The number of vacant homes for rent in the United States has been gradually declining over time. In the second quarter of 2022, there were approximately 2.6 million unoccupied housing units for rent.
Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2022
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Statistics on Rental market in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Average monthly apartment rent in the U.S. 2017-2023, by apartment size
- Premium Statistic Share of residents who are renters in the U.S. 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of residents who are renters in the U.S. 2020, by structure type
- Premium Statistic Number of renter occupied homes in the U.S. 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Rental vacancy rates in the U.S. 2000-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic U.S. housing stock: vacant rental units 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Market share of rental property review sites U.S. 2021
Rental costs
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- Premium Statistic Asking rent for unfurnished apartments in the U.S. 1980-2021
- Premium Statistic Rent for small and medium apartments in different states in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Year-on-year apartment rent change in the U.S. 2021-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Studio apartment rent in most expensive cities in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly rent for mobile homes in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Median monthly rate for senior housing in the U.S. 2021, by state
Affordability
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly house price to rent ratio in the U.S. Q1 2015-Q3-2022
- Basic Statistic Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the U.S. 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Gross rent as a share of household income in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of renters with rent arrears in the U.S. 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Share of renters with rent arrears in the U.S. 2022, by race
Home ownership plans
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- Premium Statistic Homeownership rate in the U.S. 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Millennials expecting to rent in the future in the U.S. 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Main reasons non-owners don't currently own a home U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Attitude towards home buying in 2022, by generation
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- Number of vacant homes in France 2008-2021
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- Shared housing single room average rent South Korea H1 2019
- Number of hours at minimum wage needed to afford rent for 1BR unit in U.S. 2017
- Owner vs renter split U.S. mayors' expectations in their cities 2018
- Share households with maximum rent increase in the Netherlands 2013-2016, by income
- Greater London and Great Britain: average cost of rent 2007-2016
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (September 22, 2022). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, 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 2nd quarter 2022." Chart. September 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2022). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. 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 2nd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2022, 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 2nd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2nd quarter 2022 [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development, September 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/