Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only,
          by Units in Structure:  Third Quarter 1995 and 1994   
                                                               
          (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)
                                                                   
                             1995              1994        Std    Std    Std
                                                           err    err    err
                                                           on     on     on 
                               1    2+           1    2+   1995   1995   1995
                      Total  unit units Total  unit units  total  1-unit 2-units
                                                                               
Vacant for rent.......  100    26    74   100    21    79  (X)    1.0    1.0 
Rooms in unit.........  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  1 and 2 rooms.......   14     7    16    15     7    17  0.8    1.2    1.0
  3 rooms.............   26    14    31    27    13    31  1.0    1.6    1.2
  4 rooms.............   36    31    37    34    30    35  1.1    2.1    1.3
  5 rooms or more.....   24    48    16    24    50    17  1.0    2.3    1.0
  Median..............  3.8   4.4   3.6   3.7   4.5   3.6  (X)    (X)    (X)
                                                                           
Bedrooms in unit......  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  No  bedrooms........    4     1     5     4     1     5  0.5    0.5    0.6
  1 bedroom...........   37    16    44    39    18    44  1.1    1.7    1.3
  2 bedrooms..........   44    47    43    43    44    43  1.2    2.3    1.3
  3 bedrooms or more..   15    35     8    14    38     8  0.8    2.2    0.7
                                                                           
Duration of vacancy...  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Less than 1 month...   31    29    31    34    33    34  1.1    2.1    1.2
  1 to 2 months.......   19    19    18    18    17    19  0.9    1.8    1.0
  2 to 4 months.......   18    16    19    16    15    17  0.9    1.7    1.1
  4 to 6 months.......   11    12    11     9     9     9  0.7    1.5    0.8
  6 to 12 months......   10    10    10    10    11     9  0.7    1.4    0.8
  1 to 2 years........    7     8     7     7     7     6  0.6    1.3    0.7
  2 years or more.....    4     5     4     6     7     6  0.5    1.0    0.5
                                                                            
Year built............  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  4/1/90 or later.....    5     3     5     3     2     3  0.5    0.8    0.6
  1980 to 3/31/90.....   18    16    19    17    15    18  0.9    1.7    1.1
  1970 to 1979........   20    15    21    21    18    22  0.9    1.6    1.1
  1960 to 1969........   14    15    14    15    16    14  0.8    1.6    0.9
  1950 to 1959........   11    16     9    11    14    10  0.7    1.7    0.8
  1940 to 1949........   11    14    10    10    16     8  0.7    1.6    0.8
  1939 or earlier.....   21    21    21    24    21    24  0.9    1.9    1.1
                                                                            
Previous occupancy....  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Previously occupied.   97    98    97    98    98    98  0.4    0.6    0.5
  Not prev. occupied..    3     2     3     2     2     2  0.4    0.6    0.5
                                                                            
Monthly rent\1........  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Less than 100.......    1     1     1     1     2     1  0.2    0.4    0.3
  100 to 199..........    4     7     3     6     9     5  0.4    1.1    0.4
  200 to 249..........    6    11     4     8    12     6  0.5    1.4    0.5
  250 to 299..........    9    11     8     7     7     7  0.7    1.5    0.7
  300 to 349..........   10    11    10    11    10    11  0.7    1.5    0.8
  350 to 399..........   12    12    12    12     9    13  0.8    1.5    0.9
  400 to 449..........   11     7    12    10     7    11  0.7    1.2    0.9
  450 to 499..........    8     6     9     9     5    10  0.6    1.1    0.8
  500 to 599..........   14    10    15    15    12    16  0.8    1.3    1.0
  600 to 699..........   10     6    11     7     8     7  0.7    1.1    0.8
  700 to 799..........    6     7     6     4     4     5  0.6    1.1    0.6
  800 or more.........   10    12     9    10    14     9  0.7    1.5    0.8
Median                                                                      
Actual $'s............  437   388   451   425   396   431  (X)    (X)    (X)
1995 constant $'s.....  437   388   451   436   407   442  (X)    (X)    (X)

                                                                            
Vacant for sale.......  100    85    15   100    80    20  (X)    1.3    1.3
Rooms in unit.........  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  3 rooms or less.....    9     7    22    10     6    27  1.1    1.0    3.9
  4 rooms.............   16    14    29    22    19    36  1.4    1.4    4.2
  5 rooms.............   25    25    25    25    25    26  1.6    1.7    4.1
  6 rooms.............   25    26    20    22    26     7  1.6    1.7    3.7
  7 rooms or more.....   24    28     4    20    24     4  1.6    1.8    1.8
  Median..............  5.5   5.6   4.5   5.2   5.5   4.1  (X)    (X)    (X)
                                                                            
Bedrooms in unit......  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  1 or no bedrooms....    9     6    28    10     5    31  1.1    0.9    4.2
  2 bedrooms..........   33    30    48    35    32    47  1.7    1.8    4.7
  3 bedrooms..........   42    46    19    38    43    20  1.8    2.0    3.7
  4 bedrooms or more..   15    17     5    16    19     2  1.3    1.5    2.0
                                                                            
Duration of vacancy...  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Less than 1 month...   12    12    11    13    15     6  1.2    1.3    2.9
  1 to 2 months.......   10    10     9    13    12    14  1.1    1.2    2.6
  2 to 4 months.......   18    18    18    16    15    17  1.4    1.5    3.6
  4 to 6 months.......   13    14    11    13    13    16  1.2    1.4    3.0
  6 to 12 months......   22    23    20    21    21    20  1.5    1.7    3.8
  1 to 2 years........   14    13    17    13    12    16  1.3    1.3    3.5
  2 years or more.....   11    11    14    12    12    11  1.2    1.2    3.3
                                                                            
Year built............  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  4/1/90 or later.....   15    14    17     9     9     9  1.3    1.4    3.5
  1980 to 3/31/90.....   19    19    17    17    18    15  1.4    1.5    3.6
  1970 to 1979........   13    14    11    16    16    17  1.2    1.4    3.0
  1960 to 1969........   14    13    15    16    15    19  1.2    1.3    3.3
  1950 to 1959........   12    13    11    13    14     9  1.2    1.3    3.0
  1940 to 1949........   10    11     5    10    11     7  1.1    1.2    2.0
  1939 or earlier.....   18    16    23    19    17    25  1.4    1.5    4.0
                                                                            
Previous occupancy....  100   100   100   100   100   100  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Previously occupied.   90    91    84    94    93    96  1.1    1.1    3.4
  Not prev. occupied..   10     9    16     6     7     4  1.1    1.1    3.4
                                                                            
Sales price\2.........  100   100   (X)   100   100   (X)  (X)    (X)    (X)
  Less than 10,000....    5     5   (NA)    5     5   (NA) 0.8    0.8    (NA)
  10,000 to 29,999....   11    11   (NA)   10    10   (NA) 1.1    1.1    (NA)
  30,000 to 49,999....   14    14   (NA)   17    17   (NA) 1.3    1.3    (NA)
  50,000 to 74,999....   19    19   (NA)   21    21   (NA) 1.4    1.4    (NA)
  75,000 to 99,999....   15    15   (NA)   14    14   (NA) 1.3    1.3    (NA)
  100,000 to 199,999..   24    24   (NA)   24    24   (NA) 1.6    1.6    (NA)
  200,000 to 299,999..    8     8   (NA)    6     6   (NA) 1.0    1.0    (NA)
  300,000 or more.....    4     4   (NA)    3     3   (NA) 0.7    0.7    (NA)
Median                                                                               
Actual $'s............77,200 77,200 (X) 70,700 70,700  (X) (X)    (X)    (X)
1995 constant $'s.....77,200 77,200 (X) 72,600 72,600  (X) (X)    (X)    (X)
                                                                           
NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable. 
\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). 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau