Table 7. Percent Distribution by Type of Unit, by Area: 1960, 1970, 1975 and 1980 to 1995 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) Area and type 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 UNITED STATES All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 7.4 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.4 For rent.................. 3.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 For sale only............. 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 For occasional use...... (NA) 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 For other reasons....... (NA) 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 Seasonal vacant............ 2.7 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 Occupied.................... 89.9 91.2 91.3 90.8 91.0 91.1 90.9 90.6 1985 1986 1987/2 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 7.6 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.8 8.6 8.5 For rent.................. 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 For sale only............. 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 Held off market........... 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 For occasional use...... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 For other reasons....... 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 Seasonal vacant............ 2.1 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 Occupied.................... 90.3 89.8 88.9 88.8 89.1 88.5 88.7 88.8 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.5 For rent.................. 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 For sale only............. 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 For occasional use...... 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 For other reasons....... 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 Seasonal vacant............ 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 Occupied.................... 89.0 89.1 89.1 89.0 88.8 Area and type 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 INSIDE METROPOLITAN AREAS/3 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For rent.................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For sale only............. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Held off market........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For occasional use...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For other reasons....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Seasonal vacant............ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Occupied.................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1985 1986 1987/2 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... (NA) 7.6 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.3 8.1 8.0 For rent.................. (NA) 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 For sale only............. (NA) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... (NA) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 Held off market........... (NA) 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.6 For occasional use...... (NA) 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 For other reasons....... (NA) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 Seasonal vacant............ (NA) 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 Occupied.................... (NA) 91.4 90.8 91.0 90.8 90.4 90.7 90.8 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.0 For rent.................. 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 For sale only............. 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 For occasional use...... 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 For other reasons....... 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 Seasonal vacant............ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6 Occupied.................... 91.0 91.0 91.0 90.9 90.4 Area and type 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN AREAS/3 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For rent.................. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For sale only............. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Held off market........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For occasional use...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) For other reasons....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Seasonal vacant............. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Occupied.................... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1985 1986 1987/2 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... (NA) 8.7 8.9 8.6 8.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 For rent.................. (NA) 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 For sale only............. (NA) 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... (NA) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Held off market........... (NA) 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.8 6.7 6.6 For occasional use...... (NA) 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 For other reasons....... (NA) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.7 Seasonal vacant............. (NA) 6.8 8.3 8.4 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 Occupied.................... (NA) 84.5 82.8 83.0 83.6 82.1 82.3 82.6 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.9 10.1 For rent.................. 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 For sale only............. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 Held off market........... 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 For occasional use...... 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.7 For other reasons....... 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.0 Seasonal vacant............. 7.7 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.0 Occupied.................... 82.8 82.8 83.2 82.8 82.8 Area and type 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 NORTHEAST All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 4.6 4.3 5.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.8 For rent.................. 2.0 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 For sale only............. 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 1.7 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 For occasional use...... (NA) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 For other reasons....... (NA) 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 Seasonal vacant............. 5.0 4.7 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 Occupied.................... 90.4 91.0 90.9 89.9 90.1 90.7 90.7 90.9 1985 1986 1987/2 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.0 For rent.................. 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.5 For sale only............. 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 Held off market........... 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 For occasional use...... 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 For other reasons....... 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 Seasonal vacant............. 3.8 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 Occupied.................... 90.6 90.2 89.4 88.8 89.2 89.1 89.0 89.0 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.7 8.1 For rent.................. 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 For sale only............. 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 Held off market........... 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 4.1 For occasional use...... 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 For other reasons....... 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 Seasonal vacant............. 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 Occupied.................... 89.0 88.9 88.9 88.5 88.3 Area and type 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 MIDWEST All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 7.0 6.1 5.8 6.9 6.5 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 For rent.................. 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 For sale only............. 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 For occasional use...... (NA) 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. (NA) 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 For other reasons....... (NA) 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 Seasonal vacant............. 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 Occupied.................... 90.8 91.5 92.3 91.4 91.9 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.6 1985 1986 1987/2 1988 1989 1989/r 1990 1991 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.0 7.0 For rent.................. 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.2 For sale only............. 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Held off market........... 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.4 For occasional use...... 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 For other reasons....... 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 Seasonal vacant............. 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 Occupied.................... 91.6 91.3 90.8 90.8 90.5 90.1 90.4 90.5 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 All housing units........... 100 100 100 100 100 Year-round vacant........... 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.1 For rent.................. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 For sale only............. 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 Rented or sold, awaiting occupancy....... 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Held off market........... 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 For occasional use...... 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 Temporarily occupied by persons with URE/1.. 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 For other reasons....... 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 Seasonal vacant............. 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.5 Occupied.................... 90.7 90.7 90.9 90.4 90.3 Note to data users: An error was found in the 1994 geographic conversions of metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data to reflect 1980 definitions. A similar error was found in the January 1995 data. The corrected rates are shown above as of May 1996. Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions, while 1995 data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions. See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.