Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  First Quarter 2001 and 2000

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    First     First    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2001
Type                                2001       2000      2001    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  121,148   119,105       232        329       100

  Occupied........................  106,794   105,293       243        345        88
    Owner occupied................   72,131    70,701       244        345        60
    Renter occupied...............   34,663    34,592       197        278        29

  Vacant..........................   14,354    13,812       135        190        12
    Year-round vacant.............   10,813    10,306       119        166         9
      For rent....................    3,135     2,989        65         91         3
      For sale only...............    1,141     1,161        40         56         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      794       748        33         46         1
      Held off market.............    5,743     5,408        88        123         5
        For occasional use........    1,853     1,858        50         71         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.    1,163       985        40         54         1
        For other reasons.........    2,727     2,565        61         85         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,541     3,506        69         98         3