Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  2002 and 2001
 
(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)
 
Rental Units
 
 
                              2002              2001
 
Characteristics                      Percent           Percent Standard
                            Vacancy       of  Vacancy       of    error
                               rate    total     rate    total   (2002)
 
Total units............        9.0      100      8.4      100      0.1
 
Rooms in unit
3 rooms................       11.1       28     10.5       28      0.3
4 rooms................        8.9       35      8.8       36      0.2
5 rooms................        8.7       21      7.5       21      0.3
6 rooms or more........        6.4       15      5.6       15      0.3
 
Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure....        8.1       37      7.9       37      0.2
2 to 4 units...........        8.0       21      7.3       21      0.3
5 to 9 units...........       10.2       13      9.6       13      0.4
10 units or more.......       10.7       29      9.7       29      0.2
  2 or more units......        9.7       63      8.9       63      0.2
  5 or more units......       10.5       43      9.6       42      0.2
 
Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or later.       19.1        8     15.0        8      0.7
1980 to 3/31/90........       10.9       16     10.3       16      0.4
1970 to 1979...........        7.1       21      6.8       21      0.2
1960 to 1969...........        8.3       14      8.3       14      0.3
1950 to 1959...........        8.3       10      8.8       10      0.4
1940 to 1949...........        9.0        8      8.9        8      0.4
1939 or earlier........        6.9       23      6.4       23      0.2
 
Monthly rent,
specified renter units\1
All specified renter un        8.7       89      8.1       89      0.1
Less than $100.........        3.7        1      3.7        1      0.7
$100 to $199...........        3.2        1      5.1        2      0.4
$200 to $299...........       10.1        6      9.4        7      0.6
$300 to $349...........       13.7        7     13.6        9      0.7
$350 to $399...........       11.6        7     10.9        8      0.6
$400 to $449...........        8.4        6      9.9        9      0.5
$450 to $499...........        9.6        7      8.2        7      0.5
$500 or more...........        8.3       53      7.2       47      0.2
  $500 to $599.........        8.3       12      7.8       13      0.3
  $600 to $699.........        7.5       10      6.3        9      0.3
  $700 to $799.........        8.5        9      6.8        7      0.4
  $800 or more.........        8.7       21      7.6       18      0.3
 
 
 
 








Table 2.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics
                Percent Distribution of All Units:  2002 and 2001
 
Homeowner Units
 
 
                              2002              2001
 
Characteristics                      Percent           Percent Standard
                            Vacancy       of  Vacancy       of    error
                               rate    total     rate    total   (2002)
 
Total units............        1.7      100      1.8      100      0.1
 
Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less........        9.0        2      8.7        2      0.7
4 rooms................        2.6       11      3.0       11      0.1
5 rooms................        2.0       24      2.1       24      0.1
6 rooms or more........        1.2       64      1.2       64      0.0
 
Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure....        1.6       95      1.6       95       (z)
2 to 4 units...........        4.2        2      5.3        2      0.4
5 to 9 units...........        3.8        1      5.0        1      0.6
10 units or more.......        5.7        2      6.4        2      0.5
  2 or more units......        4.8        5      5.7        5      0.3
  5 or more units......        5.2        3      6.0        3      0.4
 
Year structure built
April 1, 1990 or later.        2.8       15      2.9       15      0.1
1980 to 3/31/90........        1.9       15      1.9       15      0.1
1970 to 1979...........        1.1       19      1.1       19      0.1
1960 to 1969...........        1.3       14      1.4       14      0.1
1950 to 1959...........        1.4       13      1.4       13      0.1
1940 to 1949...........        1.7        7      1.9        7      0.1
1939 or earlier........        1.8       17      1.8       17      0.1
 
Value, specified
owner units\2
All specified owner uni        1.5       89      1.5       89       (z)
Less than $20,000......        1.4        5      1.8        5      0.1
$20,000 to $29,999.....        2.1        2      2.7        2      0.3
$30,000 to $39,999.....        2.0        3      2.3        3      0.2
$40,000 to $49,999.....        2.1        4      1.9        4      0.2
$50,000 to $59,999.....        1.9        4      2.1        4      0.2
$60,000 to $74,999.....        1.3        8      1.8        8      0.1
$75,000 to $99,999.....        1.2       14      1.4       15      0.1
$100,000 to $124,999...        1.3       11      1.1       11      0.1
$125,000 to $149,999...        1.5        9      1.4        9      0.1
$150,000 to $199,999...        1.1       12      0.9       12      0.1
$200,000 or more.......        1.8       17      1.5       17      0.1
 
/1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.
/2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on