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Homeowner vacancy rate (US) in United States

Homeowner vacancy rate (US) in the United States was 1.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024.

20251.1%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Series high2.82008
Series low0.82022

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Homeowner vacancy rate (US) in United States, 1986 to 2025

0.511.522.5319861992199820042010201620251986: 1.6 %1987: 1.7 %1988: 1.6 %1989: 1.8 %1990: 1.7 %1991: 1.7 %1992: 1.5 %1993: 1.4 %1994: 1.5 %1995: 1.5 %1996: 1.6 %1997: 1.6 %1998: 1.7 %1999: 1.7 %2000: 1.6 %2001: 1.8 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 1.8 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.7 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2 %2013: 2 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 1.5 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 1 %2021: 0.9 %2022: 0.8 %2023: 0.8 %2024: 1 %2025: 1.1 %0.511.522.5319862000201420251986: 1.6 %1987: 1.7 %1988: 1.6 %1989: 1.8 %1990: 1.7 %1991: 1.7 %1992: 1.5 %1993: 1.4 %1994: 1.5 %1995: 1.5 %1996: 1.6 %1997: 1.6 %1998: 1.7 %1999: 1.7 %2000: 1.6 %2001: 1.8 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 1.8 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.7 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2 %2013: 2 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 1.5 %2019: 1.4 %2020: 1 %2021: 0.9 %2022: 0.8 %2023: 0.8 %2024: 1 %2025: 1.1 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-28.
All 40 values
Period%
20251.1
20241
20230.8
20220.8
20210.9
20201
20191.4
20181.5
20171.6
20161.7
20151.8
20141.9
20132
20122
20112.5
20102.6
20092.6
20082.8
20072.7
20062.4
20051.9
20041.7
20031.8
20021.7 Series break
20011.8
20001.6
19991.7
19981.7
19971.6
19961.6
19951.5
19941.5
19931.4 Series break
19921.5
19911.7
19901.7
19891.8 Series break
19881.6
19871.7
19861.6

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Definition

Vacant housing units available for year-round use and offered for sale only as a percentage of the homeowner inventory (owner-occupied units, vacant units for sale only and units sold but not yet occupied). Annual CPS/HVS average for the United States and states. Units offered both for rent and sale are excluded from the numerator.

Annual CPS/HVS survey estimates, distinct from ACS five-year estimates. State figures have sampling uncertainty, so a small change need not be statistically significant. Revised columns published on a new basis replace the original year and are marked as series breaks. Pandemic restrictions changed interviewing in 2020 and 2021, affecting comparability. The 2025 average covers 11 months: October was not collected during the lapse in federal funding, increasing uncertainty.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (Homeowner vacancy rate (US), United States, 1986 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx

MLA 9

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Homeowner vacancy rate (US), United States, 1986 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/homeowner-vacancy-rate/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Homeowner vacancy rate (US), United States, 1986 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/homeowner-vacancy-rate/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Homeowner vacancy rate (US), United States, 1986 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/homeowner-vacancy-rate/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages: Homeowner vacancy rate (US), United States, 1986 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/homeowner-vacancy-rate/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t\_4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the homeowner vacancy rate (US) in United States?

Homeowner vacancy rate (US) in the United States was 1.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest homeowner vacancy rate (US) in United States?

2.8% in 2008, the highest value since 1986 in this series.

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