Housing Occupancy*

 Total Housing Units
5,124,221

3,856

Occupied Housing Units

4,557,665

88.9%

3520

91.3%

Vacant Housing Units

566,566

11.1%

336

8.7%

Homeowner Vacancy Rate (percentage)

2.2%


3.7%


Rental Vacancy Rate (percentage)

7.8%


3.8%


Housing Tenure





Occupied Housing Units

4,557,665


3,520


Owner-occupied Housing Units

3,074,792

67.5%

2,551

72.5%

Renter-occupied Housing Units

1,482,863

32.5%

969

27.5%

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.56


2.17


Average household size of renter-occupied

2.28


1.62


*According to the American Fact Finder American Community Survey

U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 Latest Data Available