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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)
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Annual Statistics: 2007
Table 2. Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
Percent Distribution of All Units: 2006 and 2007
(Percent distribution may not add to total, due to rounding)
2006\r 2007
90-Percent
Rental Percent Rental Percent Confidence
Characteristics Vacancy of Vacancy of interval (+)a
rate total rate total 2007
Total rental units....... 9.7 100 9.7 100 0.3
Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less.......... 11.8 27 11.9 27 0.7
4 rooms.................. 10.0 33 10.0 33 0.6
5 rooms.................. 8.8 23 8.6 23 0.7
6 rooms or more.......... 7.8 17 7.9 17 0.8
Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure...... 10.0 35 9.6 35 0.6
2 to 4 units............. 9.5 20 9.3 20 0.7
5 to 9 units............. 9.6 14 10.3 14 0.9
10 units or more......... 10.0 31 10.3 31 0.6
2 or more units........ 9.8 65 10.0 65 0.4
5 or more units........ 9.9 45 10.3 45 0.5
Year structure built
April 1, 2000 or later... 19.2 5 21.1 5 2.1
1995 to 3/31/2000........ 10.0 5 10.2 5 1.5
1990 to 1994............. 15.0 4 13.2 4 2.0
1980 to 1989…............ 9.6 14 9.3 14 0.9
1970 to 1979............. 8.1 23 8.2 23 0.7
1960 to 1969............. 10.2 13 10.5 13 1.0
1950 to 1959............. 10.3 9 10.2 9 1.1
1940 to 1949………………………… 10.2 7 10.2 7 1.3
1939 or earlier……………….. 8.3 20 8.1 20 0.7
Monthly rent,
specified renter units\1
All specified renter unit 9.6 90 9.8 91 0.4
Less than $300........... 5.3 4 5.0 4 0.9
$300 to $349............. 11.2 4 10.3 3 2.1
$350 to $399............. 11.8 5 12.1 5 1.9
$400 to $449............. 10.5 6 11.6 6 1.6
$450 to $499............. 11.4 7 11.2 7 1.5
$500 to $599............. 10.6 14 10.4 13 1.0
$600 to $699............. 9.9 12 10.5 12 1.0
$700 to $799............. 9.5 9 9.9 10 1.1
$800 or more………………………. 9.1 28 9.4 31 0.6
$800 to $899………………………….. 8.3 7 9.4 8 1.2
$900 to $999............. 8.6 5 8.1 5 1.3
$1000 or more………………………. 9.6 16 9.9 19 0.8
$1000 to $1249.......... 9.4 7 9.1 8 1.1
$1250 to $1499.......... 8.8 4 9.6 4 1.6
$1500 or more……………………….. 10.8 6 11.1 7 1.5
a A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability. The larger the confidence
interval is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.
\1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.
\r Revised, based on the 2005 AHS.
Table 2. Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by Selected Characteristics and
Percent Distribution of All Units: 2006 and 2007
2006\r 2007
90-Percent
Homeowner Percent Homeowner Percent Confidence
Characteristics Vacancy of Vacancy of interval (+)a
rate total rate total 2007
Total homeowner units.... 2.4 100 2.7 100 0.1
Rooms in unit
3 rooms or less.......... 13.1 2 14.9 2 1.7
4 rooms.................. 4.6 9 4.9 9 0.4
5 rooms.................. 2.6 23 3.0 23 0.2
6 rooms or more.......... 1.7 66 2.0 66 0.1
Housing units in structure
1 unit in structure...... 2.1 95 2.4 95 0.1
2 to 4 units............. 7.0 2 8.0 2 1.1
5 to 9 units............. 9.5 1 11.1 1 2.2
10 units or more......... 8.2 2 7.7 2 1.1
2 or more units........ 7.9 5 8.3 5 0.7
5 or more units........ 8.5 3 8.5 3 1.0
Year structure built
April 1, 2000 or later... 5.9 9 8.1 9 0.6
1995 to 3/31/2000........ 2.0 9 2.0 9 0.3
1990 to 1994............. 2.0 7 2.0 7 0.3
1980 to 1989............. 2.2 13 2.3 13 0.3
1970 to 1979............. 1.6 18 1.6 18 0.2
1960 to 1969............. 2.0 12 2.2 12 0.3
1950 to 1959............. 2.1 11 2.5 11 0.3
1940 to 1949………………………… 2.4 6 3.2 6 0.4
1939 or earlier………………………… 2.3 14 2.5 14 0.3
Value, specified
owner units\1
All specified owner units 1.9 88 2.3 88 0.1
Less than $50,000 2.3 9 2.4 9 0.3
$50,000 - $74,999 2.2 7 2.1 7 0.3
$75,000 - $99,999 1.8 10 1.9 10 0.3
$100,000 - $149,999 1.8 15 2.1 15 0.2
$150,000 - $199,999 1.8 11 2.1 11 0.3
$200,000 or more 2.0 36 2.7 36 0.2
$200,000 - $249,999 NA NA 2.5 8 0.3
$250,000 - $299,999 NA NA 3.2 6 0.4
$300,000 to $399,999 NA NA 2.6 8 0.3
$400,000 to $499,999 NA NA 2.8 5 0.5
$500,000 or more NA NA 2.5 10 0.3
a A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability. The larger the confidence interval
is, in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.
\1 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).
\r Revised, based on the 2005 AHS.
Go to Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Annual Statistics: 2007
Contact Bob Callis or Linda Cavanaugh at (301)763-3199 or visit ask.census.gov for further information on the Housing Vacancy Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 20, 2008
