Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005

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 Areas      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In central cities\1....      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan Area      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 Areas      NA       NA      7.2      7.7      7.8      7.2      7.4      7.1
    In central cities\1....      NA       NA      7.6      8.3      8.4      7.9      7.9      7.8
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA      6.6      6.9      7.0      6.3      6.6      6.3
  Outside Metropolitan Area      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 Areas     7.5      7.4      7.6      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.7      7.5
    In central cities\1....     8.0      8.3      8.3      8.2      8.2      8.4      8.2      8.1
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     6.8      6.4      6.7      6.6      6.3      6.6      7.0      6.9
  Outside Metropolitan Area     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 2005 - 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 Areas     7.7      7.8      7.7      8.0      8.8      8.7      9.6     10.2
    In central cities\1....     8.2      8.4      8.2      8.6      9.2      9.2     10.0     10.8
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     7.1      7.2      7.2      7.4      8.2      8.2      9.2      9.5
  Outside Metropolitan Area     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

United States..............     9.8

  Inside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\     9.7
    In central cities\1....    10.0
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     9.4
  Outside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\    10.5

  Northeast................     6.5
  Midwest..................    12.6
  South....................    11.8
  West.....................     7.3



Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2005 - 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 Areas      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In central cities\1....      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan Area      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 Areas      NA       NA      1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7
    In central cities\1....      NA       NA      2.0      2.1      2.0      2.1      2.2      2.2
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      NA       NA      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5
  Outside Metropolitan Area      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 Areas     1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.6
    In central cities\1....     2.2      1.8      1.7      1.7      1.9      2.1      1.9      1.9
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     1.4      1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan Area     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 2005 - 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 Areas     1.6      1.5       1.4      1.6     1.6      1.6       1.7      1.7
    In central cities\1....     2.0      1.8       1.9      2.1     2.1      2.1      2.0       2.2
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............     1.5      1.4       1.3      1.4     1.4      1.4       1.5      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan Area     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

United States..............      1.9

  Inside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\      1.9
    In central cities\1....      2.4
    Not in central cities\1
    (suburbs)..............      1.7
  Outside Core-Based
  Statistical Areas (CBSAs\      1.9

  Northeast................      1.5
  Midwest..................      2.2
  South....................      2.1
  West.....................      1.4

\ r Revised.
NA Not available.
\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.