Table 1. Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States: 1960 and 1965 to 1995 
 

                    Rental vacancy rate                     Homeowner vacancy rate 
                                                                                  
                                                                                 
 Year                                                                           
          First     Second    Third     Fourth    First     Second    Third     Fourth 
          quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter   quarter
                                                                                      
 1995..... 7.4       7.7       7.7                 1.5       1.6       1.5           
 1994..... 7.5       7.4       7.2       7.4       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.6
 1993\r... 7.8       7.6       7.0       6.9       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.4
                                                                                   
 1993..... 7.9       7.6       7.1       6.9       1.4       1.4       1.4       1.4
 1992..... 7.4       7.7       7.3       7.1       1.5       1.6       1.6       1.5
 1991..... 7.5       7.3       7.6       7.3       1.7       1.8       1.8       1.6
 1990..... 7.5       7.0       7.2       7.2       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.7
 1989\r... 7.5       7.4       7.6       7.1       1.7       1.7       1.9       1.8 
                                                                                    
 1989..... 7.3       7.3       7.3       6.8       1.5       1.6       1.8       1.6 
 1988..... 8.0       7.7       7.8       7.3       1.6       1.6       1.6       1.6
 1987..... 7.4       7.5       8.1       7.8       1.7       1.7       1.7       1.6
 1986..... 6.9       7.3       7.5       7.7       1.5       1.7       1.6       1.6
 1985..... 6.3       6.2       6.8       6.7       1.8       1.9       1.8       1.6
 1984..... 5.6       5.5       6.0       6.3       1.6       1.7       1.7       1.7
 1983..... 5.7       5.5       5.8       5.5       1.4       1.5       1.6       1.6
 1982..... 5.3       5.1       5.3       5.5       1.4       1.6       1.5       1.6
 1981..... 5.2       5.0       5.0       5.0       1.3       1.3       1.5       1.4
 1980..... 5.2       5.6       5.7       5.0       1.3       1.4       1.4       1.4
 1979\r... 5.1       5.5       5.7       5.4       1.1       1.1       1.2       1.3
                                                                                    
 1979..... 4.8       5.0       5.2       5.0       1.0       1.1       1.1       1.1
 1978..... 5.0       5.1       5.0       5.0       1.0       0.9       1.0       1.1
 1977..... 5.1       5.3       5.4       5.1       1.3       1.3       1.1       1.0
 1976..... 5.5       5.8       5.7       5.3       1.2       1.2       1.3       1.2
 1975..... 6.1       6.3       6.2       5.4       1.2       1.2       1.4       1.2
 1974..... 6.2       6.3       6.2       6.0       1.2       1.1       1.2       1.3
 1973..... 5.7       5.8       5.8       5.8       1.0       0.9       1.1       1.2
 1972..... 5.3       5.5       5.8       5.6       1.0       1.0       0.9       1.0
 1971..... 5.3       5.3       5.6       5.6       1.0       0.9       1.0       1.0
 1970..... 5.4       5.4       5.3       5.2       1.0       1.0       1.1       1.1
 1969..... 5.6       5.7       5.5       5.1       1.0       1.0       1.1       1.0
 1968..... 6.1       6.2       5.9       5.4       1.1       1.1       1.2       1.2
 1967..... 7.3       6.9       7.0       6.2       1.4       1.3       1.4       1.3
 1966..... 8.3       7.4       7.4       7.7       1.5       1.5       1.4       1.3
 1965..... 8.5       8.2       7.8       8.5       1.7       1.5       1.6       1.5
 1960..... 8.0       8.0       8.3       8.4       1.2       1.3       1.3       1.3
                                                                   
 \r Revised.                  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau