The graph illustrates the number of unoccupied housing units that were for rent between 2012 and the third quarter 2020. In the United States, approximately 2.9 million rental housing units were vacant in 2020.
Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in millions)
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (December 30, 2020). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in millions)." Chart. December 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2020). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Number of Unoccupied Rental Housing Units in The United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to Q3 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/ (last visited April 12, 2021)