Table
26. Rental Vacancy Rates: 1979Present
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
4th
Quarter |
9.4
|
9.1
|
9.3
|
8.9
|
11.0
|
5.6
|
10.2
|
12.9
|
7.0
|
8.7
|
10.0 |
10.5
|
Source: Census Bureau, Department
of Commerce
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html
(See tables 2 and 3)
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