Table
26. Rental Vacancy Rates: 1979–Present
| Period | Regions | Units in Structure | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Rental Units | Inside MSAs | In Central Cities | Suburbs | Outside MSAs | North-east | Mid-west | South | West | One | Two or More | Five or More | |
| Annual Data | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| 1980 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| 1981 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 1982 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 8.8 |
| 1986 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| 1987 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| 1988 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 1989 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| 1991 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
| 1992 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| 1993 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 1994 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| 1996 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| 1997 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| 1998 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| 1999 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||
|
2001
|
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|
3rd Quarter
|
8.4 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
|
4th Quarter
|
8.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 |
|
2002
|
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|
1st Quarter
|
9.1 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 10.8 |
|
2nd Quarter
|
8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
|
3rd Quarter
|
9.1 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
Source: Census Bureau, Department
of Commerce
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html
(See tables 2 and 3)
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