 

rate of 10.1 percent is 0.2 percentage points. Then the 90-percent confidence interval is calculated as 

10.1 percent + (1.645 x 0.2), or 10.1 percent + 0.3, or from 9.8 percent to 10.4 percent. If all possible samples 

were surveyed under essentially the same general conditions and the same sample design, and an estimate 

calculated from each sample, then 90 percent of the estimates would fall within the 90 percent confidence 

interval, in this case, from 9.8 percent to 10.4 percent.

Beginning with first quarter 2003, population controls that reflect the results of Census 2000 are 

used in the CPS/HVS estimation process. As a final additional step in the process, the estimates are 

controlled to independent housing counts used for the first time in order to produce a more accurate estimate of 

housing units. This new procedure should make the CPS/HVS estimates of housing units more consistent with 

other Census Bureau housing surveys. The new housing controls affect the estimate of vacant units in the 

sense that the estimates of total occupied and vacant units sum to the new control total. Vacancy rates and

homeownership rates are not affected by this change.

The CPS/HVS also began computing first-stage factors (used for weighting purposes) based on 

year-round and seasonal counts of housing units from Census 2000 for the first quarter 2003. From 1980 to 

2002, the CPS/HVS first-stage factors were based on year-round estimates only. The effect on the data is 

slight and the change should improve the counts of year-round and seasonal units. For more information on the 

effects of these changes, please see Source and Accuracy Statement at www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html.

The question on race on the CPS was modified beginning in the first quarter 2003 to comply with 

new standards for federal statistical agencies. Respondents are now asked to report one or more 

races. The question on Hispanic origin is asked separately, and is asked before the question on race.

First stage factors for year-round vacant units have been corrected as of the second quarter 2004. 

Research has shown that this correction had no significant effect on the vacancy rates or 

homeownership rates.