Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
               Percent Distribution of All Units:  First Quarter 2001 and 2000

(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)



                              First Quarter       First Quarter
                                   2001                2000\r

                        Rental   Percent   Rental    Percent     Standard
Characteristics        Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of         error
                         rate     total     rate      total       (2001)

Total rental units....      8.2      100       7.9        100           0.1

Rooms in unit
1 and 2 rooms.........     18.2        4      19.7          5           1.3
3 rooms...............      8.6       24       8.4         24           0.4
4 rooms...............      9.2       36       8.2         36           0.3
5 rooms...............      6.8       21       7.0         21           0.4
6 rooms or more.......      4.8       15       4.6         15           0.4

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure\1.      7.6       37       6.8         37           0.3
2 to 4 units..........      7.5       21       8.1         21           0.4
5 to 9 units..........      8.8       13       9.8         13           0.5
10 units or more......      9.5       29       8.5         29           0.4
  2 or more units.....      8.7       63       8.6         63           0.2
  5 or more units.....      9.3       42       8.9         42           0.3

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or later     14.4        8      12.7          8           1.0
1980 to 3/31/90.......     10.0       16       8.6         16           0.6
1970 to 1979..........      7.1       21       6.8         21           0.4
1960 to 1969..........      8.4       14       8.8         14           0.5
1950 to 1959..........      7.7       10       8.9         10           0.6
1940 to 1949..........      9.4        8       8.7          8           0.7
1939 or earlier.......      5.9       23       5.8         23           0.4

Monthly rent,
specified renter units\2
All specified renter u      8.1       90       7.8         89           0.2
Less than $100........      2.3        0       4.2          1           0.9
$100 to $199..........      5.7        3       3.1          2           0.8
$200 to $299..........     10.0        8       9.7          8           0.8
$300 to $349..........     13.5        9      14.1         11           1.0
$350 to $399..........     10.3        8      10.5         10           0.8
$400 to $449..........      8.9        8       9.8         10           0.7
$450 to $499..........      7.9        7       7.0          7           0.7
$500 or more..........      7.3       48       6.6         42           0.2
  $500 to $599........      8.6       15       7.6         14           0.5
  $600 to $699........      5.9        9       5.3          8           0.5
  $700 to $799........      7.5        8       6.1          6           0.6
  $800 or more........      7.2       16       7.0         14           0.4




Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  First Quarter 2001 and 2000



                              First Quarter        First Quarter
                                   2001                2000\r

                      Homeowner  Percent Homeowner   Percent     Standard
Characteristics        Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of         error
                         rate     total     rate      total       (2001)

Total homeowner units.      1.5      100       1.6        100           0.0

Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less.......      7.9        2      11.2          2           1.0
4 rooms...............      2.6       11       2.9         11           0.2
5 rooms...............      2.0       24       1.8         24           0.1
6 rooms or more.......      1.1       64       1.1         64           0.1

Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure\1.      1.4       95       1.5         95           0.1
2 to 4 units..........      4.0        2       4.1          2           0.6
5 to 9 units..........      2.8        1       4.4          1           0.9
10 units or more......      6.7        2       4.6          2           0.8
  2 or more units.....      4.9        5       4.3          5           0.5
  5 or more units.....      5.7        3       4.6          3           0.7

Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or later      2.5       15       2.0         15           0.2
1980 to 3/31/90.......      1.8       15       2.0         15           0.2
1970 to 1979..........      1.0       19       1.4         19           0.1
1960 to 1969..........      1.1       14       1.6         14           0.1
1950 to 1959..........      1.5       13       1.2         13           0.2
1940 to 1949..........      1.8        7       1.8          7           0.2
1939 or earlier.......      1.4       17       1.4         17           0.1

Value, specified
owner units\3
All specified owner un      1.3       89       1.4         89           0.1
Less than $20,000.....      2.0        5       1.6          5           0.3
$20,000 to $29,999....      2.2        2       2.1          2           0.4
$30,000 to $39,999....      1.9        3       3.0          3           0.4
$40,000 to $49,999....      1.8        4       2.6          4           0.3
$50,000 to $59,999....      2.0        4       1.9          4           0.3
$60,000 to $74,999....      1.2        8       1.8          8           0.2
$75,000 to $99,999....      1.3       15       1.3         15           0.1
$100,000 to $124,999..      1.2       11       1.0         11           0.1
$125,000 to $149,999..      1.1        9       0.8          9           0.2
$150,000 to $199,999..      0.7       12       1.1         12           0.1
$200,000 or more......      1.2       17       1.2         17           0.1

\r Revised, based on 1999 AHS.
\1 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.
\2 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.
\3 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).