Housing Units
Housing Units
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Housing Units

Bay Area

2,785,948
Total Housing Units in 2010
The Bay Area had a total of 2,785,948 housing units in 2010 and a 94% occupancy rate. "For Rent" was the category with the largest number of vacancies, followed by "Other Vacancy" and "Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use."

Most Populous Demographics

CategoryDemographicTotalPercentage
OccupancyOccupied2,608,02394%
Vacancy statusFor rent67,84438%

Occupancy

94%
Occupied
Of the Bay Area’s 2,785,948 housing units in 2010, just 177,925 units were reported as vacant, resulting in a moderately high occupancy rate of 94%.

Housing Units by Occupancy

94%
Occupied
    2,608,023
    Occupied
    177,925
    Vacant
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Table: Housing Units by Occupancy

OccupancyHousing Units in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
Occupied2,608,02394%
Vacant177,9256%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H3 Occupancy Status.

Vacancy Status

38%
For rent
The category of housing units with the most vacancies in the Bay Area for 2010 was "For Rent." The second largest category of vacancy type was "Other Vacancy," followed by "Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use." There were 26803 housing units for sale in the Bay Area in 2010.

Housing Units by Vacancy Status

020k40k60k80kFor rentFor sale onlyRented or sold, not occupiedSeasonal, recreational, occasional useFor migrant workersOther vacancy38%15%6%16%<1%24%
020k40k60k80kFor rentFor sale onlyRented or sold, not occupiedSeasonal, recreational, occasional useFor migrant workersOther vacancy38%15%6%16%<1%24%
020k40k60k80kFor rentFor sale onlyRented or sold, not occupiedSeasonal, recreational, occasional useFor migrant workersOther vacancy38%15%6%16%<1%24%
020k40k60k80kFor rentFor sale onlyRented or sold, not occupiedSeasonal, recreational, occasional useFor migrant workersOther vacancy38%15%6%16%<1%24%
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Table: Housing Units by Vacancy Status

Vacancy StatusHousing Units in Bay Area
TotalPercentage
For rent67,84438%
For sale only26,80315%
Rented or sold, not occupied10,8626%
Seasonal, recreational, occasional use29,22316%
For migrant workers204<1%
Other vacancy42,98924%
* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2010, Summary File 1 (SF1), H5 Vacancy Status.