Table
1
New York City Housing Inventory, 1996 and 1999
|
1996 |
1999 |
Percent
Change
1996-1999 |
| Total
housing units |
2,995,276 |
3,038,796 |
+1.5% |
| Total
rental units |
2,027,421 |
2,017,701 |
-0.5 |
| |
Occupied |
1,946,165 |
1,953,289 |
+0.4 |
| |
Vacant,
available for rent |
81,256 |
64,412 |
-20.7 |
| Total
owner units |
857,765 |
932,123 |
+8.7 |
| |
Occupied |
834,183 |
915,126 |
+9.7 |
| |
Vacant,
available for sale |
23,581 |
16,997 |
-27.9 |
| Vacant
units, not available for sale or rent |
110,090 |
88,973 |
-19.2 |
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census,
1996 and 1999
New York City Housing and Vacancy Surveys.
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