Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) Characteristic 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Rooms in unit, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less...... (NA) 8 8 9 8 9 7 9 4 rooms.............. (NA) 18 20 16 18 19 18 19 5 rooms.............. (NA) 26 25 24 27 24 25 25 6 rooms.............. (NA) 23 23 22 21 21 23 23 7 rooms or more...... (NA) 25 24 29 26 27 27 25 Median number.......... 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 Bedrooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none.... 7 10 9 11 10 10 9 11 2 bedrooms........... 28 32 33 29 34 33 32 32 3 bedrooms........... 53 39 43 43 40 40 42 42 4 bedrooms or more... 12 19 15 17 16 17 17 16 Units in structure, tot 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit............... 95 87 73 79 76 74 78 76 2 units.............. 4 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 3 units or more...... 1 6 22 16 18 20 16 17 Mobile homes......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Duration vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.... 17 15 13 13 12 11 11 12 1 to 2 months........ 13 11 11 12 12 10 11 11 2 to 4 months........ 21 18 17 19 18 17 17 14 4 to 6 months........ 12 13 13 16 15 13 15 14 6 months or more..... 37 43 46 40 43 49 47 44 6 to 12 months..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 to 2 years....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 years or more.... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Year built, total...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later........ (NA) 31 45 42 41 44 41 44 1960 to 1969......... (NA) 7 13 13 13 12 13 13 1950 to 1959......... (NA) 17 8 9 9 9 11 10 1940 to 1949......... (NA) 8 6 7 7 8 8 8 1939 or earlier...... (NA) 37 28 29 30 27 27 25 Sales price specified total/1...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000.... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 3 3 4 $10,000 to $19,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 8 7 5 $20,000 to $29,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 12 10 $30,000 to $39,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 12 13 12 $40,000 to $49,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 9 11 11 $50,000 to $74,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 25 23 24 $75,000 to $99,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 13 13 14 $100,000 to $199,999. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 9 9 14 $200,000 to $299,999. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 5 4 3 $300,000 or more..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 6 6 2 Median price (Actual dollars)....... 13,400 17,000 29,000 50,000 51,200 57,200 54,800 57,800 (2003 constant dollars) 88,400 75,600 94,800 111,600 104,400 109,900 101,100 102,200 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued Characteristic 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 Rooms in unit, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less...... 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 11 4 rooms.............. 16 17 19 20 18 20 20 19 5 rooms.............. 30 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 6 rooms.............. 20 23 22 20 19 18 20 19 7 rooms or more...... 25 23 22 24 24 22 22 24 Median number.......... 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 Bedrooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none.... 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 12 2 bedrooms........... 30 31 33 33 33 36 35 34 3 bedrooms........... 44 45 42 41 38 37 39 38 4 bedrooms or more... 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 16 Units in structure, tot 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit............... 76 78 78 76 74 67 68 69 2 units.............. 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 3 units or more...... 18 16 16 19 21 19 17 17 Mobile homes......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 7 8 Duration vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.... 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 1 to 2 months........ 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 2 to 4 months........ 16 17 17 17 17 16 18 16 4 to 6 months........ 13 13 15 13 14 14 14 13 6 months or more..... 48 48 47 49 50 50 50 53 6 to 12 months..... (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 20 20 18 19 1 to 2 years....... (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 17 17 19 19 2 years or more.... (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 13 13 13 15 Year built, total...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later........ 46 43 43 46 44 46 47 47 1960 to 1969......... 11 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 1950 to 1959......... 11 12 12 11 11 10 12 10 1940 to 1949......... 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 1939 or earlier...... 24 25 25 23 23 22 20 23 Sales price specified total/1...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000.... 4 3 4 3 3 7 6 6 $10,000 to $19,999... 5 6 8 7 8 9 8 7 $20,000 to $29,999... 10 10 10 11 9 10 9 9 $30,000 to $39,999... 13 15 13 11 12 12 12 11 $40,000 to $49,999... 10 12 12 9 9 9 8 9 $50,000 to $74,999... 24 24 21 20 18 16 15 15 $75,000 to $99,999... 15 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 $100,000 to $199,999. 15 14 13 17 18 16 18 19 $200,000 to $299,999. 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 $300,000 or more..... 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 Median price (Actual dollars)....... 58,600 54,300 53,200 59,200 59,500 54,200 62,700 63,700 (2003 constant dollars)100,000 91,000 86,000 91,900 88,100 80,300 88,100 85,900 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued Characteristic 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Rooms in unit, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less...... 10 8 8 11 10 10 9 9 4 rooms.............. 18 19 19 21 19 19 19 20 5 rooms.............. 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 24 6 rooms.............. 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 7 rooms or more...... 25 25 25 20 22 22 23 25 Median number.......... 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 Bedrooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none.... 12 10 10 11 9 10 8 8 2 bedrooms........... 34 36 36 36 35 35 34 33 3 bedrooms........... 40 40 40 39 41 40 42 42 4 bedrooms or more... 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 Units in structure, tot 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit............... 69 69 69 70 73 73 77 77 2 units.............. 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 units or more...... 17 17 17 14 13 13 10 10 Mobile homes......... 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 Duration vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.... 9 10 10 12 11 11 11 11 1 to 2 months........ 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 14 2 to 4 months........ 17 17 17 16 18 18 18 20 4 to 6 months........ 14 15 14 15 15 16 15 14 6 months or more..... 50 48 48 46 45 43 44 41 6 to 12 months..... 18 18 18 20 20 19 20 18 1 to 2 years....... 17 17 16 14 13 14 13 14 2 years or more.... 15 14 14 12 11 10 11 9 Year built, total...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later........ 50 47 47 45 47 48 50 51 1960 to 1969......... 12 12 12 14 13 11 11 11 1950 to 1959......... 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 1940 to 1949......... 10 9 9 11 11 9 8 9 1939 or earlier...... 18 21 21 18 17 19 18 17 Sales price specified total/1...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000.... 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 $10,000 to $19,999... 7 6 6 5 6 7 4 5 $20,000 to $29,999... 8 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 $30,000 to $39,999... 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 $40,000 to $49,999... 7 9 9 8 6 7 5 4 $50,000 to $74,999... 15 17 18 21 19 17 16 17 $75,000 to $99,999... 13 12 11 15 15 16 17 17 $100,000 to $199,999. 23 23 23 24 25 27 30 28 $200,000 to $299,999. 7 6 6 5 7 6 8 7 $300,000 or more..... 7 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 Median price (Actual dollars)....... 73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 81,200 87,700 87,800 (2003 constant dollars) 96,000 88,900 88,500 89,500 93,400 95,100 100,400 99,000 Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United State 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2003 - Continued Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002/r 2003 Rooms in unit, total... 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less...... 9 12 8 9 9 8 4 rooms.............. 19 19 19 17 17 19 5 rooms.............. 27 28 28 28 28 28 6 rooms.............. 23 19 22 24 23 21 7 rooms or more...... 21 22 23 23 23 24 Median number.......... 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 Bedrooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none.... 9 11 9 9 9 10 2 bedrooms........... 32 34 34 32 32 33 3 bedrooms........... 44 41 43 44 44 42 4 bedrooms or more... 14 15 14 14 15 15 Units in structure, tot 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit............... 78 76 76 79 79 78 2 units.............. 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 units or more...... 9 12 12 10 11 12 Mobile homes......... 10 9 9 8 8 8 Duration vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.... 11 12 11 11 11 10 1 to 2 months........ 14 12 13 13 13 13 2 to 4 months........ 21 18 20 20 20 20 4 to 6 months........ 16 15 14 16 16 15 6 months or more..... 38 42 43 40 40 42 6 to 12 months..... 17 20 18 17 17 19 1 to 2 years....... 12 13 14 13 13 13 2 years or more.... 9 9 11 9 9 10 Year built, total...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later........ 52 55 54 54 54 55 1960 to 1969......... 12 10 11 11 11 11 1950 to 1959......... 11 12 10 10 10 10 1940 to 1949......... 9 8 7 7 7 9 1939 or earlier...... 16 15 17 18 18 15 Sales price specified total/1...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000.... 4 4 4 3 3 4 $10,000 to $19,999... 4 4 3 2 2 2 $20,000 to $29,999... 5 4 5 4 4 4 $30,000 to $39,999... 5 6 5 4 4 3 $40,000 to $49,999... 5 6 5 6 6 4 $50,000 to $74,999... 16 17 17 14 14 12 $75,000 to $99,999... 16 15 15 14 14 15 $100,000 to $199,999. 29 27 27 31 31 30 $200,000 to $299,999. 8 10 10 11 11 12 $300,000 or more..... 6 8 9 12 12 13 Median price (Actual dollars)....... 89,400 90,400 93,300 110,600 111,100 117,100 (2003 constant dollars) 98,600 96,400 96,800 112,900 113,500 117,100 /r Revised. /1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (includi NA Not available.