Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002
(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 roo     3.3      3.4      3.6      3.7      3.6      3.6      3.7      3.7
 
Bedrooms in unit, tota     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 struc     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, t     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,      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
(2002 constant dollars     342      357      435      461      451      461      482      500








Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - 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 roo     3.7      3.7      3.7      3.6      3.7      3.7      3.8      3.8
 
Bedrooms in unit, tota     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 struc     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, t     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,      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
(2002 constant dollars     510      540      523      522      519      502      511      526









Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - 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 roo     3.7      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.9
 
Bedrooms in unit, tota     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 struc     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, t     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,      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
(2002 constant dollars     527      537      535      521      517      509      495      509
 
Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States:
                  1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2002 - Continued
 
 
Characteristic            1999     2000     2001     2002
 
Rooms in unit, total..     100      100      100      100
  1 and 2 rooms.......      13       11       10       10
  3 rooms.............      24       25       25       28
  4 rooms.............      36       36       37       38
  5 rooms or more.....      28       28       29       34
  Median number or roo     3.9      3.9      3.9      4.0
 
Bedrooms in unit, tota     100      100      100      100
  No bedrooms.........       4        3        2        2
  1 bedroom...........      34       33       35       37
  2 bedrooms..........      46       47       45       50
  3 bedrooms or more..      16       17       17       20
 
Housing units in struc     100      100      100      100
  1 unit..............      26       26       29       30
  2 units.............      10        8        7        8
  3 and 4 units.......      13       12       11       12
  5 to 9 units........      17       16       15       16
  10 units or more....      28       33       33       38
  Mobile homes........       6        6        6        6
 
Duration of vacancy, t     100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 month...      27       28       28       29
  1 to 2 months.......      19       20       20       23
  2 to 4 months.......      20       19       20       23
  4 to 6 months.......      10       11       11       12
  6 months or more....      24       23       22       23
    6 to 12 months....      11       12       11       11
    1 to 2 years......       7        6        6        6
    2 years or more...       5        6        5        6
 
Year structure built,      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later.......      47       49       51       58
  1960 to 1969........      14       15       13       14
  1950 to 1959........      10       11       10       10
  1940 to 1949........       9        9        8        9
  1939 or earlier.....      19       17       17       19
 
Monthly rent, total...     100      100      100      100
  Less than $100......       1        1        1        1
  $100 to $199........       3        3        3        1
  $200 to $249........       4        4        3        3
  $250 to $299........       7        7        5        4
  $300 to $399........      24       22       19       16
  $400 to $499........      19       17       17       15
  $500 to $599........      13       14       15       14
  $600 to $699........       9        9       10       11
  $700 to $799........       6        7        8       10
  $800 or more........      15       17       20       23
Median rent
(Actual dollars)......     461      483      518      566
(2002 constant dollars     498      505      518      566
 
/r Revised.  NA  Not Available.
/1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.