Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Fourth Quarter 2002r and 2003

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    Fourth    Fourth   Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2003
Type                                2002r      2003      2003    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  119,875   121,415       216        306       100

  Occupied........................  105,340   105,858       228        322        87
    Owner occupied................   71,903    72,650       228        322        60
    Renter occupied...............   33,437    33,208       181        256        27

  Vacant..........................   14,535    15,557       131        182        13
    Year-round vacant.............   10,993    11,807       115        161        10
      For rent....................    3,466     3,809        67         93         3
      For sale only...............    1,244     1,331        40         56         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      818     1,013        35         47         1
      Held off market.............    5,465     5,654        81        114         5
        For occasional use........    1,944     1,964        48         68         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      985       951        34         48         1
        For other reasons.........    2,536     2,739        57         79         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,542     3,750        67         93         3
rRevised
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) estimates are now controlled to independent
housing unit counts.  This should make the CPS/HVS counts of housing units more comparable to other Census Bureau
housing surveys.