Table 3.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and 
          Percent Distribution of All Units:  Third Quarter 1996 and 1995             
                                                                                     
(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)            
                                                                       
                                 Rental Units                         
                                                                     
                          Third Quarter       Third Quarter         
                              1996                1995             
                                                                  
Characteristics                     Percent             Percent   Standard  
                          Vacancy        of   Vacancy        of   error    
                             rate     total      rate     total   (1996)  
                                                                          
Total units...............   8.0       100       7.7       100       0.2 
                                                                         
Rooms in unit                                                            
1 and 2 rooms.............  20.4         5      20.4         5       1.2 
3 rooms...................   9.5        22       9.5        22       0.4 
4 rooms...................   8.9        33       8.5        33       0.3 
5 rooms...................   6.3        22       5.6        22       0.4 
6 rooms or more...........   3.7        18       3.7        18       0.3 
                                                                         
Housing units in structure                                               
1 unit in structure.......   5.6        35       5.6        35       0.3 
2 to 4 units..............   8.8        23       8.1        22       0.4 
5 to 9 units..............   9.7        13       9.8        13       0.6 
10 units or more..........  10.0        29       9.3        29       0.4 
  2 or more units.........   9.5        65       9.0        65       0.2 
  5 or more units.........   9.9        42       9.5        42       0.3 
                                                                         
Year structure built                                                     
April 1, 1990 or later....  18.5         3      14.4         3       1.7 
1980 to 3/31/90...........   9.9        16       9.0        16       0.5 
1970 to 1979..............   6.9        22       6.9        22       0.4 
1960 to 1969..............   7.3        15       7.6        15       0.5  
1950 to 1959..............   7.7        10       8.1        10       0.6  
1940 to 1949..............   8.3         9       9.9         9       0.6  
1939 or earlier...........   7.6        26       6.5        25       0.3 
                                                                         
Monthly rent,                                                             
specified renter units\1                                                
All specified renter units   7.5        82       7.4        84       0.2 
Less than $100............   4.4         1       3.1         1       1.0 
$100 to $199..............   5.3         4       4.2         3       0.6 
$200 to $299..............   6.9         9       8.6        13       0.5 
$300 to $349..............   9.7         9       8.0         8       0.7 
$350 to $399..............  10.1        10       9.0        10       0.7 
$400 to $449..............   8.2         9       8.0         9       0.6 
$450 to $499..............   9.0         8       7.0         7       0.7 
$500 or more..............   6.7        33       6.9        33       0.3 
  $500 to $599............   7.7        12       7.3        12       0.5 
  $600 to $699............   5.8         7       6.8         8       0.5 
  $700 to $799............   4.8         4       6.6         5       0.6 
  $800 or more............   7.5        11       6.8         8       0.5 
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                             
                                 Homeowner Units            
                                                           
                          Third Quarter       Third Quarter 
                              1996                1995      
                                                           
Characteristics                     Percent             Percent   Standard 
                          Vacancy        of   Vacancy        of   error    
                             rate     total      rate     total   (1996)   
                                                                           
Total units...............   1.7       100       1.5       100       1.0   
                                                                           
Rooms in unit                                                              
3 rooms or less...........   8.9         2       8.7         2       1.1   
4 rooms...................   2.7        10       2.4        10       0.2   
5 rooms...................   2.2        22       1.7        22       0.1   
6 rooms or more...........   1.1        66       1.1        66       0.1   
                                                                           
Housing units in structure                                                 
1 unit in structure.......   1.5        94       1.4        94       0.1   
2 to 4 units..............   4.2         3       4.0         3       0.5   
5 to 9 units..............   8.9         1       4.6         1       1.6   
10 units or more..........   4.6         2       3.6         2       0.7   
  2 or more units.........   5.0         6       3.9         6       0.4   
  5 or more units.........   5.7         3       3.9         3       0.6   
                                                                           
Year structure built                                                       
April 1, 1990 or later....   3.8         6       3.7         6       0.4   
1980 to 3/31/90...........   2.0        16       1.7        16       0.1   
1970 to 1979..............   1.2        22       0.9        22       0.1   
1960 to 1969..............   1.3        15       1.3        15       0.1   
1950 to 1959..............   1.5        14       1.3        14       0.1   
1940 to 1949..............   1.8         8       2.0         8       0.2   
1939 or earlier...........   1.6        18       1.4        18       0.1   
                                                                           
Value, specified                                                           
owner units\2                                                              
All specified owner units.   1.5        87       1.4        87       0.1   
Less than $20,000.........   1.9         7       2.0         7       0.2   
$20,000 to $29,999........   1.8         4       1.4         4       0.3   
$30,000 to $39,999........   1.6         5       1.5         5       0.3   
$40,000 to $49,999........   1.7         6       1.5         6       0.3   
$50,000 to $59,999........   1.6         6       1.8         6       0.2   
$60,000 to $74,999........   1.1        10       1.3        10       0.2   
$75,000 to $99,999........   1.4        15       1.2        15       0.1   
$100,000 to $124,999......   1.3         9       0.9         9       0.2   
$125,000 to $149,999......   1.6         6       1.2         6       0.2   
$150,000 to $199,999......   1.3         9       1.3         9       0.2   
$200,000 or more..........   1.4        11       1.3        11       0.2 
                                                                        
\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).