Bay Area

2,552,402

Total Housing Units in 2000

The Bay Area had a total of 2,552,402 housing units in 2000 and a 97% occupancy rate. "For Rent" was the category with the largest number of vacancies, followed by "Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use" and "Other Vacancy."

Most Populous Demographics

Category	Demographic	Total	Percentage
Occupancy	Occupied	2,466,019	97%
Vacancy status	For rent	25,272	29%

Occupancy

97%

Occupied

Of the Bay Area’s 2,552,402 housing units in 2000, just 86,383 units were reported as vacant, resulting in a moderately high occupancy rate of 97%.

Housing Units by Occupancy

2,466,019

Occupied

86,383

Vacant

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Table: Housing Units by Occupancy

Occupancy	Housing Units in Bay Area
Occupancy	Total	Percentage
Occupied	2,466,019	97%
Vacant	86,383	3%

* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2000, Summary File 1 (SF1), H003 Occupancy Status.

Vacancy Status

29%

For rent

The category of housing units with the most vacancies in the Bay Area for 2000 was "For Rent." The second largest category of vacancy type was "Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use," followed by "Other Vacancy." There were 9,469 housing units for sale in the Bay Area in 2000.

Housing Units by Vacancy Status

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Table: Housing Units by Vacancy Status

Vacancy Status	Housing Units in Bay Area
Vacancy Status	Total	Percentage
For rent	25,272	29%
For sale only	9,469	11%
Rented or sold, not occupied	9,471	11%
Seasonal, recreational, occasional use	21,211	25%
For migrant workers	415	<1%
Other vacancy	20,545	24%

* For the chart above, the data is collected from the U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Data 2000, Summary File 1 (SF1), H005 Vacancy Status.