Table 8. National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure: Third Quarter 1995 and 1994 (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) 1995 1994 Std Std Std err err err on on on 1 2+ 1 2+ 1995 1995 1995 Total unit units Total unit units total 1-unit 2-units Vacant for rent....... 100 26 74 100 21 79 (X) 1.0 1.0 Rooms in unit......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 1 and 2 rooms....... 14 7 16 15 7 17 0.8 1.2 1.0 3 rooms............. 26 14 31 27 13 31 1.0 1.6 1.2 4 rooms............. 36 31 37 34 30 35 1.1 2.1 1.3 5 rooms or more..... 24 48 16 24 50 17 1.0 2.3 1.0 Median.............. 3.8 4.4 3.6 3.7 4.5 3.6 (X) (X) (X) Bedrooms in unit...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) No bedrooms........ 4 1 5 4 1 5 0.5 0.5 0.6 1 bedroom........... 37 16 44 39 18 44 1.1 1.7 1.3 2 bedrooms.......... 44 47 43 43 44 43 1.2 2.3 1.3 3 bedrooms or more.. 15 35 8 14 38 8 0.8 2.2 0.7 Duration of vacancy... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than 1 month... 31 29 31 34 33 34 1.1 2.1 1.2 1 to 2 months....... 19 19 18 18 17 19 0.9 1.8 1.0 2 to 4 months....... 18 16 19 16 15 17 0.9 1.7 1.1 4 to 6 months....... 11 12 11 9 9 9 0.7 1.5 0.8 6 to 12 months...... 10 10 10 10 11 9 0.7 1.4 0.8 1 to 2 years........ 7 8 7 7 7 6 0.6 1.3 0.7 2 years or more..... 4 5 4 6 7 6 0.5 1.0 0.5 Year built............ 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 4/1/90 or later..... 5 3 5 3 2 3 0.5 0.8 0.6 1980 to 3/31/90..... 18 16 19 17 15 18 0.9 1.7 1.1 1970 to 1979........ 20 15 21 21 18 22 0.9 1.6 1.1 1960 to 1969........ 14 15 14 15 16 14 0.8 1.6 0.9 1950 to 1959........ 11 16 9 11 14 10 0.7 1.7 0.8 1940 to 1949........ 11 14 10 10 16 8 0.7 1.6 0.8 1939 or earlier..... 21 21 21 24 21 24 0.9 1.9 1.1 Previous occupancy.... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Previously occupied. 97 98 97 98 98 98 0.4 0.6 0.5 Not prev. occupied.. 3 2 3 2 2 2 0.4 0.6 0.5 Monthly rent\1........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than 100....... 1 1 1 1 2 1 0.2 0.4 0.3 100 to 199.......... 4 7 3 6 9 5 0.4 1.1 0.4 200 to 249.......... 6 11 4 8 12 6 0.5 1.4 0.5 250 to 299.......... 9 11 8 7 7 7 0.7 1.5 0.7 300 to 349.......... 10 11 10 11 10 11 0.7 1.5 0.8 350 to 399.......... 12 12 12 12 9 13 0.8 1.5 0.9 400 to 449.......... 11 7 12 10 7 11 0.7 1.2 0.9 450 to 499.......... 8 6 9 9 5 10 0.6 1.1 0.8 500 to 599.......... 14 10 15 15 12 16 0.8 1.3 1.0 600 to 699.......... 10 6 11 7 8 7 0.7 1.1 0.8 700 to 799.......... 6 7 6 4 4 5 0.6 1.1 0.6 800 or more......... 10 12 9 10 14 9 0.7 1.5 0.8 Median Actual $'s............ 437 388 451 425 396 431 (X) (X) (X) 1995 constant $'s..... 437 388 451 436 407 442 (X) (X) (X) Vacant for sale....... 100 85 15 100 80 20 (X) 1.3 1.3 Rooms in unit......... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 3 rooms or less..... 9 7 22 10 6 27 1.1 1.0 3.9 4 rooms............. 16 14 29 22 19 36 1.4 1.4 4.2 5 rooms............. 25 25 25 25 25 26 1.6 1.7 4.1 6 rooms............. 25 26 20 22 26 7 1.6 1.7 3.7 7 rooms or more..... 24 28 4 20 24 4 1.6 1.8 1.8 Median.............. 5.5 5.6 4.5 5.2 5.5 4.1 (X) (X) (X) Bedrooms in unit...... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 1 or no bedrooms.... 9 6 28 10 5 31 1.1 0.9 4.2 2 bedrooms.......... 33 30 48 35 32 47 1.7 1.8 4.7 3 bedrooms.......... 42 46 19 38 43 20 1.8 2.0 3.7 4 bedrooms or more.. 15 17 5 16 19 2 1.3 1.5 2.0 Duration of vacancy... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Less than 1 month... 12 12 11 13 15 6 1.2 1.3 2.9 1 to 2 months....... 10 10 9 13 12 14 1.1 1.2 2.6 2 to 4 months....... 18 18 18 16 15 17 1.4 1.5 3.6 4 to 6 months....... 13 14 11 13 13 16 1.2 1.4 3.0 6 to 12 months...... 22 23 20 21 21 20 1.5 1.7 3.8 1 to 2 years........ 14 13 17 13 12 16 1.3 1.3 3.5 2 years or more..... 11 11 14 12 12 11 1.2 1.2 3.3 Year built............ 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) 4/1/90 or later..... 15 14 17 9 9 9 1.3 1.4 3.5 1980 to 3/31/90..... 19 19 17 17 18 15 1.4 1.5 3.6 1970 to 1979........ 13 14 11 16 16 17 1.2 1.4 3.0 1960 to 1969........ 14 13 15 16 15 19 1.2 1.3 3.3 1950 to 1959........ 12 13 11 13 14 9 1.2 1.3 3.0 1940 to 1949........ 10 11 5 10 11 7 1.1 1.2 2.0 1939 or earlier..... 18 16 23 19 17 25 1.4 1.5 4.0 Previous occupancy.... 100 100 100 100 100 100 (X) (X) (X) Previously occupied. 90 91 84 94 93 96 1.1 1.1 3.4 Not prev. occupied.. 10 9 16 6 7 4 1.1 1.1 3.4 Sales price\2......... 100 100 (X) 100 100 (X) (X) (X) (X) Less than 10,000.... 5 5 (NA) 5 5 (NA) 0.8 0.8 (NA) 10,000 to 29,999.... 11 11 (NA) 10 10 (NA) 1.1 1.1 (NA) 30,000 to 49,999.... 14 14 (NA) 17 17 (NA) 1.3 1.3 (NA) 50,000 to 74,999.... 19 19 (NA) 21 21 (NA) 1.4 1.4 (NA) 75,000 to 99,999.... 15 15 (NA) 14 14 (NA) 1.3 1.3 (NA) 100,000 to 199,999.. 24 24 (NA) 24 24 (NA) 1.6 1.6 (NA) 200,000 to 299,999.. 8 8 (NA) 6 6 (NA) 1.0 1.0 (NA) 300,000 or more..... 4 4 (NA) 3 3 (NA) 0.7 0.7 (NA) Median Actual $'s............77,200 77,200 (X) 70,700 70,700 (X) (X) (X) (X) 1995 constant $'s.....77,200 77,200 (X) 72,600 72,600 (X) (X) (X) (X) NA Not Available. X Not Applicable. \1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more. \2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes). Source: U.S. Census Bureau