Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

               Percent Distribution of All Units:  Third Quarter 2006 and 2007



(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)







                          Third Quarter              Third Quarter

                              2006                      2007

                                                                 90-Percent

                          Rental  Percent   Rental     Percent   Confidence

Characteristics          Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of     interval (&plusmn;)a

                          rateb    total     rate       total       2007



Total rental units......      9.9     100        9.8        100         0.4



Rooms in unit

1 and 2 rooms...........     19.8       4       20.5          4         2.8

3 rooms.................     10.7      23       10.4         23         0.9

4 rooms.................     10.0      33       10.4         34         0.8

5 rooms.................      9.4      23        8.4         23         0.8

6 rooms or more.........      7.8      17        7.6         17         0.9



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure.....     10.2      35        9.4         35         0.7

2 to 4 units............     10.0      20        9.6         20         0.9

5 to 9 units............      9.2      13       10.9         14         1.2

10 units or more........     10.4      31       10.2         31         0.8

  2 or more units.......     10.0      65       10.2         65         0.5

  5 or more units.......     10.0      45       10.4         45         0.7



Year structure built

April 1, 2000 or later..     19.0        5      20.1           5        2.7

1995 to 3/31/2000.......      9.9        5       9.7           5        1.8

1990 to 1994............     15.0        4      11.9           4        2.4

1980 to 1989............      9.4       14       9.5          14        1.1

1970 to 1979............      8.3       23       8.3          23        0.8

1960 to 1969............     10.6       13      11.5          13        1.3

1950 to 1959............     10.9        9      10.7           9        1.5

1940 to 1949............      9.8        7       9.6           7        1.6

1939 or earlier.........      9.1       20       8.1          20        0.9



Monthly rent,

specified renter unitsc

All specified renter units    9.7      90        9.8         90         0.4

Less than $300..........      5.8       5        4.9          4         1.2

$300 to $349............     11.4       4       10.2          3         2.6

$350 to $399............     10.9       5       13.2          5         2.5

$400 to $449............      9.1       5       12.3          6         2.1

$450 to $499............     12.2       8       10.7          6         1.9

$500 to $599............     10.8      14       10.2         12         1.3

$600 to $699............     10.5      13       10.9         13         1.3

$700 to $799............     10.8      11       10.3         10         1.4

 $800 or more...........      8.9      27        9.1         30         0.7

$800 to $899............      8.5       7        9.8          8         1.5

$900 to $999............      8.2       5        7.8          5         1.6

$1000 or more...........      9.2      16        9.2         17         1.0

 $1000 to $1249.........      8.9       7        9.0          7         1.4

 $1250 to $1499.........      8.5       3        7.8          3         1.8

 $1500 or more..........     10.4       5       10.5          6         1.8

(Z)  Too few cases in sample.

a A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability.  The larger the confidence

interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.

b Revised based on 2005 American Housing Survey (AHS) data.

c  Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.







Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and

                Percent Distribution of All Units: Third Quarter 2006 and 2007







                         Third Quarter               Third Quarter

                              2006                      2007

                                                                 90-Percent

                        Homeowner Percent  Homeowner   Percent   Confidence

Characteristics          Vacancy     of     Vacancy      of     interval (&plusmn;)a

                          rateb    total     rate       total       2007



Total homeowner units...      2.5     100        2.7        100         0.1



Rooms in unit

3 rooms or less.........     14.2       2       13.4          2         2.3

4 rooms.................      5.0       9        5.0          9         0.6

5 rooms.................      2.7      23        2.8         23         0.3

6 rooms or more.........      1.8      66        2.1         66         0.2



Housing units in structure

1 unit in structure.....      2.2      95        2.4         95         0.1

2 to 4 units............      7.4       2        8.1          2         1.6

5 to 9 units............     10.1       1       10.5          1         3.1

10 units or more........      9.1       2        6.8          2         1.4

  2 or more units.......      8.5       5        7.9          5         1.0

  5 or more units.......      9.3       3        7.7          3         1.3



Year structure built

April 1, 2000 or later..      6.5       9        7.5          9         0.8

1995 to 3/31/2000.......      2.1       9        1.7          9         0.4

1990 to 1994............      2.1       7        2.2          7         0.5

1980 to 1989............      2.0      13        2.7         13         0.4

1970 to 1979............      1.7      18        1.6         18         0.3

1960 to 1969............      2.1      12        2.2         12         0.4

1950 to 1959............      2.1      11        2.3         11         0.4

1940 to 1949............      2.7       6        3.2          6         0.6

1939 or earlier.........      2.5      14        2.4         14         0.4



Value, specified

owner unitsc

All specified owner units     2.0      87        2.3         88         0.1

Less than $50,000.......      2.6       9        2.2          9         0.4

$50,000 to $74,999......      2.1       7        2.4          7         0.5

$75,000 to $99,999......      1.9      10        1.7         10         0.4

$100,000 to $149,999....      1.8      15        2.0         15         0.3

$150,000 to $199,999....      1.6      11        2.4         11         0.4

$200,000 or more........      2.1      36        2.6         36         0.2

$200,000 to $249,999....     (NA)    (NA)        2.7          8         0.5

$250,000 to $299,999....     (NA)    (NA)        3.1          6         0.6

$300,000 to $399,999....     (NA)    (NA)        2.2          8         0.4

$400,000 to $499,999....     (NA)    (NA)        2.7          5         0.6

$500,000 or more........     (NA)    (NA)        2.6         10         0.4

(NA) Not available.

a A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability.  The larger the confidence 

interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.

b  Revised based on 2005 American Housing Survey (AHS) data. Some estimates revised 4/23/2008.

c  Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).