Rental Vacancy Rates: 1996 through 2005
The overall rental unit vacancy rate for 2005 in the United States was 9.8%,
down from 10.2% in 2004.
The following table contains vacancy rate by selected unit characteristics
| Unit Characteristic |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| All units |
7.8% |
7.7% |
7.9% |
8.1% |
8.0% |
8.4% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
| 1 unit in structure |
5.5% |
5.8% |
6.3% |
7.2% |
7.0% |
7.9% |
8.0% |
8.4% |
9.3% |
9.9% |
| 2 to 4 units in structure |
8.6% |
8.6% |
8.2% |
8.4% |
7.7% |
7.4% |
8.1% |
9.4% |
9.6% |
9.2% |
| 5 units or more in structure |
9.6% |
9.1% |
9.4% |
8.9% |
9.2% |
9.6% |
10.4% |
11.4% |
11.5% |
10.4% |
The following table contains rental vacancy rates by unit location
| Location |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| United States |
7.8% |
7.7% |
7.9% |
8.1% |
8.0% |
8.4% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
| Inside Metropolitan Area |
7.5% |
7.7% |
7.7% |
7.8% |
7.7% |
8.0% |
8.7% |
9.6% |
10.2% |
9.7% |
| Inside Central City |
8.2% |
8.1% |
8.2% |
8.4% |
8.2% |
8.6% |
9.2% |
10.0% |
10.8% |
10.0% |
| Not in Central City (Suburbs) |
7.0% |
6.9% |
7.1% |
7.2% |
7.2% |
7.4% |
8.2% |
9.2% |
9.5% |
9.4% |
| Outside Metropolitan Area |
8.8% |
8.7% |
9.2% |
9.6% |
9.5% |
10.4% |
10.2% |
10.6% |
10.2% |
10.5% |
| Northeast Region |
7.4% |
6.7% |
6.7% |
6.3% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
5.8% |
6.6% |
7.3% |
6.5% |
| Midwest Region |
7.9% |
8.0% |
7.9% |
8.6% |
8.8% |
9.7% |
10.1% |
10.8% |
12.2% |
12.6% |
| South Region |
8.6% |
9.1% |
9.6% |
10.3% |
10.5% |
11.1% |
11.6% |
12.5% |
12.6% |
11.8% |
| West Region |
7.2% |
6.6% |
6.7% |
6.2% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
7.5% |
7.3% |
Maps illustrating total rental vacancy by state are as follows:
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