Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Second Quarter 2002r and 2003

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


                                    Second    Second   Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     2003
Type                                2002r      2003      2003    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  119,104   120,643       217        319       100

  Occupied........................  104,944   105,475       228        334        87
    Owner occupied................   70,934    71,740       227        333        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,010    33,735       182        267        28

  Vacant..........................   14,160    15,168       129        187        13
    Year-round vacant.............   10,624    11,603       114        164        10
      For rent....................    3,167     3,627        66         93         3
      For sale only...............    1,224     1,249        39         56         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........      903       994        35         49         1
      Held off market.............    5,330     5,733        82        118         5
        For occasional use........    1,766     2,050        49         70         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      954       930        33         49         1
        For other reasons.........    2,610     2,753        57         83         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,536     3,565        65         95         3
rRevised
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) estimates are now controlled to independent
housing unit counts.  This should make the CPS/HVS counts of housing units more comparable to other Census Bureau
housing surveys.