Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:  First Quarter 1995 and 1994   
(Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)                                      
                                                                                                                               Standard  
                                            1995                                 1994                  Standard    Standard    error on 
                                                                                                       error on    error on        1995
                                                    2-or-more                            2-or-more         1995        1995   2-or-more
                                          1-unit         unit                  1-unit         unit   percentage      1-unit        unit
                              Total     structures  structures      Total    structures  structures       total  structures  structures
                                                                                                                     
Vacant for rent, total....      100          23          77          100          22          78         (X)         1.0         1.0 
                                                                                                                                    
Rooms in unit, total........    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  1 and 2 rooms............      14           8          16           13           5          15         0.8         1.3         1.0
  3 rooms...................     27          11          32           27           9          32         1.0         1.5         1.2
  4 rooms...................     34          32          35           33          31          34         1.1         2.3         1.3
  5 rooms or more...........     25          49          18           26          55          18         1.0         2.4         1.0
  Median number of rooms....    3.8         4.5         3.6          3.8         4.7         3.6         (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                                                                                   
Bedrooms in unit, total.....    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  No  bedrooms..............      4           2           5            4           1           5         0.5         0.6         0.6
  1 bedroom.................     38          16          45           35          14          41         1.1         1.8         1.3
  2 bedrooms................     43          45          42           45          47          44         1.2         2.4         1.3
  3 bedrooms or more........     15          38           8           16          38          10         0.8         2.4         0.7
                                                                                                              
Duration of vacancy, total..    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than 1 month.........     28          28          29           28          30          28         1.1         2.2         1.2
  1 to 2 months.............     18          17          18           18          17          18         0.9         1.8         1.0
  2 to 4 months.............     19          18          19           18          13          20         0.9         1.9         1.1
  4 to 6 months.............     12          12          12           11          14          10         0.8         1.6         0.9
  6 to 12 months............     12          12          12           11          13          11         0.8         1.6         0.9
  1 to 2 years..............      8           9           7            7           7           8         0.6         1.4         0.7
  2 years or more...........      4           5           4            6           6           6         0.5         1.0         0.5
                                                                                                                                    
Year structure built, total.l   100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  4/1/90 or later...........      4           3           4            2           1           2         0.4         0.8         0.5
  1980 to 3/31/90...........     17          16          17           18          14          18         0.9         1.8         1.0
  1970 to 1979..............     20          20          20           20          20          20         0.9         2.0         1.1
  1960 to 1969..............     16          16          16           17          14          18         0.9         1.8         1.0
  1950 to 1959..............     13          16          12           12          15          11         0.8         1.8         0.9
  1940 to 1949..............      9          13           8            9          14           7         0.7         1.6         0.7
  1939 or earlier...........     22          17          23           22          21          23         1.0         1.8         1.1
                                                                                                                                    
Previous occupancy, total...    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Previously occupied......      99          99          99           98          99          98         0.3         0.6         0.3
  Not previously occupied...      1           1           1            2           1           2         0.3         0.6         0.3
                                                                                                                                    
Monthly rent, total\1......     100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than $100............      2           4           2            2           2           2         0.4         0.9         0.4
  $100 to $199..............      4           8           3            5          10           3         0.5         1.3         0.5
  $200 to $249..............      7          11           5            7          12           6         0.6         1.5         0.6
  $250 to $299..............      8           8           7            8           9           7         0.6         1.3         0.7
  $300 to $349..............     11          12          10           11          12          11         0.7         1.6         0.8
  $350 to $399..............     11           8          12           11           9          11         0.7         1.3         0.9
  $400 to $449..............     11          11          11           11           9          11         0.7         1.5         0.9
  $450 to $499..............      8           5           9           10           5          11         0.6         1.1         0.8
  $500 to $599..............     15          10          17           14          10          15         0.8         1.4         1.0
  $600 to $699..............      9           5          10            7           5           8         0.7         1.1         0.8
  $700 to $799..............      4           3           4            5           6           5         0.5         0.8         0.6
  $800 or more..............     10          14           9            9          10           9         0.7         1.7         0.8
Median rent                                                                                                                         
  Actual dollars............    433         391         445          431         368         444         (X)         (X)         (X)
  1995 constant dollars.....    433         391         445          443         378         457         (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                                                                                    



                                                                                                                                   
Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:  First Quarter 1995 and 1994 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                               Standard
                                            1995                                 1994                  Standard    Standard    error on
                                                                                                       error on    error on        1995
                                                    2-or-more                            2-or-more         1995        1995   2-or-more
                                          1-unit         unit                  1-unit         unit   percentage      1-unit        unit
                              Total     structures  structures      Total    structures  structures       total  structures  structures
                                                                                                                                      
Vacant for sale, total....      100          78          22          100          81          19         (X)         1.5         1.5 
                                                                                                                                    
Rooms in unit, total........    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  3 rooms or less...........     11           7          27           11           7          29         1.1         1.0         3.5
  4 rooms...................     20          16          33           19          17          31         1.4         1.5         3.7
  5 rooms...................     28          29          24           26          27          23         1.6         1.8         3.3
  6 rooms...................     21          23          13           23          26          11         1.5         1.7         2.7
  7 rooms or more...........     21          26           3           20          23           7         1.5         1.8         1.3
  Median number of rooms....    5.2         5.4         4.2          5.3         5.5         4.2         (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                                                                                                    
Bedrooms in unit, total.....    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  1 or no bedrooms..........     11           6          27           10           7          27         1.1         1.0         3.5
  2 bedrooms...............      35          30          53           36          30          59         1.7         1.9         3.9
  3 bedrooms................     40          45          19           40          47          10         1.8         2.0         3.0
  4 bedrooms or more........     15          18                       13          16           4         1.3         1.6         0.5
                                                                                                                                    
Duration of vacancy, total..    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than 1 month.........     10          11           7           10          10          10         1.1         1.3         2.0
  1 to 2 months.............     13          14           9            9           9           8         1.2         1.4         2.3
  2 to 4 months.............     20          22          13           18          18          20         1.4         1.7         2.6
  4 to 6 months.............     14          13          20           15          14          15         1.3         1.4         3.1
  6 to 12 months............     19          18          22           19          19          17         1.4         1.6         3.2
  1 to 2 years..............     12          12          14           16          17          11         1.2         1.3         2.7
  2 years or more..........      11          10          14           13          12          18         1.1         1.2         2.7
                                                                                                                                    
Year structure built, total.    100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  4/1/90 or later...........     12          12          13           11          11          13         1.2         1.3         2.6
  1980 to 3/31/90...........     22          20          31           19          19          18         1.5         1.6         3.6
  1970 to 1979..............     13          14          10           19          20          14         1.2         1.4         2.3
  1960 to 1969..............     13          13          15           12          13          13         1.2         1.4         2.8
  1950 to 1959..............     11          12           6           12          13           9         1.1         1.3         1.9
  1940 to 1949..............     11          13           5            9           9           6         1.1         1.4         1.7
  1939 or earlier...........     17          16          21           17          15          27         1.4         1.5         3.2
                                                                                                                                    
Previous occupancy, total       100         100         100          100         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Previously occupied.......     93          93          90           91          92          89         1.0         1.0         2.4
  Not previously occupied...      7           7          10            9           8          11         1.0         1.0         2.4
                                                                                                                                    
Sales price, total\2........    100         100          (X)         100         100         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)
  Less than $10,000.........      5           5         (NA)           7           7         (NA)        0.8         0.8         (NA) 
  $10,000 to $29,999........     12          12         (NA)          10          10         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999........     13          13         (NA)          13          13         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999........     18          18         (NA)          19          19         (NA)        1.4         1.4         (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999........     14          14         (NA)          16          16         (NA)        1.2         1.2         (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999......     25          25         (NA)          23          23         (NA)        1.6         1.6         (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999......      8           8         (NA)           6           6         (NA)        1.0         1.0         (NA)
  $300,000 or more..........      5           5         (NA)           5           5         (NA)        0.8         0.8         (NA)
Median sales price                                                                                                                   
  Actual dollars............    77,800      77,800      (X)         77,300       77,300      (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
  1995 constant dollars.....    77,800      77,800      (X)         80,000       80,000      (X)         (X)         (X)         (X) 
                                                                                                                                    
NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.  - Represents zero.                                   
\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 property (including mobile homes).
   
Source: U.S. Census Bureau