Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:
          Fourth Quarter 1994 and 1993
                                             
(Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)                
                                                                                                 Standard                Standard
                                          1994                               1993r               error on    Standard    error on
                                                                                                     1994    error on        1994
                                                  2-or-more                          2-or-more   percent-        1994   2-or-more
                                         1-unit        unit                 1-unit        unit        age      1-unit        unit
                              Total  structures  structures      Total  structures  structures      total  structures  structures
                                               
Vacant for rent, total....      100          24          76        100          18          82        (X)         1.0         1.0
                                                                    
Rooms in unit, total......      100         100         100        100         100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  1 and 2 rooms...........       12           5          15         12           5          13        0.8         1.1         0.9
  3 rooms.................       26          12          30         28          11          32        1.0         1.6         1.2
  4 rooms.................       36          32          37         37          34          38        1.1         2.3         1.3
  5 rooms or more.........       26          51          18         23          50          17        1.0         2.4         1.0
  Median number of rooms..      3.8         4.5         3.6        3.8         4.5         3.6        (X)         (X)         (X)
                 
Bedrooms in unit, total...      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  No  bedrooms............        3           1           4           7          4           8        0.4         0.5         0.5
  1 bedroom...............       35          14          42          35         12          40        1.1         1.7         1.3
  2 bedrooms..............       45          43          46          45         47          44        1.2         2.4         1.3
  3 bedrooms or more......       16          41           8          12         38           7        0.9         2.4         0.7
                                                                  
Duration of vacancy, total      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than 1 month.......       28          28          28          27         27          27        1.1         2.2         1.2
  1 to 2 months...........       19          19          19          15         16          15        0.9         1.9         1.1
  2 to 4 months...........       20          16          21          21         22          21        0.9         1.8         1.1
  4 to 6 months...........       11          11          10          11         12          11        0.7         1.5         0.8
  6 to 12 months..........       10          13           9          11          9          11        0.7         1.6         0.8
  1 to 2 years............        7           7           7           7          7           8        0.6         1.2         0.7
  2 years or more.........        6           5           6           7          6           7        0.5         1.1         0.6
                                                                   
Year structure built, total     100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  4/1/90 or later.........        4           4           3           2          1           2        0.4         0.9         0.5
  1980 to 3/31/90.........       18          17          18          18         13          19        0.9         1.8         1.0
  1970 to 1979............       22          18          23          21         20          21        1.0         1.9         1.1
  1960 to 1969............       16          17          15          18         19          17        0.9         1.8         1.0
  1950 to 1959............       10          16           9          10         15           9        0.7         1.8         0.8
  1940 to 1949............       10          11          10           9         13           9        0.7         1.5         0.8
  1939 or earlier.........       21          17          22          22         19          23        1.0         1.8         1.1
                                                 
Previous occupancy, total.      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Previously occupied.....       98          98          97          98         98          99        0.4         0.6         0.4
  Not previously occupied.        2           2           3           2          2           1        0.4         0.6         0.4
                                             
Monthly rent, total1......      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than $100..........        2           1           2           2          3           2        0.3         0.6         0.4
  $100 to $199............        5           8           4           4          8           4        0.5         1.4         0.5
  $200 to $249............        6           9           5           7         11           6        0.5         1.4         0.6
  $250 to $299............        7           9           7           9         13           8        0.6         1.4         0.7
  $300 to $349............       11          13          11          10         10           9        0.7         1.6         0.8
  $350 to $399............       12          10          13          11         12          10        0.8         1.5         0.9
  $400 to $449............       11           9          12           9          7           9        0.7         1.4         0.9
  $450 to $499............        9           5          10          10          7          11        0.7         1.1         0.8
  $500 to $599............       13          10          14          14          6          15        0.8         1.4         0.9
  $600 to $699............        7           7           7           9          6          10        0.6         1.2         0.7
  $700 to $799............        5           5           5           5          2           6        0.5         1.0         0.6
  $800 or more............       11          14          10          11         16          10        0.7         1.7         0.8

Median rent                          
  Actual dollars..........      427         396         435         444        367         457        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Constant dollars........      427         396         435         456        377         469        (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                       
Vacant for sale, total....      100          77          23         100         80          20        (X)         1.5         1.5
                                                         
Rooms in unit, total......      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  3 rooms or less.........       12           7          28           9          5          24        1.1         1.0         3.3
  4 rooms.................       22          19          34          17         15          27        1.4         1.5         3.5
  5 rooms.................       28          30          22          27         26          34        1.6         1.8         3.0
  6 rooms.................       18          21           8          21         23          12        1.3         1.6         2.0
  7 rooms or more.........       20          24           8          26         32           3        1.4         1.7         2.0
  Median number of rooms..      5.1         5.3         4.1         5.1        5.7         4.4        (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                  
Bedrooms in unit, total...      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  1 or no bedrooms........       12           6          31          10          6          28        1.1         0.9         3.4
  2 bedrooms..............       36          32          49          34         30          54        1.7         1.8         3.7
  3 bedrooms..............       38          45          14          40         45          17        1.7         2.0         2.5
  4 bedrooms or more......       15          17           6          16         20           1        1.2         1.5         1.7
                                                              
Duration of vacancy, total      100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than 1 month.......       11          12           7           9          9           7        1.1         1.3         1.9
  1 to 2 months...........       11          11           8          12         13           9        1.1         1.3         2.0
  2 to 4 months...........       16          18          13          20         21          15        1.3         1.5         2.4
  4 to 6 months...........       15          14          18          15         15          14        1.2         1.4         2.8
  6 to 12 months..........       21          22          18          17         17          15        1.4         1.6         2.8
  1 to 2 years............       14          11          25          14         14          15        1.2         1.2         3.2
  2 years or more.........       12          12          11          14         11          26        1.1         1.3         2.3
                               
Year structure built, total     100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  4/1/90 or later.........       11          11          13           7          7          11        1.1         1.2         2.5
  1980 to 3/31/90.........       19          20          16          16         15          21        1.4         1.6         2.7
  1970 to 1979............       14          14          13          18         19          14        1.2         1.4         2.4
  1960 to 1969............       15          14          17          11         12           8        1.2         1.4         2.7
  1950 to 1959............       11          12           5          12         14           6        1.1         1.3         1.6
  1940 to 1949............       12          14           5          10         11           5        1.1         1.4         1.7
  1939 or earlier.........       19          15          31          25         23          36        1.4         1.4         3.4
                                                                   
Previous occupancy, total       100         100         100         100        100         100        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Previously occupied.....       91          91          89          94         96          89        1.0         1.1         2.3
  Not previously occupied.        9           9          11           6          4          11        1.0         1.1         2.3
                                                                 
Sales price, total2.......      100         100         (X)         100        100         (X)        (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than $10,000.......        5           5        (NA)           5          5         (NA)       0.7         0.7        (NA)
  $10,000 to $29,999......        9           9        (NA)          13         13         (NA)       1.0         1.0        (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999......       16          16        (NA)          20         20         (NA)       1.3         1.3        (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999......       23          23        (NA)          17         17         (NA)       1.5         1.5        (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999......       15          15        (NA)          11         11         (NA)       1.2         1.2        (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999....       24          24        (NA)          22         22         (NA)       1.5         1.5        (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999....        4           4        (NA)           7          7         (NA)       0.7         0.7        (NA)
  $300,000 or more........        5           5        (NA)           5          5         (NA)       0.7         0.7        (NA)

Median sales price                   
  Actual dollars............ 72,800      72,800         (X)      69,200     69,200          (X)       (X)         (X)         (X)
  Constant dollars.......... 72,800      72,800         (X)      71,000     71,000          (X)       (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                       
r Revised.  NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.  - Represents zero.        
1Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.          
2Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau