Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the

                United States:  Second Quarter 1997 and 1996



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





                                    Second    Second   Standard

                                    quarter   quarter  error on   Standard     1997

Type                                 1997      1996      1997     error on   Percent

                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total



All housing units.................  115,722   114,207       237        336       100



  Occupied........................  102,046   101,082       246        348        88

    Owner occupied................   67,094    66,147       241        340        58

    Renter occupied...............   34,952    34,935       198        279        30



  Vacant..........................   13,676    13,125       132        186        12

    Year-round vacant.............   10,356     9,949       116        163         9

      For rent....................    3,043     2,975        64         91         3

      For sale only...............    1,107       997        39         54         1

      Rented or sold,

      awaiting occupancy..........      905       894        35         50         1

      Held off market.............    5,301     5,083        85        118         5

        For occasional use........    1,920     1,678        51         70         2

        Temporarily occupied

        by persons with

        usual residence elsewhere.      960       883        36         50         1

        For other reasons.........    2,421     2,522        58         82         2



    Seasonal vacant...............    3,320     3,176        67         94         3

    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau