Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics
          and Percent Distribution of all Units:  Third Quarter 1995 and 1994 
                                                                             
(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)                
                                 
                                
                            Third Quarter  Third Quarter     
                                 1995           1994\r      
                                                          Stan-  
Characteristics             Vac-  Percent  Vac-  Percent  dard  
                            ancy       of  ancy       of  error 
Rental Units                rate    total  rate    total  (1995)
                                                               
Total units...............   7.7     100    7.2     100     0.2 
                                                               
1 and 2 rooms.............  20.4       5   21.0       5     1.2
3 rooms...................   9.5      22    9.0      22     0.4 
4 rooms...................   8.5      33    7.6      33     0.3
5 rooms...................   5.6      22    5.3      22     0.3
6 rooms or more...........   3.7      18    3.1      18     0.3
                                                               
Housing units in structure                                     
                                                               
1 unit in structure.......   5.6      35    4.4      35     0.2
2 to 4 units..............   8.1      22    7.7      23     0.4
5 to 9 units..............   9.8      13    9.1      13     0.5
10 units or more..........   9.3      29    9.7      29     0.3
  2 or more units.........   9.0      65    8.9      65     0.2
  5 or more units.........   9.5      42    9.5      42     0.3
                                                               
Year structure built                                           
                                                               
April 1, 1990 or later....  14.4       3    8.6       2     1.5
1980 to 3/31/90...........   9.0      16    7.9      16     0.5
1970 to 1979..............   6.9      22    6.9      22     0.4
1960 to 1969..............   7.6      15    7.2      15     0.4
1950 to 1959..............   8.1      10    7.4      10     0.5
1940 to 1949..............   9.9       9    8.3       9     0.7
1939 or earlier...........   6.5      25    6.8      26     0.3
                                                               
Monthly rent,                                                  
specified renter units\1                                       
All specified renter units   7.3      84    7.1      85     0.2
Less than $100............   3.1       1    3.6       1     0.8
$100 to $199..............   4.2       3    6.1       5     0.5
$200 to $299..............   8.6      13    7.6      12     0.5
$300 to $349..............   8.0       8    8.0       9     0.6
$350 to $399..............   9.0      10    8.4      10     0.6
$400 to $449..............   8.0       9    7.3       8     0.6
$450 to $499..............   7.0       7    7.2       7     0.6
$500 or more..............   6.9      33    6.7      31     0.3
  $500 to $599............   7.3      12    8.0      13     0.5
  $600 to $699............   6.8       8    5.2       6     0.5
  $700 to $799............   6.6       5    5.1       4     0.7
  $800 or more............   6.8       8    7.6       8     0.5
                                                              
                                                               
Characteristics                                               
                                                               
Homeowner units                                                
                                                               
Total units...............   1.5     100    1.4     100     0.1
                                                               
Rooms in unit                                                  
                                                               
3 rooms or less...........   8.7       2    9.1       2     0.1
4 rooms...................   2.4      10    3.1      10     0.1
5 rooms...................   1.7      22    1.6      22     0.1
6 rooms or more...........   1.1      66    0.9      66     0.2
                                                               
Housing units in structure                                     
                                                               
1 unit in structure.......   1.4      94    1.2      94     0.1
2 to 4 units..............   4.0       3    5.1       3     0.5
5 to 9 units..............   4.6       1    5.2       1     1.1
10 units or more..........   3.6       2    4.6       2     0.6
  2 or more units.........   3.9       6    4.9       6     0.4
  5 or more units.........   3.9       3    4.8       3     0.5
                                                               
Year structure built                                           
                                                               
April 1, 1990 or later....   3.7       6    2.1       6     0.4
1980 to 3/31/90...........   1.7      16    1.5      16     0.1
1970 to 1979..............   0.9      22    1.1      22     0.1
1960 to 1969..............   1.3      15    1.5      15     0.1
1950 to 1959..............   1.3      14    1.3      14     0.1
1940 to 1949..............   2.0       8    1.9       8     0.2
1939 or earlier...........   1.4      18    1.5      18     0.1

Value, specified                                             
owner units\3                                                  
All specified owner units.   1.4      87    1.2      87     0.1
Less than $20,000.........   2.0       7    1.7       7     0.2
$20,000 to $29,999........   1.4       4    1.3       4     0.3
$30,000 to $39,999........   1.5       5    1.7       5     0.3
$40,000 to $49,999........   1.5       6    1.8       6     0.2
$50,000 to $59,999........   1.8       6    1.7       6     0.3
$60,000 to $74,999........   1.3      10    1.3      10     0.2
$75,000 to $99,999........   1.2      15    1.0      15     0.1
$100,000 to $124,999......   0.9       9    1.1       9     0.1
$125,000 to $149,999......   1.2       6    1.3       6     0.2 
$150,000 to $199,999......   1.3       9    0.8       9     0.2
$200,000 or more..........   1.3      11    0.9      11     0.2 
                
\r Revised to incorporate 1993 AHS data,  
   see Source and Accuracy section for explanation.   
\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).
NA Not Available.                                      
Source: U.S. Census Bureau