Table 10. Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1995 (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 1 and 2 rooms.................. 30 25 20 19 19 18 16 16 3 rooms........................ 27 27 27 25 27 29 28 26 4 rooms........................ 22 26 32 31 30 29 32 34 5 rooms or more................ 21 22 21 25 24 24 25 25 Median number or rooms......... 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 Bedrooms in unit, total.......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms.................... 15 19 14 14 14 12 11 11 1 bedroom...................... 45 35 35 34 36 37 36 34 2 bedrooms..................... 29 34 39 38 36 37 38 41 3 bedrooms or more............. 11 12 12 14 14 14 15 14 Housing units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit......................... 33 25 18 20 21 23 22 22 2 units........................ 20 14 13 14 14 14 13 13 3 and 4 units.................. 16 14 13 14 15 15 14 15 5 to 9 units................... 12 16 19 15 14 15 16 16 10 units or more............... 19 31 37 37 36 33 34 35 Mobile homes................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Duration of vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.............. 31 35 34 37 39 35 35 34 1 to 2 months.................. 15 14 15 17 16 17 17 17 2 to 4 months.................. 17 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 4 to 6 months.................. 9 8 10 9 8 10 10 10 6 months or more............... 28 27 24 20 20 21 21 21 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 structure built, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later.................. (NA) 19 23 25 25 26 30 36 1960 to 1969................... (NA) 7 17 16 16 16 15 13 1950 to 1959................... (NA) 10 9 10 11 10 9 10 1940 to 1949................... (NA) 11 8 8 9 9 9 9 1939 or earlier................ (NA) 53 43 41 39 39 37 32 Monthly rent, specified, total/1. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $100 to $199................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $200 to $249................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $250 to $299................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $300 to $399................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $400 to $499................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $500 to $599................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $600 to $699................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $700 to $799................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $800 or more................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Median rent (Actual dollars)................. 53 82 136 211 226 245 267 289 (1995 constant dollars).......... 249 303 369 391 382 391 409 424 Characteristic 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 Rooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms.................. 16 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 3 rooms........................ 28 30 31 30 29 28 27 27 4 rooms........................ 33 34 35 35 36 37 36 36 5 rooms or more................ 23 22 21 20 23 23 24 24 Median number or rooms......... 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 Bedrooms in unit, total.......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms.................... 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 1 bedroom...................... 37 38 38 38 37 36 35 35 2 bedrooms..................... 40 40 40 41 42 43 44 43 3 bedrooms or more............. 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 Housing units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit......................... 20 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 2 units........................ 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 3 and 4 units.................. 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 13 5 to 9 units................... 18 18 18 18 19 18 16 17 10 units or more............... 36 39 40 42 41 39 39 41 Mobile homes................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 5 4 Duration of vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.............. 33 31 29 28 30 30 31 29 1 to 2 months.................. 17 16 16 16 18 18 17 17 2 to 4 months.................. 18 19 20 19 19 19 17 19 4 to 6 months.................. 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 6 months or more............... 22 23 24 25 23 23 25 25 6 to 12 months............... (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 10 10 10 11 1 to 2 years................. (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 8 8 9 8 2 years or more.............. (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 5 5 6 6 Year structure built, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later.................. 42 46 46 45 43 44 43 42 1960 to 1969................... 13 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 1950 to 1959................... 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 1940 to 1949................... 9 7 7 9 9 9 8 9 1939 or earlier................ 27 23 23 23 23 23 24 23 Monthly rent, specified, total/1. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 1 2 $100 to $199................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 11 8 $200 to $249................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 9 $250 to $299................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 12 10 $300 to $399................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 21 21 $400 to $499................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 15 17 $500 to $599................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 10 12 $600 to $699................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 7 8 $700 to $799................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 4 4 $800 or more................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 8 8 Median rent (Actual dollars)................. 305 329 330 343 358 346 371 398 (1995 constant dollars).......... 432 457 443 442 440 425 433 445 Characteristic 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 Rooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 1 and 2 rooms.................. 13 13 13 14 14 3 rooms........................ 29 26 26 26 27 4 rooms........................ 35 36 36 35 36 5 rooms or more................ 23 24 25 25 26 Median number or rooms......... 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 Bedrooms in unit, total.......... 100 100 100 100 100 No bedrooms.................... 8 8 8 4 4 1 bedroom...................... 38 36 36 36 38 2 bedrooms..................... 41 42 43 45 46 3 bedrooms or more............. 13 13 13 15 15 Housing units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit......................... 15 15 15 17 20 2 units........................ 11 10 10 11 11 3 and 4 units.................. 14 14 14 12 13 5 to 9 units................... 17 18 18 16 16 10 units or more............... 39 40 40 39 37 Mobile homes................... 4 3 3 4 5 Duration of vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month.............. 29 28 27 31 30 1 to 2 months.................. 16 16 16 18 19 2 to 4 months.................. 20 20 20 18 19 4 to 6 months.................. 10 11 11 11 11 6 months or more............... 26 25 25 23 23 6 to 12 months............... 12 11 11 11 11 1 to 2 years................. 9 9 9 7 7 2 years or more.............. 5 5 5 6 5 Year structure built, total 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later.................. 40 41 41 41 44 1960 to 1969................... 17 16 16 16 15 1950 to 1959................... 10 10 10 11 12 1940 to 1949................... 9 9 9 9 10 1939 or earlier................ 25 24 24 23 23 Monthly rent, specified, total/1. 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $100................. 1 1 1 2 2 $100 to $199................... 7 5 5 5 4 $200 to $249................... 8 7 7 7 6 $250 to $299................... 9 10 10 8 8 $300 to $399................... 22 21 21 22 22 $400 to $499................... 19 20 19 20 19 $500 to $599................... 12 13 13 14 13 $600 to $699................... 8 8 8 8 9 $700 to $799................... 5 5 5 5 5 $800 or more................... 9 10 10 10 11 Median rent (Actual dollars)................. 411 431 430 429 438 (1995 constant dollars).......... 446 455 454 429 438 rRevised. NA Not Available. 1Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.