Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  Third Quarter 2000 and 1999



(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)







                              Third Quarter          Third Quarter

                                 2000                   1999\r



                           Rental   Percent   Rental    Percent     Standard

Characteristics           Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of         error

                            rate     total     rate      total       (2000)



Total rental units....      8.2      100       8.2        100           0.1



Rooms in unit

1 and 2 rooms.........     24.8        4      25.5          4           1.5

3 rooms...............      7.9       24       8.0         25           0.4

4 rooms...............      8.3       35       8.2         35           0.3

5 rooms...............      7.7       20       7.2         20           0.4

6 rooms or more.......      5.3       16       6.0         16           0.4



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure\3.      7.5       36       7.9         36           0.3

2 to 4 units..........      7.6       21       8.8         21           0.4

5 to 9 units..........     10.1       13      10.5         13           0.6

10 units or more......      9.1       30       7.6         29           0.4

  2 or more units.....      8.8       64       8.6         64           0.2

  5 or more units.....      9.4       43       8.5         42           0.3



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or later     18.2        6      16.0          6           1.3

1980 to 3/31/90.......      9.5       16       8.8         16           0.6

1970 to 1979..........      6.6       21       6.8         22           0.4

1960 to 1969..........      8.1       14       8.2         14           0.5

1950 to 1959..........      8.9       11       8.7         11           0.6

1940 to 1949..........      9.1        8       9.2          8           0.7

1939 or earlier.......      6.0       23       7.2         24           0.4



Monthly rent,

specified renter units\1

All specified renter u      7.9       90       8.2         90           0.2

Less than $100........      4.7        1       2.6          1           1.1

$100 to $199..........      4.7        3       5.2          3           0.7

$200 to $299..........     10.9        9      10.9         10           0.8

$300 to $349..........     13.0        9      14.8         11           1.0

$350 to $399..........     11.6        9      12.8         11           0.9

$400 to $449..........      8.8        8       9.5          9           0.7

$450 to $499..........      8.6        7      10.3          9           0.8

$500 or more..........      6.7       44       6.3         38           0.2

  $500 to $599........      7.1       12       6.8         11           0.5

  $600 to $699........      4.8        7       5.5          8           0.4

  $700 to $799........      5.3        6       5.3          5           0.5

  $800 or more........      8.3       19       6.8         13           0.4









Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units:  Third Quarter 2000 and 1999







                            Third Quarter           Third Quarter

                                2000                    1999\r



                         Homeowner  Percent Homeowner   Percent     Standard

Characteristics           Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of         error

                            rate     total     rate      total       (2000)



Total homeowner units.      1.6      100       1.6        100           0.0



Rooms in unit

3 rooms or less.......     11.4        2       6.2          2           1.1

4 rooms...............      2.8       11       2.7         11           0.2

5 rooms...............      1.9       23       1.9         23           0.1

6 rooms or more.......      1.0       65       1.1         65           0.1



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure\3.      1.4       95       1.5         95           0.1

2 to 4 units..........      3.8        3       2.6          3           0.5

5 to 9 units..........      2.4        1       3.0          1           0.8

10 units or more......      7.1        2       3.5          2           0.9

  2 or more units.....      4.8        5       3.0          5           0.4

  5 or more units.....      5.8        3       3.4          3           0.7



Year structure built

April 1, 1990 or later      3.3       13       2.7         13           0.3

1980 to 3/31/90.......      1.8       15       1.7         15           0.2

1970 to 1979..........      0.9       20       1.0         20           0.1

1960 to 1969..........      1.1       14       1.1         14           0.1

1950 to 1959..........      1.5       14       1.3         14           0.1

1940 to 1949..........      2.0        7       1.8          7           0.3

1939 or earlier.......      1.4       17       1.6         17           0.1



Value, specified

owner units\2

All specified owner un      1.4       86       1.4         86           0.1

Less than $20,000.....      2.2        5       2.1          5           0.3

$20,000 to $29,999....      1.5        3       2.8          3           0.3

$30,000 to $39,999....      1.6        3       2.0          3           0.3

$40,000 to $49,999....      1.5        4       1.6          4           0.3

$50,000 to $59,999....      1.6        5       1.8          5           0.3

$60,000 to $74,999....      1.6        8       1.5          8           0.2

$75,000 to $99,999....      1.2       15       1.2         15           0.1

$100,000 to $124,999..      1.1       11       1.1         11           0.1

$125,000 to $149,999..      1.1        8       1.3          8           0.2

$150,000 to $199,999..      1.0       11       1.2         11           0.1

$200,000 or more......      1.5       13       1.2         12           0.2



\r Revised, based on 1997 AHS.

\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).

\3 Vacancy rates for housing units in structure may vary slightly from previous

   rates due to a change in the number of categories collected.  Please see the

   Source and Accuracy of Estimates for an explanation.