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HOUSING INVENTORY
 Housing
Stock*
As of the first quarter of 2001, the estimate of the total housing stock, 121,148,000 units, was up a statistically insignificant 0.8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000 and increased a statistically insignificant 1.7 percent above 2000's first-quarter level. The number of occupied units increased a statistically insignificant 0.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000 and rose 1.4 percent above the first quarter in 2000. Owner-occupied homes increased a statistically insignificant 0.3 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000 and were up 2.0 percent above the past year's first quarter. Rentals increased a statistically insignificant 0.2 percent from the past quarter and increased a statistically insignificant 0.2 percent from the first quarter of 2000. Vacant units were up 5.1 percent from the past quarter and increased 3.9 percent from 2000's first quarter.
*Components may not add to totals because of
rounding. Units in thousands.
** This change is not statistically significant.
Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce |
 Vacancy
Rates
The homeowner vacancy rate, at 1.5 percent, was down a statistically insignificant 0.1 percentage point from the fourth quarter of 2000 and was down a statistically insignificant 0.1 percentage point from the first quarter of 2000.
The 2001 first-quarter national rental vacancy rate, at 8.2 percent, was a statistically insignificant increase of 0.4 percentage point from the previous quarter and was up a statistically insignificant 0.3 percentage point from the same quarter in 2000.
1Major changes
related to the survey effective with 1994 first-quarter data.
** This change is not statistically significant.
Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce |
 Homeownership
Rates
The national homeownership rate was 67.5 percent in the first quarter of 2001. The rate was unchanged from the past quarter but was up 0.4 percentage point from the first quarter of 2000. The homeownership rate for minority households decreased a statistically insignificant 0.2 percentage point from the fourth quarter of 2000 but increased 0.5 percentage point from the first quarter of 2000. The 60.4-percent homeownership rate for young households was down 1.4 percentage point from the fourth quarter of 2000 and decreased a statistically insignificant 0.4 percentage point from 2000's first quarter.
** This change is not statistically significant.
Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce |
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