U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q2 2020

The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates in Q2 2020 were 5.7% for rental housing and 0.9% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q2 2020 was 67.9%. In addition, approximately 90.1% of the housing units in the United States in Q2 were occupied and 9.9% were vacant. Owner-occupied housing units made up 61.2% of total housing units, while renter-occupied units made up 29% of the inventory.