Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area:
          1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1996

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 Areas     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 Areas     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

United States..............     7.4      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6      7.8

  Inside Metropolitan Areas     7.5      7.4      7.6      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.7
    In central cities/1....     8.0      8.3      8.3      8.2      8.2      8.4      8.2
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     6.8      6.4      6.7      6.6      6.3      6.6      7.0
  Outside Metropolitan Areas    7.3      7.0      6.4      6.5      7.7      7.9      8.7

  Northeast................     6.9      6.9      7.1      7.0      7.1      7.2      7.4
  Midwest..................     6.7      6.7      6.6      6.6      6.8      7.2      7.9
  South....................     8.9      8.2      8.0      7.9      8.0      8.3      8.6
  West.....................     6.5      7.1      7.5      7.4      7.1      7.5      7.2

                

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 Areas     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 Areas     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

United States..............     1.7      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6

  Inside Metropolitan Areas     1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6
    In central cities/1....     2.2      1.8      1.7      1.7      1.9      2.1      1.9
    Not in central cities/1
    (suburbs)..............     1.4      1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.4
  Outside Metropolitan Areas    1.8      1.5      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.6      1.7

  Northeast................     1.5      1.3      1.3      1.3      1.5      1.5      1.6
  Midwest..................     1.3      1.2      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.3      1.3
  South....................     2.2      1.7      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.8
  West.....................     1.7      1.9      1.4      1.4      1.6      1.7      1.7

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.

rRevised.
1Rates for 1986 to 1994 are not comparable to earlier or later years.  Rates for 1995 and later
are not directly comparable to earlier years. See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.
NA Not available.