Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2006

Rental units                    1960     1965     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982     1983

Area

United States..............     8.1      8.3      5.3      6.0      5.4      5.0      5.3      5.7

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In principal cities\1..      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA

  Northeast................     4.9      5.6      2.7      4.1      4.2      3.7      3.7      4.0
  Midwest..................     8.3      7.2      5.8      5.7      6.0      5.9      6.3      6.1
  South....................     9.5      9.0      7.2      7.7      6.0      5.4      5.8      6.9
  West.....................    11.0     11.9      5.6      6.2      5.2      5.1      5.4      5.2

Rental units                    1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989  1989\r      1990

United States..............     5.9      6.5      7.3      7.7      7.7      7.1      7.4      7.2

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA      7.2      7.7      7.8      7.2      7.4      7.1
    In principal cities\1..      NA       NA      7.6      8.3      8.4      7.9      7.9      7.8
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA      6.6      6.9      7.0      6.3      6.6      6.3
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA      8.2      7.8      7.3      6.6      7.7      7.6

  Northeast................     3.7      3.5      3.9      4.1      4.8      4.7      4.7      6.1
  Midwest..................     5.9      5.9      6.9      6.8      6.9      6.5      6.8      6.4
  South....................     7.9      9.1     10.1     10.9     10.1      9.1      9.7      8.8
  West.....................     5.2      6.2      7.1      7.3      7.7      6.9      7.1      6.6

Rental units                    1991     1992     1993  1993\r      1994     1995     1996     1997

United States..............     7.4      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6      7.8      7.7

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     7.5      7.4      7.6      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.7      7.5
    In principal cities\1..     8.0      8.3      8.3      8.2      8.2      8.4      8.2      8.1
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     6.8      6.4      6.7      6.6      6.3      6.6      7.0      6.9
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     7.3      7.0      6.4      6.5      7.7      7.9      8.7      8.8

  Northeast................     6.9      6.9      7.1      7.0      7.1      7.2      7.4      6.7
  Midwest..................     6.7      6.7      6.6      6.6      6.8      7.2      7.9      8.0
  South....................     8.9      8.2      8.0      7.9      8.0      8.3      8.6      9.1
  West.....................     6.5      7.1      7.5      7.4      7.1      7.5      7.2      6.6


Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2006 - Continued


Rental units                    1998    1999     2000     2001     2002   2002\r     2003     2004

United States..............     7.9      8.1      8.0      8.4      9.0      8.9      9.8     10.2

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     7.7      7.8      7.7      8.0      8.8      8.7      9.6     10.2
    In principal cities\1..     8.2      8.4      8.2      8.6      9.2      9.2     10.0     10.8
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     7.1      7.2      7.2      7.4      8.2      8.2      9.2      9.5
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     9.2      9.6      9.5     10.4     10.6     10.2     10.6     10.2

  Northeast................     6.7      6.3      5.6      5.3      5.8      5.8      6.6      7.3
  Midwest..................     7.9      8.6      8.8      9.7     10.1     10.1     10.8     12.2
  South....................     9.6     10.3     10.5     11.1     11.8     11.6     12.5     12.6
  West.....................     6.7      6.2      5.8      6.2      6.9      6.9      7.7      7.5


Rental units                   2005     2006

United States..............     9.8       9.7

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     9.7       9.7
    In principal cities\1..    10.0      10.0
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     9.4       9.3
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����    10.5      10.0

  Northeast................     6.5       7.1
  Midwest..................    12.6      12.4
  South....................    11.8      11.6
  West.....................     7.3       6.8



Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2006 - Continued

Homeowner Units

Area                            1960     1965     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982     1983

United States..............     1.3      1.5      1.0      1.2      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In principal cities\1..      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA

  Northeast................     1.0      1.0      0.8      1.0      1.1      1.1      1.0      1.0
  Midwest..................     1.2      1.2      1.0      1.0      1.6      1.4      1.6      1.5
  South....................     1.6      2.0      1.2      1.5      1.3      1.3      1.6      1.8
  West.....................     1.4      1.9      1.1      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.9      1.8

Homeowner Units                 1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989  1989\r      1990

United States..............     1.7      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.7

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA      1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7
    In principal cities\1..      NA       NA      2.0      2.1      2.0      2.1      2.2      2.2
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      NA       NA      1.8      1.9      1.6      1.6      1.9      1.8

  Northeast................     0.8      1.0      1.0      1.2      1.6      1.5      1.5      1.6
  Midwest..................     1.6      1.6      1.5      1.4      1.2      1.3      1.4      1.3
  South....................     2.0      2.1      2.1      2.0      1.9      2.0      2.2      2.1
  West.....................     2.0      2.1      1.6      1.8      1.6      1.4      1.6      1.8

Homeowner Units                 1991     1992     1993  1993\r      1994     1995     1996     1997

United States..............     1.7      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.6

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.6
    In principal cities\1..     2.2      1.8      1.7      1.7      1.9      2.1      1.9      1.9
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     1.4      1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     1.8      1.5      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.9

  Northeast................     1.5      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.6
  Midwest..................     1.3      1.2      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.3      1.3      1.2
  South....................     2.2      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.8      1.9
  West.....................     1.7      1.9      1.4      1.4      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.8

Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2006 - Continued


Homeowner Units                 1998    1999     2000     2001     2002   2002\r     2003     2004

United States..............     1.7      1.7       1.6      1.8     1.7      1.7       1.8      1.7

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     1.6      1.5       1.4      1.6     1.6      1.6       1.7      1.7
    In principal cities\1..     2.0      1.8       1.9      2.1     2.1      2.1      2.0       2.2
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     1.5      1.4       1.3      1.4     1.4      1.4       1.5      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����     2.0      2.1       2.1      2.3     2.0      2.0       2.1      2.0

  Northeast................     1.5      1.4       1.2      1.2     1.2      1.2       1.2      1.1
  Midwest..................     1.4      1.2       1.3      1.7     1.8      1.8       1.7      2.0
  South....................     2.0      2.0       1.9      2.1     1.9      1.9       2.1      2.0
  West.....................     1.7      1.7       1.5      1.6     1.6      1.6       1.6      1.4

Homeowner Units                2005     2006

United States..............      1.9      2.4

  Inside Metropolitan
    Statistical Areas\1����      1.9      2.4
    In principal cities\1..      2.4      3.1
    Not in principal cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      1.7      2.1
  Outside Metropolitan
  Statistical Areas\1������      1.9      2.2


  Northeast................      1.5      1.7
  Midwest..................      2.2      2.6
  South....................      2.1      2.7
  West.....................      1.4      2.1

\ r Revised.
NA Not available.
Note:  The term 'Central Cities' was changed to 'Principal Cities' in 2005.
\1 Approximately every 10 years, metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area definitions are redefined by the Office
of Management and Budget.  Therefore metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data prior to 1986, 1986 to 1994, 1995 to 2004, and 2005 and later
are not comparable to each other.  See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.