Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States: 1960, 1970, and 1975 to 1996 (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 mor 12 19 15 17 16 17 17 16 Units in structure,total100 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 $19,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 8 7 5 $20,000 to $29,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 12 10 $30,000 to $39,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 12 13 12 $40,000 to $49,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 9 11 11 $50,000 to $74,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 25 23 24 $75,000 to $99,99 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 13 13 14 $100,000 to $199, (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 9 9 14 $200,000 to $299, (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 (1996 constant doll 75,500 64,600 81,000 95,300 89,200 93,900 86,300 87,300 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 mor 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 16 Units in structure,total100 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 $19,99 5 6 8 7 8 9 8 7 $20,000 to $29,99 10 10 10 11 9 10 9 9 $30,000 to $39,99 13 15 13 11 12 12 12 11 $40,000 to $49,99 10 12 12 9 9 9 8 9 $50,000 to $74,99 24 24 21 20 18 16 15 15 $75,000 to $99,99 15 12 13 13 13 11 11 11 $100,000 to $199, 15 14 13 17 18 16 18 19 $200,000 to $299, 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 (1996 constant doll 85,400 77,700 73,500 78,500 75,300 68,600 75,300 73,400 Characteristic 1992 1993 1993/r 1994 1995 1996 Rooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 rooms or less.. 10 8 8 11 10 10 4 rooms.......... 18 19 19 21 19 19 5 rooms.......... 28 27 27 27 26 26 6 rooms.......... 20 21 21 22 23 23 7 rooms or more.. 25 25 25 20 22 22 Median number...... 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 Bedrooms in unit, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 bedroom or none 12 10 10 11 9 10 2 bedrooms....... 34 36 36 36 35 35 3 bedrooms....... 40 40 40 39 41 40 4 bedrooms or mor 15 14 14 14 15 15 Units in structure,total100 100 100 100 100 100 1 unit........... 69 69 69 70 73 73 2 units.......... 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 units or more.. 17 17 17 14 13 13 Mobile homes..... 9 9 9 10 9 9 Duration vacancy, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than 1 month 9 10 10 12 11 11 1 to 2 months.... 10 10 10 11 12 12 2 to 4 months.... 17 17 17 16 18 18 4 to 6 months.... 14 15 14 15 15 16 6 months or more. 50 48 48 46 45 43 6 to 12 months. 18 18 18 20 20 19 1 to 2 years... 17 17 16 14 13 14 2 years or more 15 14 14 12 11 10 Year built, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 1970 or later.... 50 47 47 45 47 48 1960 to 1969..... 12 12 12 14 13 11 1950 to 1959..... 10 11 11 12 12 13 1940 to 1949..... 10 9 9 11 11 9 1939 or earlier.. 18 21 21 18 17 19 Sales price specified total/1.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 Less than $10,000 5 5 5 5 5 4 $10,000 to $19,99 7 6 6 5 6 7 $20,000 to $29,99 8 7 7 5 6 6 $30,000 to $39,99 9 9 9 8 7 6 $40,000 to $49,99 7 9 9 8 6 7 $50,000 to $74,99 15 17 18 21 19 17 $75,000 to $99,99 13 12 11 15 15 16 $100,000 to $199,999 23 23 23 24 25 27 $200,000 to $299,999 7 6 6 5 7 6 $300,000 or more. 7 5 5 4 5 5 Median price (Actual dollars)... 73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 81,200 (1996 constant doll 82,000 75,900 75,600 76,400 79,800 81,200 rRevised. 1Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes). NA Not available.