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

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


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

All housing units.................  121,615   119,481       231        328       100

  Occupied........................  106,765   105,296       243        345        88
    Owner occupied................   72,252    70,758       244        345        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,513    34,538       197        278        28

  Vacant..........................   14,850    14,185       138        192        12
    Year-round vacant.............   11,084    10,653       120        168         9
      For rent....................    3,175     3,040        66         92         3
      For sale only...............    1,300     1,063        42         57         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........    1,024       894        38         51         1
      Held off market.............    5,585     5,656        87        123         5
        For occasional use........    1,893     2,008        51         73         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.    1,072     1,170        38         56         1
        For other reasons.........    2,620     2,478        60         84         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,766     3,532        72        100         3