Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 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 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, total. 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 (1995 constant dollars) 63,000 62,700 78,700 92,600 86,600 91,200 83,900 84,800 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, total. 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 of 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 (1995 constant dollars) 83,000 75,500 71,400 76,300 73,100 66,600 73,100 71,300 Characteristic 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 Rooms in unit, total...... 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less......... 10 8 8 11 10 4 rooms................. 18 19 19 21 19 5 rooms................. 28 27 27 27 26 6 rooms................. 20 21 21 22 23 7 rooms or more......... 25 25 25 20 22 Median number............. 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 Bedrooms in unit, total... 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none....... 12 10 10 11 9 2 bedrooms.............. 34 36 36 36 35 3 bedrooms.............. 40 40 40 39 41 4 bedrooms or more...... 15 14 14 14 15 Units in structure, total. 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit.................. 69 69 69 70 73 2 units................. 5 6 6 6 5 3 units or more......... 17 17 17 14 13 Mobile homes............ 9 9 9 10 9 Duration of vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month....... 9 10 10 12 11 1 to 2 months........... 10 10 10 11 12 2 to 4 months........... 17 17 17 16 18 4 to 6 months........... 14 15 14 15 15 6 months or more........ 50 48 48 46 45 6 to 12 months........ 18 18 18 20 20 1 to 2 years.......... 17 17 16 14 13 2 years or more....... 15 14 14 12 11 Year built, total......... 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later........... 50 47 47 45 47 1960 to 1969............ 12 12 12 14 13 1950 to 1959............ 10 11 11 12 12 1940 to 1949............ 10 9 9 11 11 1939 or earlier......... 18 21 21 18 17 Sales price specified total/1......... 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000....... 5 5 5 5 5 $10,000 to $19,999...... 7 6 6 5 6 $20,000 to $29,999...... 8 7 7 5 6 $30,000 to $39,999...... 9 9 9 8 7 $40,000 to $49,999...... 7 9 9 8 6 $50,000 to $74,999...... 15 17 18 21 19 $75,000 to $99,999...... 13 12 11 15 15 $100,000 to $199,999.... 23 23 23 24 25 $200,000 to $299,999.... 7 6 6 5 7 $300,000 or more........ 7 5 5 4 5 Median price (Actual dollars)..... 73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 (1995 constant dollars) 79,600 73,700 73,400 74,200 77,500 rRevised. 1Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes). NA Not available.