Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:  Second Quarter 1995 and 1994 
(Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)              
                                                                                                                                   Standard   
                                            1995                                  1994                     Standard    Standard    error on  
                                                                                                           error on    error on        1995      
                                                    2-or-more                                2-or-more         1995        1995   2-or-more      
                                          1-unit         unit                   1-unit            unit   percentage      1-unit        unit      
                              Total     structures  structures      Total     structures     structures       total  structures  structures      
                                                                                                                                                 
Vacant for rent, total....      100          25          75           100             20          80         (X)         1.0         1.0         
                                                                                                                                                 
Rooms in unit, total........    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  1 and 2 rooms............      14           6          16            14              4          17         0.8         1.3         1.0         
  3 rooms...................     25          13          29            25             12          29         1.0         1.5         1.2         
  4 rooms...................     36          37          35            36             33          37         1.1         2.3         1.3         
  5 rooms or more...........     26          43          20            24             51          18         1.0         2.4         1.0         
  Median number of rooms....    3.8         4.3         3.6           3.8            4.6         3.6         (X)         (X)         (X)         
                                                                                                                                                 
Bedrooms in unit, total.....    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  No  bedrooms..............      4           1           5             5              1           6         0.5         0.6         0.6         
  1 bedroom.................     37          17          43            37             14          42         1.1         1.8         1.3         
  2 bedrooms................     45          50          44            46             48          45         1.2         2.4         1.3         
  3 bedrooms or more........     14          32           8            13             36           7         0.8         2.4         0.7         
                                                                                                                                                 
Duration of vacancy, total..    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Less than 1 month.........     31          29          32            32             32          32         1.1         2.2         1.2         
  1 to 2 months.............     18          16          18            17             19          16         0.9         1.8         1.0         
  2 to 4 months.............     18          18          19            16             13          16         0.9         1.9         1.1         
  4 to 6 months.............     11          12          10            12             12          12         0.8         1.6         0.9         
  6 to 12 months............     11          11          11            12             12          12         0.8         1.6         0.9         
  1 to 2 years..............      7           7           7             6              6           6         0.6         1.4         0.7         
  2 years or more...........      4           7           4             5              6           4         0.5         1.0         0.5         
                                                                                                                                                 
Year structure built, total.l   100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  4/1/90 or later...........      5           3           5             3              2           3         0.4         0.8         0.5         
  1980 to 3/31/90...........     20          19          20            18             15          19         0.9         1.8         1.0         
  1970 to 1979..............     18          16          18            21             18          21         0.9         2.0         1.1         
  1960 to 1969..............     14          13          15            16             16          16         0.9         1.8         1.0         
  1950 to 1959..............     11          16          10            10             13           9         0.8         1.8         0.9         
  1940 to 1949..............      9          11           8             9             15           7         0.7         1.6         0.7         
  1939 or earlier...........     24          22          24            24             21          24         1.0         1.8         1.1         
                                                                                                                                                 
Previous occupancy, total...    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Previously occupied......      97          98          97            99             99          99         0.3         0.6         0.3         
  Not previously occupied...      3           2           3             1              1           1         0.3         0.6         0.3         
                                                                                                                                                 
Monthly rent, total\1......     100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Less than $100............      2           3           2             2              3           2         0.4         0.9         0.4         
  $100 to $199..............      4           6           3             5              9           4         0.5         1.3         0.5         
  $200 to $249..............      6           9           5             6              8           6         0.6         1.5         0.6         
  $250 to $299..............      9          15           7             9             12           9         0.6         1.3         0.7         
  $300 to $349..............     11          12          11            11             13          11         0.7         1.6         0.8         
  $350 to $399..............     13          10          14            10              8          11         0.7         1.3         0.9         
  $400 to $449..............     11           8          13            11              7          12         0.7         1.5         0.9         
  $450 to $499..............      7           4           8             9              6          10         0.6         1.1         0.8         
  $500 to $599..............     14           9          15            14              8          15         0.8         1.4         1.0         
  $600 to $699..............      8           8           8             9              9           8         0.7         1.1         0.8         
  $700 to $799..............      4           3           4             5              5           5         0.5         0.8         0.6         
  $800 or more..............     11          13          10            10             11           9         0.7         1.7         0.8         
Median rent                                                                                                                                      
  Actual dollars............    419         374         432           430            382         438         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  1995 constant dollars.....    419         374         432           443            394         452         (X)         (X)         (X)         
                                                                                                                                                 


Vacant for sale, total....      100          83          17           100             82          18         (X)         1.5         1.5         
                                                                                                                                                 
Rooms in unit, total........    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  3 rooms or less...........      8           6          18             9              6          25         1.1         1.0         3.5         
  4 rooms...................     18          15          33            19             17          30         1.4         1.5         3.7         
  5 rooms...................     26          26          24            29             29          27         1.6         1.8         3.3         
  6 rooms...................     25          26          22            23             25          14         1.5         1.7         2.7         
  7 rooms or more...........     22          26           3            20             23           4         1.5         1.8         1.3         
  Median number of rooms....    5.4         5.6         4.5           5.2            5.4         4.3         (X)         (X)         (X)         
                                                                                                                                                 
Bedrooms in unit, total.....    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  1 or no bedrooms..........      8           6          19            10              6          27         1.1         1.0         3.5         
  2 bedrooms...............      34          29          57            37             34          53         1.7         1.9         3.9         
  3 bedrooms................     42          46          21            41             46          17         1.8         2.0         3.0         
  4 bedrooms or more........     16          18           3            12             15           2         1.3         1.6         0.5         
                                                                                                                                                 
Duration of vacancy, total..    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Less than 1 month.........     12          12          10            12             13           9         1.1         1.3         2.0         
  1 to 2 months.............     11          11           8            12             13          11         1.2         1.4         2.3         
  2 to 4 months.............     18          17          20            16             16          14         1.4         1.7         2.6         
  4 to 6 months.............     16          15          20            16             16          13         1.3         1.4         3.1         
  6 to 12 months............     19          20          15            19             19          19         1.4         1.6         3.2         
  1 to 2 years..............     13          13          13            15             14          20         1.2         1.3         2.7         
  2 years or more..........      11          11          13            10              9          13         1.1         1.2         2.7         
                                                                                                                                                 
Year structure built, total.    100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  4/1/90 or later...........     12          12          15             8              7          10         1.2         1.3         2.6         
  1980 to 3/31/90...........     19          19          23            19             18          22         1.5         1.6         3.6         
  1970 to 1979..............     14          15           9            18             20          11         1.2         1.4         2.3         
  1960 to 1969..............     12          12          12            13             13          12         1.2         1.4         2.8         
  1950 to 1959..............     12          12          11            12             12          12         1.1         1.3         1.9         
  1940 to 1949..............     12          14           5            11             12           8         1.1         1.4         1.7         
  1939 or earlier...........     19          17          25            19             17          24         1.4         1.5         3.2         
                                                                                                                                                 
Previous occupancy, total       100         100         100           100            100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Previously occupied.......     91          93          85            94             94          91         1.0         1.0         2.4         
  Not previously occupied...      9           7          15             6              6           9         1.0         1.0         2.4         
                                                                                                                                                 
Sales price, total\2........    100         100         (X)           100            100         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  Less than $10,000.........      4           4         (NA)            6              6         (NA)        0.8         0.8         (NA)        
  $10,000 to $29,999........     14          14         (NA)           11             11         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)        
  $30,000 to $49,999........     13          13         (NA)           16             16         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)        
  $50,000 to $74,999........     16          16         (NA)           21             21         (NA)        1.4         1.4         (NA)        
  $75,000 to $99,999........     15          15         (NA)           14             14         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)        
  $100,000 to $199,999......     25          25         (NA)           24             24         (NA)        1.6         1.6         (NA)        
  $200,000 to $299,999......      7           7         (NA)            5              5         (NA)        1.0         1.0         (NA)        
  $300,000 or more..........      6           6         (NA)            4              4         (NA)        0.8         0.8         (NA)        
Median sales price                                                                                                                               
  Actual dollars............  78,900      78,900        (X)         69,300        69,300         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         
  1995 constant dollars.....  78,900      78,900        (X)         71,400        71,400         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         
                                                        
NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.  - Represents zero. 
\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).