BUREAU OF THE CENSUS A. Ross Eckler, Director ROBERT F. DRURY, Deputy Director CONRAD TAEUBER, Associate Director Housing Division ARTHUR F. YOUNG, Chief ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was prepared by Aneda E. France, assisted by Alfred SUGGESTED CITATION U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Housing Reports, Series H-111, No. 51, "Vacant Housing Units in the United States: Fourth Quarter 1967 and For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402, 30 cents. Annual subscription (Series H-111 and H-121, combined), $1.00; foreign mailing, $1.25. A.--Rental and homeowner vacancy rates, for the United States, inside and B.--Characteristics of available vacant housing units, for the United States: C.--Quarterly vacancy rates by condition and type of vacancy, for the United D.--Occupancy and vacancy rates: Fourth quarter 1967 Page 2 3 455 F.-- Annual average rental and homeowner vacancy rates, for the United States, inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas, and regions: 1956 to 1967 . . . 8 G.-- Vacant rental units by selected characteristics, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . . . . 9 H.--Vacant homeowner units by selected characteristics, for the United States J. --Annual average occupancy and vacancy rates: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. FIGURES Figure Page 1.-- Vacancy trends in rental and homeowner housing: 1956 to 1967 Cover 6 3.-- Homeowner vacancy rates, for inside and outside SMSA's and for regions: 1956 to 1967... 7 III IV CONTENTS--Continued DETAILED TABLES Table Page 1.--Annual average vacancy rates by condition and type of vacancy, for the United States, inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas, and regions: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . 2.--Annual average occupancy and vacancy rates, for the United States: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . . . 3.-- Annual average owner-occupancy rates, for the United States, inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas, and regions: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . 4.-- Vacant rental units by selected characteristics, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967... 5.--Vacant rental units by monthly rent asked, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967 .... 6.--Vacant rental and homeowner units by year structure built, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1962 and 1965 to 1967 . . . . 7.--Vacant rental units--Monthly rent asked by selected characteristics, for the United States: 1956 and 1965 to 1967. . . . 8.--Vacant rental units--Year structure built by selected characteristics, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1962 and 1965 to 1967 . . . 9.--Vacant rental units-- Duration of vacancy at time of enumeration by selected characteristics, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1962 and 1965 to 1967. . . . 10.--Vacant homeowner units by selected characteristics, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . . 11.-- Vacant homeowner units by sale price asked, for the United States and inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas: 1956, 1960, and 1965 to 1967. . . 12.-- Vacant homeowner units--Sale price asked by selected characteristics, for the United States: 1956 and 1965 to 1967. 13.-- Vacant rental units and vacant homeowner units--Monthly rent asked and 14.-- Vacant homeowner units--Year structure built by selected characteristics, 26 29 32 33 34 35 36 39 VACANT HOUSING UNITS IN THE UNITED STATES: FOURTH QUARTER 1967 AND ANNUAL STATISTICS FOR 1966 AND 1967 INTRODUCTION This report presents information on vacant housing units for the fourth quarter 1967 and detailed annual statistics for the years 1966 and 1967. For purposes of comparison, annual average figures are also shown for selected years covering the period 1956 to 1965. Annual statistics for each year 1956 to 1965 are presented in the report, Current Housing Reports, Housing Vacancies, Series H-111, No. 43, issued June 1966. The annual average statistics are based on data published in the quarterly reports and supplemented by information from unpublished tabulations. Information on vacant units is based on data collected in sample surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statistics presented relate to vacancy rates in the total rental and homeowner inventories and percent distributions of all vacant housing units by condition of unit, type of vacancy, and intended use of unit (whether year-round or seasonal). The report also provides figures on owner-occupancy rates. For vacant rental and homeowner units, percent distributions are presented on the following characteristics: Number of rooms and bedrooms, number of housing units in structure, year structure built, number of months the unit has been vacant, plumbing facilities, monthly rent asked, and sale price asked. In addition, data on monthly rent asked, sale price asked, year structure built, and duration of vacancy are cross-tabulated by selected characteristics. In this report, separate statistics on vacancy rates are published for the United States by total inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas and by regions. Percent distribution on characteristics and cross-classifications (except monthly rent asked and sale price asked) for vacant rental and homeowner units are shown for the United States by total inside and outside standard metropolitan statistical areas. Crossclassifications by monthly rent asked and by sale price asked are presented for only the United States. VACANT HOUSING UNITS, FOURTH QUARTER 1967 The national vacancy rates showed a significant decrease in the level of vacant rental units but no change in the level of vacancies offered for sale. In the fourth quarter, 5.6 percent of the total rental inventory was vacant and available for rent as compared to 6.4 percent for the third quarter. The fourth quarter homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2 percent which is not statistically different from the 1.3 percent for the third quarter. Within standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's) the rental vacancy rate was 4.8 percent, which is lower than the 7.4 percent in the remainder of the country. In contrast, the homeowner vacancy rate of 1.1 percent in metropolitan areas was about the same as the 1.3 percent outside SMSA's. In central cities of SMSA's, the vacancy rates in rental units as well as in homeowner units were not statistically different from the rates outside central cities. The rental vacancy rate was higher in the West and South than in the remaining two regions. The rates were 7.4 percent for the West, 6.4 percent for the South, 5.1 percent for the North Central Region, and 3.9 percent for the Northeast. The level for homeowner vacancy rates by region was much lower than that for rental vacancy rates. The percentages were 1.9 for the West, 1.3 for the South, 1.0 for the North Central Region, and 0.7 for the Northeast. 1 |