Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2003
 
Rental units                   1960     1965     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982
 
Area
 
United States..............     8.1      8.3      5.3      6.0      5.4      5.0      5.3
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In central cities/1....       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan Area       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
 
  Northeast................     4.9      5.6      2.7      4.1      4.2      3.7      3.7
  Midwest..................     8.3      7.2      5.8      5.7      6.0      5.9      6.3
  South....................     9.5      9.0      7.2      7.7      6.0      5.4      5.8
  West.....................    11.0     11.9      5.6      6.2      5.2      5.1      5.4
 
 
Rental units                   1983     1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989
 
United States..............     5.7      5.9      6.5      7.3      7.7      7.7      7.1
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       NA       NA       NA     7.2      7.7      7.8      7.2
    In central cities/1....       NA       NA       NA     7.6      8.3      8.4      7.9
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............       NA       NA       NA     6.6      6.9      7.0      6.3
  Outside Metropolitan Area       NA       NA       NA     8.2      7.8      7.3      6.6
 
  Northeast................     4.0      3.7      3.5      3.9      4.1      4.8      4.7
  Midwest..................     6.1      5.9      5.9      6.9      6.8      6.9      6.5
  South....................     6.9      7.9      9.1     10.1     10.9     10.1      9.1
  West.....................     5.2      5.2      6.2      7.1      7.3      7.7      6.9
 
Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2003 - Continued
 
Rental units                  1989/r    1990     1991     1992     1993    1993/r    1994
 
United States..............     7.4      7.2      7.4      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     7.4      7.1      7.5      7.4      7.6      7.5      7.3
    In central cities/1....     7.9      7.8      8.0      8.3      8.3      8.2      8.2
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     6.6      6.3      6.8      6.4      6.7      6.6      6.3
  Outside Metropolitan Area     7.7      7.6      7.3      7.0      6.4      6.5      7.7
 
  Northeast................     4.7      6.1      6.9      6.9      7.1      7.0      7.1
  Midwest..................     6.8      6.4      6.7      6.7      6.6      6.6      6.8
  South....................     9.7      8.8      8.9      8.2      8.0      7.9      8.0
  West.....................     7.1      6.6      6.5      7.1      7.5      7.4      7.1
 
 
Rental units                   1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001
 
United States..............     7.6      7.8      7.7      7.9      8.1      8.0      8.4
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     7.6      7.7      7.5      7.7      7.8      7.7      8.0
    In central cities/1....     8.4      8.2      8.1      8.2      8.4      8.2      8.6
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     6.6      7.0      6.9      7.1      7.2      7.2      7.4
  Outside Metropolitan Area     7.9      8.7      8.8      9.2      9.6      9.5     10.4
 
  Northeast................     7.2      7.4      6.7      6.7      6.3      5.6      5.3
  Midwest..................     7.2      7.9      8.0      7.9      8.6      8.8      9.7
  South....................     8.3      8.6      9.1      9.6     10.3     10.5     11.1
  West.....................     7.5      7.2      6.6      6.7      6.2      5.8      6.2
 
 
Rental units                   2002    2002/r    2003
 
United States..............     9.0      8.9      9.8
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     8.8      8.7      9.6
    In central cities/1....     9.2      9.2     10.0
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     8.2      8.2      9.2
  Outside Metropolitan Area    10.6     10.2     10.6
 
  Northeast................     5.8      5.8      6.6
  Midwest..................    10.1     10.1     10.8
  South....................    11.8     11.6     12.5
  West.....................     6.9      6.9      7.7
 



Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2003 - Continued
 
Homeowner Units
 
Area                           1960     1965     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982
 
United States..............     1.3      1.5      1.0      1.2      1.4      1.4      1.5
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    In central cities/1....     NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
  Outside Metropolitan Area     NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
 
  Northeast................     1.0      1.0      0.8      1.0      1.1      1.1      1.0
  Midwest..................     1.2      1.2      1.0      1.0      1.6      1.4      1.6
  South....................     1.6      2.0      1.2      1.5      1.3      1.3      1.6
  West.....................     1.4      1.9      1.1      1.5      1.6      1.7      1.9
 
Homeowner Units                1983     1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989
 
United States..............     1.5      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.6      1.6
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       NA       NA       NA     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6
    In central cities/1....       NA       NA       NA     2.0      2.1      2.0      2.1
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............       NA       NA       NA     1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan Area       NA       NA       NA     1.8      1.9      1.6      1.6
 
  Northeast................     1.0      0.8      1.0      1.0      1.2      1.6      1.5
  Midwest..................     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.4      1.2      1.3
  South....................     1.8      2.0      2.1      2.1      2.0      1.9      2.0
  West.....................     1.8      2.0      2.1      1.6      1.8      1.6      1.4
 
Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
                1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 2003 - Continued
 
 
Homeowner Units               1989/r    1990     1991     1992     1993    1993/r    1994
 
United States..............     1.8      1.7      1.7      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     1.7      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5
    In central cities/1....     2.2      2.2      2.2      1.8      1.7      1.7      1.9
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     1.5      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3
  Outside Metropolitan Area     1.9      1.8      1.8      1.5      1.4      1.5      1.5
 
  Northeast................     1.5      1.6      1.5      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.5
  Midwest..................     1.4      1.3      1.3      1.2      1.1      1.1      1.1
  South....................     2.2      2.1      2.2      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.7
  West.....................     1.6      1.8      1.7      1.9      1.4      1.4      1.6
 
Homeowner Units                1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001
 
United States..............     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.8
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.4      1.6
    In central cities/1....     2.1      1.9      1.9      2.0      1.8      1.9      2.1
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     1.3      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.4      1.3      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan Area     1.6      1.7      1.9      2.0      2.1      2.1      2.3
 
  Northeast................     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.5      1.4      1.2      1.2
  Midwest..................     1.3      1.3      1.2      1.4      1.2      1.3      1.7
  South....................     1.7      1.8      1.9      2.0      2.0      1.9      2.1
  West.....................     1.7      1.7      1.8      1.7      1.7      1.5      1.6
 
Homeowner Units                2002    2002/r    2003
 
United States..............     1.7      1.7      1.8
 
  Inside Metropolitan Areas     1.6      1.6      1.7
    In central cities/1....     2.1      2.1      2.0
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     1.4      1.4      1.5
  Outside Metropolitan Area     2.0      2.0      2.1
 
  Northeast................     1.2      1.2      1.2
  Midwest..................     1.8      1.8      1.7
  South....................     1.9      1.9      2.1
  West.....................     1.6      1.6      1.6
 
 
Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions,
while 1995 and later data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.
 
/ r Revised.
/1 Rates for 1986 to 1994 are not comparable to earlier or later years.  Rates for 1995 an
are not directly comparable to earlier years. See Source and Accuracy section for explanat
NA Not available.